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Repository for the EPFL-CS-552 (Modern Natural Language Processing) Project: Post-training Qwen3-1.7B in the General Knowledge domain. • 19 items • Updated
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What kind of reasoning involves formulating generalizations inferred from careful observation and the analysis of a large amount of data?
A) skepticism
B) inductive
C) deductive
D) reflexive
| deductive | C |
What causes acid rain?
A) chemicals in waterways
B) heavy pollution
C) air pollution
D) carbon dioxide
| air pollution | C |
What is the main component of phytoplankton?
A) seawater
B) algae
C) sponge
D) coral
| algae | B |
What is manufactured and added to foods to preserve freshness?
A) protein
B) vitamin c
C) carbohydrates
D) trans fat
| trans fat | D |
All living organisms must have what ability, in order to make more organisms like themselves?
A) variation
B) absorption
C) cloning
D) reproduction
| reproduction | D |
In the cardiovascular system, net filtration pressure represents the interaction of osmotic pressures and what other pressures?
A) hydrostatic
B) uptake
C) hydrophilic
D) homeostatic
| hydrostatic | A |
What are composed of a phosphate group, a sugar, and one of five different nitrogenous bases.
A) nucleotides
B) prokaryotes
C) cytotypes
D) carotenoids
| nucleotides | A |
What is lowered when salts go into ion form?
A) power
B) resistance
C) charge
D) voltage
| resistance | B |
What term is used to describe the total spread of values in a sample?
A) axis
B) range
C) scale
D) variety
| range | B |
What kind of mutations are produced by nucleotide-pair insertions or deletions?
A) cloned
B) frameshift
C) framing
D) shifty
| frameshift | B |
Fe for iron and pb for lead are examples of elements known since ancient times, which have symbols based on their name in what language?
A) spanish
B) latin
C) italian
D) arabic
| latin | B |
What are the two types of fatty acids?
A) saturated and unsaturated
B) hydrochloric and carboxylic
C) saturated and biodegradable
D) saturated and endogenous
| saturated and unsaturated | A |
In naming ternary compounds, which type of particle is stated first?
A) molecule
B) anion
C) cation
D) subatomic
| cation | C |
Which human body system is a complex network of nervous tissue that carries electrical messages throughout the body?
A) the bacterial system
B) the lymph system
C) the localized system
D) the nervous system
| the nervous system | D |
Prokaryotic cells do not have a nucleus but instead generally have a single chromosome, a piece of double-stranded dna located in an area of the cell called the what?
A) nucleoid
B) spicule
C) cytoplasm
D) lysosome
| nucleoid | A |
Wings of bats and birds serve the same function. which body part should you study to understand ancestral differences?
A) skin and feathers
B) skull size
C) bones inside wings
D) skin inside wings
| bones inside wings | C |
Who lack some of the defining traits of chordates?
A) Adult Mammals
B) Reptiles
C) adult humans
D) Childern
| adult humans | C |
The spinal cord develops, cells making up the wall of the neural tube proliferate and differentiate into what?
A) muscles and glia
B) membrane and glia
C) neurons and glia
D) jelly and glia
| neurons and glia | C |
Dissolved fertilizer can ultimately lead to the creation of what in lakes or coastal oceans, which means a place where nothing can live?
A) hydrothermal vent
B) deceased zone
C) dead zone
D) extinction zone
| dead zone | C |
There are several types of wetlands including marshes, swamps, bogs, mudflats, and salt marshes. the three shared characteristics among these types—what makes them wetlands—are their hydrology, hydrophytic vegetation, and this?
A) niya soils
B) hydric soils
C) stibnite soils
D) sandy soils
| hydric soils | B |
Sometimes two or more distinct phenotypes can each have their advantages and be selected for by natural selection; this is known as what?
A) diversifying selection
B) multiplying selection
C) shedding selection
D) extra selection
| diversifying selection | A |
What two planets is the asteroid belt found between?
A) mars and jupiter
B) Mars and Earth
C) Jupiter and Earth
D) Jupiter and Saturn
| mars and jupiter | A |
What is it called when two waves in the same medium pass one another?
A) interference
B) synchrony
C) accumulation
D) frequency
| interference | A |
Noble gases are monatomic because they only contain one of what?
A) charges
B) ions
C) atoms
D) molecules
| atoms | C |
What fills the epidermal cells that make up fingernails and toenails?
A) chromatin
B) amino acids
C) keratin
D) cellulose
| keratin | C |
What are the 2 primary hosts of ebola in central africa?
A) apes and hippos
B) apes and bats
C) hyenas and apes
D) lions and elephants
| apes and bats | B |
Most reptiles lay what kind of eggs?
A) hard-shelled
B) umbilical
C) amniotic
D) roe
| amniotic | C |
About how full is the outer energy level in metalloids?
A) half full
B) a quarter full
C) three-fourth full
D) nearly empty
| half full | A |
Which bone is derived from the fusion of four very small coccygeal vertebrae?
A) femur
B) coccyx
C) clavicle
D) cranium
| coccyx | B |
Because collisions are ______, energy can be transferred between molecules during them.
A) inelastic
B) conductive
C) elastic
D) preservative
| elastic | C |
What property of fluids causes something to stay on or near the surface of water?
A) strength
B) density
C) weight
D) buoyancy
| buoyancy | D |
What are seeds plants that produce naked seeds in cones called?
A) angiosperms
B) cytoplasm
C) lipids
D) gymnosperms
| gymnosperms | D |
What is the force that causes objects to fall down to the ground?
A) velocity
B) gravity
C) pull
D) motion
| gravity | B |
A man made lake is known as what?
A) Pond
B) Lagoon
C) resevoirs
D) Lake
| resevoirs | C |
What type of cells make up tumors?
A) cancer cells
B) boyle cells
C) white blood cells
D) consumption cells
| cancer cells | A |
Different interatomic distances produce different lattice what?
A) energies
B) surfaces
C) qualities
D) weights
| energies | A |
Where do skeletal muscles usually attach?
A) end of bones
B) to cartilage
C) to dendrites
D) to the spine
| end of bones | A |
People with red hair usually have what type of skin?
A) oily
B) light
C) dry
D) dark
| light | B |
Which mineral do native americans use to decorate items?
A) Tanzanite
B) turquoise
C) Topaz
D) Amethyst
| turquoise | B |
Kinetic energy of moving particles of matter, measured by their temperatures are known as:
A) thermal energy
B) atmospheric energy
C) visible energy
D) solar energy
| thermal energy | A |
Metabolism produces waste energy in the form of heat, which helps what type of animal conserve and maintain heat at a relatively constant body temperature?
A) amphibian
B) cold-blooded (ectotherm)
C) warm-blooded (endotherm)
D) lizard
| warm-blooded (endotherm) | C |
Natural selection cannot create new variations in organisms - these new variations must be created by what, which are usually associated with some sort of abnormality?
A) pollution
B) infection
C) mutation
D) radiation
| mutation | C |
The carbon atoms are bonded together, with each carbon also being bonded to two of what kind of atoms?
A) helium
B) hydrogen
C) calcium
D) ions
| hydrogen | B |
What is the second most common type of cancer in both men and women?
A) breast
B) heart
C) lung
D) skin
| lung | C |
What processes involve a transfer of electrons between the wire and the solution?
A) thermal
B) magnetic
C) radioactive
D) electrochemical
| electrochemical | D |
Bronchial tubes in the lungs branch into ever-smaller structures, finally ending in alveoli. the alveoli act like what?
A) bellows
B) tiny bubbles
C) springs
D) filters
| tiny bubbles | B |
What is one problem with current methods of aluminum production?
A) environmental contaminants
B) competition
C) food shortages
D) recycling is cheap
| environmental contaminants | A |
The most abundant formed elements in blood, erythrocytes are red, biconcave disks packed with an oxygen-carrying compound called this?
