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DNA is encoded through a combination of which of the following?
nucleotides |
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gametes |
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helix |
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genes |
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is the molecule that contains genetic information. DNA is encoded through a combination of nucleotides that bind together in a specific double helix pattern.
Examples of primary consumers include:
all of these |
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rats |
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cows |
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fish |
Primary consumers (herbivores) subsist on producers like plants and fungus. Examples are grasshoppers, cows, and plankton.
Earth's history is divided into time periods, which of these is the shortest time period?
age |
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eon |
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epoch |
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period |
The Earth is approximately 4.6 billion years old and its history is divided into time periods based on the events that took place and the forms of life that were dominant during those periods. The largest graduation of time is the eon and each eon is subdivided into eras, eras into periods, periods into epochs, and epochs into ages.
Leafy vegetables, beans, potatoes, fruits, and whole grains are good sources of:
unsaturated fat |
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protein |
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fiber |
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saturated fat |
Fiber provides bulk to help the large intestine carry away waste. Good sources of fiber are leafy vegetables, beans, potatoes, fruits, and whole grains.
Heredity is the passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one __________ to another.
generation |
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cell |
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species |
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family |
Heredity is the passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another. Heredity is made possible via large strings of chromosomes which carry information encoded in genes.