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Question: Release of spores in a suitable environment will lead to germination and a new generation of what? Options: A. seeds B. filaments C. assemblages D. gametophytes
D
Question: Why are living things considered to be renewable? Options: A. they reproduce B. they evolve C. they decompose D. they inherit traits
A
Question: What is the term for the metabolic reaction where living systems build new molecules? Options: A. symbolism B. connectionism C. anabolism D. metabolism
C
Question: Name the three types of muscle tissue. Options: A. skeletal, cardiac, long B. smooth, long, tight C. skeletal, smooth, cardiac D. cardiac, smooth, long
C
Question: Cellular respiration and photosynthesis are important parts of which cycle? Options: A. water cycle B. vapor cycle C. greenhouse effect D. carbon cycle
D
Question: What are the winds that occur in belts that encircle the planet? Options: A. global rains B. new winds C. galactic winds D. global winds
D
Question: Human mammary glands can produce what substance, which can be used to feed children? Options: A. edema B. urea C. sperm D. milk
D
Question: What is a prerequisite for fertilization to take place in plants? Options: A. mitosis B. photosynthesis C. germination D. pollination
D
Question: Water is allowed to flow downhill into a large turbine to harness power. what helps the turbine spin? Options: A. residual energy B. electrostatic energy C. polar energy D. kinetic energy
D
Question: The movement of bone away from the midline of the body is called what? Options: A. continuation B. extension C. flexion D. spring
B
Question: What occurs when so much water enters a stream or river that it overflows its banks or when deep snow melts very quickly in spring? Options: A. drought B. avalanche C. flooding D. storm
C
Question: What is the cause of the “heartburn” that occurs when acidic digestive juices escape into the esophagus? Options: A. acid reflux B. toxic reflux C. acid pressure D. acidic buildup
A
Question: By 180 million years ago, pangaea began to do what? Options: A. freeze B. grow C. combine D. break up
D
Question: What has a single voltage source and a single resistor Options: A. simple circuit B. stuff circuit C. pattern circuit D. complex circuit
A
Question: What property is associated with the number of reactant molecules involved in an elementary step? Options: A. molecularity B. Molecules C. pollenation D. kilocalorie
A
Question: During an earthquake, wet soils become like what? Options: A. rock B. sand C. quicksand D. water
C
Question: What helps sound travel in waves? Options: A. temperatures B. molecules C. gases D. speaker placements
C
Question: What kind of relationship between glucagon and insulin is vital to managing fuel storage and consumption by body cells? Options: A. opportunistic B. antagonistic C. commensalism D. sympathetic
B
Question: The yellowstone hot spot is a famous example of a what? Options: A. deeper hot spot B. form hot spot C. continental hot spot D. oceanic hot spot
C
Question: Ionic compounds take on the form of extended three-dimensional arrays of cations and what else? Options: A. oxides B. electrons C. anions D. crystals
C
Question: Electric generators convert what type of energy to electric energy? Options: A. fluid energy B. thermodynamic energy C. mechanical energy D. electromagnetic energy
C
Question: What can autographs do that heterotrophs cannot do? Options: A. live without water B. make their own air C. make their own food D. live without sleep
C
Question: The primary amine in which the nitrogen atom is attached directly to a benzene ring has a special name, what is it? Options: A. nitrate B. cyanide C. aniline D. aldehyde
C
Question: What is formed when each sodium atom donates its single valence electron to a chlorine atom? Options: A. nitrogen chloride B. sodium chloride C. carbon chloride D. trioxide chloride
B
Question: The fujita scale measures the intensity of what weather event, based on wind speed and damage? Options: A. tornado B. wind gust C. blizzard D. sandstorm
A
Question: What allows the electrons to move in an electrochemical system. Options: A. mass B. conductor C. conduction D. magnetism
B
Question: The simplest type of battery contains what? Options: A. single cell B. multiple cells C. water D. alkaline
A
Question: A newborn baby has a soft spot on the top of its head. over the next few months, the soft spot gradually does what? Options: A. grows B. weakens C. hardens D. shrinks
C
Question: Microwaves are converted into what kind of energy in a microwave oven? Options: A. light energy B. solar energy C. mechanical energy D. thermal energy
D
Question: What is the process of moving air into and out of the lungs called? Options: A. naturalization B. insulation C. ventilation D. hydration
C
Question: What plays the same role in rotational motion that force plays in linear motion. Options: A. frame B. fulcrum C. torque D. efficiency
C
Question: Ions are charged what? Options: A. isotopes B. atoms C. protons D. molecules
B
Question: What occurs when a parent cell splits into two identical daughter cells of the same size? Options: A. fission B. diffusion C. division D. fusion
