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Which of these is not a function of bone in the human skeletal system?
store vitamins |
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store minerals |
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protect bodily organs |
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produce blood cells |
Hard bones provide primary support for the endoskeleton while more flexible cartilage is found at the end of all bones, at the joints, and in the nose and ears. In addition to providing support and protecting bodily organs, bones also produce blood cells and store minerals like calcium.
The transfer of heat by the circulation or movement of the heated parts of a liquid or gas is called:
convection |
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radiation |
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conduction |
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diffusion |
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.
During digestion, after proteins are broken down where does the undigested food go next?
stomach |
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small intestine |
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large intestine |
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esophagus |
Food is mixed with gastric acid and pepsin in the stomach to help break down protein.
In the classification of life, bacteria, archaea and eukaryota are which of the following?
classes |
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domains |
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kingdoms |
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species |
The broadest classification of life splits all organisms into three groups called domains. The three domains of life are bacteria, archaea and eukaryota.
An electrically charged atom is a(n):
neutron |
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ion |
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proton |
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electron |
A compound is a substance containing two or more different chemical elements bound together by a chemical bond. In ionic compounds, one atom borrows an electron from another atom resulting in two ions (electrically charged atoms) of opposite polarities that then become bonded electrostatically.