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The two heart chambers that collect blood are called:
valves |
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aorta |
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atria |
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ventricles |
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.
When the clouds become too saturated with water, the water is released as precipitation in the form of:
ice |
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snow or ice |
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snow |
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rain |
Rising into the atmosphere, the water condenses into clouds. When the clouds become too saturated with water, the water is released as snow or ice precipitation which may warm as it falls to reach Earth as rain.
When compared to eukaryotic cells, prokaryotic cells are:
similarly complex |
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less complex |
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more complex |
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none of these |
Cells are classified into one of two groups based on whether or not they have a nucleus. Eukaryotic cells have a nucleus, prokaryotic cells do not have a nucleus and therefore have a less complex structure than eukaryotic cells.
DNA is encoded through a combination of which of the following?
gametes |
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genes |
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helix |
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nucleotides |
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is the molecule that contains genetic information. DNA is encoded through a combination of nucleotides that bind together in a specific double helix pattern.
Small rocks shed by asteroids and comets that reach the earth are called:
shooting stars |
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meteorites |
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meteors |
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meteoroids |
Smaller rocks shed by asteroids and comets are called meteoroids. When these rocks reach Earth's atmosphere, they burn up in the mesosphere and become meteors. If a meteor manages to reach the Earth, it is called a meteorite.