Identify and Define a Claim of Fact, Value, Conjecture, and Policy

question 38

Essay

Identify and define a claim of fact, value, conjecture, and policy. To demonstrate your understanding, provide an example of each.

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Definitions:

Energy Metabolism

The process by which living organisms produce energy, through the conversion of food into usable chemical energy.

Closed System

An entity that does not exchange energy with its surroundings. Compare with open system.

Noncompetitive Inhibition

The binding of a substance (the noncompetitive inhibitor) to a site other than the active site of an enzyme, thereby lowering the rate at which the enzyme catalyzes a reaction. Compare with competitive inhibition.

Catalysts

Compounds that accelerate the speed of chemical reactions without being used up during the reaction.