Which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Digestion of a meal begins in the mouth.
b. Hydrolysis of proteins begins in the stomach.
c. Most hydrolysis of fats takes place in the stomach.
d. Absorption of amino acids takes place in the small intestine.
e. Absorption of water takes place in the large intestine.
c
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The Earth's surface releases __________ that is absorbed by the atmosphere, stabilizing or raising atmospheric temperature.
A. gamma radiation B. ultraviolet radiation C. near-ultraviolet radiation D. x-rays E. x-ray radiation
You are a nutritional scientist and discover an organic molecule that is water-soluble and is essential to good health but does not appear to be manufactured by the human body. It is most likely a
A. mineral. B. carbohydrate. C. vitamin. D. polypeptide.
Development of new vaccines has slowed in recent decades. This is due to
A) the ineffectiveness of vaccines against disease. B) the availability of vaccines against nearly all serious diseases. C) the high cost of development. D) the high level of risk with immunization. E) a lack of need with modern medical treatments.
Diseases such as malaria, dengue fever, and Chagas disease may be spread by any blood-sucking arthropod.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)