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Question: The major cause of outdoor air pollution is the burning of? Options: A. trash B. fossil fuels C. trees D. charcoal briquettes
B
Question: What is the ideal mechanical advantage in the single fixed pulley? Options: A. 4 B. 1 C. zero D. 2
B
Question: What science is the study of matter and the changes it undergoes? Options: A. astronomy B. biology C. geology D. chemistry
D
Question: What is driven by the sun's energy and moves water over the surface of earth? Options: A. weather cycle B. the water cycle C. tides D. sun cycle
B
Question: What are materials that are poor thermal conductors called? Options: A. pollution insulators B. sunlight insulators C. warmth insulators D. thermal insulators
D
Question: Balanced chemical reactions are balanced in what? Options: A. molecular bonds B. terms of moles C. electrical charge D. atoms
B
Question: The autonomic nervous system serves as the relay between what and the internal organs? Options: A. central nervous system B. peripheral nervous system C. hormones D. somatic system
A
Question: The role that a particular species plays in its ecosystem is also known as what? Options: A. niche B. market C. unique D. type
A
Question: What element has the atomic number 16? Options: A. neon B. helium C. sulfur D. oxygen
C
Question: Name the most famous satellite of the earth? Options: A. sputnik B. skylab C. the moon D. demos
C
Question: What is the minimum number of loops a circuit can have? Options: A. .1 B. 2 C. 1 D. 3
C
Question: What type of organism is algae? Options: A. bacteria (cyanobacteria) B. virus C. amoeba D. yeast
A
Question: When water slows down, it starts depositing sediment, starting with which particles first? Options: A. smallest B. finest C. largest D. lightest
C
Question: Because they control many cell activities - as well as being controlled by feedback mechanisms - what substances are very important for homeostasis? Options: A. proteins B. enzymes C. acids D. hormones
D
Question: Contraction of what large, sheet-like muscle results in inhalation? Options: A. diaphragm B. pelvic floor C. uterus D. deltoid
A
Question: What type of ionic compound is formed from acid and bases reacting with each other? Options: A. isolated B. dry C. common D. salt
D
Question: The iron ion used to bind oxygen is on what type of "ring"? Options: A. DNA ring B. petrarchan ring C. reagent ring D. porphyrin ring
D
Question: In police radar, a radar gun sends out short bursts of which waves? Options: A. electrodes B. soundwaves C. microwaves D. photons
C
Question: Oxides of small, highly charged ions of what type tend to be acidic? Options: A. plastic B. liquid C. steel D. metal
D
Question: A lewis acid is a substance that accepts a pair of electrons to form what? Options: A. functionality bond B. accretion bond C. ambivalent bond D. covalent bond
D
Question: What is the amount of force pushing against a given area? Options: A. pressure B. power C. energy D. inertia
A
Question: What is another word for seed plants? Options: A. gymnosperm B. echinoderm C. protosperm D. phyla
A
Question: What process takes place when echinoderms release their gametes into the water? Options: A. migration B. isolation C. fertilization D. stimulation
C
Question: Salt hydrolysis is a reaction in which one of the ions from a salt reacts with what? Options: A. proteins B. water C. fat D. air
B
Question: Do motile cilia usually occur in small or large numbers on the cell surface? Options: A. large B. small C. mixed D. neither
A
Question: Potassium is a soft, silvery metal that ignites explosively in what? Options: A. acid B. cold C. air D. water
D
Question: When a solid substance is involved in a chemical reaction, only the matter from which part of the solid is exposed to other reactants? Options: A. the interior B. the surface C. the base D. the top
B
Question: Which word describes how an extracellular solution can change the volume of a cell by affecting osmosis? Options: A. velocity B. trichina C. instability D. tonicity
D
Question: The process where eroded material is dropped somewhere is called? Options: A. deposition B. maturation C. diffusion D. diffusion
A
Question: What was the first amino acid to be isolated? Options: A. asparagine B. histon C. histamine D. glutathione
