An enzyme that breaks down starch and is secreted from the pancreas is:

What will be an ideal response?


amylase

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As you saw while performing thin layer chromatography, photosynthetic pigments are mostly hydrophobic substances soluble in organic solvents but not in water-based solutions. How does this feature explain the location of these pigments within the chloroplast?

What will be an ideal response?

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An example from the text contrasts two forests, each with 10 species and a total of 50 trees. In the first forest, 39 of

the 50 trees represent the dominant species. The second forest has 5 of each of the 10 different species. What conclusion can be drawn regarding these two forests?

a. The amount of animal species in each forest would be the same. b. The first forest is more diverse than the second. c. The first forest must have had some human interference. d. The second forest is more diverse than the first. e. The second forest must have had some human interference.

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The primary elements making up living organisms are

A. carbon, hydrogen, iron, sulfur, sodium, and calcium. B. carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, sulfur, nitrogen, and phosphorus. C. carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, calcium, iron, and iodine. D. carbon, oxygen, iron, chlorine, sulfur, and phosphorus. E. carbon, oxygen, sulfur, calcium, iron, and phosphorus.

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Ordinary cell division produces two daughter cells that are genetically identical. This type of cell division is important for all of the following functions EXCEPT ________

A) growth of a multicellular organism B) cell replacement C) production of sperm and eggs D) asexual reproduction

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