Use the Following Information to Answer the Question Below

question 37

Multiple Choice

Use the following information to answer the question below.

The citric acid cycle.
If you were to add one of the eight citric acid cycle intermediates to the culture medium of yeast growing in the laboratory, what do you think would happen to the rates of ATP and carbon dioxide production?

• A) There would be no change in ATP production, but the rate of carbon dioxide production would increase.
• B) The rates of ATP production and carbon dioxide production would both increase.
• C) The rate of ATP production would increase, but the rate of carbon dioxide production would decrease.
• D) The rates of ATP and carbon dioxide production would both decrease.

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Definitions:

Absolute Labor Productivity

The total output produced by a worker or workforce in a given time period, not adjusted for factors like hours worked.

Relative Opportunity Costs

The loss of potential gain from other alternatives when one alternative is chosen, expressed in terms of the ratio between the cost of the chosen alternative and the cost of the next best alternative.

Opportunity Cost

The cost of forfeiting the next best alternative when one option is chosen over another.

Comparative Advantage

The capability of a company, individual, or country to manufacture a product or offer a service with a reduced opportunity cost than competing entities.