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In the pancreas, lipase converts fat to:
glycerol and fatty acids |
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simple sugars |
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complex carbohydrates |
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amino acids |
The acids produced by the pancreas contain several enzymes that aid in digestion. Lipase converts fat to glycerol and fatty acids. Pancreatic amylase breaks down complex carbohydrates into simple sugars. Trypsin converts polypeptides (the building blocks of protein) into amino acids.
Sound travels fastest through which of the following media?
metal |
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vacuum |
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air |
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water |
The speed of a sound wave will vary with the medium. Sound travels fastest through media that has particles that are very close together, like metal. Thus, it travels faster through water than through air and doesn't travel at all through a vacuum (there are no particles in empty space to vibrate).
Which of the following is the primary difference between a comet and an asteroid?
comets orbit the Sun |
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asteroids have a coma |
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comets have an atmosphere |
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asteroids contain frozen water |
A comet is a loose collection of ice, dust, and small rocky particles that, in contrast to an asteroid, has an extended atmosphere surrounding the center. When passing close to the Sun, this atmosphere warms and begins to release gases forming a visible coma or tail.
Generally, an atom has __________ negative electrons orbiting the nucleus as it does positive protons inside.
more |
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double the number of |
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fewer |
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equal numbers of |
An electron is a subatomic particle that orbits the nucleus of an atom. It carries a negative electric charge. Generally, an atom has the same number of negative electrons orbiting the nucleus as it does positive protons inside.
In the classification of life, bacteria, archaea and eukaryota are which of the following?
kingdoms |
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domains |
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classes |
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species |
The broadest classification of life splits all organisms into three groups called domains. The three domains of life are bacteria, archaea and eukaryota.