Which of these does it makes sense to model with a continuous function as a function of time? Write either continious or not continuous next to each scenario. oxygen concentration in a patient's blood         heart rate on the scale of seconds       heart rate on the scale of days        number of students in class each day          amount of a specific protein in a cell         number of bacteria in the kitchen drain       number of stripes on a baby fish

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Which of these does it makes sense to model with a continuous function as a function of time? Write either continious or not continuous next to each scenario.

oxygen concentration in a patient's blood        

heart rate on the scale of seconds      

heart rate on the scale of days       

number of students in class each day         

amount of a specific protein in a cell        

number of bacteria in the kitchen drain      

number of stripes on a baby fish

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oxygen concentration in a patient's blood: Continuous

heart rate on the scale of seconds: Continuous

heart rate on the scale of days: Not Continuous

number of students in class each day: Not Continuous

amount of a specific protein in a cell: Continuous

number of bacteria in the kitchen drain: Not Continuous

number of stripes on a baby fish: Not Continuous

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