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The absorption of fats differs from that of carbohydrates in that ________.

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal
  1. fat absorption primarily occurs in the stomach, whereas carbohydrates are absorbed from the small intestine
  2. carbohydrates need to be emulsified before they can be digested, whereas fats do not
  3. most absorbed fat first enters the lymphatic system, whereas carbohydrates directly enter the blood
  4. fats, but not carbohydrates, are digested by bacteria before absorption
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Following statements are regarding to the evolutionary conservation of homeotic gene organization and transcriptional expression in fruit flies and mice.

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#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms

If additional DNA sequence evidence shows that yeast genes for synthesizing proteins are more similar to protein-synthesizing genes in bacteria than those in archaea, a modern systematist would ________.