The chemical reaction that converts nutrients into specific molecules required by the organism to support its cells and cell activities is
A. nutrition.
B. integration.
C. assimilation.
D. responsiveness.
C. assimilation.
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A. an increase in mutations B. the inability to produce mRNA that has uracil in it C. the inability to produce mRNA that has cytosine in it D. Nothing. This enzyme is only involved in silent mutations. E. None of the answer options is correct.
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A. bud scale scars B. internodes C. nodes D. axillary buds E. shoot tip
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