Practice Exam 1 Flashcards
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A series of cell divisions that results in the formation of an embryo is called:
cleavage
An animal that eats only plants is called a(n):
herbivore
The process by which energy is provided at the cellular level is called:
metabolism
All of the following are domains except:
Regelia
Light waves travel at a rate of about:
186,000 miles per second
The largest moon in the solar system is:
Ganymede
The spinal cord is part of the:
nervous system
Joints that hold bones firmly together are called:
fixed joints
The top or broadest level of the classifica- tion system for living organisms is called:
kingdom
If there are two full moons in a single month, the second full moon is called:
blue moon
The brainstem connects the brain to the:
spinal cord
Red blood cells:
carry oxygen and carbon dioxide
Protein can be found in all of the following foods EXCEPT:
apples
Which inorganic substance is present in the greatest quantity inside animal cells?
water
Cell protoplasm is made up mostly of:
water
A meter consists of, in centimeters:
100 centimeters
t’s impossible for the sun to turn into a black hole because:
it’s too small
Electrons are particles that are:
negatively charged
The chamber of the heart that pumps blood to the lungs is called the:
right ventricle
The atomic number of an atom is deter- mined by:
the number of protons
The smallest part of an element that still acts like an element is:
the atom
How many planets in the solar system have rings?
four
The temperature at which a solid becomes a liquid is its:
melting point
The surface of the earth is called the:
crust


























































