Because Ice Carries Both Large and Small Particles, and Cannot

question 136

True/False

Because ice carries both large and small particles, and cannot sort sediments, we recognize that till is a poorly sorted sediment deposited directly from the melting glacial ice; stream action is minimal.

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Definitions:

Intercalated Discs

Structures in cardiac muscle cells that facilitate the synchronized contraction of the heart by allowing the rapid passage of ions between cells.

Striations

The repeated ridges found in skeletal and cardiac muscle cells due to the organized arrangement of actin and myosin filaments, giving them a striped appearance.

Desmosomes

A type of cell junction made of protein that connects the cytoskeletons of adjacent cells in a tissue.

Intercalated Discs

Specialized connections between cardiac muscle cells that facilitate the synchronized contraction of the heart.