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| Questions | 5 | 5 |
| Correct | 0 | 3.94 |
| Score | 0% | 79% |
__________ is caused by a lack of iron in the diet.
diabetes |
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scurvy |
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anemia |
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shingles |
Anemia, which may cause weakness, dizziness, and headaches is caused by a lack of iron in the diet.
Earth's history is divided into time periods, which of these is the shortest time period?
eon |
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age |
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period |
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epoch |
The Earth is approximately 4.6 billion years old and its history is divided into time periods based on the events that took place and the forms of life that were dominant during those periods. The largest graduation of time is the eon and each eon is subdivided into eras, eras into periods, periods into epochs, and epochs into ages.
All surface water is part of the:
atmosphere |
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hydrosphere |
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geosphere |
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lithosphere |
The biosphere is the global ecological system integrating all living beings and their relationships. This includes their interactions with the lithosphere (the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle), hydrosphere (all surface water), and atmosphere (the envelope of gases surrounding the planet).
The brain and spinal cord make up the __________ nervous system.
peripheral |
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autonomic |
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somatic |
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central |
The nervous system consists of the brain and spinal cord (central nervous system) and the peripheral nervous system which is the network of nerve cells (neurons) that collect and distribute signals from the central nervous system throughout the body.
Carbohydrates are found in:
animal sources |
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food additives |
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sugars and starches |
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vegetable oils |
Carbohydrates are major sources of energy for the body and are found in sugars (fruit, cane sugar, beets) and starches (bread, rice, potatoes, pasta).