| Your Results | Global Average | |
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| Questions | 5 | 5 |
| Correct | 0 | 3.33 |
| Score | 0% | 67% |
Which of these parts of digestion takes place in the mouth?
breaking down starches |
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breaking down proteins |
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absorbing nutrients |
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breaking down fats |
Digestion begins in the mouth where the teeth and tongue break down food mechanically through chewing and saliva, via the enzyme salivary amylase, starts to break starches down chemically. From the mouth, food travels down the esophagus where contractions push the food into the stomach.
The Rh factor antigen in blood determines:
blood type |
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universal donor status |
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postive or negative |
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universal recipient status |
Blood is categorized into four different types (A, B, AB, and O) based on the type of antigens found on the outside of the red blood cells. Additionally, each type can be negative or positive based on whether or not the cells have an antigen called the Rh factor.
A subatomic particle found in the nucleus of an atom. It carries a positive electric charge. This desribes which of the following?
proton |
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atom |
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neutron |
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electron |
A proton is a subatomic particle found in the nucleus of an atom. It carries a positive electric charge.
Which of the following represents the largest value?
1 ML |
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1 cL |
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1 mL |
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1 kL |
Mega (M) is 106, kilo (k) is 103, centi (c) is 10-2, milli (m) is 10-3 so 1 ML represents the largest value.
Large, puffy, mid-altitude clouds with a flat base and a rounded top describe which of the following?
fog |
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cumulus clouds |
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stratus clouds |
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cirrus clouds |
Cumulus clouds are large, puffy, mid-altitude clouds with a flat base and a rounded top. These clouds grow upward and can develop into a cumulonimbus or thunderstorm cloud.