A company is considering opening a new manufacturing facility.  One of the site selection criteria is availability of trained personnel.  Because this is difficult/impossible to measure it would likely be treated as ________ in the project decision.

Nearly all life on earth is sustained by the energy from

Bacteria evolved independently of archaea and eukaryotes, suggesting

Carrier proteins  bind one or more solute molecules on one side of the membrane and then undergo a conformational change that transfers the solute to the other side of the membrane.

The most abundant lipids found in cell membranes are the phospholipids

A catalyst increases the rate of a reaction by increasing the activation energy requirement

Endergonic, means energy-yielding. While any process or reaction that would result in an increase in the free energy of the system is called exergonic (energy-requiring).

Proteins fall into 9 major classes based on structure

Extra Credit Question. Extra credit points are not included in the immediate score provided. This is Part A of a 2 part question. (Each part worth 1.5 points) New equipment comes with a maintenance agreement that covers breakdown costs for the first two years, then the maintenance agreement cost $2000 per year payable at the beginning of the year.  Routine maintenance is not covered on the contract and is estimated to cost $1500 every year. The expected life of the equipment is 10 years and interest rate is 6% Part A.  Which diagram depicts the cash flow described?

Some RNA’s can fold into shapes that resemble proteins and can catalyze reactions.