A
Question: What kind of scientist is concerned with facets of geomorphology, topography, vegetation, and climate? Options: A. atstronomer B. geophysicist C. geologist D. soil scientist
D
Question: What was the first antiseptic called? Options: A. phenol B. gasoline C. acid D. chlorine
A
Question: Which model helps explain molecules with double or triple bonds? Options: A. reactivity model B. hybridization model C. particle model D. salinity model
B
Question: Name the plant considered to be the ancestor of plants? Options: A. grass B. green algae C. ferns D. brown algae
B
Question: How can bacterial stis usually be cured? Options: A. with antibiotics B. antiinflammatories C. tylenol D. antivirals
A
Question: Where do organisms acquire toxic substances from along with nutrients and water? Options: A. reproduction B. movement C. isolation D. environment
D
Question: What was the first widely used antibiotic? Options: A. alcohol B. aspirin C. penicillin D. benadryl
C
Question: Decay of what provides some of earth's internal heat? Options: A. ionic elements B. radioactive compounds C. decaying elements D. radioactive elements
D
Question: Plants are complex organisms with tissues organized into what? Options: A. families B. carbons C. systems D. organs
D
Question: What are mammals that lay eggs called? Options: A. kangaroos B. herbivores C. monotremes D. amphibians
C
Question: What do monotremes have instead of a uterus and vagina? Options: A. urethra B. pouch C. endometrium D. cloaca
D
Question: What part of the body controls the responses of hunger and satiety? Options: A. brain B. heart C. blood D. small intestine
A
Question: What kind of reactions absorb energy from their surroundings as they occur? Options: A. hydrostatic B. endothermic C. exothermic D. autotrophic
B
Question: Hybrid orbitals are formed only in which type of bonded atoms? Options: A. partially B. covalently C. ionically D. thermally
B
Question: Most autotrophs make their "food" through which process, using the energy of the sun? Options: A. oculitis B. glycolysis C. photosynthesis D. atherosclerosis
C
Question: Because heating results in a greater fraction of molecules having the necessary kinetic energy to escape the surface of the liquid, what occurs more quickly when liquid is heated? Options: A. absorption B. oxidation C. evaporation D. expansion
C
Question: What is the term for a theoretical framework for describing evolutionary change in populations through the change in allele frequencies? Options: A. total genetics B. density genetics C. percent genetics D. population genetics
D
Question: In which specific organs are hormonal cells located? Options: A. mammary glands B. lymph nodes C. spinal cord D. endocrine glands
D
Question: Found in plants and algae, chloroplasts are the site of what process? Options: A. spermatogenesis B. photosynthesis C. glycolysis D. transferase
B
Question: Water behind a dam has potential energy. moving water, such as in a waterfall or a rapidly flowing river, has this? Options: A. kinetic energy B. compression energy C. thermal energy D. residual energy
A
Question: What part of the cell helps it keep its shape? Options: A. cytoskeleton B. enzymes C. cytoplasm D. nucleus
A
Question: What is the term for crops that are genetically modified with new genes that code for traits useful to humans? Options: A. carcinogenic B. mutant C. embryonic D. transgenic
D
Question: What is the rate at which a specific allele appears within a population called? Options: A. allele rarity B. allele frequecy C. allele commonness D. trait frequency
B
Question: Memory t cells are long-lived and can even persist for how long? Options: A. minutes B. eons C. lifetime D. days
C
Question: What fluid becomes less viscous, allowing for better joint function after stretching? Options: A. synovial B. proximal C. cranial D. vertebral
A
Question: Chains of small molecules called nucleotides make up what? Options: A. nucleic acids B. proteins C. chromosomes D. peptides
A
Question: What is the preferred method for separating late transition metals from their ores? Options: A. purging B. hydrometallurgy C. hydraulics D. heating
B
Question: When na 2 hpo 24 − (the weak acid) comes into contact with a strong base, such as sodium hydroxide (naoh), the weak acid reverts back to the weak base and produces what? Options: A. air B. water C. rock D. plasma
B
Question: What system is designed to facilitate the transformation of food matter into the nutrient components that sustain organisms? Options: A. tissue B. respiratory C. digestive D. skeletal
C
Question: What are the sporophytes in ferns? Options: A. spores B. leaves C. leafy plants D. cycles
C
Question: The measure of how much a given volume of matter decreases when placed under pressure is called? Options: A. elasticity B. compressibility C. solubility D. malleability
B
Question: What are two major categories of mutations? Options: A. german and somatic B. homologous and somatic C. germline and somatic D. plasticity and somatic
C
Question: Chemical equations in which heat is shown as either a reactant or a product are called what? Options: A. hydroelectric equations B. thermochemical equations C. thorium equations D. feedstock equations
