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| Questions | 5 | 5 |
| Correct | 0 | 2.85 |
| Score | 0% | 57% |
Which of the following describes how a person's genes express themselves in physical characteristics?
phenotype |
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genotype |
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DNA |
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chromotype |
A person's genotype is their genetic makeup and includes both dominant and recessive alleles. Phenotype is how the genes express themselves in physical characteristics.
Which of the following is true about species groups?
a biome is a made up of a group of biospheres |
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a community is made up of a group of populations |
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a population is made up of a group of communities |
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an ecosystem is a biological population |
A population is a group of organisms of the same species who live in the same area at the same time. A community is a group of populations living and interacting with each other in an area.
Which of the following is not a characteristic of the Sun?
is composed of hydrogen and helium |
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makes up over 99% of the mass of the solar system |
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formed 2.6 billion years ago |
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is a yellow dwarf star |
The Sun is a G-type main-sequence star (G2V) but is informally known as a yellow dwarf star. Composed of 73% hydrogen and 25% helium, the hot plasma that makes up the Sun reaches 9,900°F (5,505°C) at the surface. It formed approximately 4.6 billion years ago and makes up 99.86% of the mass in the solar system.
Elements that belong to the same period in the Periodic Table of the Elements have the same number of:
atomic mass units |
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electrons |
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protons |
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electron shells |
The rows of the Periodic Table are called periods and contain elements that have the same number of electron shells ordered from lower to higher atomic number.
All surface water is part of the:
atmosphere |
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geosphere |
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lithosphere |
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hydrosphere |
The biosphere is the global ecological system integrating all living beings and their relationships. This includes their interactions with the lithosphere (the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle), hydrosphere (all surface water), and atmosphere (the envelope of gases surrounding the planet).