Answer the following question given this paragraph: Plants have evolved three pathways for carbon fixation. The most common pathway combines one molecule of CO 2 with a 5-carbon sugar called ribulose biphosphate (RuBP). The enzyme which catalyzes this reaction, ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase oxygenase (nicknamed RuBisCo ), is the most abundant enzyme on earth! The resulting 6-carbon molecule is unstable, so it immediately splits into two much more stable 3-carbon phosphoglycerate molecules. The 3 carbons in the first stable molecule of this pathway give this largest group of plants the name "C-3. ". Q: How many pathways do plants have for carbon fixation? Choices: - one - four - two - three A:
three
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Answer the following question given this paragraph: Internal Energy U We can think about the internal energy of a system in two different but consistent ways. The first is the atomic and molecular view, which examines the system on the atomic and molecular scale. The internal energy U of a system is the sum of the kinetic and potential energies of its atoms and molecules. Recall that kinetic plus potential energy is called mechanical energy. Thus internal energy is the sum of atomic and molecular mechanical energy. Because it is impossible to keep track of all individual atoms and molecules, we must deal with averages and distributions. A second way to view the internal energy of a system is in terms of its macroscopic characteristics, which are very similar to atomic and molecular average values. Macroscopically, we define the change in internal energy. Q: What type of energy of a system is the sum of the kinetic and potential energies of its atoms and molecules? Choices: - external energy u - primary energy u - deep energy u - internal energy u A:
internal energy u
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Answer the following question given this paragraph: The space shuttle program has been very successful. Over 100 mission have been flown. Space shuttle missions have made many scientific discoveries. Crews have launched many satellites. There have been other great achievements in space. However, the program has also had two tragic disasters. Q: Chemistry and physics are fields in what type of science? Choices: - Meteorology - Biology - Botany - physical A:
physical
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Answer the following question given this paragraph: Figure 23.30 Virtually all aquatic organisms depend directly or indirectly on protists for food. (credit "mollusks": modification of work by Craig Stihler, USFWS; credit "crab": modification of work by David Berkowitz; credit "dolphin": modification of work by Mike Baird; credit "fish": modification of work by Tim Sheerman-Chase; credit "penguin": modification of work by Aaron Logan). Q: Virtually all aquatic organisms depend directly or indirectly on what for food? Choices: - prokaryotes - growths - ground beef - protists A:
protists
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