During cellular respiration, decarboxylation occurs when
A. a carbon atom is removed from glucose.
B. a carbon dioxide molecule is removed from the cytosol.
C. a carboxyl group is released from pyruvate.
D. a carbon atom is removed from and an oxygen atom is added to fructose.
E. all carbon and oxygen atoms are released from a high-energy molecule.
C
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A. injury B. nines C. many D. five
The largest peripheral nerve is the ________ nerve
A) median B) femoral C) phrenic D) obturator E) sciatic
The hair cells of the cochlear duct are located in the ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Fay is mentally incompetent but has not been so adjudged by a court. Any contract Fay enters into is
a. voidable if Fay has a lucid interval at the time of contracting. b. voidable if Fay lacks the capacity to comprehend the consequences. c. voidable if the other party does not realize that Fay is incompetent. d. unavoidable.