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Smaller organic molecules that can be bonded together in chains to make larger ones are called:

Very active cells consume more nutrients and oxygen gas to make more ATP needed to power their activities.

Anabolic reactions require energy _______ and are classified as ___________.

Synthesis reactions that build biological macromolecules such as carbohydrates and proteins generally occur through this process:

A healthy person is resting, but her heart rate has started to increase above the normal range.  How will her body respond?

Denaturation of a protein means it has lost its _______________.

In a negative feedback regulation process:

This chemical reaction releases stored energy that can be used by cells for synthesis or other processes that need energy input:

An enzyme called lactase binds the disaccharide lactose and breaks it apart into two monosaccharides: glucose and galactose.  What is/are the substrate(s) of lactase?

As part of the evaluation in a febrile 18-month-old female, the following WBC count with differential is obtained:WBCs 6100/mm (normal 6.0 – 17.0 X103/µL)Neutrophils 35% (normal 40% to 70%)Bands 3% (normal 0% to 4%)Lymphocytes 52% (normal 30% to 40%)Reactive lymphocytes 10%These results increase the likelihood that the cause of child’s infection is: