Enzymes ________

question 88

Multiple Choice

Enzymes ________.

• A) are essential to virtually every biochemical reaction in the body
• B) help regulate growth and development
• C) are highly specialized proteins that recognize, bind with, and inactivate bacteria, toxins, and some viruses
• D) increase the rates of chemical reactions by at least a millionfold
• E) when absent or destroyed, cause all biochemical reactions to cease

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Definitions:

DNA

Deoxyribonucleic acid, the hereditary material in humans and almost all other organisms that contains the instructions necessary for building and maintaining an organism.

Gene

Section of DNA having the same arrangement of chemical elements.

Amine

Organic compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms by hydrocarbon or other radicals; they play essential roles in biology as building blocks of proteins and neurotransmitters.

Developmental Psychologist

A professional who studies the growth and development of the human mind and behavior across the lifespan.