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In the metric system, what prefix represents 103?
milli |
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mega |
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kilo |
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centi |
Kilo is the metric system prefix for 103.
In the foood chain, producers serve as a food source for other organisms. Typical producers are plants that can make their own food through photosynthesis and certain bacteria that are capable of converting inorganic substances into food through:
photosynthesis |
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decomposition |
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autotrophs |
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chemosynthesis |
Producers (autotrophs) serve as a food source for other organisms. Typical producers are plants that can make their own food through photosynthesis and certain bacteria that are capable of converting inorganic substances into food through chemosynthesis
The ozone layer is in which of Earth's atmospheric layers?
thermosphere |
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troposphere |
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stratosphere |
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mesosphere |
The stratosphere is just above the troposphere and is stratified in temperature with warmer layers higher and cooler layers closer to Earth. This increase in temperature is a result of absorption of the Sun's radiation by the ozone layer.
What part of the nervous system controls simple reflexes?
autonomic |
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medulla |
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cerebrum |
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spinal cord |
The spinal cord connects the brain to the body's network of nerves. It carries impulses between all organs and the brain and controls simple reflexes.
Which of the following is not a medium for sound waves?
liquid |
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solid |
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vacuum |
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none of these is a medium for sound waves |
A vibrating object produces a sound wave that travels outwardly from the object through a medium (any liquid or solid matter). The vibration disturbs the particles in the surrounding medium, those particles disturb the particules next to them, and so on, as the sound propagates away from the vibration.