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Secondary consumers that also eat producers are known as:
herbivores |
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omnivores |
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carnivores |
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scavengers |
Secondary consumers (carnivores) subsist mainly on primary consumers. Omnivores are secondary consumers that also eat producers. Examples are rats, fish, and chickens.
__________ is caused by a lack of iron in the diet.
anemia |
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diabetes |
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shingles |
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scurvy |
Anemia, which may cause weakness, dizziness, and headaches is caused by a lack of iron in the diet.
Which of the following is related to the Cambrian Explosion?
carbon dating |
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extinction of dinosaurs |
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first civilizations |
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fossil record |
The Cambrian period is one of the most significant geological time periods. Lasting about 53 million years, it marked a dramatic burst of changes in life on Earth known as the Cambrian Explosion. It is from this period that the majority of the history of life on Earth, as documented by fossils, is found. Called the fossil record, the layering of these mineralized imprints of organisms preserved in sedementary rock have allowed geologists to build a historical record of plant and animal life on Earth.
Which of the following describes how a person's genes express themselves in physical characteristics?
chromotype |
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genotype |
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phenotype |
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DNA |
A person's genotype is their genetic makeup and includes both dominant and recessive alleles. Phenotype is how the genes express themselves in physical characteristics.
Herbivores are __________ that subsist on producers like plants and fungus.
primary consumers |
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scavengers |
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secondary consumers |
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tertiary consumers |
Primary consumers (herbivores) subsist on producers like plants and fungus. Examples are grasshoppers, cows, and plankton.