You wish to test the same unknown food for the presence of sugars. Describe how you would do So?

What will be an ideal response?


Place a sample of the food in a test tube. Add Benedict's solution to the tube and heat in a boiling water bath. Look for a change in color from blue to green or yellow, orange to
red, or brown.

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Desmosomes are structures that permit direct communication between cells by allowing the cells to exchange small molecules in their cytoplasms.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Peristalsis is a process in which

A. the entire esophagus contracts at once. B. food is mechanically digested as it is repeatedly squeezed in a closed organ. C. food is squeezed forward through the digestive tract. D. food can move forward or backward. E. contraction can only occur when food is present.

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Neuropeptide Y stimulates

a) Release of insulin b) Inhibition of glucagons c) Thirst centers d) Thermogenesis e) Food intake

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