A New Experimental Pesticide Is Being Tested by a Large

question 87

Multiple Choice

A new experimental pesticide is being tested by a large agricultural chemical company. An unfortunate side effect in plants treated with this new product is a decrease in NADPH production in the chloroplasts. (Interestingly, reduction of NAD⁺ to NADH in the mitochondria is unaffected.) Given this observation, which of the following would you NOT expect to observe in the chloroplasts of these plants?

• A)a decrease in 3-phosphoglycerate levels and a decrease in RuBP production
• B)an increase in 3-phosphoglycerate levels and an increase in RuBP production
• C)a decrease in glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate production
• D)a decrease in 3-phosphoglycerate production and an increase in RuBP production

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Definitions:

Bandura

Albert Bandura is a psychologist known for his social learning theory, emphasizing the role of observational learning, self-efficacy, and reciprocal determinism in behavior.

Freud

Sigmund Freud, an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, known for his theories on the unconscious mind and the development of psychotherapy.

Thorndike

An American psychologist known for his work on learning theory that led to the development of operant conditioning within behaviorism.

Maslow

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