Match Each Definition with the Correct Term Below

question 136

Multiple Choice

Match each definition with the correct term below.
-Ingestion

• A)To take in food
• B)Sphincter at outlet of rectum
• C)Tube from throat to stomach
• D)Organ that stores bile
• E)Wormlike appendage
• F)Organ that produces bile
• G)To break down food
• H)First part of large intestine
• I)Large intestine
• J)Cardiac sphincter
• K)The process of swallowing
• L)GI system

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Definitions:

Purine

A type of nitrogenous base found in DNA and RNA, including adenine and guanine, which pairs with pyrimidine bases in the genetic code.

Pyrimidine

One of the two types of nitrogenous bases found in nucleic acids, including cytosine, thymine (in DNA), and uracil (in RNA).

DNA Ligase

Enzyme that seals strand breaks or gaps in double-stranded DNA.

DNA Synthesis

The natural or artificial creation of deoxyribonucleic acid molecules, crucial for genetic replication and transmission.