Vitamin C is required to produce collagen. What is collagen, and what would be the symptoms of a vitamin C deficiency?
What will be an ideal response?
Collagen is the primary protein used to make the connective tissue that holds us together and repairs wounds. Collagen is also a key component of bone. A vitamin C deficiency (called scurvy) would therefore result in slow wound healing and overall fragility.
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response. What will be an ideal response?
Unlike eukaryotic cells, bacterial cells _____
a. have no plasma membrane b. have RNA but not DNA c. have no nucleus d. have no plasma membrane and have no nucleus
Insects have
a. simple eyes. b. ocelli. c. ciliary eyes. d. compound eyes. e. "camera" eyes
The xylem is made from ________
A) elongated living cells B) dead, hollow cells C) tubular living cells D) intercellular spaces between cells