Which functional group is characteristic of organic acids such as acetic acid?

a. carbonyl group
b. hydroxyl group
c. phosphate group
d. amino group
e. carboxyl group


E

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a. vascular bundle b. petiole c. node d. bundle sheath e. stomata

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a. anaphase I b. telophase II c. anaphase II d. prophase I e. metaphase II

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The leukocytes called natural killer lymphocytes

A. release prostaglandins and leukotrienes in response to microbes. B. increase in allergies and helminth infection. C. respond to the coating of a pathogen by complement. D. are nonspecific leukocytes that secrete toxins onto the surface of virus-infected cells. E. are specialists in killing bacteria.

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