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A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment is known as:
population |
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biome |
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community |
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ecosystem |
An ecosystem is a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment. This includes both the biotic (living) and abiotic (non-living).
Water freezing or boiling is an example of which of the following?
sublimation |
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cooling |
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heating |
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phase transition |
A substance undergoes a phase transition when it moves from one state of matter to another, for example, when water freezes or boils.
What is the body's largest artery?
vena cava |
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arteriole |
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capillary |
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aorta |
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.
The heart __________ blood.
creates |
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deoxygenates |
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oxygenates |
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filters |
To provide oxygen to the body, blood flows through the heart in a path formed by the right atrium → right ventricle → lungs → left atrium → left ventricle → body. When blood enters the right side of the heart it is deoxygenated. It enters the left side of the heart oxygenated after traveling to the lungs.
Which of the following is not a characteristic of the Sun?
makes up over 99% of the mass of the solar system |
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is a yellow dwarf star |
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is composed of hydrogen and helium |
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formed 2.6 billion years ago |
The Sun is a G-type main-sequence star (G2V) but is informally known as a yellow dwarf star. Composed of 73% hydrogen and 25% helium, the hot plasma that makes up the Sun reaches 9,900°F (5,505°C) at the surface. It formed approximately 4.6 billion years ago and makes up 99.86% of the mass in the solar system.