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| Questions | 5 | 5 |
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| Score | 0% | 68% |
The ovum and oviduct are part of which bodily system?
digestive |
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circulatory |
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reproductive |
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nervous |
Approximately every 28 days during female ovulation an egg (ovum) is released from one of the ovaries and travels through the oviduct (fallopian tube) and into the uterus. At the same time, the endometrial lining of the uterus becomes prepared for implantation.
Blood is circulated throughout the body via:
arterioles |
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capillaries |
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aorta |
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veins |
The aorta is the body's largest artery and receives blood from the pulmonary vein via the left ventricle. From there, blood is circulated through the rest of the body through smaller arteries called arterioles that branch out from the heart. Finally, blood is delivered to bodily tissues through capillaries.
Water freezing or boiling is an example of which of the following?
heating |
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cooling |
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sublimation |
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phase transition |
A substance undergoes a phase transition when it moves from one state of matter to another, for example, when water freezes or boils.
Which of the following is the narrowest classification of life?
domain |
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genus |
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species |
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family |
The narrowest classification of life, species, contains organisms that are so similar that they can only reproduce with others of the same species.
Which of the following is not true about simple magnets?
opposite poles attract each other |
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all of these are untrue |
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same poles repel each other |
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opposite poles repel each other |
Simple magnets have two poles, north and south, and opposite poles attract each other (N attracts S, S attracts N). Likewise, the same pole of two magnets repel (N repels N, S repels S). The Earth has a magnetic field and North and South Poles which enables the use of a magnetic compass to determine direction.