Q: Continuous-flow reactors are chemical reaction vessels in which the what are mixed and allowed to react as they flow along a tube? Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers: ♦️ Many industrial processes for preparing compounds use "continuous-flow reactors," which are chemical reaction vessels in which the reactants are mixed and allowed to react as they flow along a tube. The products are removed at a certain distance from the starting point, when the reaction is nearly complete. The key operating parameters in a continuous-flow reactor are temperature, reactor volume, and reactant flow rate. As an industrial chemist, you think you have successfully modified a particular process to produce a higher product yield by substituting one reactant for another. The viscosity of the new reactant is, however, greater than that of the initial reactant. Choices: - reactives - generators - propellants - reactants A:
reactants

Q: During diastole, what happens to the elastic walls of the arteries? Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers: Choices: - they expand - they become hardened - they evolve - they snap back A:
they snap back

Q: Q: What are the two most common causes of diseases? Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers: Today most people realize that microorganisms, such as bacteria or viruses, are the cause of disease. This concept is known as the germ theory of disease, one of the few scientific theories in the field of the life sciences. Although it seems obvious now, people did not always understand the cause of disease. How does a theory such as this become established?. Choices: - bacteria and protazoa - viruses and protazoa - nutritional deficiencies - bacteria and viruses A:
A: bacteria and viruses

Question: Q: Which gender typically experiences growth spurts first? Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers: Like boys, girls also go through an adolescent growth spurt . However, girls typically start their growth spurt a year or two earlier than boys (and therefore a couple of centimeters shorter, on average). Girls also have a shorter growth spurt. For example, they typically reach their adult height by about age 15. In addition, girls generally do not grow as fast as boys do during the growth spurt, even at their peak rate of growth. As a result, females are about 10 centimeters (about 4 inches) shorter, on average, than males by the time they reach their final height. Choices: - no difference - male - transgender - female A:
Answer: female

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Q: When the volume of a gas is decreased, what happens to its pressure? Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers: When the volume of a gas is decreased, its pressure is increased. Choices: - drops - LOWERS - STAYS THE SAME - increases A:
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increases

Q: A type of what organism causes ergot, a disease that impacts crops directly and has more devastating effects on animals? Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers: Plant Parasites and Pathogens The production of enough good-quality crops is essential to our existence. Plant diseases have ruined crops, bringing widespread famine. Most plant pathogens are fungi that cause tissue decay and eventual death of the host (Figure 13.25). In addition to destroying plant tissue directly, some plant pathogens spoil crops by producing potent toxins. Fungi are also responsible for food spoilage and the rotting of stored crops. For example, the fungus Claviceps purpurea causes ergot, a disease of cereal crops (especially of rye). Although the fungus reduces the yield of cereals, the effects of the ergot's alkaloid toxins on humans and animals are of much greater significance: In animals, the disease is referred to as ergotism. The most common signs and symptoms are convulsions, hallucination, gangrene, and loss of milk in cattle. The active ingredient of ergot is lysergic acid, which is a precursor of the drug LSD. Smuts, rusts, and powdery or downy mildew are other examples of common fungal pathogens that affect crops. Choices: - insects - bacteria - virus - fungus A:
fungus