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Critical Thinking questions 2 & 3
2. These antibiotics influence the chemical reactions by speeding them up, and the anticipated effect on the bacteria would be that the enzymes change the product of the bacteria to something not harmful to the body. The effect on the person would be that they help the person recover faster, and make them non contagious to others.
3. pH is the measurement of the concentration of hydrogen ions in various body fluids. The typical pH of human flood is pH 7, which is neutral. Severe acidosis is problematic because blood comes in contact with nearly all body cells, so regulation of its pH is critical, and it has a very narrow range to vary from.