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900
Which is one of the most frequently studied cartilaginous fish?
[ "manatees", "sharks", "whales", "dolphins" ]
B
901
A vapor light produces visible light by what process?
[ "Solar Energy", "electroluminescence", "luminescent", "solutes" ]
B
902
What substance, which forms igneous rock, flows out in rivers of lava when it reaches the surface?
[ "fertilizer", "soil", "magma", "granite" ]
C
903
What do mammals have under the skin to help insulate the body?
[ "bone", "nerve cells", "cartilage", "a layer of fat" ]
D
904
Certain air pollutants form which liquid when dissolved in water droplets in the air?
[ "acid", "water", "citrus", "base" ]
A
905
What element is the most abundant in the universe?
[ "helium", "hydrogen", "oxygen", "carbon" ]
B
906
Atoms of a given _______ are identical in size, mass, and other properties.
[ "function", "organism", "molecule", "element" ]
D
907
Spongy bone is found inside bones and is lighter and less dense than compact bone because it is what?
[ "amorphous", "porous", "fibrous", "pliable" ]
B
908
Animals are heterotrophs, which means that they cannot make their own what?
[ "food", "habitat", "fuel", "energy" ]
A
909
What is the electron domain geometry of ammonia?
[ "atoms", "tetrahedral", "membranes", "neurons" ]
B
910
In humans, fertilization occurs soon after the oocyte leaves this?
[ "placenta", "ovary", "testes", "egg" ]
B
911
Oxygen, carbon dioxide, atp, and nadph are reactants in what process that plants use to produce food?
[ "photosynthesis", "absorbtion", "chlorophyll", "glycolysis" ]
A
912
What is the basic unit of the structure and function of living things?
[ "nucleus", "molecule", "cell", "atom" ]
C
913
The earth's gravitational force causes the moon to do what?
[ "overlap the earth", "orbit the earth", "lose orbit", "change size" ]
B
914
When a nerve impulse reaches the end of an axon, what are the chemicals released by the axon called?
[ "electrolytes", "receptors", "neurons", "neurotransmitters" ]
D
915
What do ecosystems absorb on the earth?
[ "energy", "fuel", "water", "hydrogen" ]
A
916
Under what type of conditions can populations grow exponentially?
[ "lush", "useful", "ideal", "pleasant" ]
C
917
Malonate plays what negative role on the enzyme succinate dehydrogenase?
[ "receptor", "pathway", "catalyst", "inhibitor" ]
D
918
How many mass extinctions have occurred throughout earth's history?
[ "six", "three", "four", "five" ]
D
919
What refers to the ability to change or move matter and is required by all life processes and living things?
[ "fuel", "energy", "gravity", "enthalpy" ]
B
920
In the grand canyon, the same rock layers are visible on opposite sides of the canyon and were deposited simultaneously, which is an example of what?
[ "bilateral continuity", "directly continuity", "width continuity", "lateral continuity" ]
D
921
What do we call the visible part of the electromagnetic spectrum?
[ "light", "electricity", "weight", "radio" ]
A
922
What type of crust is made of basalt lavas that flow onto the seafloor?
[ "endotopic", "warm", "oceanic", "exotic" ]
C
923
Do changes to rocks happen quickly or slowly?
[ "quickly", "quickly then slowly", "slowly", "slowly then quickly" ]
C
924
What is a large molecule with many repeating units?
[ "supermolecule", "polymer", "cells", "plasma" ]
B
925
What absorbs, scatters, or reflects most incoming solar radiation in the atmosphere?
[ "coulds and minerals", "clouds and sand", "ice and dust", "clouds and dust" ]
D
926
Small nonprotein, water-soluble molecules or ions called second messengers often play a role in what kind of pathways?
[ "creating", "signaling", "creating", "inhibiting" ]
B
927
How do many mammals control their body temperature?
[ "homeostasis", "dieting", "itching", "sweating" ]
D
928
The invention of the wheel is an example of what, which has the goal of solving human problems?
[ "concept", "industry", "technology", "evolution" ]
C
929
Prokaryotes can reproduce quickly by what?
[ "multiple fission", "residual fission", "binary fission", "solar fission" ]
C
930
What is defined by its sequence of nucleotides?
[ "amino acids", "proteins acids", "nucleic acids", "structural acids" ]
C
931
What in roundworms is a partial body cavity filled with fluid?
[ "abdomen", "pseudocoelom", "spicule", "cocklebur" ]
B
932
Which body system breaks down food and absorbs nutrients?
[ "hormonal system", "circulation system", "digestive system", "skeletal system" ]
C
933
What disease is unpreventable in the type one form but may be prevented by diet if it is of the second type?
