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what deficiency causes night blindness - (ANSWER)Vitamin A
A drop of dilute ammonium hydroxide (NH4OH) is placed on one side of a slide
containing a large number of swimming paramecium. Under this condition, which
of these behaviors of the paramecia will be observed? - (ANSWER)They eventually
will all swim away from the ammonium hydroxide
The process of nuclear cell division in the cell reproduction of plants differs from
mammals. A major difference is that - (ANSWER)cell plates are synthesized
Which organism uses nitrogen directly from the air? - (ANSWER)blue green algae
You cut your finger rather deeply while slicing an apple. Which of these actions
should you take first? - (ANSWER)wash the wound continuously with cold running
water
Which of these units is associated with magnitude but not direction? - (ANSWER)
In varieties of matter, the term heterogenous may be applied to -
(ANSWER)mixtures but not elements or compounds
Iodized salt is used to prevent a human condition known as - (ANSWER)goiter
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The bending of a wave around an obstacle is known as - (ANSWER)diffraction
Which of these hydrocarbons is a member of the benzene family? -
(ANSWER)Tuolene
Which of these single measurements can be used to measure the current flowing
through a circuit? - (ANSWER)Ammeter
Which of these substances contain a non polar covalent bond - (ANSWER)O2
Which of these temperatures is known as Absolute Zero - (ANSWER)0 K
Which of these processes is responsible for recorded production of CO2 by yeast
cells from sugar solution? - (ANSWER)
Mechanical Digestion - (ANSWER)- breaking down of food into smaller pieces
Chemical Digestion - (ANSWER)breaking down of nutrients into into small
molecules
hydrolysis - (ANSWER)- the process by splitting molecules by adding water.
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enzymes - (ANSWER)- the speeding up of action in digestive system chemically
anus - (ANSWER)- one of the two opening that allows you to defecate
alimentary canal - (ANSWER)- anus and mouth canal
- has specialized processes for digestion.
accessory organs - (ANSWER)- liver, gullbladder, and pancreas
surface area - (ANSWER)- makes food easier to swallow and digest
salivary glands - (ANSWER)- food stimulates a part of your mouth to release saliva
which contains enzyme amylase
amaylase - (ANSWER)- breaks down starch into smaller carbohydrate molecules
monosaccharides and disaccharides
pharynx - (ANSWER)- when food is swallowed in gets pushes down by the tongue
into the throat.
esophagus - (ANSWER)- food passes through here
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epiglottis - (ANSWER)- covers wind pipe when swallowing
stomach - (ANSWER)- from the esophagus food is passed there next
peristalsis - (ANSWER)- the process of food passing the esophagus towards the
stomach
gastric juice - (ANSWER)- the lining of the stomach releases a juice made of
hydrochloric and protease
protease - (ANSWER)- protein digesting enzyme
chyme - (ANSWER)- smooth muscles mix partially digested food in the stomach
and the result is a liquid.
small intestine - (ANSWER)- chyme is released into the small intestine in small
portions through the pyloric sphincter
- most digestion takes place in the small intestine
-major site for absorption of of nutrients into the blood stream
pyloric sphincter - (ANSWER)- chyme is released here through the P. S