In a food chain consisting of toxic soil, toxic grasses, rabbits that eat the toxic grass, and hawks that eat the rabbits, the highest concentration of toxins would occur in the

Which of the following statements accurately defines epidermis? a. a thick protein fiber composed of the protein collagen b. hard, dense bone tissue found on the outer surface of a bone c. single layer of epithelial cells and the underlying basal lamina d. outer, protective layer of the skin composed of stratified squamous keratinized epithelial tissue