Water-soluble nutrients stored in blood are routed directly from the small intestine through the portal vein to the liver before any other organ. The portal vein or hepatic portal vein is a blood vessel which carries blood from the GI tract, to the liver. The blood contains nutrients and toxins extracted from digested contents. The portal vein is not a true vein, since it conducts blood to capillary beds in the liver and not directly to the heart. It is the main component of the hepatic portal system.
They are composed of long chains of amino acids.
The building blocks of protein are amino acids. Amino acids are organic molecules made up an alpha (center) carbon atom which is linked to an amino group, a carboxyl group, a hydrogen atom and a variable component known as a side chain.
Amino acids are joined to each other by peptide bonds to form either a short chain called an oligopeptide or a long chain called a polypeptide. These chains are what forms the protein.
The answer to the blank i think is bond im not 100% sure though..
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You should wash your cut before and after swimming so that bacteria in the water can't infect the wound.
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Sink to the bottom because it is more dense than the water.