As Compared to When You Are at Rest Between Meals

question 45

Multiple Choice

As compared to when you are at rest between meals, when you are exercising, a ___________ proportion of your blood goes to your digestive system.

• A) smaller
• B) the same
• C) greater

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Definitions:

O2 Levels

The concentration of oxygen in a given environment, crucial for the respiration of most aerobic life forms.

Half-Life

The time required for a quantity to reduce to half its initial value. In the context of radioactivity, it’s the time it takes for half of the radioactive atoms in a sample to decay.

Radioisotope

Isotope with an unstable nucleus.

Radiometric Dating

A technique used to date materials such as rocks or carbon, by measuring the decay rate of radioactive isotopes contained within those materials.