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Herbivores are __________ that subsist on producers like plants and fungus.
secondary consumers |
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tertiary consumers |
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scavengers |
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primary consumers |
Primary consumers (herbivores) subsist on producers like plants and fungus. Examples are grasshoppers, cows, and plankton.
A transition zone between two air masses is called:
boundary |
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front |
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thunderstorm |
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fog |
An air mass is a large body of air that has similar moisture (density) and temperature characteristics. A front is a transition zone between two air masses.
Which of these does not contain oxygenated blood?
pulmonary vein |
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right atrium |
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aorta |
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left ventricle |
To provide oxygen to the body, blood flows through the heart in a path formed by the right atrium → right ventricle → lungs → left atrium → left ventricle → body. When blood enters the right side of the heart it is deoxygenated. It enters the left side of the heart oxygenated after traveling to the lungs.
The transfer of heat by the circulation or movement of the heated parts of a liquid or gas is called:
conduction |
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diffusion |
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convection |
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radiation |
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.
The brain and spinal cord make up the __________ nervous system.
peripheral |
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somatic |
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autonomic |
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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.