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What part of the food chain serves only as food for other organisms?
secondary consumers |
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decomposers |
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producers |
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primary consumers |
Producers (autotrophs) serve as a food source for other organisms. Typical producers are plants that can make their own food through photosynthesis and certain bacteria that are capable of converting inorganic substances into food through chemosynthesis
What part of the nervous system controls simple reflexes?
spinal cord |
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cerebrum |
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medulla |
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autonomic |
The spinal cord connects the brain to the body's network of nerves. It carries impulses between all organs and the brain and controls simple reflexes.
All surface water is part of the:
geosphere |
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hydrosphere |
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atmosphere |
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lithosphere |
The biosphere is the global ecological system integrating all living beings and their relationships. This includes their interactions with the lithosphere (the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle), hydrosphere (all surface water), and atmosphere (the envelope of gases surrounding the planet).
Sound travels fastest through which of the following media?
vacuum |
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air |
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water |
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metal |
The speed of a sound wave will vary with the medium. Sound travels fastest through media that has particles that are very close together, like metal. Thus, it travels faster through water than through air and doesn't travel at all through a vacuum (there are no particles in empty space to vibrate).
In the food chain, omnivores may be which of the following?
secondary or tertiary consumers |
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secondary consumers or scavengers |
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primary or tertiary consumers |
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primary or secondary consumers |
Secondary or tertiary consumers may be omnivores.