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In the pancreas, lipase converts fat to:
glycerol and fatty acids |
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complex carbohydrates |
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simple sugars |
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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?
air |
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vacuum |
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metal |
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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).
Plant cells are surrounded by:
neither a cell membrane nor a cell wall |
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only a cell membrane |
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only a cell wall |
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a cell membrane and a cell wall |
Animal cells are surrounded by a semipermeable membrane which allows for the transfer of water and oxygen to and from the cell. In plant cells, the cell membrane is surrounded by a somewhat rigid cell wall which provides the cell structure and support.
Small rocks shed by asteroids and comets that reach the earth are called:
meteoroids |
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meteors |
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meteorites |
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shooting stars |
Smaller rocks shed by asteroids and comets are called meteoroids. When these rocks reach Earth's atmosphere, they burn up in the mesosphere and become meteors. If a meteor manages to reach the Earth, it is called a meteorite.
An asteroid belt holds many of the asteroids in our solar system. It is located between the orbits of which planets?
Jupiter and Saturn |
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Mars and Earth |
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Mercury and Venus |
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Mars and Jupiter |
The solar system also contains over a million rocky fragments of at least 1km in diameter called asteroids as well as millions more with smaller diameters. Many of these asteroids are an asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.