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Which of these parts of digestion takes place in the mouth?
breaking down fats |
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breaking down starches |
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breaking down proteins |
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absorbing nutrients |
Digestion begins in the mouth where the teeth and tongue break down food mechanically through chewing and saliva, via the enzyme salivary amylase, starts to break starches down chemically. From the mouth, food travels down the esophagus where contractions push the food into the stomach.
In taxonomy, domains are the broadest classification of life. How many domains are there?
dozens |
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5 |
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6 |
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3 |
The broadest classification of life splits all organisms into three groups called domains. The three domains of life are bacteria, archaea and eukaryota.
Earth's history is divided into time periods, which of these is the shortest time period?
age |
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eon |
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epoch |
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period |
The Earth is approximately 4.6 billion years old and its history is divided into time periods based on the events that took place and the forms of life that were dominant during those periods. The largest graduation of time is the eon and each eon is subdivided into eras, eras into periods, periods into epochs, and epochs into ages.
Which of blood component fights infection?
platelets |
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white blood cells |
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plasma |
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red blood cells |
Blood is created in bone marrow and is made up of cells suspended in liquid plasma. Red blood cells carry oxygen, white blood cells fight infection, and platelets are cell fragments that allow blood to clot.
Examples of primary consumers include:
all of these |
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rats |
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cows |
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fish |
Primary consumers (herbivores) subsist on producers like plants and fungus. Examples are grasshoppers, cows, and plankton.