| Your Results | Global Average | |
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| Questions | 5 | 5 |
| Correct | 0 | 4.25 |
| Score | 0% | 85% |
The biosphere consists of which of the following?
all of these |
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hydrosphere |
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atmosphere |
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lithosphere |
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).
Carbohydrates are found in:
sugars and starches |
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animal sources |
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food additives |
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vegetable oils |
Carbohydrates are major sources of energy for the body and are found in sugars (fruit, cane sugar, beets) and starches (bread, rice, potatoes, pasta).
The brain and spinal cord make up the __________ nervous system.
peripheral |
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somatic |
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central |
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autonomic |
The nervous system consists of the brain and spinal cord (central nervous system) and the peripheral nervous system which is the network of nerve cells (neurons) that collect and distribute signals from the central nervous system throughout the body.
The number system most used in science is the:
British system |
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metric system |
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American system |
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English system |
The metric system is a number system that designates one base unit for each type of measurement. For example, the base unit for length is the meter and the base unit for mass is the gram.
50°F is how many °C?
-10 |
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58 |
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10 |
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122 |
The formula to convert from F° to C° is:
\(C° = {5 \over 9} (F° - 32)\)
plugging in our values gives:
\(C° = {5 \over 9} (50 - 32)\)
\(C° = {5 \over 9} (18)\)
\(C° = {90 \over 9}\)
\(C° = 10\)