Answer the following question given this paragraph: The pancreas is a large gland located near the stomach. Hormones secreted by the pancreas include insulin. Insulin helps cells absorb glucose from the blood. It also stimulates the liver to take up and store excess glucose. Q: Which hormone is secreted by the pancreas in a human body? Choices: - growth hormone - progesterone - estrogen - insulin A:
insulin
Answer the following question given this paragraph: Although renewable, soil takes a very long time to formup to hundreds of millions of years. So, for human purposes, soil is a nonrenewable resource. It is also constantly depleted of nutrients through careless use, and eroded by wind and water. For example, misuse of soil caused a huge amount of it to simply blow away in the 1930s during the Dust Bowl (see Figure below ). Soil must be used wisely to preserve it for the future. Conservation practices include contour plowing and terracing. Both reduce soil erosion. Soil also must be protected from toxic wastes. Q: What kind of a resource is soil, for human purposes? Choices: - renewable resource - guarana resource - emanates resource - nonrenewable resource A:
nonrenewable resource
Q: Answer the following question given this paragraph: Q: Where can neurohormones act within the body? Choices: - nerve endings - digestive process - brain only - throughout A:
A: throughout
Question: Answer the following question given this paragraph: A: Children who don't get enough calcium while their bones are forming may develop a deficiency disease called rickets, in which their bones are softer than normal and become bent and stunted. Adults who don't get enough calcium may develop a condition called osteoporosis, in which the bones lose calcium and become weak and brittle. People with osteoporosis are at high risk of bone fractures. Q: Which disease afflicts children who don't get enough calcium during their bone formation stage? Choices: - sids - rabies - cancer - rickets A:
Answer: rickets
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Answer the following question given this paragraph: Fish have gills. Gills are organs behind the head that absorb oxygen from water. Water enters through the mouth, passes over the gills, and then exits the body. Q: What is the name for the organs behind the head of a fish that absorb oxygen from water? Choices: - pores - alveoli - lungs - gills A:
**Answer**
gills
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Answer the following question given this paragraph: Lithospheric plates do a lot of moving on Earth's surface. Slabs of lithosphere smash into each other. They move sideways past each other along faults. Where conditions are right, magma rises through solid rock. It's no wonder that rocks experience stress! Rocks respond differently to different types of stress and under different conditions. Q: What rises through solid rocks where conditions are right? Choices: - crystals - water - nitrogen - magma A:
(Answer)
magma