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A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment is known as:
ecosystem |
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community |
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population |
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biome |
An ecosystem is a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment. This includes both the biotic (living) and abiotic (non-living).
Minerals, vitamins, and fiber are:
micronutrients |
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macronutrients |
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proteins |
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carbohydrates |
Minterals, vitamins, and fiber are micronutrients while proteins, carbohydrates, and fats are macronutrients.
The number system most used in science is the:
metric system |
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British system |
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American system |
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English system |
The metric system is a number system that designates one base unit for each type of measurement. For example, the base unit for length is the meter and the base unit for mass is the gram.
Which of blood component carries oxygen?
plasma |
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platelets |
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white blood cells |
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red 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.
A human heart consists of how many chambers?
4 |
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1 |
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8 |
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2 |
The heart is the organ that drives the circulatory system. In humans, it consists of four chambers with two that collect blood called atria and two that pump blood called ventricles. The heart's valves prevent blood pumped out of the ventricles from flowing back into the heart.