A Biologist Is Conducting Experiments on Human Muscle and Collects

question 152

Multiple Choice

A biologist is conducting experiments on human muscle and collects a variety of data, listed below.Which type of data would provide evidence for the claim that living organisms are chemically dynamic?

• A) Amount of force generated by a muscle fiber
• B) Length of a muscle fiber
• C) Elemental composition of a muscle fiber
• D) Rate of metabolism of glucose by a muscle fiber
• E) Duration of contraction of a muscle fiber

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Definitions:

Base Sequence

The order of nucleotide bases in a DNA or RNA molecule that encodes genetic information.

Uracil

A nitrogenous base found in RNA that pairs with adenine during RNA synthesis.

Nucleotide Bases

The building blocks of DNA and RNA molecules, consisting of adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G), thymine (T), and uracil (U, in RNA).

RNA

Ribonucleic acid, a molecule essential for various biological roles, including coding, decoding, regulation, and expression of genes.