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What prevents blood pumped out of the ventricles from flowing back into the heart?
atria |
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valves |
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capillaries |
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platelets |
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.
These clouds grow upward and can develop into cumulonimbus or thunderstorm clouds.
cirrus clouds |
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stratus clouds |
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cumulus clouds |
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nimbus clouds |
Cumulus clouds are large, puffy, mid-altitude clouds with a flat base and a rounded top. These clouds grow upward and can develop into a cumulonimbus or thunderstorm cloud.
Traits represented by genes may be which of the following?
recessive |
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all of these |
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expressed |
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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.
Scavengers break down the dead bodies of plants and animals into which of the following?
carrion |
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simple nutrients |
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complex carbohydrates |
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producers |
Like decomposers, scavengers also break down the dead bodies of plants and animals into simple nutrients. The difference is that scavengers operate on much larger refuse and dead animals (carrion). Decomposers then consume the much smaller particles left over by the scavengers.
Blood is circulated throughout the body via:
aorta |
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veins |
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arterioles |
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capillaries |
The aorta is the body's largest artery and receives blood from the pulmonary vein via the left ventricle. From there, blood is circulated through the rest of the body through smaller arteries called arterioles that branch out from the heart. Finally, blood is delivered to bodily tissues through capillaries.