The chemical structure of chlorophyll is based on a complex organic ring structure, a long

hydrophobic side chain and an atom of _________ in the center of the ring.



a. carbon
b. manganese
c. magnesium
d. iron
e. nitrogen


C

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Vacuoles for ingesting food and regulating their water balance are characteristic of

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