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trees that lose their leaves during winter are called **blank**
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[
"fruits",
"fungus",
"coniferous"
] |
deciduous
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Gametogenesis , the production of sperm and eggs , takes place through the process of **blank**
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[
"mutations",
"gametes",
"osmosis"
] |
meiosis
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the name of the roundworms digestive organ is **blank**
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[
"intestine",
"tube",
"stomach"
] |
gut
|
Oxides contain one or two metal elements combined with **blank**
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[
"nitrogen",
"carbon",
"ethanol"
] |
oxygen
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**blank** of evolution happens when two species evolve the same traits
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[
"divergent",
"associated",
"multiplicative"
] |
convergent
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What increases **blank** a muscle like a biceps is extended
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[
"weight",
"speed",
"momentum"
] |
force
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Hot magma beneath the surface mixes with water and forms **blank**
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[
"hydrocarbons",
"liquids",
"lava"
] |
gas
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electrical force have **blank** of attraction
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[
"similar",
"neutral",
"positive"
] |
negative
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The different types of nuclei are referred to as **blank**
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[
"organelles",
"atoms",
"rhizomes"
] |
nuclides
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**blank** has the least amount of energy in an atom
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[
"crystals",
"protons",
"rings"
] |
electrons
|
the visible surface of the sun is called **blank**
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[
"chronosphere",
"stratosphere",
"ionosphere"
] |
photosphere
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Wind or water that travels toward the poles from the equator curves in **blank** direction
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[
"west",
"downward",
"upward"
] |
east
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**blank** is defined as the ability to cause changes in matter
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[
"pressure",
"fuel",
"transcription"
] |
energy
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plants use **blank** to make food for themselves and most other organisms
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[
"heat",
"electricity",
"gravity"
] |
light
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**blank** measures atmospheric pressure and can be used as an altimeter
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[
"thermometer",
"speedometer",
"indicator"
] |
barometer
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solid-solid solutions like brass and bronze are called **blank**
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[
"oxides",
"mixtures",
"amalgams"
] |
alloys
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the main element in organic compounds is **blank**
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[
"oxygen",
"helium",
"hydrogen"
] |
carbon
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Desertification can result from slash-and-burn agriculture , which causes loss of **blank**
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[
"fertilizer",
"subsoil",
"sediment"
] |
topsoil
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Cancers are caused by a series of **blank**
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[
"adaptations",
"parasites",
"microbes"
] |
mutations
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**blank** is defined as the preserved remains or traces of organisms that lived during earlier ages
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[
"taxidermy",
"archaeology",
"deposits"
] |
fossils
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Reduction often involves the gain of hydrogen , the loss of oxygen , or the gain of **blank**
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[
"mass",
"protons",
"neutrons"
] |
electrons
|
the moon 's shadow 's inner part is called **blank**
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[
"mullah",
"penumbra",
"aurora"
] |
umbra
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Each parapodium has numerous chaetae , bristles made of **blank**
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[
"ricin",
"lectin",
"casein"
] |
chitin
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**blank** includes sponges , which are aquatic invertebrates
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[
"chordata",
"mollusca",
"hymenoptera"
] |
porifera
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**blank** has the highest electronegativity value
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[
"chlorine",
"magnesium",
"Barium"
] |
fluorine
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When small particles , such as clay and silt , are in mixed in water but do not disolve in the water , **blank** state are they in