[ "Obesity", "TB", "diabetes", "Cancer" ]
C
934
What do you call a chemical process used to treat water by destroying a contaminant?
[ "toxic remediation", "carbon remediation", "chemical remediation", "basic remediation" ]
C
935
What occurs when excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere causes the oceans to become acidic?
[ "ocean acidification", "ocean vaporization", "desalinization", "acid rain" ]
A
936
What kind of muscle is the heart mainly composed of?
[ "respiratory muscle", "cardiac muscle", "nerve muscle", "idealized muscle" ]
B
937
Assume a molecule must cross the plasma membrane into what?
[ "atom", "cell", "circle", "shell" ]
B
938
What branch of science explains much of what you observe and do in your daily life?
[ "astronomy", "physical science", "temperature science", "psychology" ]
B
939
Most of the energy used by living things comes either directly or indirectly from where?
[ "sun", "horizon", "water", "earth" ]
A
940
When present in large volumes, what color hue can water emit?
[ "pink", "white", "yellow", "blue" ]
D
941
What prevents new ovarian follicles from developing and suppresses uterine contractility?
[ "germination", "estrogen", "glucose", "progesterone" ]
D
942
What type of bombs put a much larger fraction of their output into thermal energy than do conventional bombs?
[ "nuclear", "dense bombs", "dirty bombs", "TNT" ]
A
943
The majority of elements, including iron and copper, are of what type?
[ "minerals", "acids", "metals", "oils" ]
C
944
What happens to water vapor as it rises?
[ "it warms", "it disperses", "it cools", "it vibrates" ]
C
945
Prophase is preceded by a preprophase stage in what type of cells?
[ "plant cells", "egg cells", "hair and nail cells", "brain cells" ]
A
946
The bilaterians are divided into deuterostomes and what else?
[ "progestins", "protostomes", "gymnosperms", "protozoa" ]
B
947
What is it called when birds keep their eggs warm while the embryos inside develop?
[ "incubation", "spawning", "insulation", "fertilization" ]
A
948
What leaves behind crescent-shaped scars on a hillside and may be caused by a layer of slippery, wet clay underneath the rock and soil on a hillside?
[ "shearing", "creep", "slump", "slide" ]
C
949
What is the organ system that brings oxygen into the body and releases carbon dioxide?
[ "lungs", "brain", "liver", "kidneys" ]
A
950
What is the union of the cytoplasms of two parent mycelia known as?
[ "plasmology", "plasmogamy", "spirogyra", "xerophyte" ]
B
951
How many chambers are there in a bird's heart?
[ "5", "4", "3", "1" ]
B
952
The ladybug and the frog both start as eggs and go through what process?
[ "metamorphosis", "parthenogenesis", "proboscis", "transition" ]
A
953
What formula shows only the kinds and numbers of atoms in a molecule?
[ "molecular formula", "plasma formula", "nucleus formula", "atomic formula" ]
A
954
In multicellular organisms, essential biological functions are carried out by what?
[ "cells", "molecules", "organs", "atoms" ]
C
955
Fahrenheit, celsius, and kelvin are all units which measure what?
[ "brightness", "precipitation", "temperature", "radiation" ]
C
956
Many plants respond to the days growing shorter in the fall by doing what?
[ "turning to liquid", "growing faster", "going dormant", "migrating" ]
C
957
What are the smallest particles of matter?
[ "atoms", "ions", "molecules", "electrons" ]
A
958
How do animals obtain nitrogen?
[ "eating plants or bugs", "eating plants or sediments", "eating plants or organisms", "eating plants other animals" ]
C
959
Hydrophilic molecules generally avoid what other kinds of molecules?
[ "aqueous", "neutral", "lipophilic", "hydrophobic" ]
D
960
Where do t cells mature?
[ "bone marrow", "liver", "pituitary gland", "thymus gland" ]
D
961
The name of a simple covalent compound can be determined from its chemical this?
[ "formula", "models", "map", "configuration" ]
A
962
Asteroids are not geologically active. which is the only way they can change?
[ "propulsion", "expansion", "a collision", "combustion" ]
C
963
What term describes reproducing by external fertilization after the female sheds large numbers of small eggs?
[ "glandular", "glaucous", "oviparous", "homozygous" ]
C
964
Solid carbon dioxide is called what?
[ "dry ice", "blue ice", "liquid nitrogen", "carbohydrate" ]
A
965
While ecosystems need a constant input of energy for their organisms, what do ecosystems recycle?
[ "matter", "light", "water", "food" ]
A
966
Most mercury compounds decompose when they are?
