The basic unit of structure and function of living things is the nucleus
cell
tissue
membrane
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The Cell

Explanation:

One of the factors that make up the "Cell Theory" states that the cell is the basic unit of life.

Therefore, the correct answer would be a cell.

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it provides an alternative energy pathway for the reaction to proceed.

a catalyst is a substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction but is not consumed during the course of the reaction.

catalysts increase the rate of reaction without being used up. they do this by lowering the activation energy needed. with a catalyst, more collisions result in a reaction, so the rate of reaction increases. different reactions need different catalysts.

a catalyst works by providing an alternative reaction pathway to the reaction product. the rate of the reaction is increased as this alternative route has a lower activation energy than the reaction route not mediated by the catalyst.