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oliviahorn72

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One of the roles of iron in the human body is to:
 A) promote the breakdown of older bones.
  B) provide structural rigidity to proteins.
  C) transport oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood.
  D) help in the elimination of water.

Question 2

_____ is an intestinal protein that regulates the amount of zinc released into the blood.
 A) Insulin
  B) Ceruloplasmin
  C) Metallothionine
  D) Myoglobin


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Reply #1 on: Aug 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

C


oliviahorn72

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Reply 2 on: Aug 20, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Excellent

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