| Your Results | Global Average | |
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| Questions | 5 | 5 |
| Correct | 0 | 2.91 |
| Score | 0% | 58% |
Which of the following states of matter exists at the highest temperature?
none of these |
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liquid |
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gas |
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solid |
Solids exist at a lower temperature than liquids which exist at a lower temperature than gases.
Within DNA, a variety of a particular gene is called a(n):
allele |
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homozygous |
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heterozygous |
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chromosome |
The gene is the base unit of inheritance and is contained within DNA. A gene may come in several varieties (alleles) and there are a pair of alleles for every gene. If the alleles are alike, a person is homozygous for that gene. If the alleles are different, heterozygous.
Which of these is not a function of bone in the human skeletal system?
store minerals |
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store vitamins |
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produce blood cells |
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protect bodily organs |
Hard bones provide primary support for the endoskeleton while more flexible cartilage is found at the end of all bones, at the joints, and in the nose and ears. In addition to providing support and protecting bodily organs, bones also produce blood cells and store minerals like calcium.
Which of the following temperatures is least like the others?
-273°C |
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absolute zero |
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32°F |
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0K |
Absolute zero is the coldest possible temperature in the universe. In the Kelvin scale, absolute zero is 0K and in the Celsius scale it is -273°C.
Large, puffy, mid-altitude clouds with a flat base and a rounded top describe which of the following?
fog |
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cirrus clouds |
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stratus clouds |
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cumulus 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.