Multiple-Choice Questions 1) What element makes protein different from carbohydrate and fat? A) carbon B) hydrogen C) oxygen D) nitrogen Answer: D Page Ref: 186 Skill: Factual 2) What dictates the structure of a protein molecule synthesized by the body?
A pile of minerals. This image shows some of the most common minerals you'll find in rocks. This pile contains plagioclase feldspar, potassium feldspar, quartz, muscovite mica, biotite mica, amphibole, olivine, and calcite.otassium feldspar is another member of the feldspar mineral family. Like plagioclase feldspar, potassium feldspars are silicate minerals that contain a considerable amount of-you guessed it-potassium.
Labradorite, andesine and sunstone are plagioclases feldspars. Like the potassium feldspars, they have a hardness of 6 to 6.5, but they differ in their tendency to have slightly higher refractive indices, ranking between beryl and quartz. Apart from gemstones, feldspar is an important industrial mineral.