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The South American plant Salvia divinorum has potent hallucinogenic properties d

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Question

The South American plant Salvia divinorum has potent hallucinogenic properties due to its active secondary chemical, salvinorum A. Salvinorum A is the most potent naturally-occurring hallucinogen, but it is a highly atypical psychoactive compound because it does not contain nitrogen, meaning that it is NOT a ______ like most compounds that affect cognition, mood, and perception.

Select one:

a. terpenes

b. phenolics

c. glycosides

d. alkaloids

Which of the following equations describes photosynthesis?

Select one:

a. sunlight + O2 CO2 + H2O + glucose

b. sunlight + glucose + CO2 O2 + H2O

c. sunlight + CO2 O2 + H2O + glucose

d. sunlight + H2O + CO2 O2 + glucose

e. sunlight + H2O + O2 CO2 + glucose

Explanation / Answer

Sunlight+H2O+CO2 > O2+Glucose (d).

Plants and some other organisms such as bacteria, algae utilizes light energy in combine with water and carbondioxide to produce oxygen and glucose. The process is called photosynthesis.