| Your Results | Global Average | |
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| Questions | 5 | 5 |
| Correct | 0 | 3.20 |
| Score | 0% | 64% |
As part of digestion, the liver produces bile which breaks down:
starches |
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protein |
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sugars |
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fat |
The liver produces bile which emulsifies (separates) fat.
Which of these foods should a person with high cholesterol avoid?
avocados |
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eggs |
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vegetable oils |
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olive oil |
Fats come in three types, saturated (meats, shellfish, eggs, milk), monounsaturated (olives, almonds, avocados), and polyunsaturated (vegetable oils). Saturated fats can raise LDL ("bad") cholesterol while unsaturated fats can decrease it.
What prevents blood pumped out of the ventricles from flowing back into the heart?
capillaries |
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platelets |
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atria |
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valves |
The heart is the organ that drives the circulatory system. In humans, it consists of four chambers with two that collect blood called atria and two that pump blood called ventricles. The heart's valves prevent blood pumped out of the ventricles from flowing back into the heart.
Which of the following is not a characteristic of the Sun?
makes up over 99% of the mass of the solar system |
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is composed of hydrogen and helium |
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formed 2.6 billion years ago |
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is a yellow dwarf star |
The Sun is a G-type main-sequence star (G2V) but is informally known as a yellow dwarf star. Composed of 73% hydrogen and 25% helium, the hot plasma that makes up the Sun reaches 9,900°F (5,505°C) at the surface. It formed approximately 4.6 billion years ago and makes up 99.86% of the mass in the solar system.
Which of the following is sedimentary rock?
obsidian |
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sandstone |
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slate |
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basalt |
The Earth's rocks fall into three categories based on how they're formed. Igneous rock (granite, basalt, obsidian) is formed from the hardening of molten rock (lava), sedimentary rock (shale, sandstone, coal) is formed by the gradual despositing and cementing of rock and other debris, and metamorphic rock (marble, slate, quartzite) which is formed when existing rock is altered though pressure, temperature, or chemical processes.