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| Score | 0% | 71% |
Which of these is not a component of blood?
red blood cells |
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white blood cells |
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marrow |
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plasma |
Blood is created in bone marrow and is made up of cells suspended in liquid plasma. Red blood cells carry oxygen, white blood cells fight infection, and platelets are cell fragments that allow blood to clot.
Water freezing or boiling is an example of which of the following?
heating |
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cooling |
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phase transition |
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sublimation |
A substance undergoes a phase transition when it moves from one state of matter to another, for example, when water freezes or boils.
Which of the following is the smallest component of an element that still retains the properties of the element?
element |
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neutron |
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atom |
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molecule |
An atom is the smallest component of an element that still retains the properties of the element.
In cell biology, cytokinesis results in two separate:
chromosomes |
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chromatids |
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nuclei |
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cells |
During cell division, the cytokinesis phase occurs when cytoplasm and cell membranes complete their separation resulting in two separate cells.
Which of the following is not true about simple magnets?
opposite poles attract each other |
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same poles repel each other |
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opposite poles repel each other |
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all of these are untrue |
Simple magnets have two poles, north and south, and opposite poles attract each other (N attracts S, S attracts N). Likewise, the same pole of two magnets repel (N repels N, S repels S). The Earth has a magnetic field and North and South Poles which enables the use of a magnetic compass to determine direction.