The Part of the Osage Orange That Was Biologically Mimicked

question 24

Multiple Choice

The part of the Osage orange that was biologically mimicked by barbed wire to "tame the West" was its ________.

• A)"hedge apples"
• B)shaggy bark
• C)bright orange wood
• D)thorny branches
• E)repellant chemicals

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Structure refers to the arrangement of atoms or molecules in a substance, determining its properties and function.

Reaction

A process in which substances interact to form one or more new substances with different molecular compositions and properties.