BIOLOGY
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Chapter 9, Problem 2A
The ion Ca2+ can act as a second messenger because it is
a. produced by the enzyme calcium synthase.
b. normally at a high level in the cytoplasm.
c. normally at a low level in the cytoplasm.
d. stored in the cytoplasm.
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