Biological and Chemical Weapons Share Which of the Following Characteristics

question 4

Multiple Choice

Biological and chemical weapons share which of the following characteristics?

• A) They are regarded as a "poor man's atomic bomb".
• B) They can cause widespread injury and death.
• C) They can be built at a comparatively low cost.
• D) They are prohibited by international law.
• E) All the above are characteristics of biological and chemical weapons.

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Definitions:

Inhibitors

Substances that slow down or prevent a particular chemical reaction or biological process.

Poisons

Substances that can cause disturbances to organisms, often by chemical reaction or other activity on the molecular scale, when an organism absorbs a sufficient quantity.

Kinase

An enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of phosphate groups from high-energy, phosphate-donating molecules to specific substrates, a process crucial in many cellular activities.

Phosphates

Inorganic chemical compounds that contain the phosphate ion, fundamental to cellular function and structural frameworks of organisms.