Before the DNA Repair Enzyme Complex Has Completed Its Function

question 14

Multiple Choice

Before the DNA repair enzyme complex has completed its function, approximately how many base-pairs are still improperly matched?

• A) 1 in 10,000
• B) 1 in 100,000
• C) 1 in 1,000,000
• D) 1 in 10,000,000
• E) 1 in a billion

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Definitions:

Nutrient Recycling

The process of reusing essential elements and compounds, such as carbon and nitrogen, within an ecosystem.

Energy Use

Pertains to the consumption of energy sources by human societies to power industries, homes, transportation, and other aspects of modern life.

Net Primary Productivity

The rate at which plants and other photosynthetic organisms produce organic compounds in an ecosystem beyond what they use for respiration.

Human Overharvesting

The excessive harvesting of natural resources which leads to the depletion of those resources and a loss of biodiversity.