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| Questions | 5 | 5 |
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| Score | 0% | 66% |
Which of these is not a recognized blood type?
B |
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O |
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AO |
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AB |
Blood is categorized into four different types (A, B, AB, and O) based on the type of antigens found on the outside of the red blood cells. Additionally, each type can be negative or positive based on whether or not the cells have an antigen called the Rh factor.
A transition zone between two air masses is called:
front |
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fog |
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boundary |
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thunderstorm |
An air mass is a large body of air that has similar moisture (density) and temperature characteristics. A front is a transition zone between two air masses.
In fermentation, what replaces oxygen in anaerobic respiration?
water |
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ascorbic acid or peptides |
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starches |
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lactic acid or alcohol |
If no oxygen is present, cellular respiration is anaerobic and will result in fermentation where either lactic acid or alcohol is used instead of oxygen.
Which of the following is the primary difference between a comet and an asteroid?
asteroids have a coma |
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asteroids contain frozen water |
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comets orbit the Sun |
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comets have an atmosphere |
A comet is a loose collection of ice, dust, and small rocky particles that, in contrast to an asteroid, has an extended atmosphere surrounding the center. When passing close to the Sun, this atmosphere warms and begins to release gases forming a visible coma or tail.
An asteroid belt holds many of the asteroids in our solar system. It is located between the orbits of which planets?
Jupiter and Saturn |
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Mars and Earth |
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Mercury and Venus |
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Mars and Jupiter |
The solar system also contains over a million rocky fragments of at least 1km in diameter called asteroids as well as millions more with smaller diameters. Many of these asteroids are an asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.