Write the Word or Phrase That Best Completes Each Statement

question 54

Short Answer

Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
-Bob, the incredible shrinking man, loses half of his height each day after he was exposed to a mysterious form of
cosmic radiation. How many days before he is literally "knee-high to a grasshopper"? Assume that a
grasshopper's knee is 4 millimeters high and that Bob is 2 meters tall. Round your answer to the nearest whole
day. (1000 millimeters = 1 meter)

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Definitions:

Spinal Cord

In vertebrates, the nerve cord that is continuous with the base of the brain and housed within the vertebral column.

Medulla Oblongata

In vertebrates, part of the brain stem that is continuous with the spinal cord; controls heartbeat, blood pressure, breathing, and other vital functions.

Respiration

The biochemical process in living organisms involving the intake of oxygen and the release of carbon dioxide, essential for energy production.

Heartbeat

The rhythmic contraction of the heart, pumping blood through the circulatory system to provide oxygen and nutrients to the body.