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Herbivores are __________ that subsist on producers like plants and fungus.
scavengers |
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secondary consumers |
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primary consumers |
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tertiary consumers |
Primary consumers (herbivores) subsist on producers like plants and fungus. Examples are grasshoppers, cows, and plankton.
These clouds grow upward and can develop into cumulonimbus or thunderstorm clouds.
cumulus clouds |
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cirrus clouds |
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nimbus clouds |
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stratus clouds |
Cumulus clouds are large, puffy, mid-altitude clouds with a flat base and a rounded top. These clouds grow upward and can develop into a cumulonimbus or thunderstorm cloud.
During the water cycle, water enters the atmosphere as a gas through which process?
transpiration |
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both evaporation and transpiration |
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evaporation |
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precipitation |
The water (hydrologic) cycle describes the movement of water from Earth through the atmosphere and back to Earth. The cycle starts when water evaporates into a gas from bodies of water like rivers, lakes and oceans or transpirates from the leaves of plants.
A subatomic particle found in the nucleus of an atom. It carries no electric charge. This desribes which of the following?
electron |
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proton |
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atom |
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neutron |
A neutron is a subatomic particle found in the nucleus of an atom. It is neutral as it carries no electric charge.
What is a major difference between the somatic and autonomic nervous systems?
one controls thinking, the other controls feeling |
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one is inherited, the other is learned |
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each belongs to a different nervous system |
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one controls voluntary activity, one controls involuntary activity |
Both are part of the peripheral nervous system. The somatic nervous system sends sensory information to the central nervous system and controls voluntary actions while the autonomic nervous system regulates involuntary activity in the heart, stomach, and intestines.