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What prevents blood pumped out of the ventricles from flowing back into the heart?
capillaries |
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valves |
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platelets |
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atria |
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.
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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cumulus clouds |
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stratus 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.
Secondary consumers that also eat producers are known as:
scavengers |
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herbivores |
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carnivores |
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omnivores |
Secondary consumers (carnivores) subsist mainly on primary consumers. Omnivores are secondary consumers that also eat producers. Examples are rats, fish, and chickens.
This skeletal system is common in arthropods like insects, spiders, and crustaceans.
vertebrate |
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bone |
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endoskeleton |
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exoskeleton |
An exoskeleton (external skeleton) is common in arthropods like insects, spiders, and crustaceans.
__________ and __________ pair to strengthen bones.
calcium, vitamin A |
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vitamin D, calcium |
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vitamin D, magnesium |
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iron, calcium |
Vitamin D helps calcium strengthen bones while also aiding muscle, nerve, and immune system function.