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__________ is caused by a lack of Vitamin C.
shingles |
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scurvy |
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diabetes |
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anemia |
Scurvy is a difficiency disease caused by a lack of Vitamin C in the diet.
A person's genotype is their genetic makeup and includes:
dominant alleles |
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both dominant and recessive alleles |
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phenotypes |
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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.
Universal donor blood can be given to a person with any blood type. Which blood type is the universal donor?
O-negative |
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O-positive |
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O |
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AB |
Blood transfer is limited by the type and Rh factor of the blood. Someone who has Rh-factor negative blood cannot receive blood with a positive type but a person with Rh-factor positive type blood can receive Rh-negative blood. Type O negative blood is the universal donor because it can be given to a person with any blood type. Type AB positive is the universal recipient meaning someone with this blood type can receive any other type of blood.
The two heart chambers that pump blood called:
aorta |
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ventricles |
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atria |
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valves |
The heart is the organ that drives the circulatory system. In humans, it consists of four chambers with two that collect blood called atria and two that pump blood called ventricles. The heart's valves prevent blood pumped out of the ventricles from flowing back into the heart.
The rate of vibration of sound is called:
amplitude |
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frequency |
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period |
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volume |
The rate of vibration of sound is called frequency and is measured in hertz (Hz). One hertz is one repetition per second and sounds with high frequency have a higher pitch than sounds with lower frequency. Humans can hear sounds in the range of 20 Hz to 20 kHz.