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What is the body's largest artery?
vena cava |
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capillary |
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arteriole |
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aorta |
The aorta is the body's largest artery and receives blood from the pulmonary vein via the left ventricle. From there, blood is circulated through the rest of the body through smaller arteries called arterioles that branch out from the heart. Finally, blood is delivered to bodily tissues through capillaries.
Which of blood component carries oxygen?
red blood cells |
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platelets |
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plasma |
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white blood cells |
Blood is created in bone marrow and is made up of cells suspended in liquid plasma. Red blood cells carry oxygen, white blood cells fight infection, and platelets are cell fragments that allow blood to clot.
Herbivores are __________ that subsist on producers like plants and fungus.
tertiary consumers |
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scavengers |
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primary consumers |
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secondary consumers |
Primary consumers (herbivores) subsist on producers like plants and fungus. Examples are grasshoppers, cows, and plankton.
Which of these is not a phase in cell division?
megaphase |
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cytokinesis |
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anaphase |
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interphase |
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.
Which of the following is the narrowest classification of life?
genus |
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species |
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family |
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domain |
The narrowest classification of life, species, contains organisms that are so similar that they can only reproduce with others of the same species.