Your doctor tells you that you have a blood pressure of 115/65 . What do these numbers mean in terms of your heart function?

What will be an ideal response?


The higher number represents the physical pressure on your circulatory system when the ventricle of the heart is contracted (systole), and the lower give the pressure when ventricle is relaxed (diastole).

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A karyotype is an image of _____ from of a single cell

a. base sequences b. chromosomes c. hereditary information d. clones e. nucleus

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Prolonged exposure to __________ can lead to hypothermia

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Prezygotic mechanisms lead to reproductive isolation by preventing the formation of

A. hybrid zygotes. B. mating pairs. C. fertile sperm or pollen cells. D. somatic cells. E. fertile eggs.

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Animals that feed exclusively on the tissues of other animals are called ________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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