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Minerals, vitamins, and fiber are:
carbohydrates |
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proteins |
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micronutrients |
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macronutrients |
Minterals, vitamins, and fiber are micronutrients while proteins, carbohydrates, and fats are macronutrients.
In the pancreas, lipase converts fat to:
amino acids |
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glycerol and fatty acids |
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simple sugars |
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complex carbohydrates |
The acids produced by the pancreas contain several enzymes that aid in digestion. Lipase converts fat to glycerol and fatty acids. Pancreatic amylase breaks down complex carbohydrates into simple sugars. Trypsin converts polypeptides (the building blocks of protein) into amino acids.
Sound travels fastest through which of the following media?
water |
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metal |
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air |
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vacuum |
The speed of a sound wave will vary with the medium. Sound travels fastest through media that has particles that are very close together, like metal. Thus, it travels faster through water than through air and doesn't travel at all through a vacuum (there are no particles in empty space to vibrate).
The asteroids in the Kuiper belt are composed of which of the following?
frozen methane, ammonia, and water |
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minerals |
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rock |
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gaseous methane, ammonia, and water |
The Kuiper Belt is similar to the asteroid belt but much larger. Extending beyond the orbit of Neptune, it contains objects composed mostly of frozen methane, ammonia, and water. Most notably, the Kuiper Belt is home to Pluto, a dwarf planet that, until a 2006 reclassification, was considered the ninth planet of the solar system.
Stratus clouds are __________clouds characterized by horizontal layering with a broad flat base.
high-altitude |
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all-altitude |
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low-altitude |
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mid-altitude |
Clouds are categorized based on their shape, size, and altitude. Stratus clouds are low-altitude clouds characterized by horizontal layering with a broad flat base. When stratus clouds occur on the ground the result is fog.