Which of the following statements is false?

a. Digestion of a meal begins in the mouth.
b. Hydrolysis of proteins begins in the stomach.
c. Most hydrolysis of fats takes place in the stomach.
d. Absorption of amino acids takes place in the small intestine.
e. Absorption of water takes place in the large intestine.


C

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The retrovirus to be used as a vector in gene therapy is first made harmless by removal of

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

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The biologist responsible for the formulation of the endosymbiotic theory is Dr. Lynn Margulis.

a. true b. false

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