Cyanide Poisoning Quickly Leads to Death Because It Blocks the Final

question 61

Multiple Choice

Cyanide poisoning quickly leads to death because it blocks the final cytochrome molecule in the electron transport system.Why is this blockage lethal?

• A) All hydrogen ion pumps deactivate.
• B) NADH molecules cannot give off their electrons.
• C) FADH₂ molecules cannot give off their electrons.
• D) Electrons cannot transfer to oxygen.
• E) Coenzyme Q disassociates and becomes nonfunctional.

---

Definitions:

Input

Resources used in the production process to create goods or services, including labor, materials, and capital.

Returns To Scale

An economic concept describing how the increase in inputs affects the level of output of a production process.

Production Function

A mathematical equation that describes the relationship between inputs and the maximum output that can be produced with those inputs.

Inputs

Resources used in the production process, such as labor, capital, materials, and energy.