How many essential amino acids are required by the adult?

a. 9
b. 16
c. 10
d. 22


a

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Children will more effectively develop the breakfast-eating habit if

A. parents eat breakfast with them. B. breakfast is prepared for them to eat while their parents are dressing for work. C. they are given money to buy breakfast on the way to school. D. they are driven to school so that they have time to eat.

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If a food allergy is suspected, what information is NOT needed?

a. Whether the infant had been ill prior to problems arising b. Laboratory tests to confirm specific allergies during infancy c. Whether any other family members have food allergies d. Whether wheat, eggs, or peanut butter have been introduced into the infant's diet

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All these therapies are used to manage MODS except ______

a. mechanical ventilation b. fluid resuscitation c. hemofiltration or dialysis d. physical therapy e. nutritional support

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Two proteins contain the same number of the 20 different amino acids, yet they do not have the same three-dimensional structure and function. This is because:

a. the proteins differ in their carbon side chains. b. the proteins differ in the sequence of amino acids in the polypeptide chain. c. the proteins differ in their types of peptide bonds. d. the proteins differ in their monosaccharide units.

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