Epidermal cells secrete a coating called the ____ that protects the plant from water loss and attacks by microbes

a. cuticle
b. protoplast
c. stoma
d. trichome
e. bark


ANSWER: a

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a. amyloplasts b. calcium carbonate crystals c. nuclei d. vacuoles

e. hormones

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Cnidarians are the only animal phylum to display ________, meaning that their bodies can be divided any way through the center point to yield two even halves. all other adult animals display _______, meaning that their bodies can be only sliced lengthwise through the midline to produce two even halves.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Which of the following is a hormone that regulates the reabsorption of sodium by the distal convoluted tubules and collecting ducts?

A) angiotensin B) ANP C) ADH D) aldosterone

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