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Fact |
Category |
Date |
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| 31 |
Before mitosis occurs, a cell will go through interphase, which is how the cell will spend the majority of its time. |
Science > Biology |
01/15/09 |
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| 32 |
Cytoplasm is the jelly-like fluid between the nucleus and the cell membrane; it is mostly made of water. |
Science > Biology |
12/27/08 |
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| 33 |
The largest living organism in U.S.A. is the Quaking Aspen in Utah. |
Science > Biology |
12/08/08 |
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| 34 |
The sponge is the least complex multicellular organism. |
Science > Biology |
11/18/08 |
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| 35 |
There are eight main biological classifications of organisms: domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species. |
Science > Biology |
10/07/08 |
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| 36 |
One pound (454 grams) of body fat is equal to about 3,500 Calories. |
Science > Biology |
09/30/08 |
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| 37 |
One gram of fat provides about nine Calories of energy. |
Science > Biology |
09/26/08 |
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| 38 |
One gram of protein provides about four Calories of energy. |
Science > Biology |
09/24/08 |
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| 39 |
One gram of carbohydrates provides about four Calories of energy. |
Science > Biology |
09/23/08 |
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| 40 |
One danger of diving, commonly called "the bends", can occur by ascending too fast. |
Science > Biology |
09/16/08 |
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| 41 |
Decompression sickness, or "the bends", can result when previously dissolved nitrogen forms gas bubbles within the body. |
Science > Biology |
09/16/08 |
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| 42 |
The human adult body contains 206 bones. |
Science > Biology |
08/05/08 |
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| 43 |
If an organism is heterozygous for a trait, they have both the dominant and recessive alleles. |
Science > Biology |
07/07/08 |
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| 44 |
The only living tissue in the human body that contains no blood vessels is the transparent cornea of the eye. |
Science > Biology |
06/25/08 |
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| 45 |
Blood vessels that carry blood back toward the heart are called veins. |
Science > Biology |
06/25/08 |
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