Enzymatic digestion of proteins starts in the 

A. mouth.
B. esophagus.
C. stomach.
D. small intestine.


C. stomach.

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A. plasma membrane. B. walls of capillaries. C. nuclear membrane. D. membrane of the endoplasmic reticulum. E. membrane of the Golgi apparatus.

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Which of the following statements about the interactions between the hypothalamus and pituitary is false?

a. Most hypothalamic hormones that act on the anterior pituitary are releasers that encourage secretion of hormones by target cells b. The hypothalamus has some neurons whose axons extend into the pituitary's posterior lobe. c. The posterior lobe of the pituitary secretes hormones made in the hypothalamus. d. Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) and oxytocin are synthesized in the cell bodies of neurons in the anterior pituitary.

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Which theory explains how hydrogen bonding allows water molecules to maintain a continuous fluid column as water is pulled from roots to leaves?

a. pressure flow b. evaporation c. cohesion-tension d. abscission e. fusion

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Stem cells developed by inserting genes that regulate the transcription of specific genes into cells from an adult are ________ cells

A) induced pluripotent stem B) embryonic disk C) gastrula D) chorionic villi E) embryonic stem

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