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Which of the following is the narrowest classification of life?
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species |
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genus |
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family |
The narrowest classification of life, species, contains organisms that are so similar that they can only reproduce with others of the same species.
What is the body's largest artery?
capillary |
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aorta |
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arteriole |
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vena cava |
The aorta is the body's largest artery and receives blood from the pulmonary vein via the left ventricle. From there, blood is circulated through the rest of the body through smaller arteries called arterioles that branch out from the heart. Finally, blood is delivered to bodily tissues through capillaries.
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.
What prevents blood pumped out of the ventricles from flowing back into the heart?
valves |
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atria |
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capillaries |
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platelets |
The heart is the organ that drives the circulatory system. In humans, it consists of four chambers with two that collect blood called atria and two that pump blood called ventricles. The heart's valves prevent blood pumped out of the ventricles from flowing back into the heart.
These clouds grow upward and can develop into cumulonimbus or thunderstorm clouds.
cirrus clouds |
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cumulus clouds |
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stratus clouds |
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nimbus clouds |
Cumulus clouds are large, puffy, mid-altitude clouds with a flat base and a rounded top. These clouds grow upward and can develop into a cumulonimbus or thunderstorm cloud.