Test Your Knowledge on the Significance of Catalysis in Biochemistry

The organism must be able to self-replicate and it must have a nucleus

The organism must have a cell membrane and be able to produce energy from the environment

The organism must be able to produce energy from the environment and it must have a nucleus

The organism must be able to catalyze chemical reactions efficiently and selectively, and it must be able to produce energy from the environment (correct)

To coordinate metabolic pathways and sustain life (correct)

To self-replicate and catalyze chemical reactions

To produce energy from the environment

To transport nutrients to different parts of the organism

Catalysis is necessary for self-replication

Catalysis helps transport nutrients to different parts of the organism

Chemical reactions such as sucrose oxidation could not occur on a useful time scale without catalysis (correct)

Catalysis is necessary for the organism to produce energy from the environment

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