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[ "Consumers are also called heterotrophs. There are several different types of heterotrophs depending on exactly what they consume. They may be herbivores, carnivores, or omnivores." ]

[ "At the top of the stratosphere is a thin layer called the stratopause. It acts as a boundary between the stratosphere and the mesosphere." ]

[ "At higher latitudes, the Sun’s rays are less direct. The farther an area is from the Equator, the lower its temperature." ]

[ "Only radioactive isotopes have half-lives." ]

[ "Nervous tissue consists of nerve cells, or neurons, which can send and receive electrical messages. Nervous tissue makes up the brain, spinal cord, and other nerves that run throughout the body." ]

[ "A circuit that consists of two loops is called a parallel circuit. If one loop of a parallel circuit is interrupted, current can still flow through the other loop." ]

[ "Sperm cells are the only human cell with flagella . This is because of their need to \"swim\" long distances to reach an egg for fertilization." ]

[ "The cardiovascular system transports many substances to and from cells throughout the body." ]

[ "Most ocean mollusks have a gill or gills to absorb oxygen from the water." ]

[ "Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have been rising for the past several decades." ]

[ "Regulation of Transcription. Regulatory proteins bind to regulatory elements to control transcription. The regulatory elements are embedded within the DNA." ]

[ "The mesosphere has a very low density of gas molecules." ]

[ "A solute generally lowers the freezing point of a solvent, which is called freezing point depression. For example, spreading salt on an icy road melts the ice." ]

[ "Poison dart frogs have toxins in their skin. Their bright colors warn potential predators not to take a bite!." ]

[ "One of the earliest air pumps was made by Robert Boyle. The figure below is a diagram of his early pump." ]

[ "The active site is specific for the reactants of the biochemical reaction the enzyme catalyzes. Similar to puzzle pieces fitting together, the active site can only bind certain substrates." ]

[ "Most vascular plants are seed plants, or spermatophytes. They reproduce with seeds and pollen. Some modern seed plants are gymnosperms that produce seeds in cones." ]

[ "If a solute is a gas, increasing the temperature decreases its solubility. For example, less carbon dioxide can dissolve in warm ocean water than in cold ocean water." ]

[ "Metamorphism does not cause a rock to melt completely. It only causes the minerals to change by heat or pressure." ]

[ "An ecosystem consists of all the living things and nonliving things interacting in the same area." ]

[ "The skeleton supports the body and gives it shape. It has several other functions as well, including:." ]

[ "People pollute water when they apply excess chemicals to their lawn. They may also dispose of pollutants incorrectly." ]

[ "The frequency , , is the number of cycles an object goes through in 1 second. Frequency is measured in Hertz (Hz). 1 Hz = 1 cycle per sec." ]

[ "Alternative energy sources include wind power, solar power, hydropower, and geothermal power." ]

[ "Terrestrial biomes are classified by the climate and their biodiversity , especially the types of primary producers . The world map in Figure below shows where 13 major terrestrial biomes are found." ]

[ "Flatworms have a mesoderm cell layer and simple organ systems. They also show cephalization and bilateral symmetry." ]

[ "Biotic factors are all of the living or once-living aspects of the environment. They include all the organisms that live there as well as the remains of dead organisms." ]

[ "Xylem and phloem are the two types of vascular tissues in vascular plants." ]

[ "Electron affinity is a measure of the energy released when an extra electron is added to an atom." ]

[ "The average annual temperature on Earth has been rising for the past 100 years." ]

[ "The marine west coast climate gets lots of rain from the nearby ocean." ]

[ "Although spiders and insects are both arthropods, a spider is not an insect. One key difference is that insects have six legs, while spiders have eight legs." ]

[ "Proteins are organic compounds made up of amino acids." ]

[ "The only obvious difference between boys and girls at birth is their reproductive organs. However, even the reproductive organs start out the same in both sexes." ]

[ "video and audio signals broadcast on electromagnetic waves." ]

[ "Dogs pant to lose excess body heat." ]

[ "Secondary growth of sweet potato roots provides more space to store food. Roots store sugar from photosynthesis as starch. What other starchy roots do people eat?." ]

[ "Plant-like protists are called algae. They include single-celled diatoms and multicellular seaweed." ]

[ "An esker is a winding ridge of sand deposited by a stream of meltwater. Such streams flow underneath a retreating glacier." ]

[ "In all biomes, ecosystems need a constant input of energy. Matter, on the other hand, is constantly recycled in ecosystems." ]

[ "Speed may be constant, but often it varies from moment to moment. Speed at any given instant is called instantaneous speed. It is much more difficult to calculate than average speed." ]

[ "Compounds can also react with oxygen, possibly creating oxides of more than one element. When methane burns, carbon dioxide and water are produced." ]

[ "Matter can be classified on the basis of its interactions with light. Matter may be transparent, translucent, or opaque. An example of each type of matter is pictured in the Figure below ." ]

[ "Most circuits have devices such as light bulbs that convert electric energy to other forms of energy. In the case of a light bulb, electricity is converted to light and thermal energy." ]

[ "Roots are covered with thin-walled dermal cells and tiny root hairs. These features are well suited to absorb water and dissolved minerals from the soil." ]

[ "Figure 39.21 Individuals with sickle cell anemia have crescent-shaped red blood cells. (credit: modification of work by Ed Uthman; scale-bar data from Matt Russell)." ]

[ "Conduction from the core heats the lower mantle." ]

[ "30.3 The reproductive adaptations of angiosperms include flowers and fruits." ]

[ "Zinc reacting with hydrochloric acid produces bubbles of hydrogen gas." ]