B
Question: Clams, oysters, scallops, and mussels are examples of what type of species? Options: A. mollusks B. tortoises C. mammals D. invertebrates
A
Question: What is it called when a charge moves against a field? Options: A. momentum B. work C. force D. power
B
Question: The as yet undiscovered grand unified theory is a search to unify laws of what branch of science? Options: A. masses B. chemistry C. genetics D. physics
D
Question: What basic cell structure is made up of a phospholipid bilayer and two layers of phospholipid molecules? Options: A. cell cartilage B. mitochondria C. cell membrane D. nucleus
C
Question: Earthworms and ants possess what type of bodies, which means division into multiple parts? Options: A. truncated B. elongated C. segmented D. elliptical
C
Question: Gfci stands for ground-fault circuit what? Options: A. infers B. inspiration C. interrupter D. isolates
C
Question: What genetic unit is formed when the dna double helix wraps around proteins and tightly coils a number of times? Options: A. atom B. gene C. chromosome D. neutron
C
Question: What are fresh water biomes defined by? Options: A. high salt content B. moving water C. animal species D. low salt concentration
D
Question: What is the amount of time a molecule stays in a reservoir known as? Options: A. suitable time B. known time C. reservoir time D. residence time
D
Question: What is the study of chemical processes that occur in living things? Options: A. biochemistry B. phrenology C. cardiology D. physiology
A
Question: What prohibits knocking out genes? Options: A. genetic considerdations B. ethical considerdations C. moral considerdations D. professional considerations
B
Question: The populations that live in the same area form this? Options: A. a colony B. a habitat C. a community D. a biome
C
Question: The rate at which an unstable isotope decays is measured in a unit known as what? Options: A. half-life B. half-time C. staying-life D. full-life
A
Question: If two chlorine atoms share their unpaired electrons by making a covalent bond and forming cl2, they can each complete their what? Options: A. radiative shell B. hypothesized shell C. electron shell D. valence shell
D
Question: How many pairs of upper jaws do insects have? Options: A. six pairs B. two pairs C. four pairs D. three pairs
B
Question: Where does the shoot system get the water and minerals that it depends on? Options: A. the soil B. the seeds C. surrounding plants D. the air
A
Question: Potential energy is present in objects that are what? Options: A. crystals B. unstable C. rigid D. elastic
D
Question: What are flightless birds that are strong swimmers and spend much of their time in the water? Options: A. Emus B. Ostriches C. Cassowaries D. penguins
D
Question: What describes how close an estimate is to a known standard? Options: A. accuracy B. hypothesis C. frequency D. diversity
A
Question: What is the measure of the energy released when an extra electron is added to an atom? Options: A. electron affinity B. volume affinity C. mass affinity D. neutron affinity
A
Question: In what type of population do allele and genotype frequencies not change over time? Options: A. shape population B. inequilibrium population C. saturation population D. equilibrium population
D
Question: What bodily substance is formed from cells, and in turn helps make up organs? Options: A. tissues B. ligaments C. tendons D. muscles
A
Question: What is the electrode at which reduction occurs called? Options: A. anode B. cathine C. cathode D. reducthode
C
Question: Smog is one example of what type of pollution? Options: A. sound B. energy C. light D. air
D
Question: What do you call a circuit that consists of one loop, which if interrupted at any point, causes cessation of the whole circuit's electric current? Options: A. dramatic circuit B. series circuit C. parallel circuit D. constant circuit
B
Question: What type of input is not required during passive transport? Options: A. heating B. energy C. cooling D. pressure
B
Question: Which organ of our body is harmed if you get meningitis? Options: A. brain B. heart C. lung D. spleen
A
Question: What is the unique layer of nerve cells covering the cerebrum in mammals' brains called? Options: A. the neocortex B. cerebral cortex C. the midbrain D. the neural
A
Question: The direction of the rotation of hurricanes is influenced by which force? Options: A. coriolis force B. centrifugal force C. headwind force D. jetstream force
A
Question: The name of which ion always comes first? Options: A. positive ion B. similar ion C. negative ions D. constant ion
A
Question: What is the most familiar fibrous protein found in your body? Options: A. Collagen B. keratin C. cellulose D. Actin
B
Question: Ice floats because it is less what than liquid water? Options: A. warm B. dense C. heavy D. gaseous
B
Question: Where are the pharyngeal slits located? Options: A. nasal cavity B. esophagus C. pharynx D. larynx
C
Question: What filters pathogens and worn out red blood cells from the blood? Options: A. the stomach B. the bladder C. the pancreas D. the spleen
D