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| Questions | 5 | 5 |
| Correct | 0 | 3.54 |
| Score | 0% | 71% |
Which of these is not a type of fat?
cholesterol |
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polyunsaturated |
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monounsaturated |
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saturated |
Fats come in three types, saturated (meats, shellfish, eggs, milk), monounsaturated (olives, almonds, avocados), and polyunsaturated (vegetable oils).
Which of the following is metamorphic rock?
granite |
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marble |
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obsidian |
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coal |
The Earth's rocks fall into three categories based on how they're formed. Igneous rock (granite, basalt, obsidian) is formed from the hardening of molten rock (lava), sedimentary rock (shale, sandstone, coal) is formed by the gradual despositing and cementing of rock and other debris, and metamorphic rock (marble, slate, quartzite) which is formed when existing rock is altered though pressure, temperature, or chemical processes.
Tough fibrous cords of connective tissue that connect muscles to the skeleton are called:
tendons |
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cartilage |
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vertebra |
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ligaments |
Tough fibrous cords of connective tissue called tendons connect muscles to the skeleton while another type of connective tissue called ligaments connect bones to other bones at joints (elbow, knee, fingers, spinal column).
A person's genotype is their genetic makeup and includes:
recessive alleles |
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dominant alleles |
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phenotypes |
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both dominant and recessive alleles |
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.
Generally, an atom has __________ negative electrons orbiting the nucleus as it does positive protons inside.
double the number of |
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more |
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equal numbers of |
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fewer |
An electron is a subatomic particle that orbits the nucleus of an atom. It carries a negative electric charge. Generally, an atom has the same number of negative electrons orbiting the nucleus as it does positive protons inside.