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Question: The union of gametes is called? Options: A. fusion B. fertilization C. pollination D. migration
B
Question: What type of behavior occurs naturally in all animals of a given species? Options: A. learned B. stimulated C. innate D. acquired
C
Question: What parts of comets make them easy to see? Options: A. arcs and tails B. comas and tails C. craters and tails D. novas and tails
B
Question: What gives the body shape and support? Options: A. gravity B. organs C. skeleon D. muscles
C
Question: What do you call sound that has a wave frequency higher than the human ear can detect? Options: A. supersonic sound B. dynamic sound C. ultrasound D. hypersonic sound
C
Question: Plants not only contribute food but what else for organisms? Options: A. hydrogen B. oxygen C. carbon D. dioxide
B
Question: Substances that act as both weak acids and bases are said to be what? Options: A. atmospheric B. amphoteric C. hygroscopic D. amphiphilic
B
Question: What is the medical process of removing wastes and excess water from the blood by diffusion and ultrafiltration called? Options: A. dialysis B. tumors C. arthritis D. digestion
A
Question: What is the "a" horizon commonly known as? Options: A. sediment B. core C. crust D. topsoil
D
Question: What are the building blocks of life? Options: A. seeds B. bricks C. muscles D. cells
D
Question: The amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of one gram of liquid water by 1°c is also known as? Options: A. specific heat B. calorie C. mass D. Kelvin
A
Question: What helps amplify the effects of extracellular signals? Options: A. enzymatic cascades B. spontaneous cascades C. mutation cascades D. electrical cascades
A
Question: What units are typically used to measure heats of reaction? Options: A. kilobytes B. kilojoules C. volts D. degrees Celsius
B
Question: What are solutions that maintain a relatively constant ph when an acid or a base is added? Options: A. liquids B. water C. gases D. buffer
D
Question: Along with dna, what is the other main type of nucleic acid? Options: A. protein B. rna C. nucleotides D. cytoplasm
B
Question: Glutathione is a low-molecular-weight compound found in living cells that is produced naturally by what? Options: A. brain B. liver C. blood D. amino acids
B
Question: What work together in pairs to bend or straighten a joint? Options: A. cartilage tissues B. collagen bands C. nerve fibers D. muscles
D
Question: What are the outer-shell electrons of an atom called? Options: A. outer electrons B. valence electrons C. organism electrons D. helium electrons
B
Question: What kind of reproduction is vegetative reproduction? Options: A. sexual B. asexual C. mitosis D. meiosis
B
Question: What type of tissue runs the length of a stem in vascular bundles? Options: A. muscle tissue B. thermal tissue C. cardiac tissue D. vascular tissue
D
Question: Birds have a relatively large heart and a rapid what? Options: A. digestive process B. heart rate C. blink rate D. lifespan
B
Question: When a warm air mass becomes trapped between two cold air masses, what type of front occurs? Options: A. storm front B. obscured front C. stationary front D. occluded front
D
Question: What is water falling from the sky called? Options: A. distillation B. erosion C. precipitation D. vaporization
C
Question: What forms when atoms share or transfer valence electrons? Options: A. replicas B. fusion C. bonds D. levels
C
Question: Which part of the axon has a higher membrane potential? Options: A. axon hillock B. canals hillock C. biofilm hillock D. muscular hillock
A
Question: A diploid zygote is formed when one sperm does what? Options: A. incapacitates the egg B. fertilizes the egg C. cracks the egg D. repels the egg
B
Question: As ph increases what happens to a solution? Options: A. becomes more basic B. stays the same C. depends on the solution D. becomes less basic
A
Question: What is the term for changes in speed or direction, changes that make a roller coaster ride so exciting? Options: A. transmission B. acceleration C. inclination D. oscillation
B
Question: What do aquatic mollusk species use for respiration? Options: A. phototropism B. pores C. lungs D. gills
D
Question: Because the solute is moving down the concentration gradient, and no input of energy is required, facilitated diffusion is considered what type of transport? Options: A. adaptive B. neutral C. active D. passive
D
Question: What does fiber help keep at normal levels in the body? Options: A. bloodpressure B. hydration C. salt and cholesterol D. sugar and lipids
D
Question: What is it called when plant roots absorb liquid water and release water vapor into the atmosphere? Options: A. transpiration B. evaporation C. perspiration D. sedimentation
A
Question: Fossil fuels and nuclear power are what type of resource? Options: A. recurring B. renewable C. nonrenewable D. reusable
C
Question: The stoichiometric coefficients indicate the relative amounts of what? Options: A. trajectories and products B. reactions and products C. reactants and products D. exigencies and products
