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The two heart chambers that pump blood called:
ventricles |
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aorta |
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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.
During digestion, the kidneys filter substances from the blood. Which of the following is not filtered by the kidneys?
water |
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minerals |
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fats |
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salt |
Chemical waste like excess water, minerals, and salt are filtered from the blood by the kidneys and secreted into the urine. Urine is transported from the kidneys to the bladder through ureters.
Which of these is matter than cannot be separated into different types of matter by ordinary chemical methods?
molecule |
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compound |
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atom |
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element |
An element is matter than cannot be separated into different types of matter by ordinary chemical methods.
The energy posessed by a thrown baseball is an example of what kind of energy?
kinetic |
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transitional |
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potential |
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gravitational |
Kinetic energy is the energy posessed by a moving object. Potential energy is stored energy in a stationary object based on its location, position, shape, or state.
Gametes have how many pairs of chromosomes?
4 |
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23 |
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46 |
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2 |
Reproductive (haploid) cells known as gametes have half as many (23) pairs of chromosomes as normal (diploid) cells. When the male gamete (sperm) combines with the female gamete (ovum) through meiosis to form a zygote, each gamete supplies half the chromosomes needed to form the normal diploid cells.