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Which of these is not a component of blood?
marrow |
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red blood cells |
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white blood cells |
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plasma |
Blood is created in bone marrow and is made up of cells suspended in liquid plasma. Red blood cells carry oxygen, white blood cells fight infection, and platelets are cell fragments that allow blood to clot.
The envelope of gases surrounding the planet is called 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).
When the clouds become too saturated with water, the water is released as precipitation in the form of:
rain |
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snow or ice |
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ice |
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snow |
Rising into the atmosphere, the water condenses into clouds. When the clouds become too saturated with water, the water is released as snow or ice precipitation which may warm as it falls to reach Earth as rain.
Herbivores are __________ that subsist on producers like plants and fungus.
tertiary consumers |
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secondary consumers |
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scavengers |
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primary consumers |
Primary consumers (herbivores) subsist on producers like plants and fungus. Examples are grasshoppers, cows, and plankton.
Which of the following is not true about mass and weight?
weight depends on the location where it is measured |
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mass depends on the location where it is measured |
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weight is the force exerted on an object by gravity |
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mass is the amount of matter something has |
Mass is the amount of matter something has while weight is the force exerted on an object's mass by gravity. So, although a person's mass doesn't change when going from the Earth to the Moon, their weight will decrease because the force of the Moon's gravity is much less than that of Earth.