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[
"mud",
"incomplete",
"sedimentation"
] |
suspension
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When a person stands on the floor , his feet exert **blank** on the surface
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[
"acceleration",
"power",
"resistance"
] |
pressure
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Molds that grow on bread are from **blank** kingdom
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[
"animal",
"yeast",
"pollen"
] |
fungi
|
The frequency of sound waves is measured in **blank** , or the number of waves that pass a fixed point in a second
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[
"avis",
"Ohms",
"watts"
] |
hertz
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In a position-time graph , **blank** does the slope of the line represent
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[
"position",
"time",
"direction"
] |
velocity
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Salmon must do **blank** when they migrate from freshwater to the ocean
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[
"regenerate",
"adapt",
"synthesize"
] |
acclimatize
|
**blank** occurs when two free radicals come in contact with each other
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[
"assimilation",
"radiation",
"cancellation"
] |
termination
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Despite the season , **blank** aspect of constellations never change
|
[
"colors",
"size",
"location"
] |
patterns
|
the members of the clade vertebrata is known as **blank**
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[
"invertebrates",
"grasses",
"lipids"
] |
vertebrates
|
**blank** helps maglev trains go very fast
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[
"rollers",
"wheels",
"gravity"
] |
magnets
|
A glacier is an example of h20 in **blank** state of matter
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[
"stable",
"liquid",
"gas"
] |
solid
|
Fires , mainly caused by **blank** , are a natural disturbance in temperate grasslands
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[
"campfires",
"humans",
"cigarettes"
] |
lightning
|
Nucleic acids are found in all living cells and also **blank**
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[
"parasites",
"fungi",
"bacteria"
] |
viruses
|
Mollusks can be divided into **blank** many classes
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[
"four",
"nine",
"three"
] |
seven
|
the term for a partial degradation of glucose without the use of oxygen is **blank**
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[
"segregation",
"condensation",
"oxidation"
] |
fermentation
|
Ground collapse , associated with chambers of **blank** substance , leads to formation of a caldera
|
[
"molten",
"stone",
"lava"
] |
magma
|
the process by which rocks and other sediments are picked up by a glacier is **blank**
|
[
"pulling",
"freezing",
"picking"
] |
plucking
|
Genetic variation produced in sexual life cycles contributes to **blank** process
|
[
"deconstruction",
"maturity",
"generation"
] |
evolution
|
Cellular innate defenses in vertebrates also involve natural killer **blank**
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[
"nerves",
"proteins",
"lipids"
] |
cells
|
**blank** involves people quickly finding destinations using polar coordinates
|
[
"patterning",
"sticking",
"mapping"
] |
orienteering
|
**blank** in biotechnology means a genetically exact copy of an organism
|
[
"adult",
"male",
"phenotype"
] |
clone
|
Vertebrata are characterized by the presence of **blank**
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[
"Bones",
"Muscles",
"Thumbs"
] |
backbone
|
the height above or below sea level is called **blank**
|
[
"depth",
"latitude",
"variation"
] |
elevation
|
dominant in temperate forests is **blank** of tree
|
[
"vines",
"fungus",
"shrubs"
] |
deciduous
|
**blank** are by far the most common type of invertebrate
|
[
"spiders",
"crustaceans",
"corals"
] |
insects
|
**blank** means the amount of water vapor in the air
|
[
"temperature",
"pressure",
"ambient"
] |
humidity
|
**blank** happens when mammals raise their hair with tiny muscles in the skin
|
[
"bleeding",
"balding",
"bruising"
] |
goosebumps
|
Upon death of an organism , during composition , **blank** returns to the soil as ammonium ions
|
[
"potasium",
"calcium",
"hydrogen"
] |
nitrogen
|
Digestion of proteins begins with acids in **blank** organ
|
[
"colon",
"liver",
"brain"
] |
stomach
|
the most abundant metal of the earth 's crust is **blank**
|
[
"calcium",
"copper",
"magnetite"
] |
aluminum
|
**blank** of the eye allows light to enter
|
[
"eyelid",
"retina",
"iris"
] |
pupil
|
**blank** of muscle regulates air flow in lungs
|
[
"vascular",
"striated",
"alveoli"
] |
smooth
|
The temperature at which a substance melts is called its **blank** point
|
[
"boiling",
"change",
"freezing"
] |
melting
|
Humans are among the most versatile of mammals with **blank** type of diet
|
[
"carnivore",
"herbivore",
"vegetarian"
] |
omnivore
|
**blank** is required to move or change matter from one state to another
|
[
"food",
"gravity",
"evolution"
] |
energy
|
**blank** contains positive protons and neutral neutrons
|
[
"electrons",
"ions",
"epidermis"
] |
nucleus
|
**blank** control the amount of water , ions , and other substances in the blood by excreting more or less of them in urine
|
[
"lungs",
"tongue",
"ears"
] |
kidneys
|
fungi which feed on living cells are called **blank**
