The Tracheal System of Insects

question 10

Multiple Choice

The tracheal system of insects

• A) helps remove metabolic wastes from their bodies.
• B) makes a respiratory pigment in their hemolymph unnecessary.
• C) relies on the expansion and contraction of the body wall to move air into and out of the system.
• D) is limited to the posterior end of the body.
• E) digests food and distributes nutrients to the body.

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Definitions:

Conjunction

In grammar, it refers to a part of speech that connects words, sentences, phrases, or clauses. In logic, it's a compound statement that is true if both of its component statements are true.

Truth Table

A diagram displaying the truth or falsity of a compound proposition as a function of the truth or falsity of its atomic statements and connectives.

Truth Values

The property of propositions that indicates whether they correspond to reality, commonly distinguished as true or false, but in some systems can include other values like unknown or undetermined.

Main Connective

The logical operator in a proposition that has the highest priority in determining the proposition's overall truth value.