| Your Results | Global Average | |
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| Questions | 5 | 5 |
| Correct | 0 | 3.58 |
| Score | 0% | 72% |
Which of these is not a type of fat?
monounsaturated |
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cholesterol |
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saturated |
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polyunsaturated |
Fats come in three types, saturated (meats, shellfish, eggs, milk), monounsaturated (olives, almonds, avocados), and polyunsaturated (vegetable oils).
Within DNA, a variety of a particular gene is called a(n):
chromosome |
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heterozygous |
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homozygous |
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allele |
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.
Blood pressure is generally highest in which of the following?
heart |
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arteries |
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capillaries |
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veins |
Arteries are thick-walled because they carry oxygenated blood at high pressure, veins are comparatively thin-walled as they carry low-pressure deoxygenated blood.
The gravitational interaction of Earth and the Moon is responsible for which of these?
the northern lights |
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seasons |
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day and night cycle |
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tides |
Tides are caused by the gravitational interaction of Earth and the Moon.
Which of the following is not a base unit in the metric system?
meter |
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gram |
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liter |
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degree Fahrenheit |
The Fahrenheit scale is used for measuring temperature in the British system. The metric system uses the Celsius scale.