C
Question: Blood enters the heart in what valve? Options: A. mitral B. tricuspid C. aortic D. atria
D
Question: What works through chemical reactions that change the rock? Options: A. chemical breakdown B. rock weathering C. gradual weathering D. chemical weathering
D
Question: What is necessary for new alleles to be created? Options: A. new mutations B. new frequencies C. cross-pollination D. new rna
A
Question: What does the placenta sustain during pregnancy? Options: A. the fetus B. the endocrine system C. the mother D. the heart
A
Question: Other than nitrogen, which nutrient most often limits marine production? Options: A. calcium B. phosphorus C. zinc D. potassium
B
Question: What astronomical phenomenon is often comprised of remnants of the earliest material that formed in the solar system? Options: A. particles B. asteroids C. meteorites D. comets
C
Question: Minerals are grouped based on what? Options: A. carbon composition B. chemical composition C. mineral composition D. density
B
Question: What is the term for the average number of individuals in a population for a given area? Options: A. Area Density B. population density C. result density D. population structure
B
Question: What is the shape of the thyroid gland? Options: A. triangle-shaped B. square-shaped C. snake - shaped D. butterfly-shaped
D
Question: Instead of using their nose, reptiles can use what organ to smell scents? Options: A. liver B. eye C. tongue D. bladder
C
Question: How does the diaphragm look like when it is at rest? Options: A. dome-shaped B. dam - shaped C. inverted D. flat
A
Question: What is the smallest unit of matter that still maintains it's properties of being an element? Options: A. an electron B. a proton C. a cell D. an atom
D
Question: Evolution occurs by what process whereby better-adapted members pass along their traits, according to darwin? Options: A. natural selection B. spontaneous variation C. organic selection D. natural change
A
Question: In flowering plants, male gametophytes are in grains of what? Options: A. pollen B. bacteria C. viruses D. nitrogen
A
Question: How many different ways can molecules pass through a phospholipid membrane? Options: A. three B. six C. four D. five
A
Question: Snow and rain are forms of what weather? Options: A. sediment B. precipitation C. evaporation D. cold fronts
B
Question: There is a positive correlation between the ability to conduct thermal energy and what other energy, as exemplified by metals? Options: A. elastic B. electricity C. nuclear D. gravitational
B
Question: Most ocean waves are caused by what? Options: A. wind B. gravity C. radiation D. animals
A
Question: What kind of climates are found at or near the equator? Options: A. dry grasslands B. arctic climates C. tundra D. tropical climates
D
Question: The uranium series is a chain constituting one what, which encompass naturally occurring isotopes of the heaviest elements? Options: A. nuclear decay family B. fuel decay family C. radioactive decay family D. gland decay family
C
Question: Producing light without a high temperature is called? Options: A. luminescence B. fluorescence C. plasma D. effervescence
A
Question: Mutualism is a symbiotic relationship that has what effect on both species involved? Options: A. beneficial B. disadvantageous C. harmful D. destructive
A
Question: What do you call chemical reactions that take place inside living things? Options: A. physical reactions B. contaminated reactions C. autonomous reactions D. biochemical reactions
D
Question: What types of blood cells are required for aerobic respiration? Options: A. red blood cells B. large blood cells C. white blood cells D. grey blood cells
A
Question: The phase transition of a substance changing from a liquid state to a gaseous state is an example of what? Options: A. entropoy B. catostrophy C. trichina D. spirogyra
A
Question: What is the fracture called when rocks on both sides move? Options: A. a crevice B. a stress fracture C. a fault D. a shear
C
Question: In heart muscle, what released by neurons activates a signal transduction pathway? Options: A. acetylcholine B. glutamate C. dopamine D. glucose
A
Question: What do some plants produce that protects dormant seeds and aids in their dispersal? Options: A. leaves B. fruit C. roots D. stems
B
Question: In a generator, work done to turn the coil is converted to what type of energy? Options: A. power B. voltage C. electric D. solar
C
Question: What do you call a pattern of stars in the night sky? Options: A. cluster B. Solar Systems C. planets D. constellation
D
Question: An antigen is a macromolecule that reacts with components of what? Options: A. digestion system B. pulmonary system C. immune system D. circulatory system
C
Question: The measure of a substances entropy at 25 degrees celsius is known as it's? Options: A. new entropy B. standard entropy C. specific entropy D. limited entropy
B
Question: Gastric emptying is regulated by both the stomach and what other digestive structure? Options: A. duodenum B. appendix C. esophagus D. small intestine
A
