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Q: What kind of gland produces an oily substance that waterproofs the hair and skin? Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers: oily substance produced in the dermis by a sebaceous gland that waterproofs the hair and skin. Choices: - secretion gland - nail gland - mucous gland - sebaceous gland A:
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sebaceous gland

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Q: What method is used to map the earth on flat paper? Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers: Earth is a round, three-dimensional ball. In a small area, Earth looks flat, so it is not hard to make accurate maps of a small place. When mapmakers want to map the round Earth on flat paper, they use projections. What happens if you try to flatten out the skin of a peeled orange? Or if you try to gift wrap a soccer ball? To flatten out, the orange peel must rip, and its shape must become distorted. To wrap a round object with flat paper requires lots of extra cuts and folds. A projection is a way to represent Earth's curved surface on flat paper ( Figure below ). Choices: - calculations - forecasts - surveying - projections A:
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projections

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Q: What animal group can be found in every environment on earth, but primarily in the warm and moist tropics? Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers: Insects can be found in every environment on Earth. While a select few insects, such as the Arctic Wooly Bear Moth, live in the harsh Arctic climate, the majority of insects are found in the warm and moist tropics. Insects have adapted to a broad range of habitats, successfully finding their own niche, because they will eat almost any substance that has nutritional value. Choices: - rodent - horses - reptiles - insect A:
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insect

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Q: Damages and deaths are directly affected by what in an earthquake? Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers: The type of construction has a tremendous effect on what happens during an earthquake. Damage and deaths are directly affected by the construction in an earthquake. For example, enormous damage was done in the 2011 Christchurch, New Zealand earthquake. However, far less was damaged in an earthquake of the same magnitude near the area in Iceland seen above. Choices: - structures - shaking - natural - construction A:
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construction