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Minerals, vitamins, and fiber are:
carbohydrates |
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micronutrients |
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macronutrients |
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proteins |
Minterals, vitamins, and fiber are micronutrients while proteins, carbohydrates, and fats are macronutrients.
The asteroids in the Kuiper belt are composed of which of the following?
gaseous methane, ammonia, and water |
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minerals |
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frozen methane, ammonia, and water |
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rock |
The Kuiper Belt is similar to the asteroid belt but much larger. Extending beyond the orbit of Neptune, it contains objects composed mostly of frozen methane, ammonia, and water. Most notably, the Kuiper Belt is home to Pluto, a dwarf planet that, until a 2006 reclassification, was considered the ninth planet of the solar system.
What part of the food chain serves only as food for other organisms?
primary consumers |
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secondary consumers |
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producers |
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decomposers |
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
Which of Earth's layers has weather?
mesosphere |
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thermosphere |
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stratosphere |
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troposphere |
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.
A subatomic particle found in the nucleus of an atom. It carries no electric charge. This desribes which of the following?
electron |
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neutron |
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atom |
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proton |
A neutron is a subatomic particle found in the nucleus of an atom. It is neutral as it carries no electric charge.