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Author: Mariëlle Hoefnagels Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Use what you know about enzymes to propose an explanation for why our bodies cannot digest the cellulose in dietary fiber. Also, why would a cell’s fat-digesting enzymes not be able to digest an artificial fat such as Olestra (see chapter 2)?
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Connect With Learnsmart Labs Access Card For Biology: Concepts And Investigations
Ch. 4.1 - What are some examples of the work of a cell?Ch. 4.1 - Prob. 2MCCh. 4.1 - Prob. 3MCCh. 4.1 - Prob. 4MCCh. 4.2 - What is metabolism on a cellular level?Ch. 4.2 - Prob. 2MCCh. 4.2 - Prob. 3MCCh. 4.3 - What are the main parts of an ATP molecule?Ch. 4.3 - Prob. 2MCCh. 4.3 - Describe the relationships among endergonic...
Ch. 4.4 - Prob. 1MCCh. 4.4 - Prob. 2MCCh. 4.4 - Prob. 3MCCh. 4.4 - Prob. 4MCCh. 4.4 - List three conditions that influence enzyme...Ch. 4.5 - What is diffusion?Ch. 4.5 - What types of substances diffuse freely across a...Ch. 4.5 - Prob. 3MCCh. 4.5 - Prob. 4MCCh. 4.5 - Prob. 5MCCh. 4.5 - Prob. 6MCCh. 4.6 - How does a knifefish adjust its electric field?Ch. 4.6 - Prob. 2MCCh. 4 - Prob. 1MCQCh. 4 - Building proteins _____ energy; ATP hydrolysis...Ch. 4 - How does ATP participate in coupled reactions? a....Ch. 4 - How does an enzyme affect the energy of a...Ch. 4 - Imagine that you place a drop of red food coloring...Ch. 4 - Prob. 6MCQCh. 4 - Prob. 7MCQCh. 4 - Some people claim that lifes high degree of...Ch. 4 - List some examples of endergonic and exergonic...Ch. 4 - Why do electron transport chains release energy?Ch. 4 - Provide an example of an appliance that uses...Ch. 4 - Name at least four ways that a cell uses ATP.Ch. 4 - Use what you know about enzymes to propose an...Ch. 4 - Considering that enzymes are essential to all...Ch. 4 - Prob. 8WIOCh. 4 - Prob. 9WIOCh. 4 - Liver cells are packed with glucose. If the...Ch. 4 - List three ways the content in this chapter...Ch. 4 - Prob. 1PITCh. 4 - Prob. 2PITCh. 4 - Prob. 3PIT
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