Question: What is the type of cell division where the number of chromosomes is reduced in half? Options: A. cloning B. mitosis C. meiosis D. interphase
C
Question: What is the most common cause of lung cancer? Options: A. restaurant smoke exposure B. coal smoke exposure C. tobacco smoke exposure D. tree smoke exposure
C
Question: Some consumers such as the mushroom get their energy from what? Options: A. dead organic matter B. inorganic matter C. minerals D. solar energy
A
Question: What does the second number in a blood pressure reading measure? Options: A. external pressure B. optimal pressure C. epithelial pressure D. diastolic pressure
D
Question: The rock of the mantle is mostly what? Options: A. peridotite B. crystalline C. silicon D. metamorphic
A
Question: Ocean ridges formed by marine invertebrates living in warm shallow waters within the photic zone of the ocean are called what? Options: A. lagoon B. trenches C. break water D. coral reefs
D
Question: What compound is formed when there are sparking electrical equipment? Options: A. smog B. carbon C. water D. ozone
D
Question: What is the number of protons in the nucleus? Options: A. atomic mass B. element C. atomic number D. metallic number
C
Question: What organism is at the top of the energy pyramid? Options: A. insects B. primate C. carnivore D. herbivore
C
Question: What structure of the heart receives oxygen-poor blood from the body, then pumps the blood into the right ventricle? Options: A. right ventricle B. left atrium C. left ventricle D. right atrium
D
Question: Which organelle is often compared to a post office, moving proteins and lipids to where they need to go? Options: A. the golgi apparatus B. the cytoplasm C. the cell wall D. the nucleus
A
Question: What takes both the shape and the volume of their container? Options: A. tissues B. gases C. solids D. fluids
B
Question: What is the lowest level of organization that can perform all activities required for life? Options: A. the cell B. tissues C. nucleii D. organs
A
Question: Where are most of the organs contained in insects? Options: A. thorax B. the abdomen C. appendages D. head
B
Question: The appendicular skeleton is made up of all bones of the upper and lower what? Options: A. digestive tract B. limbs C. organs D. hemispheres
B
Question: What can be thought of as the capacity a device has for storing charge? Options: A. capacitance B. resonance C. potential D. velocity
A
Question: What do electromagnetic receptors detect? Options: A. background radiation B. subtle radiation C. dangerous radiation D. electromagnetic radiation
D
Question: Nutrients from food are absorbed by the blood for transport around the body as part of what system? Options: A. digestive B. circulatory C. growth D. respiratory
A
Question: What occurs when plants release water vapor through stomata (leaf pores)? Options: A. transpiration B. crystallization C. inhalation D. evaporation
A
Question: The stomach mucosa’s epithelial lining consists only of surface mucus cells, which secrete a protective coat of what? Options: A. acidic mucus B. alkaline mucus C. phosphate mucus D. bile mucus
B
Question: A substance too big to be pumped across the cell membrane may enter or leave the cell by what method? Options: A. vesicle transport B. passive transpiration C. vesicle infusion D. absorption
A
Question: What is the process in which unstable nuclei become stable by emitting particles and energy and changing to different elements called? Options: A. radioactive decrease B. initial decay C. nuclear decay D. radioactive decay
D
Question: Most taste buds on the tongue are associated with nipple-shaped projections called what? Options: A. antennae B. mucosa C. cilia D. papillae
D
Question: What is the lowest energy state of the atom called? Options: A. base state B. work state C. ground state D. active state
C
Question: What kind of diseases involve the immune system accidentally attacking healthy body cells? Options: A. inflammation B. metabolic C. contagious diseases D. autoimmune
D
Question: Bacteria may divide several what an hour? Options: A. times B. cells C. days D. hosts
A
Question: The partial pressure of each gas in a mixture is proportional to its what? Options: A. lactic fraction B. mesh fraction C. mole fraction D. chemical fraction
C
Question: The combination decomposition or rearrangement of elements and compounds to form new substances is known as? Options: A. mineral changes B. chemical changes C. carbon changes D. ionic changes
B
Question: When is melatonin secreted? Options: A. all day B. at night C. in the afternoon D. in the morning
B
Question: In which phase do the chromosomes duplicate? Options: A. metaphase B. interphase C. mitosis D. prophase
B
Question: Which muscle is a band-like muscle that extends from the anterior superior iliac spine to the medial side? Options: A. soleus B. vastus medialis C. tibialis anterior D. sartorius
D
Question: Filter feeders, such as sponges, pump water into their body through what structures? Options: A. lungs B. valves C. pores D. fibers
C
Question: What are ionic solutes? Options: A. carbohydrates B. salts C. electrolytes D. solvent
C