Children who are severely deficient in protein may develop swollen bodies (a condition called kwashiorkor) due to an accumulation of fluid in their tissues. Based on your knowledge of the role of albumin in the blood, explain how this might happen
What will be an ideal response?
Albumin proteins maintain the osmotic balance of the bloodstream. If the fluid that normally leaks out from the capillaries cannot be pulled back in (due to the osmotic "pull" of albumins), tissues will swell as this fluid accumulates.
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Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.
Answer the question using the accompanying figure. In the internal leaf structure, the structure labeled "2" is ____
a. a vascular bundle b. spongy mesophyll c. epidermis d. a stoma e. palisade mesophyll
In semiconservative replication of DNA
a. the original double helix remains intact and a new double helix forms. b. the strands of the double helix separate and act as templates for new strands. c. polymerization is catalyzed by RNA polymerase. d. polymerization is catalyzed by a double-helical enzyme. e. DNA is synthesized from amino acids.
Which of the following is the primary site of protein assembly within eukaryotic cells?
a. the ribosomes b. the peroxisome c. the vesicles d. the smooth endoplasmic reticulum e. the Golgi apparatus