A) plasma
B) pus
C) hemoglobin
D) hydrogen
| hemoglobin | C |
What type of bonds contain atoms that possess either a partial positive or a partial negative charge?
A) geologic bonds
B) polar bonds
C) hot bonds
D) ionic bonds
| polar bonds | B |
What is the distance north or south of the equator called?
A) latitude
B) circumference
C) elevation
D) longitude
| latitude | A |
Viruses were assumed to exist before they were first seen with an electron microscope in which decade?
A) 1930 ' s
B) 1960's
C) 1940's
D) 1890's
| 1930 ' s | A |
A diploid cell contains two sets of what?
A) atoms
B) ribosomes
C) neutrons
D) chromosomes
| chromosomes | D |
Which part of the axon has a higher membrane potential?
A) biofilm hillock
B) canals hillock
C) muscular hillock
D) axon hillock
| axon hillock | D |
How many types of leptons are there?
A) twelve
B) two
C) nine
D) six
| six | D |
The conducting zone of the respiratory system includes the organs and structures not directly involved in what?
A) copper exchange
B) gold exchange
C) helium exchange
D) gas exchange
| gas exchange | D |
What type of radio waves exist in the 540 to 1600 khz frequency range?
A) sound waves
B) am radio waves
C) fm radio waves
D) microwaves
| am radio waves | B |
What organs secrete hormones that help maintain homeostasis?
A) the kidneys
B) the digestion organs
C) the lungs
D) the gonads
| the kidneys | A |
What occurs when light reflects off a very smooth surface and forms a clear image?
A) absorption
B) regular reflection
C) refraction
D) projection
| regular reflection | B |
Where does mechanical digestion begin?
A) mouth
B) brain
C) intestines
D) stomach
| mouth | A |
What type of waste is likely to explode?
A) liquid waste
B) solid waste
C) mesh waste
D) explosive waste
| explosive waste | D |
The thalamus acts as a gateway to and from what?
A) medulla oblongata
B) pons
C) spine
D) cortex
| cortex | D |
Light-weight air-filled bones and a large four-chambered heart helps a bird do what?
A) fly
B) run
C) digest
D) swim
| fly | A |
What are elements that generally do not conduct electricity?
A) iron
B) copper
C) nonmetals
D) metal
| nonmetals | C |
The voltages generated at a power plant are stepped up by what passive devices, which then reduce voltage to a safe level at the point of use?
A) transformers
B) transistors
C) batteries
D) capacitors
| transformers | A |
Which property changes when a glass breaks?
A) State
B) its physical property
C) density
D) Chemical
| its physical property | B |
What are the two types of vascular tissues found in vascular plants?
A) cytoplasm and chloroplasm
B) ectoderm and phloem
C) xylem and phloem
D) xylem and chloroplasm
| xylem and phloem | C |
What do you call a type of mixture that has the same composition throughout?
A) transition
B) solution
C) transfusion
D) structure
| solution | B |
Planes fly in what layer of the atmosphere because there is less friction and turbulence?
A) crust
B) stratosphere
C) mesosphere
D) ozone layer
| stratosphere | B |
What are structures that have a common function and suggest common ancestry?
A) analogous structures
B) homologous structures
C) monogamous structures
D) reversible structures
| homologous structures | B |
What type of response do signal transductions within target cells bring about?
A) physiological
B) psychological
C) resporatory
D) bacterial
| physiological | A |
Jellyfish belong to which phylum?
A) mycobacteria
B) porifera
C) analidae
D) cnidaria
| cnidaria | D |
The most important characteristic of extant amphibians is a moist, permeable skin used for this?
A) cutaneous respiration
B) benign respiration
C) avian respiration
D) simple respiration
| cutaneous respiration | A |
What occur when elements switch places in compounds?