A
Question: Where is the food stored before being mixed with the chyme? Options: A. hemispherical of the stomach B. top of the stomach C. fundus of the stomach D. histopathology of the stomach
C
Question: What kind of biome or climate might you find very close to the earth's poles, as well as up on high mountains? Options: A. tundra B. desert C. taiga D. tropical
A
Question: What type of waves travel through the body of a planet? Options: A. gas waves B. energy waves C. body waves D. vacuum waves
C
Question: What type of energy occurs by splitting the nuclei of radioactive uranium? Options: A. microwave B. atomic C. nuclear D. kinetic
C
Question: Like skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle is what? Options: A. cylindrical B. atrophied C. tissue D. striated
D
Question: Rising and falling levels of what will result in progression of the ovarian and menstrual cycles? Options: A. red blood cells B. hormones C. oxygen D. blood pressure
B
Question: What is the term for how much matter is packed into a given space? Options: A. opacity B. mass C. volume D. density
D
Question: Phototrophic organisms capture light energy from the sun and convert it into what type of energy inside their cells? Options: A. chemical energy B. radiation energy C. mechanical energy D. solar power
A
Question: What is an animal that picks up pollen on its body and carries it to another flower called? Options: A. pollinator B. fungi C. lizard D. rodent
A
Question: How many bones make up an adult human skeleton? Options: A. 186 B. 130 C. 206 D. 244
C
Question: The process in which a sperm unites with an egg is called? Options: A. migration B. infection C. absorption D. fertilization
D
Question: What is the term for the height of the wave? Options: A. vibration B. frequency C. magnitude D. amplitude
D
Question: When a plant has what deficiency, guard cells may lose turgor and close stomata? Options: A. water B. cold C. air D. light
A
Question: What is a combination of two or more substances in any proportions called? Options: A. mix B. Combination C. mixture D. structure
C
Question: What does subduction of a plate lead to? Options: A. melting and volcanism B. bending and volcanism C. swell and volcanism D. pressure and volcanism
A
Question: The mixture of gases that surrounds the planet and makes up the atmosphere is known as ________. Options: A. vaccum B. fuel C. air D. energy
C
Question: What system protects the soft organs of the body? Options: A. Cardiovascular system B. digestive system C. skeletal system D. nervous system
C
Question: Before the atmosphere became oxygenated, the planet was subjected to what harmful energy source, meaning the first organisms would have flourished where they were more protected? Options: A. conduction B. radiation C. evaporation D. convection
B
Question: Turbulent sounds, at the onset of blood flow when the cuff pressure becomes sufficiently small are called? Options: A. pinworm sounds B. choanocyte sounds C. korotkoff sounds D. whooping sounds
C
Question: What is the simple sugar that living things us to store energy? Options: A. chloride B. glucose C. brown D. nicotine
B
Question: Reversing the orientation of a chromosomal segment is called what? Options: A. inversions B. spontaneous mutation C. occurrences D. volatiles
A
Question: What does the clitellum secrete, while the sperm received are stored temporarily? Options: A. cocoon of mucus B. pathogen of mucus C. amoeba of mucus D. discharge of mucus
A
Question: What forms when water vapor condenses around particles in the air? Options: A. clouds B. storms C. wind D. humididty
A
Question: The cycle of copper reacting is a good example of what principle? Options: A. conservation of momentum B. conservation of mass C. law of inertia D. conservation of energy
B
Question: A ramp is an example of what? Options: A. level plane B. change plane C. move plane D. inclined plane
D
Question: What kind of muscle is responsible for hollow organs contracting? Options: A. micro muscle B. smooth muscle C. rough muscle D. tough muscle
B
Question: In vascular plants, do primary roots grow downward or to the side? Options: A. to the side B. neither C. downward D. it depends
C
