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| Score | 0% | 57% |
Which of the following describes how a person's genes express themselves in physical characteristics?
DNA |
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chromotype |
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phenotype |
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genotype |
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.
In the water cycle, infiltration is most closely related to:
water table |
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oceans |
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rivers |
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runoff |
The water then accumulates as runoff and eventually returns to bodies of water or is absorbed into the Earth (infiltration) and becomes part of the water table, an underground resevoir of fresh water.
In the heart, the __________ artery and vein manage blood flow to the lungs.
pulmonary |
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atrial |
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aorta |
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capillary |
The two largest veins in the body, the venae cavae, pass blood to the right ventricle which pumps the blood to the lungs through the pulmonary artery. Blood picks up oxygen in the lungs and returns it to the left atrium via the pulmonary vein.
Cellular fermentation takes place:
anaerobically |
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in plant cells |
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in the presence of oxygen |
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aerobically |
If no oxygen is present, cellular respiration is anaerobic and will result in fermentation where either lactic acid or alcohol is used instead of oxygen.
Which of the following would be used in eye glasses to correct farsightedness?
concave mirror |
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concave lens |
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convex mirror |
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convex lens |
Unlike curved mirrors that operate on the principle of reflection, lenses utilize refraction. A convex lens is thicker in the middle than on the edges and converges light while a concave lens is thicker on the edges than in the middle and diffuses light. A common use for curved lenses is in eye glasses where a convex lens is used to correct farsightedness and a concave lens is used to correct nearsightedness.