[ "filled", "cooled", "heated", "mixed" ]
C
967
Animal behavior can be said to be controlled by genetics and experiences, also known as nature and what?
[ "evolution", "nurture", "interaction", "growth" ]
B
968
The first two electrons in lithium fill the 1s orbital and have the same sets of four what as the two electrons in helium?
[ "decay numbers", "quantum numbers", "gravity numbers", "kinetic numbers" ]
B
969
What allows some things to enter the cell while keeping other things out?
[ "cell center", "cell membrane", "cell substrate", "cell vacuum" ]
B
970
What is the term for something changing from water to ice?
[ "freezing", "evaporation", "boiling", "melting" ]
A
971
What is an individual with more than the correct number of chromosome sets called?
[ "diploid", "polyploid", "autotrophs", "autosome" ]
B
972
Most of the fresh water on earth is tied up in a solid form. what are they called?
[ "sediments", "glaciers", "lakes", "oceans" ]
B
973
What takes place where septa is found?
[ "forming of brain cells", "forming of muscle tissue", "forming of reproductive cells", "forming of stem cells" ]
C
974
Hertz proved that what type of waves travel at the speed of light?
[ "sound", "electromagnetic", "seismic", "tsunamis" ]
B
975
Specific antigens on the surface of red blood cells determine what, which is important in cases of transfusion?
[ "blood type", "blood form", "blood amount", "blood count" ]
A
976
Where do extrusive igneous rocks cool at?
[ "in volcanoes", "surface", "in water", "underground" ]
B
977
What is citrate an ionized form of?
[ "carbonic acid", "citric acid", "hydrochloric acid", "protein" ]
B
978
What functions in removing phosphorylated amino acids from proteins?
[ "peptide", "carbonate", "sucrose", "phosphatase" ]
D
979
The hypothalamus in vertebrates integrates what two systems?
[ "endocrine and nervous", "marrow and nervous", "Pathway and nervous", "connectors and nervous" ]
A
980
What type of biomes have water containing little or no salt?
[ "aquatic biomes", "coastal biomes", "marine biomes", "freshwater biomes" ]
D
981
Electricity consists of a constant stream of what tiny particles?
[ "quarks", "ions", "electrons", "atoms" ]
C
982
What is a solution with a ph lower than 7 called?
[ "dioxide", "neutral", "acid", "basic" ]
C
983
Which division of the peripheral nervous system interprets signals, while the motor division sends signals?
[ "sensory", "kinetic", "automatic", "olfactory" ]
A
984
What record provides evidence that new species develop to fill the habitats where old species lived following a mass extinction?
[ "fossil record", "fossil fuels", "erosion record", "climate record" ]
A
985
What is the process of filtering waste from the kidneys?
[ "inflammation", "dialysis", "virus", "stones" ]
B
986
The energy required to remove an electron from a gaseous atom is called?
[ "ionization energy", "potential energy", "vapor energy", "fission energy" ]
A
987
The four basic types of tissue are epithelial, muscle, connective, and what?
[ "circulatory", "digestive", "regulatory", "nervous" ]
D
988
What theory states that all matter consists of constantly moving particles?
[ "inertia theory", "kinetic theory of matter", "Big Bang theory", "conservtion of matter" ]
B
989
Carnivores that eat herbivores are what kind of consumers?
[ "tertiary", "secondary", "primary", "quaternary" ]
B
990
Plant-like protists contains chloroplasts and make food by what process?
[ "photosynthesis", "chemical processes", "farming", "digestion" ]
A
991
What is written as systolic over diastolic?
[ "blood pressure", "brain pressure", "blood position", "fractional pressure" ]
A
992
When a species changes in small ways over time, what is it called?
[ "small evolution", "nanoevolution", "microevolution", "minievolution" ]
C
993
What is the purpose of a bird using flashy displays?
[ "to attract mates", "to protect their territory", "to signal feeding", "to dissuade predators" ]
A
994
What do you call the ancient cores of continents, where the earliest continental crust is now found?
[ "escarpments", "craters", "mantles", "cratons" ]
D
995
In the case of the moose, predation is an additional factor that regulates what?
[ "color", "weight", "population", "speed" ]
C
996
Where do short period comets come from?
[ "vesta belt", "photon belt", "milky way", "kuiper belt" ]
D
997
Only after implantation can an embryo develop into a what?
[ "fetus", "living thing", "mammal", "humans" ]
A
998
What are atoms with unstable nuclei are considered to be?
[ "ions", "destructive", "radioactive", "unstable" ]
C
999
In what form is atmospheric sulfur found?
[ "sulfur monoxide", "sulfur dioxide (so2)", "formaldehyde", "sulfuric acid" ]
B