Answer the following question given this paragraph: 17.6 The Adrenal Glands The adrenal glands, located superior to each kidney, consist of two regions: the adrenal cortex and adrenal medulla. The adrenal cortexthe outer layer of the glandproduces mineralocorticoids, glucocorticoids, and androgens. The adrenal medulla at the core of the gland produces epinephrine and norepinephrine. The adrenal glands mediate a short-term stress response and a long-term stress response. A perceived threat results in the secretion of epinephrine and norepinephrine from the adrenal medulla, which mediate the fight-or-flight response. The long-term stress response is mediated by the secretion of CRH from the hypothalamus, which triggers ACTH, which in turn stimulates the secretion of corticosteroids from the adrenal cortex. The mineralocorticoids, chiefly aldosterone, cause sodium and fluid retention, which increases blood volume and blood pressure. Q: What is the outer layer of the adrenal gland called? Choices: - adrenal skin - zona reticularis - medulla - adrenal cortex A:
adrenal cortex
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Answer the following question given this paragraph: Fungi are heterotrophs, meaning they obtain food from outside themselves. Q: Organisms that obtain food from outside themselves (i.e. they don't make their own food) are known as what? Choices: - autotrophs - zygotes - fungi - heterotrophs A:
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heterotrophs
Ques: Answer the following question given this paragraph: Water shortages are common in much of the world. People are most likely to run short of water during droughts. A drought is a period of unusually low rainfall. Human actions have increased how often droughts occur. One way people can help to bring on drought is by cutting down trees. Trees add a lot of water vapor to the air. With fewer trees, the air is drier and droughts are more common. Q: Because trees add water vapor to air, cutting down forests leads to longer periods of what? Choices: - ice - harvest - flooding - drought A:
Ans: drought
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Answer the following question given this paragraph: Carbon dioxide is the main greenhouse gas causing global warming. There are several possible ways to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. They include cap-and-trade systems, carbon taxes, and carbon sequestration. Q: What is the main greenhouse gas causing global warming? Choices: - nitrogen - sulfur - carbon monoxide - carbon dioxide A:
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carbon dioxide
Ques:Answer the following question given this paragraph: Gases are also capable of dissolving in liquids. There are many examples of this in our everyday lives. For example, carbonated beverages contain dissolved carbon dioxide. We notice this when bubbles come out of solution when the beverage is opened. Another example is when oxygen from the air we breathe dissolves in our blood, where it is transported throughout the body. Fish and other aquatic organisms use gills to capture dissolved oxygen from their environments. Q: Fish and other aquatic organisms use gills to capture dissolved what? Choices: - food - sulfur - nitrogen - oxygen A:

Ans:oxygen
Answer the following question given this paragraph: A scientific law is a specific statement that is thought to be never violated by the entire natural universe. Everyday laws are arbitrary limits that society puts on its members. Q: What term describes a specific statement that is thought to be never violated by the entire natural universe? Choices: - evidence - hypothesis - theory - scientific law A:
scientific law