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The __________ nervous system controls voluntary actions.
central |
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somatic |
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peripheral |
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autonomic |
Part of the peripheral nervous system, the somatic nervous system is made up of nerve fibers that send sensory information to the central nervous system and control voluntary actions.
Earth's breathable air is held in which atmospheric layer?
troposphere |
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mesosphere |
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stratosphere |
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thermosphere |
The Earth's atmosphere has several layers starting with the troposphere which is closest in proximity to the surface. Containing most of the Earth's breathable air (oxygen and nitrogen), it's a region with warmer temperatures closer to the surface and cooler temperatures farther away which results in the rising and falling air that generates weather.
In the classification of life, bacteria, archaea and eukaryota are which of the following?
kingdoms |
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classes |
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species |
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domains |
The broadest classification of life splits all organisms into three groups called domains. The three domains of life are bacteria, archaea and eukaryota.
In cell biology, what part of the cell contains organelles?
cytoplasm |
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cell wall |
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nucleus |
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cell membrane |
The nucleus of a eukaryotic cell contains the genetic material of the cell and is surrounded by cytoplasm which contains many organelles.
In the heart, blood flows from the right __________ to the lungs then back to the heart via the left __________.
ventricle, atrium |
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atrium, ventricle |
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ventricle, ventricle |
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atrium, atrium |
The two largest veins in the body, the venae cavae, pass blood to the right ventricle which pumps the blood to the lungs through the pulmonary artery. Blood picks up oxygen in the lungs and returns it to the left atrium via the pulmonary vein.