The liver performs all of the following functions EXCEPT for ____
a. secreting digestive enzymes into the small intestines
b. producing bile
c. synthesizing plasma proteins
d. storing excess glucose
e. storing vitamins and minerals
ANSWER: a
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hermaphrodite, and the only arthropod that secretes an external shell. This arthropod is ___.
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