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Answer:
D. We know more about the Cenozoic era because this the most recent time period in the history of the Earth, and we have more information available to study.
Explanation:
The Cenozoic era is the era that is by far the best studied and known by the scientists. The main reason for this is that this era is the most recent one, and it is actually the era we live in. Because it is the most recent era, the Cenozoic is abundant with lot of evidence of what has happened in it. The fossil records are very rich as the fossils didn't had that much time to totally decompose. The rock layers are much younger, so they contain much more detailed evidence of the plant life, climate, changes in the environment. The oceanic crust is also in abundance, which is not the case with the other eras as the oceanic crust is constantly suducted.
Hormones glucagon and insulin are produced in the alpha and beta cells respectively in the Islet of Langerhan in the pancreas. They are involved in the negative feedback system of blood glucose regulation in homeostasis.
GLUCAGON: when there is a low blood glucose concentration, the pancreas detect this and alpha cells produce and release glucagon. Glucagon causes the cells of the body to absorb less glucose from the blood. It also inhibits the process of converting glucose into glycogen (glycogenesis) and cause gluconeogenesis (process of converting amino acids/proteins and lipids/fats into glucose) and glycogenolysis (conversion of glycogen to glucose). Finally, glucagon decreases the rate of respiration so less glucose is required.
INSULIN: when blood glucose is high, insulin is released. Insulin binds with cell surface receptors of cells and activates the enzymes attached to the receptor. The enzymes cause a conformational change in the structural proteins that surround glucose transport protein containing vesicles, causing them to move out of the way so the vesicles migrate up to the cell membrane and glucose transport proteins can fuse with it. Thus, more glucose can be taken in by cells. Insulin also cause glycogenesis (converting glucose into glycogen) and inhibits gluconeogenesis and glycogenolysis.
Basically insulin decreases blood glucose concentration (eg. after eating) and glucagon increases it (eg. skipping breakfast in the morning)
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I would go for 'c'. The reason being, is that it doesn't do much, and I am also assuming that offshore drilling will not affect underwater sources, which are linked to the ocean.