[ "Melanocytes are located at the bottom of the epidermis." ]

[ "Some people who are obese have an eating disorder. Eating disorders are mental illnesses that require treatment by health professionals." ]

[ "neutrons, which are neutral in electric charge." ]

[ "When electrons are removed from an atom, that process requires energy to pull the electron away from the nucleus. Addition of an electron releases energy from the process." ]

[ "McKay Savage. Color vision may have developed to help our ancestors distinguish between ripe and unripe fruits . CC BY 2.0." ]

[ "Chemical elements and water are recycled through biogeochemical cycles. The cycles include both biotic and abiotic parts of ecosystems." ]

[ "Temperature decreases in the mesosphere with altitude. This is because the heat source is the stratosphere." ]

[ "Blood with wastes enters each kidney through an artery, which branches into many capillaries. After passing through capillaries and being filtered, the clean blood leaves the kidney through a vein." ]

[ "Electrons can occupy only certain regions of space, called orbits." ]

[ "Temperature is the average kinetic energy of particles of matter." ]

[ "The nucleolus, which makes ribosomes, is also within the nucleus." ]

[ "Chromoplasts make and store pigments that give petals and fruit their orange and yellow colors." ]

[ "The chemical behavior of elements can largely be explained by electron configurations." ]

[ "Subduction of a plate leads to melting and volcanism." ]

[ "Scientists perform experiments to test their hypotheses because sometimes the nature of natural universe is not obvious." ]

[ "The chloroplast is the photosynthesis factory of the plant." ]

[ "Six atoms are evenly organized around a central atom." ]

[ "Ionic compounds take on the form of extended three-dimensional arrays of cations and anions." ]

[ "Cumulus clouds are white and puffy. Convection currents make them grow upward and they may grow very tall. When they produce rain, they are called cumulonimbus." ]

[ "The lithosphere is composed of both the crust and the uppermost mantle. The lithosphere is a brittle, rigid solid. It is easily cracked or broken." ]

[ "The surface of Mars has volcanoes and canyons. There is a polar ice cap and channels that were once filled with water. Curiosity has found evidence of a flowing stream." ]

[ "The larynx , also called the \"voice box,\" is found just below the pharynx. Your voice comes from your larynx. Air from the lungs passes across thin tissues in the larynx and produces sound." ]

[ "Arthropods are the largest phylum in the animal kingdom." ]

[ "The tonsils are located on either side of the pharynx in the throat. They trap pathogens, which are destroyed by lymphocytes in the tonsils." ]

[ "Nucleotides are composed of a phosphate group, a sugar, and one of five different nitrogenous bases." ]

[ "Many lakes are not natural, but are human-made. People dam a stream in a suitable spot. Water backs up behind the dam, creating a lake. These lakes are \"reservoirs\" ( Figure below )." ]

[ "Insects produce useful substances, such as honey, wax, lacquer, and silk." ]

[ "Many people get their freshwater from an aquifer. They obtain the water through a well. A well is a hole that is dug or drilled through the ground down to an aquifer." ]

[ "There are many career options in physical science. Examples include pharmacist and surveyor." ]

[ "Photosynthesis is the base of nearly all food chains on Earth. This is true of marine food chains, too." ]

[ "Carbon dioxide molecules consist of a central carbon atom bonded to 2 oxygen atoms." ]

[ "Aging is associated with the death of cells. Give two reasons why cells die." ]

[ "Dolphins are mammals that have adapted to swimming and reproducing in water." ]

[ "When hydrogen gas is reacted with oxygen gas, water is formed as the product." ]

[ "Adding a solute increases the boiling point of a pure solvent. This change can be calculated using the equation ." ]

[ "Electric current occurs whenever there is a difference in electric potential energy, or voltage. Voltage is measured in volts (V)." ]

[ "An electormagnet is a piece of iron inside a solenoid." ]

[ "invertebrates produce uric acid. Animals that secrete urea as the primary nitrogenous waste material are called ureotelic animals." ]

[ "Metals tend to be malleable. This means that they can be formed into thin sheets without breaking. An example is aluminum foil, also pictured in the Figure below ." ]

[ "Aquatic species generally have external fertilization, whereas terrestrial species usually have internal fertilization." ]

[ "Long distance runners try to maintain constant velocity with very little acceleration or deceleration to conserve energy." ]

[ "element: A substance that cannot be separated into smaller pieces. Defined by how many protons it has." ]

[ "Earth has north and south magnetic poles like a bar magnet. Earth’s magnetic poles are not the same as the geographic poles." ]

[ "Alkynes are unsaturated hydrocarbons with at least one triple bond between carbon atoms." ]

[ "Latitude means how far a biome is from the equator. Moving from the poles to the equator, you will find (in order) Arctic, boreal, temperate, subtropical, and tropical biomes." ]

[ "Static electricity is a buildup of electric charges on objects. It occurs when electrons are transferred from one object to another." ]

[ "Nonmetals are elements that generally cannot conduct electricity. They are the second largest class of elements after metals. Examples of nonmetals include hydrogen, carbon, chlorine, and helium." ]

[ "Protists are the simplest eukaryotes. They are easiest to define by what they are not. Protists are not animals, plants, or fungi." ]

[ "The distribution of darts on a dartboard shows the difference between accuracy and precision." ]

[ "When current flows in just one direction, it is called direct current (DC) . The current that flows through a battery-powered flashlight is direct current." ]

[ "Vesicle transport into the cell is called endocytosis. The cell membrane engulfs the substance. Then a vesicle pinches off from the membrane and carries the substance into the cell." ]