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In fermentation, what replaces oxygen in anaerobic respiration?
ascorbic acid or peptides |
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lactic acid or alcohol |
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water |
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starches |
If no oxygen is present, cellular respiration is anaerobic and will result in fermentation where either lactic acid or alcohol is used instead of oxygen.
Cirrus clouds generally occur in what kind of weather?
freezing |
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fair |
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hot |
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stormy |
Cirrus clouds are thin, wispy high-altitude clouds composed of ice crystals that originate from the freezing of supercooled water droplets. Cirrus clouds generally occur in fair weather and point in the direction of air movement at their elevation.
This skeletal system is common in arthropods like insects, spiders, and crustaceans.
vertebrate |
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exoskeleton |
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endoskeleton |
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bone |
An exoskeleton (external skeleton) is common in arthropods like insects, spiders, and crustaceans.
The asteroids in the Kuiper belt are composed of which of the following?
minerals |
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gaseous methane, ammonia, and water |
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rock |
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frozen methane, ammonia, and water |
The Kuiper Belt is similar to the asteroid belt but much larger. Extending beyond the orbit of Neptune, it contains objects composed mostly of frozen methane, ammonia, and water. Most notably, the Kuiper Belt is home to Pluto, a dwarf planet that, until a 2006 reclassification, was considered the ninth planet of the solar system.
The hottest of Earth's atmospheric layers is which of the following?
thermosphere |
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mesosphere |
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troposphere |
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stratosphere |
Temperatures again increase with altitude in the thermosphere which is the hottest (4,530 °F / 2,500 °C) atmospheric layer due to direct exposure to the Sun's radiation. However, the gas in this layer is highly diluted so even though the atoms of gas may be very high in temperature, there are too few of them to effectively transfer much heat.