The main function of villi and microvilli in the small intestine is to ________

a. all of the choices
b. secrete bile salts
c. increase surface area for absorption
d. produce vitamins


c

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To which of the following groups does the organism

in the above figure belong? a. diplomonads, parabasalids, trypanosomes, and euglenoids b. ciliates, dinoflagellates, and apicomplexans c. water molds, diatoms, and brown algae d. chlorophyte and charophyte algae e. none of the above

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In the process by which cDNA is formed, reverse transcriptase is used to produce _____ from

_______. a. double-stranded cDNA; single-stranded mRNA b. double-stranded mRNA; single-stranded cDNA c. single-stranded cDNA; single-stranded mRNA d. single-stranded mRNA; single-stranded cDNA e. double-stranded cDNA; double-stranded mRNA

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There has been a lot of discussion about stem cell research in mainstream literature (i.e., newspapers and magazines). Stem c ells come from all of the following except:

a) umbilical cord b)embryos c) bone marrow d) Stem cells can come from all of these sources

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