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Leafy vegetables, beans, potatoes, fruits, and whole grains are good sources of:
saturated fat |
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unsaturated fat |
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fiber |
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protein |
Fiber provides bulk to help the large intestine carry away waste. Good sources of fiber are leafy vegetables, beans, potatoes, fruits, and whole grains.
Cirrus clouds are thin, wispy clouds composed of ice crystals. At what elevation to cirrus clouds form?
ground level |
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low-altitude |
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high-altitude |
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mid-altitude |
Cirrus clouds are thin, wispy high-altitude clouds composed of ice crystals that originate from the freezing of supercooled water droplets. Cirrus clouds generally occur in fair weather and point in the direction of air movement at their elevation.
The heat from the Sun traveling to Earth is an example of which of the following?
electricity |
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radiation |
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conduction |
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convection |
Radiation occurs when electromagnetic waves transmit heat. An example is the heat from the Sun as it travels to Earth.
The asteroids in the Kuiper belt are composed of which of the following?
frozen methane, ammonia, and water |
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gaseous methane, ammonia, and water |
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rock |
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minerals |
The Kuiper Belt is similar to the asteroid belt but much larger. Extending beyond the orbit of Neptune, it contains objects composed mostly of frozen methane, ammonia, and water. Most notably, the Kuiper Belt is home to Pluto, a dwarf planet that, until a 2006 reclassification, was considered the ninth planet of the solar system.
Which of these is not a phase in cell division?
cytokinesis |
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megaphase |
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interphase |
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anaphase |
Cell division is the process by which cells replicate genetic material in the nucleus and consists of several phases, beginning with interphase and ending with cytokinesis.