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In the heart, blood flows from the right __________ to the lungs then back to the heart via the left __________.
atrium, ventricle |
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ventricle, atrium |
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atrium, atrium |
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ventricle, ventricle |
The two largest veins in the body, the venae cavae, pass blood to the right ventricle which pumps the blood to the lungs through the pulmonary artery. Blood picks up oxygen in the lungs and returns it to the left atrium via the pulmonary vein.
Traits represented by genes may be which of the following?
expressed |
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all of these |
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recessive |
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dominant |
The traits represented by genes are inherited independently of each other (one from the male and one from the female gamete) and a trait can be dominant or recessive. A dominant trait will be expressed when paired with a recessive trait while two copies of a recessive trait (one from each parent) must be present for the recessive trait to be expressed.
Which of the following is not true about mass and weight?
weight is the force exerted on an object by gravity |
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mass depends on the location where it is measured |
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weight depends on the location where it is measured |
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mass is the amount of matter something has |
Mass is the amount of matter something has while weight is the force exerted on an object's mass by gravity. So, although a person's mass doesn't change when going from the Earth to the Moon, their weight will decrease because the force of the Moon's gravity is much less than that of Earth.
In the pancreas, lipase converts fat to:
glycerol and fatty acids |
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amino acids |
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complex carbohydrates |
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simple sugars |
The acids produced by the pancreas contain several enzymes that aid in digestion. Lipase converts fat to glycerol and fatty acids. Pancreatic amylase breaks down complex carbohydrates into simple sugars. Trypsin converts polypeptides (the building blocks of protein) into amino acids.
The four planets closest to the Sun are called terrestrial. What does terrestrial mean?
the planets have magnetic fields |
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the planets have water |
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the planets are Earth-like |
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the planets have moons |
The four planets closest to the Sun (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars) are called terrestrial (Earth-like) planets because, like the Earth, they're solid with inner metal cores covered by rocky surfaces.