Most digestive enzymes catalyze __________ reactions.

a) exchange
b) dehydration synthesis
c) anabolic
d) hydrolysis


Answer: d) hydrolysis

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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

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Which of the following is not part of the femur?

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Ling, a 75-year-old grandmother, complained that her vision was becoming obscured. Upon examination by an ophthalmologist she was told she had cataracts. What are they, how do they occur, and how are they treated?

What will be an ideal response

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