List the functions of the liver.

What will be an ideal response?


1. Destroys old red blood cells.
2. Detoxifies the blood.
3. Stores iron (Fe2+).
4. Makes plasma proteins.
5. Stores glucose as glycogen.
6. Produces urea.
7. Helps regulate blood cholesterol level.

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A. calcium B. glucose C. insulin D. glucocorticoid E. melatonin

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Where does the citric acid cycle take place in a eukaryotic cell?

a. nucleus b. cytosol c. mitochondrial matrix d. endoplasmic reticulum e. mitochondrial membrane

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Cancer is essentially

A) a never-ending repetition of the S phase of the cell cycle. B) unregulated mitotic cell division. C) the creation of extra checkpoints in the cell cycle. D) the binding of cyclins and Cdks.

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