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Not including physically active adults, the recommended fluid intake for the average adult is approximately ____ of water per kg of body weight.​ 

Which of the following is the primary iron storage protein? 

In the body, water moves ____.​

Deficiency of which major mineral is usually associated with muscular spasms, tremors, neuromuscular hyperexcitability, and tachycardia?​

Excess dietary iron can decrease copper absorption. 

A nurse is about to administer Novolog to a diabetic patient. The doctor’s order is a sliding scale, listed below. The nurse takes the patient’s blood sugar and the results are 250. How many units would she give her patient? ___________________units Blood sugar levels Units of insulin

Homeostatic pathways depend on feedback loops to control processes in the body.

All of the following disturbances EXCEPT ________ would be considered natural. a. fire c. windstorm b. flood d. mining    

Which of the following examples best illustrates interference competition? a. Soil levels of potassium are gradually reduced by the hemlocks and cedars in a climax forest. b. The growth of starling populations usually coincides with declines in songbirds because both use abandoned cavities for nesting. c. When larger animals become scarce, wolves often prey on mice, reducing their availability to coyotes. d. Rough-skinned newts contain enough toxin in their skin glands to kill almost any predator.

During gestation, human development is divided into several stages called a. semesters. c. conceptions. b. trimesters. d. gestations.