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| Questions | 5 | 5 |
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| Score | 0% | 73% |
Which of blood component fights infection?
white blood cells |
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plasma |
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red blood cells |
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platelets |
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.
Vector quantities are fully described by which of the following?
a direction and a polarity |
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a magnitude only |
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a direction only |
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a magnitude and a direction |
Velocity and displacement are vector quantities which means each is fully described by both a magnitude and a direction. In contrast, scalar quantities are quantities that are fully described by a magnitude only. A variable indicating a vector quantity will often be shown with an arrow symbol: \(\vec{v}\)
Which of these is not a type of fat?
saturated |
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cholesterol |
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monounsaturated |
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polyunsaturated |
Fats come in three types, saturated (meats, shellfish, eggs, milk), monounsaturated (olives, almonds, avocados), and polyunsaturated (vegetable oils).
In the food chain, consumers are classified as which of the following?
tertiary |
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primary |
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secondary |
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all of these |
Most animals consume other organisms to survive. Consumers (heterotrophs) are divided into three types, primary, secondary, and tertiary, based on their place in the food chain.
The universal recipient blood type can recieve any other blood type. Which blood type is the universal recipient?
AB |
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O-negative |
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O |
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AB-positive |
Blood transfer is limited by the type and Rh factor of the blood. Someone who has Rh-factor negative blood cannot receive blood with a positive type but a person with Rh-factor positive type blood can receive Rh-negative blood. Type O negative blood is the universal donor because it can be given to a person with any blood type. Type AB positive is the universal recipient meaning someone with this blood type can receive any other type of blood.