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Examples of primary consumers include:
rats |
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fish |
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cows |
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all of these |
Primary consumers (herbivores) subsist on producers like plants and fungus. Examples are grasshoppers, cows, and plankton.
A subatomic particle that orbits the nucleus of an atom. It carries a negative electric charge. This desribes which of the following?
isotope |
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neutron |
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proton |
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electron |
An electron is a subatomic particle that orbits the nucleus of an atom. It carries a negative electric charge. Generally, an atom has the same number of negative electrons orbiting the nucleus as it does positive protons inside.
Which of the following is not true of light waves?
are electromagnetic waves |
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can travel through a vacuum |
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travel faster than sound waves |
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are mechanical waves |
Unlike mechanical sound waves that require a physical medium for propagation, light waves are electromagnetic and can travel through empty space. Light waves are also much faster, travelling at 186,000 m/s vs. 343 m/s for sound waves.
Which of the following describes the Earth's mantle?
solid |
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primarily liquid |
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liquid |
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primarily solid |
Mantle makes up 84% of the Earth's volume and has an average thickness of approximately 1,800 miles (2,900 km). It is dense, hot, and primarily solid although in places it behaves more like a viscous fluid as the plates of the upper mantle and crust gradually "float" along its circumference.
As part of digestion, the liver produces bile which breaks down:
protein |
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fat |
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sugars |
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starches |
The liver produces bile which emulsifies (separates) fat.