The Remains of Doctor Bass

What is a corpse?

• A dead body

• A dead tree

• A new blooming flower

• A butterfly emerging from a cocoon.

Explain what the "Body Farm" is and why it was created.

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What was the first type of organism at the Body Farm?

• Dog

• Cat

• Hog

• Human

What type of organism starts the process of decomposition?

• Dog

• Blow Fly

• mosquito

• butterfly

What is Rigor Mortis?

• The relaxing of the muscles in a dead body.

• The stiffness of the muscles in a dead body.

• The cramping of muscles as you exercise.

• The tingling feeling when blood is cut off to a body part.

What other type of organism plays a major role in the decomposition of a body?

• snails

• bacteria

• viruses

• soil

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Explain what the most interesting part of the article for you?

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What is a corpse?

• A dead body

• A dead tree

• A new blooming flower

• A butterfly emerging from a cocoon.