Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology (11th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780133923001
Author: Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk, Bruce E. Byers
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Chapter 35, Problem 8RQ
Summary Introduction
To determine:
The reason why certain amino acids are essential for humans but not for plants. Explain.
Introduction:
A nutrient is defined as ‘essential’ when it is needed by the organism but cannot be synthesized by the body. Thus, the nutrients must be ingested in foods and then digested and absorbed within the body. Vitamin C is needed for the growth and repair of tissue in all parts of the human body. It forms an important protein used to make skin, ligaments and blood vessels.
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Chapter 35 Solutions
Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology (11th Edition)
Ch. 35.1 - Prob. 1CSCCh. 35.1 - Prob. 1CYLCh. 35.1 - You have probably seen articles warning of the...Ch. 35.1 - Prob. 1TCCh. 35.1 - explain how food energy is measured and how energy...Ch. 35.1 - Prob. 3CYLCh. 35.2 - Prob. 1CYLCh. 35.2 - compare the various ways that invertebrates digest...Ch. 35.2 - explain how vertebrate digestive systems are...Ch. 35.3 - Stomach acid can be very destructive to the...
Ch. 35.3 - The causes of eating disorders are complex and...Ch. 35.3 - Prob. 1CYLCh. 35.3 - Prob. 1ETCh. 35.3 - Prob. 1TCCh. 35.3 - explain how the small intestine absorbs nutrients,...Ch. 35.3 - Prob. 2TCCh. 35.3 - describe feces and how they are produced and...Ch. 35.3 - Prob. 4CYLCh. 35 - Prob. 1FIBCh. 35 - Which of the following is False? a. Carbohydrates...Ch. 35 - Prob. 1RQCh. 35 - Prob. 2ACCh. 35 - Sponges rely exclusively on __________ digestion....Ch. 35 - Prob. 2MCCh. 35 - Prob. 2RQCh. 35 - Prob. 3ACCh. 35 - Prob. 3FIBCh. 35 - Prob. 3MCCh. 35 - Vertebrates can be grouped into three categories...Ch. 35 - The five major processes carried out by the...Ch. 35 - Prob. 4MCCh. 35 - Prob. 4RQCh. 35 - In humans, a cavity called the __________ is...Ch. 35 - Prob. 5MCCh. 35 - Prob. 5RQCh. 35 - Fats are dispersed by a secretion called...Ch. 35 - Prob. 6RQCh. 35 - Prob. 7FIBCh. 35 - Prob. 8RQCh. 35 - Name four structural or functional adaptations of...Ch. 35 - Prob. 11RQCh. 35 - Prob. 12RQ
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