Researchers Have Long Attempted to Find a Substitute for Red

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Multiple Choice

Researchers have long attempted to find a substitute for red blood cells,specifically the hemoglobin carrying ability.With the low but possible risk of disease transfer from blood transfusion,such a synthetic substance could be guaranteed safe if it was effective.Which of the following properties would be important for "artificial red blood cells"?

• A)must attach to and never release oxygen
• B)must release oxygen to any other medium despite concentration gradient
• C)would bind to iron molecules already bound to other artificial blood units
• D)must provide the clotting reaction
• E)would bind to oxygen in a high oxygen concentration solution and release oxygen when in a low oxygen concentration solution

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Definitions:

ATC Curve

A graph that shows the average total cost of producing different quantities of a good or service, calculated by dividing the total cost by the quantity produced.

Positive Economic Profit

The excess amount by which total revenue surpasses the total costs, including opportunity costs of production.

Perfectly Competitive

A market structure characterized by a large number of small firms, a homogeneous product, free entry and exit, and perfect information.

ATC

Average Total Cost, which is the total cost per unit of output produced, calculated by dividing the total cost by the quantity of output.