What Is Bioterrorism

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Multiple Choice

What is bioterrorism?

• A)The use of bacteria, viruses, fungi, or toxins to injure people, animals, or crops to cause civil unrest
• B)The use of synthetic biological substances to kill innocent people
• C)The use of biological substances to kill, maim, or injure as many people as possible
• D)The use of biohazardous substances to cause chaos

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Definitions:

Rate-Limiting Step

The slowest step in a chemical reaction sequence which determines the overall reaction rate.

Reaction-Energy Diagram

A reaction-energy diagram graphically shows the energy changes that occur during a chemical reaction, from reactants to products, highlighting the activation energy and overall energy release or absorption.

Highest-Energy Structure

The conformation or arrangement of atoms in a molecule that has the highest potential energy, often least stable, compared to other conformations.

Molecular Collision

The process in which two or more particles (atoms, ions, molecules) come into close enough proximity to affect each other's trajectories or engage in a chemical reaction.