Since May-Ling Switched to Decaffeinated Coffee,she Has Been Feeling Sluggish

question 3

Multiple Choice

Since May-Ling switched to decaffeinated coffee,she has been feeling sluggish in the mornings and has a headache in the afternoons.May-Ling's symptoms seem to reflect ____.

• A) drug withdrawal
• B) drug tolerance
• C) a placebo effect
• D) an addictive dependency

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Definitions:

Proteins

Large biomolecules or macromolecules consisting of one or more long chains of amino acid residues, crucial for biological processes.

Nucleotide

The basic structural unit of nucleic acids such as DNA and RNA, composed of a sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base.

ATP

A molecule known as adenosine triphosphate, which serves as a carrier of energy inside cells for metabolic processes.

Galactose

A simple sugar (monosaccharide) that, together with glucose, forms the disaccharide lactose; important in energy metabolism and found in dairy products.