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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.
The two heart chambers that pump blood called:
ventricles |
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aorta |
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atria |
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valves |
The heart is the organ that drives the circulatory system. In humans, it consists of four chambers with two that collect blood called atria and two that pump blood called ventricles. The heart's valves prevent blood pumped out of the ventricles from flowing back into the heart.
A subatomic particle found in the nucleus of an atom. It carries a positive electric charge. This desribes which of the following?
electron |
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proton |
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neutron |
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atom |
A proton is a subatomic particle found in the nucleus of an atom. It carries a positive electric charge.
Earth's breathable air is held in which atmospheric layer?
troposphere |
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stratosphere |
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mesosphere |
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thermosphere |
The Earth's atmosphere has several layers starting with the troposphere which is closest in proximity to the surface. Containing most of the Earth's breathable air (oxygen and nitrogen), it's a region with warmer temperatures closer to the surface and cooler temperatures farther away which results in the rising and falling air that generates weather.
The first step in the water cycle is:
evaporation |
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reclamation |
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precipitation |
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infiltration |
The water (hydrologic) cycle describes the movement of water from Earth through the atmosphere and back to Earth. The cycle starts when water evaporates into a gas from bodies of water like rivers, lakes and oceans or transpirates from the leaves of plants.