Figure 13-4B -A Shift of the Demand Curve from D₂ to D₃

question 51

Multiple Choice

Figure 13-4B

-A shift of the demand curve from D₂ to D₃ in Figure 13-4B above indicates

• A)fewer units are demanded at the given price.
• B)more units are demanded at the given price.
• C)the price has decreased.
• D)the price has increased.
• E)there is not enough information given to indicate what happened.

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Definitions:

cAMP

Cyclic adenosine monophosphate, a second messenger important in many biological processes.

Lac Operon

A gene regulatory system found in bacteria and some other organisms that regulates the metabolism of lactose, involving an operon required for the transport and metabolism of lactose.

Cap

In molecular biology, a specially modified nucleotide on the 5’ end of eukaryotic mRNA, important for RNA stability and the initiation of translation.

Operons

Groups of genes in prokaryotes that are transcribed together and regulated by a single promoter and operator sequence, enabling coordinated expression of genes with related functions.