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The __________ nervous system controls voluntary actions.
peripheral |
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autonomic |
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somatic |
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central |
Part of the peripheral nervous system, the somatic nervous system is made up of nerve fibers that send sensory information to the central nervous system and control voluntary actions.
Which of these is not a type of fat?
polyunsaturated |
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cholesterol |
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monounsaturated |
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saturated |
Fats come in three types, saturated (meats, shellfish, eggs, milk), monounsaturated (olives, almonds, avocados), and polyunsaturated (vegetable oils).
This skeletal system is common in arthropods like insects, spiders, and crustaceans.
endoskeleton |
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vertebrate |
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bone |
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exoskeleton |
An exoskeleton (external skeleton) is common in arthropods like insects, spiders, and crustaceans.
Which of the following is not a terrestrial planet?
Venus |
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Mercury |
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Jupiter |
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Earth |
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.
Velocity and displacement are fully described by both a magnitude and a direction. Velocity and displacement are which of the following?
composite quantities |
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vector quantities |
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combinational quantities |
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scalar quantities |
Velocity and displacement are vector quantities which means each is fully described by both a magnitude and a direction. In contrast, scalar quantities are quantities that are fully described by a magnitude only. A variable indicating a vector quantity will often be shown with an arrow symbol: \(\vec{v}\)