You Discover a Previously Unknown Species of Lizard

question 90

Multiple Choice

You discover a previously unknown species of lizard. You want to know more about how it completes glycolysis and what environments it can inhabit. You measure the amount of sugar it uses at 30°C and how much it uses at 20°C. Lowering the temperature has no effect on its rate of consumption. From this data, you can conclude that

• A) this lizard is actually endothermic.
• B) the reactions that make up glycolysis have a Q₁₀ value of over 4.
• C) this lizard hibernates in the winter.
• D) this lizard has an optimum temperature of 35°C or above.
• E) this lizard must be a salamander.

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