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Which of the following is the narrowest classification of life?
genus |
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family |
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species |
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domain |
The narrowest classification of life, species, contains organisms that are so similar that they can only reproduce with others of the same species.
The pitch of the siren of an approaching ambulance changes as it approaches you. This is an example of which of the following?
sound radiation |
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Doppler effect |
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refraction |
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reflection |
The Doppler effect occurs when the source or listener (or both) of sound waves is moving. If they're moving closer together, the listener perceives the sound with a higher pitch and, when they're moving apart, the listener perceives the sound with a lower pitch.
Neurons are part of the __________ nervous system.
autonomic |
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peripheral |
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somatic |
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central |
The nervous system consists of the brain and spinal cord (central nervous system) and the peripheral nervous system which is the network of nerve cells (neurons) that collect and distribute signals from the central nervous system throughout the body.
The universal recipient blood type can recieve any other blood type. Which blood type is the universal recipient?
AB |
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O-negative |
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AB-positive |
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O |
Blood transfer is limited by the type and Rh factor of the blood. Someone who has Rh-factor negative blood cannot receive blood with a positive type but a person with Rh-factor positive type blood can receive Rh-negative blood. Type O negative blood is the universal donor because it can be given to a person with any blood type. Type AB positive is the universal recipient meaning someone with this blood type can receive any other type of blood.
Which of the following is not a medium for sound waves?
none of these is a medium for sound waves |
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vacuum |
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liquid |
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solid |
A vibrating object produces a sound wave that travels outwardly from the object through a medium (any liquid or solid matter). The vibration disturbs the particles in the surrounding medium, those particles disturb the particules next to them, and so on, as the sound propagates away from the vibration.