Translation Gains and Losses Can Be Quite Different from Operating

question 58

Multiple Choice

Translation gains and losses can be quite different from operating gains and losses

• A) in magnitude only.
• B) in sign only.
• C) in neither magnitude nor sign.
• D) in both magnitude and sign.

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Definitions:

Respiration

The biological process involving the exchange of gases (oxygen and carbon dioxide) between an organism and its environment, facilitating cellular energy production.

Chloride Shift

A cellular exchange process where bicarbonate ions leave red blood cells in exchange for chloride ions, maintaining ionic balance and facilitating carbon dioxide transport in blood.

Buffer

Mixture of an acid and a base that reduces any changes in pH that would otherwise occur in a solution when acid or base is added to the solution.

Hemoglobin

A red protein responsible for transporting oxygen in the blood of vertebrates, giving red blood cells their color.