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The Brazil Nut Tree, Bertholletia Excels, Is Native to Tropical

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The Brazil nut tree, Bertholletia excels, is native to tropical rain forests of South America and produces large nuts. The large white part of a Brazil nut that people eat serves which of the following functions in nature?


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Albumin

A type of protein found in blood plasma and other bodily fluids, important for maintaining pressure and transport functions within the body.

Mainly Composed

Primarily made up of or constituted by; refers to the significant components that form the bulk of an object or substance.

Defense Response

Biological or physiological mechanisms through which organisms protect themselves against threats like pathogens, predators, or environmental stresses.

Erythrocytes

Red blood cells responsible for carrying oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues and facilitating carbon dioxide's return to the lungs.

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