The Many Ways in Which a Society Can Fulfill the Same

question 12

Multiple Choice

The many ways in which a society can fulfill the same needs is called:

• A) functional polyvalence
• B) functional equivalence
• C) organizational equivalence
• D) organizational polyvalence

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Definitions:

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.

Induced-Fit Model

A model describing how enzyme activity involves the binding site adapting to fit the shape of their substrates.