A) chemical reaction
B) chain reaction
C) replacement reactions
D) chemical interaction
| replacement reactions | C |
Transition metals are superior conductors of heat as well as what else?
A) cold
B) radiation
C) light
D) electricity
| electricity | D |
A flow of one coulomb per second is called one ampere, which is a measure of what?
A) electric current
B) Direct current
C) powered current
D) performance current
| electric current | A |
Mount kilimanjaro has ________ climates at the top and bottom?
A) dangerous
B) similar
C) different
D) rainy
| different | C |
The common cold and flu are examples of human diseases caused by what tiny particles?
A) infections
B) parasites
C) bacteria
D) viruses
| viruses | D |
Cells in green algae divide along cell plates called what?
A) xanthophylls
B) cellulose
C) phragmoplasts
D) chloroplasts
| phragmoplasts | C |
What is the center of an earthquake called?
A) the magnitude
B) the impact
C) the epicenter
D) the core
| the epicenter | C |
A wall of rocks or concrete that juts out into the ocean perpendicular to the shore is called?
A) fault
B) groin
C) rib
D) shield
| groin | B |
The process of making a polymer is called what?
A) memorization
B) reaction
C) fermentation
D) polymerization
| polymerization | D |
What scientific word, which gives its name to a type of rock, means "to change form"?
A) evaporation
B) igneous
C) evolution
D) metamorphism
| metamorphism | D |
How many processes contribute to the emergence of viral diseases?
A) three
B) one
C) two
D) four
| three | A |
What type of mutations cannot be passed on to offspring?
A) symbiotic mutations
B) functional mutations
C) somatic mutations
D) instructional mutations
| somatic mutations | C |
In an experiment, what is the affected variable called?
A) control variable
B) dependent variable
C) form variable
D) independent variable
| dependent variable | B |
What type of mammals are humans?
A) marsupial mammals
B) somatic mammals
C) respiratory mammals
D) placental mammals
| placental mammals | D |
The electrolysis of what substance produces hydrogen and oxygen gases
A) water
B) hydrocarbon
C) cholesterol
D) carbon dioxide
| water | A |
What is the function of chloroplasts that are found in plant and algal cells?
A) spermatogenesis
B) photosynthesis
C) glycolysis
D) mitosis
| photosynthesis | B |
What crust is thinner and denser than continental crust?
A) oceanic
B) land
C) asteroid
D) coastal
| oceanic | A |
How many types of mechanical waves are there?
A) one
B) three
C) five
D) nine
| three | B |
What are plants that grow where people don't want them to and can take up space and use resources which hinders growth of more desirable plants?
A) grasses
B) native plants
C) weeds
D) shrubs
| weeds | C |
Which disease causes cells to divide out of control
A) arthritis
B) cancer
C) mutation
D) autoimmune diseases
| cancer | B |
Autocrine signaling takes place within the same what?
A) proteins
B) tissue type
C) cell
D) organ
| cell | C |
When the nucleus divides, the two chromatids that make up each chromosome separate from each other and move to opposite poles of the cell during this process?
A) cytokinesis
B) mitosis
C) meiosis
D) spawning
| mitosis | B |
In the past, what colliding with planet earth has caused many organisms to die off?
A) the Sun
B) acid rain
C) meteorites
D) asteroids
| asteroids | D |
The term science comes from a latin word that means?
A) only knowledge
B) having information
C) were knowledge
D) having knowledge
| having knowledge | D |
What do angiosperms produce?
A) needles
B) scales
C) leaves
D) flowers and fruit
| flowers and fruit | D |
What do aquatic arthropods use to exchange gases with the water?
A) pores
B) gills
C) nostrils
D) lungs
| gills | B |
What are the nonliving matter that living things need called?
A) acids
B) nutrients
C) elements
D) fluids
| nutrients | B |
Air is said to reach what point, a term used by meteorologists, when humidity increases or temperature decreases?
A) freezing point
B) bubble point
C) its dew point
D) its dip point
| its dew point | C |