If all of the collagen were removed from a bone, how would the properties of that bone be altered?
A. The bone would be more brittle and easier
to break.
B. The bone would be more flexible.
C. The bone would be harder to break.
D. The bone would be more flexible and
harder to break.
E. The bone would be indistinguishable from
cartilage.
A
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