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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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platelets |
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capillaries |
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.
Antigens are found on the outside of which blood cells?
white |
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platelets |
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plasma |
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red |
Blood is categorized into four different types (A, B, AB, and O) based on the type of antigens found on the outside of the red blood cells. Additionally, each type can be negative or positive based on whether or not the cells have an antigen called the Rh factor.
An air mass is a large body of air that has which of the following characteristics?
similar moisture |
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similar density |
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all of these |
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similar temperature |
An air mass is a large body of air that has similar moisture (density) and temperature characteristics. A front is a transition zone between two air masses.
Tertiary consumers eat which of the following?
primary and secondary consumers |
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all of these |
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decomposers |
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producers |
Tertiary consumers eat primary consumers and secondary consumers and are typically carnivorous predators. Tertiary consumers may also be omnivores. Examples include wolves, sharks, and human beings.
When the clouds become too saturated with water, the water is released as precipitation in the form of:
rain |
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ice |
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snow |
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snow or ice |
Rising into the atmosphere, the water condenses into clouds. When the clouds become too saturated with water, the water is released as snow or ice precipitation which may warm as it falls to reach Earth as rain.