Answer the following question given this paragraph: Geologists study earthquake waves to "see" Earth's interior. Waves of energy radiate out from an earthquake's focus. These are called seismic waves ( Figure below ). Seismic waves change speed as they move through different materials. This causes them to bend. Some seismic waves do not travel through liquids or gases. Scientists use all of this information to understand what makes up the Earth's interior. Q: What type of waves radiate energy out from an earthquake's focus? Choices: - Microwaves - abnormal - volcanic - seismic A:
seismic
Answer the following question given this paragraph: Intervertebral Disc An intervertebral disc is a fibrocartilaginous pad that fills the gap between adjacent vertebral bodies (see Figure 7.24). Each disc is anchored to the bodies of its adjacent vertebrae, thus strongly uniting these. The discs also provide padding between vertebrae during weight bearing. Because of this, intervertebral discs are thin in the cervical region and thickest in the lumbar region, which carries the most body weight. In total, the intervertebral discs account for approximately 25 percent of your body height between the top of the pelvis and the base of the skull. Intervertebral discs are also flexible and can change shape to allow for movements of the vertebral column. Each intervertebral disc consists of two parts. The anulus fibrosus is the tough, fibrous outer layer of the disc. It forms a circle (anulus = "ring" or "circle") and is firmly anchored to the outer margins of the adjacent vertebral bodies. Inside is the nucleus pulposus, consisting of a softer, more gel-like material. It has a high water content that serves to resist compression and thus is important for weight bearing. With increasing age, the water content of the nucleus pulposus gradually declines. This causes the disc to become thinner, decreasing total body height somewhat, and reduces the flexibility and range of motion of the disc, making bending more difficult. The gel-like nature of the nucleus pulposus also allows the intervertebral disc to change shape as one vertebra rocks side to side or forward and back in relation to its neighbors during movements of the vertebral column. Thus, bending forward causes compression of the anterior portion of the disc but expansion of the posterior disc. If the posterior anulus fibrosus is weakened due to injury or increasing age, the pressure exerted on the disc when bending forward and lifting a heavy object can cause the nucleus pulposus to protrude posteriorly through the anulus fibrosus, resulting in a herniated disc ("ruptured" or "slipped" disc) (Figure 7.30). The... Q: What is a fibrocartilaginous pad that fills the gap between adjacent vertebral bodies? Choices: - unidirectional disc - Back Disk - subsidence disc - intervertebral disc A:
intervertebral disc
Q: Answer the following question given this paragraph: Anaphase is the phase in which the sister chromatids separate. The sister chromatids are pulled apart by the shortening of the microtubules of the spindles, similar to the reeling in of a fish by the shortening of the fishing line. One sister chromatid moves to one pole of the cell, and the other sister chromatid moves to the opposite pole. This process occurs when the proteins that bind sister chromatids together are cleaved, resulting in unattached identical chromosomes, essentially separate daughter chromosomes. These separate chromosomes are pulled apart by shortening spindle fibers, and pulled toward the centrosomes to which they are attached. At the end of anaphase the spindle fibers degrade. At this time, each pole of the cell has a complete set of chromosomes, identical to the amount of DNA at the beginning of G 1 of the cell cycle. Q: In which phase do the sister chromatids separate? Choices: - prophase - passivation - latent phase - anaphase A:
A: anaphase
Question: Answer the following question given this paragraph: Some lipids contain the element phosphorus as well as carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. These lipids are called phospholipids. Two layers of phospholipid molecules make up the cell membranes of living things. In the Figure below , you can see how phospholipid molecules are arranged in a cell membrane. Q: What type of lipids contain the element phosphorus, carbon, hydrogen and oxygen? Choices: - filaments - eukaryotes - alleles - phospholipids A:
Answer: phospholipids
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Answer the following question given this paragraph: One path of blood in the heart is through the right atrium and right ventricle. The right atrium receives oxygen-poor blood from the body. It pumps the blood into the right ventricle. Then the right ventricle pumps the blood out of the heart to the lungs. This path through the heart is part of the pulmonary circulation. Q: What structure of the heart receives oxygen-poor blood from the body, then pumps the blood into the right ventricle? Choices: - left ventricle - right ventricle - left atrium - right atrium A:
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right atrium
Answer the following question given this paragraph: Nucleic acids consist of chains of small molecules called nucleotides, which are held together by covalent bonds. The structure of a nucleotide is shown in the Figure below . Each nucleotide consists of:. Q: Chains of small molecules called nucleotides make up what? Choices: - chromosomes - peptides - proteins - nucleic acids A:
nucleic acids