What part did you need help understanding? Your definition is pretty strong- the epiglottis keeps food from entering the trachea and lungs. It also opens during breathing to allow air into the lungs. Good luck on your test, let me know if you need anymore refreshers!
After he ate, glucagon from the cookies increased his blood sugar levels
Insulin was secreted after he ate the cookies because his blood glucose was high.
Answer: The correct answer for the fill in the blank is osmosis.
Osmosis is defined as the movement of solvent (like water) from a region where the concentration of solute is lower to a region where the concentration of solute is higher though a semipermeable membrane.
In other words, it is the water movement from an area where its ( water ) concentration is higher to an area where its concentration is lower.
This process does not require any energy as water is moving along the concentration gradient.
The correct answers of this question is options A and C. Types of context clues are direct explanation or variation, and restatement or synonym. Context clues are hints that a writer gives to explain a difficult word. Other types are antonyms, interference and punctuation.
