Nancy Has Been Placed on a Team Where Her Skills

question 50

Multiple Choice

Nancy has been placed on a team where her skills are intended to complement those of the other members. The team is unlike previous assignments for her because of the amount of decision making that the team is collectively allowed to have. Next month, she is slated to be team leader for a particular project, after which she will remain as a normal member. This team is most likely a ____ team.

• A) self-managed
• B) virtual
• C) functional
• D) cross-functional

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Definitions:

Coenzymes

Non-protein chemical compounds that support enzymes in catalyzing reactions.

Cofactors

Non-protein chemical compounds or metallic ions that are required for the biological activity of proteins, often enzymes.

Metabolic Pathway

Sequences of enzymatic reactions where the product of one reaction becomes the substrate for the next, involved in synthesizing or breaking down molecules in living organisms.

Lock and Key Model

A model describing how enzymes and substrates fit together with specificity, similar to a lock and its key.