|
[
"static",
"predatory",
"symbiotic"
] |
parasitic
|
**blank** offers the richest source of fossils
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[
"metamorphic",
"igneous",
"geode"
] |
sedimentary
|
Isotopes are named for their number of protons plus **blank**
|
[
"isomers",
"electrons",
"nuclei"
] |
neutrons
|
In phyisics , **blank** is considered to be the rotational version of force
|
[
"work",
"energy",
"pressure"
] |
torque
|
Skeletal muscles are attached to the skeleton by tough connective tissues called **blank**
|
[
"fibers",
"veins",
"cords"
] |
tendons
|
the ability to see called is **blank**
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[
"thought",
"smell",
"hearing"
] |
vision
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Water can be broken down into hydrogen and oxygen gases by the addition of **blank**
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[
"motion",
"mineral",
"demand"
] |
energy
|
**blank** is shared by all chordates
|
[
"isochord",
"botachord",
"laxchord"
] |
notochord
|
The lithosphere is divided into a dozen major and several minor **blank**
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[
"zones",
"crystals",
"faults"
] |
plates
|
**blank** are used to indicate the number of atoms of an element that are in the compound
|
[
"indices",
"suffixes",
"digits"
] |
prefixes
|
Anything moving has **blank** type of energy
|
[
"magnetic",
"potential",
"thermal"
] |
kinetic
|
the adaptation that certain animals use to become less visible to predators and prey is **blank**
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[
"skeletons",
"speed",
"insulation"
] |
camouflage
|
another term for blood clotting is **blank**
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[
"adulation",
"oxidation",
"differentiation"
] |
coagulation
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**blank** occurs when the cell cycle is no longer regulated
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[
"allergy",
"schizophrenia",
"malnutrition"
] |
cancer
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Nerve cells that sense touch are found mainly **blank**
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[
"stomach",
"brain",
"lungs"
] |
skin
|
women should perform a breast self-exam by **blank**
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[
"yearly",
"weekly",
"quarterly"
] |
monthly
|
a fiber that is found only in mammals is **blank**
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[
"muscle",
"muscle",
"feathers"
] |
hair
|
**blank** when secondary alcohols oxidize
|
[
"chromosomes",
"ions",
"electrons"
] |
ketones
|
Bones , cartilage , and **blank** other thing make up the skeletal system
|
[
"muscles",
"organs",
"lungs"
] |
ligaments
|
**blank** of the sperm contains the nucleus
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[
"body",
"tail",
"nucleus"
] |
head
|
the smallest structural and functional unit of all living organisms are **blank**
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[
"neutrons",
"lipids",
"proteins"
] |
cells
|
Somatic cells come from the body and are not **blank** , like sperm or eggs are
|
[
"spores",
"toxins",
"organic"
] |
gametes
|
**blank** opens two strands of dna
|
[
"replication",
"adenylate",
"chromosome"
] |
helicase
|
Most hybrids are sterile because **blank** genetic structures are not homologous and can not pair during meiosis
|
[
"zygotes",
"ribosomes",
"phenotypes"
] |
chromosomes
|
Vultures , raccoons and blowflies are examples of **blank**
|
[
"producer",
"predator",
"consumer"
] |
scavengers
|
**blank** takes blood to the brain
|
[
"veins",
"pulmonary",
"coronary"
] |
carotid
|
The bohr model works only for **blank** atom
|
[
"helium",
"carbon",
"boron"
] |
hydrogen
|
**blank** has a higher metabolic rate , a mouse or an elephant
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[
"rat",
"rabbit",
"elephant"
] |
mouse
|
the energy produced **blank** by plants come from
|
[
"groundwater",
"animals",
"evaporation"
] |
sunlight
|
The ionic end of a detergent can either be a sulfate or **blank**
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[
"molecule",
"calcite",
"phosphate"
] |
sulfonate
|
**blank** is thought to have evolved from theropod dinosaurs around 150 million years ago
|
[
"insects",
"mammals",
"reptiles"
] |
birds
|
the protein in red blood cells which transports oxygen around the body is **blank**
|
[
"plasma",
"hydrogen",
"hematocrit"
] |
hemoglobin
|
At a synapse , **blank** objects are released to carry a nerve impulse from one neuron to the next
|
[
"viruses",
"receptors",
"microorganisms"
] |
neurotransmitters
|
All cells have a jellylike substance in which subcellular components are suspended . **blank** is that substance
|
[
"glycerol",
"plasma",
"cortisol"
] |
cytosol
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the term for the force that brings objects toward the earth is **blank**
|
[
"weight",
"light",
"centrifugal"
] |
gravity
|
When your brain senses that your body temperature is increasing , it sends messages to the blood vessels in the skin to increase in **blank**
|
[
"surface",
"height",
"weight"
] |
diameter
|
Ingestion and propulsion are the first two steps in **blank** process that describes how humans process and consume food
|
[
"absorption",
"regeneration",
"respiration"
] |
digestion
|
a round sucker has used **blank** to suck the blood of other fish
|
[
"shark",
"abalone",
"moray"
] |
lamprey
|
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