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Chapter 46, Problem 4TY
Which of the following statements is true?
- a. Intracellular digestion commonly occurs in vertebrates.
- b. Absorption of nutrients always requires active transport.
- c. Alimentary canals have two openings, whereas gastrovascular cavities have only one.
- d. Extracellular, but not intracellular, digestion requires hydrolytic enzymes.
- e. Most minerals are absorbed by simple diffusion.
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