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The process of diffusion allows __________ to exchange oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients, and waste between blood and the body's cells.
veins |
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capillaries |
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arteries |
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red blood cells |
Capillaries are small thin-walled vessels that permit the exchange of oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients, and waste between blood and the body's cells. This process of exchange is called diffusion.
Tough fibrous cords of connective tissue that connect muscles to the skeleton are called:
cartilage |
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ligaments |
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tendons |
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vertebra |
Tough fibrous cords of connective tissue called tendons connect muscles to the skeleton while another type of connective tissue called ligaments connect bones to other bones at joints (elbow, knee, fingers, spinal column).
Vector quantities are fully described by which of the following?
a direction only |
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a direction and a polarity |
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a magnitude 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: \(\vec{v}\)
In fermentation, what replaces oxygen in anaerobic respiration?
starches |
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ascorbic acid or peptides |
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lactic acid or alcohol |
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water |
If no oxygen is present, cellular respiration is anaerobic and will result in fermentation where either lactic acid or alcohol is used instead of oxygen.
Which of the following is the primary difference between a comet and an asteroid?
comets orbit the Sun |
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asteroids have a coma |
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asteroids contain frozen water |
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comets have an atmosphere |
A comet is a loose collection of ice, dust, and small rocky particles that, in contrast to an asteroid, has an extended atmosphere surrounding the center. When passing close to the Sun, this atmosphere warms and begins to release gases forming a visible coma or tail.