This organelle is important for the detoxification of alcohol in the liver.

A. lysosome
B. smooth endoplasmic reticulum
C. mitochondrion
D. Golgi apparatus
E. peroxisome


B. smooth endoplasmic reticulum

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In most human populations, lactase levels are highest soon after birth and drop off in middle-to-late childhood

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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When an atom of water is irradiated it first dissociates into _____.

a) two water atoms b) an ion pair c) free radicals d) hydrogen peroxide

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Nutrients that a cell needs to build new cells and make up a bulk of a cell's dry weight are called

A) micronutrients. B) small nutrients. C) essential nutrients. D) trace nutrients. E) tiny nutrients.

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