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In fermentation, what replaces oxygen in anaerobic respiration?
lactic acid or alcohol |
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ascorbic acid or peptides |
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water |
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starches |
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.
The transfer of heat by the circulation or movement of the heated parts of a liquid or gas is called:
conduction |
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diffusion |
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radiation |
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convection |
Convection is the transfer of heat by the circulation or movement of the heated parts of a liquid or gas. Examples of heat transfer by convection include water coming to a boil on a stove, ice melting, and steam from a cup of coffee.
The small intestine utilizes enzymes produced where?
small intestine |
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pancreas |
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all of these are correct |
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liver |
The small intestine is where most digestion takes place. As food travels along the small intestine it gets broken down completely by enzymes secreted from the walls. These enzymes are produced in the small intestine as well as in the pancreas and liver. After the enzymes break down the food, the resulting substances are then absorbed into the blood via capillaries in the small intestine walls.
In the heart, the __________ artery and vein manage blood flow to the lungs.
pulmonary |
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atrial |
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aorta |
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capillary |
The two largest veins in the body, the venae cavae, pass blood to the right ventricle which pumps the blood to the lungs through the pulmonary artery. Blood picks up oxygen in the lungs and returns it to the left atrium via the pulmonary vein.
Heredity is the passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one __________ to another.
generation |
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species |
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family |
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cell |
Heredity is the passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another. Heredity is made possible via large strings of chromosomes which carry information encoded in genes.