Describe and give the general function of the digestive tract.

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The digestive tract is a tube running from the mouth to the anus that is responsible for the mechanical and chemical digestion of food and absorption of nutrients.

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Land plants, or embryophytes, evolved from

__________, a kind of green algae. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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The genetic code for the conversion of mRNA codons to proteins has redundancy.

a. true b. false

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Elements such as iodine, chlorine, and bromine are examples of (oxidizers/halogens/metals), which are the basis for many effective antimicrobial agents

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