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| Questions | 5 | 5 |
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| Score | 0% | 66% |
Antigens are found on the outside of which blood cells?
platelets |
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white |
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red |
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plasma |
Blood is categorized into four different types (A, B, AB, and O) based on the type of antigens found on the outside of the red blood cells. Additionally, each type can be negative or positive based on whether or not the cells have an antigen called the Rh factor.
An asteroid belt holds many of the asteroids in our solar system. It is located between the orbits of which planets?
Mercury and Venus |
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Mars and Earth |
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Jupiter and Saturn |
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Mars and Jupiter |
The solar system also contains over a million rocky fragments of at least 1km in diameter called asteroids as well as millions more with smaller diameters. Many of these asteroids are an asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
The first step in the water cycle is:
precipitation |
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infiltration |
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reclamation |
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evaporation |
The water (hydrologic) cycle describes the movement of water from Earth through the atmosphere and back to Earth. The cycle starts when water evaporates into a gas from bodies of water like rivers, lakes and oceans or transpirates from the leaves of plants.
What part of the nervous system is responsible for controlling involuntary actions like breathing, swallowing, and heartbeat?
cerebrum |
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medulla |
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cerebellum |
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spinal cord |
Part of the brainstem, the medulla is the connection between the brain and the spinal cord. It controls involuntary actions like breathing, swallowing, and heartbeat.
__________ is caused by a lack of iron in the diet.
shingles |
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diabetes |
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scurvy |
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anemia |
Anemia, which may cause weakness, dizziness, and headaches is caused by a lack of iron in the diet.