Cane toad, or rhinella marina, was introduced to the hawaiian islands in 1932 by sugar cane farmers. the farmers released the toads in their crops to control pests that were damaging the sugar cane. the cane toad has few natural predators because it secretes a poisonous toxin that kills the animals that consume it. as a result, the cane toad population thrived, and by 1935, it numbered hundreds of thousands. which role does the cane toad play in the hawaiian islands?

1. amino acid refers to the fundamental building block of proteins, comprising of an amino group and a carboxyl group.

2. catalyst refers to any substance, which increases the rate of chemical reaction without being used up in the reaction.

3. a complex molecule containing he genetic code is dna or deoxyribonucleic acid.

4. an enzyme refers to a molecule of protein, which is unique in accelerating up a particular chemical reaction in the biological systems.

5. nucleic acid refers to an sequence of sugars, phosphates, and nitrogenous bases, for example, dna and rna.

6. a protein refers to a large, composite organic molecule comprising of a huge number of amino acids associated together with the of peptide bonds.

7. rna refers to a nucleic acid that takes part in the production of proteins.

8. substrate refers to a compound, which takes part in a chemical reaction, and is chemically modified by the reaction.