Question: What type of light has shorter wavelengths than visible light and has enough energy to kill bacteria? Options: A. infrared B. reflected light C. luminescence D. ultraviolet
D
Question: What characteristic of the endothelium structure minimizes resistance to the flow of blood? Options: A. uneven surface B. transition surface C. smooth surface D. liquid surface
C
Question: What type of bonds contain atoms that possess either a partial positive or a partial negative charge? Options: A. polar bonds B. hot bonds C. ionic bonds D. geologic bonds
A
Question: The body contains how many types of muscle tissue? Options: A. two B. four C. seven D. three
D
Question: The eyes of all vertebrates possess a single one of these structures? Options: A. vessel B. sty C. lens D. stalk
C
Question: The final stage of labor is delivery of the what? Options: A. embryo B. placenta C. uterus D. umbilical cord
B
Question: All proteins are made of monomers called what? Options: A. monotides B. peptides C. aminotides D. amino acids
D
Question: What system consists of all the muscles of the body? Options: A. digestive B. muscular C. vascular D. endocrine
B
Question: Photoautotrophs and chemoautotrophs are two basic types of what? Options: A. plants B. autotrophs C. decomposers D. consumers
B
Question: Many genetic disorders are caused by mutations in one or a few of? Options: A. organs B. lesions C. blood cells D. genes
D
Question: In some cases, the nervous system directly stimulates endocrine glands to release hormones, which is referred to as what? Options: A. brain stimuli B. functional stimuli C. active stimuli D. neural stimuli
D
Question: What kind of reproduction results in offspring that are generally all genetically different? Options: A. perceptual B. individual C. asexual D. sexual
D
Question: When traveling through space what do mechanical waves lose? Options: A. Mass B. Force C. Speed D. energy
D
Question: How many types of major tissues do modern plants have? Options: A. seven B. four C. three D. two
C
Question: How does a reduced sweating ability affect elderly people? Options: A. less energy B. extreme heat intolerance C. extreme tiredness D. loss of mental ability
B
Question: What substance do developing seeds produce which promotes fruit growth? Options: A. pepsin B. xenon C. auxin D. interferon
C
Question: Different clouds are associated with different types of what? Options: A. biomes B. zodiac signs C. weather conditions D. magnetic fields
C
Question: The testes produce sperm and secrete what? Options: A. testosterone B. melanin C. thyroxine D. estrogen
A
Question: Friction does negative work and removes some of the energy the person expends and converts it to which kind of energy? Options: A. thermal B. erosion C. hydro D. evaporation
A
Question: What happens when forces of evolution work over a long period of time? Options: A. macroevolution B. Microevolution C. developmental evolution D. substantial evolution
A
Question: What measurement is used to describe the amount of water vapor in the air? Options: A. humidity B. barometric pressure C. precipitation D. heat
A
Question: Sebaceous glands produce an oily substance called what? Options: A. sebum B. ear wax C. synovial fluid D. pus
A
Question: In what kind of a series does the genetic code work? Options: A. nine letter-codes B. universal codes C. four-letter codes D. three-letter codes
D
Question: Free-flowing electrons enable what materials to conduct electricity and heat very well? Options: A. noble gases B. metals C. acids D. alloys
B
Question: What is the difference in voltage across a resistor or other electrical devices called? Options: A. falling voltage B. volt effect C. voltage drop D. power drop
C
Question: What is the science that describes the ancestral and descendant connections between organisms? Options: A. organic science B. phylogeny C. polygamy D. experimentally
B
Question: According to collision theory, particles that lack what kind of energy may collide, but the particles will simply bounce off one another unchanged? Options: A. kinetic energy B. residual energy C. viscosity energy D. elastic energy
A
Question: Muscles that move what long bone originate on the pelvic girdle? Options: A. patella B. tibia C. sacrum D. femur
D
Question: In an atom, what is determined by electron distribution in shells? Options: A. electromagnetism B. chemical behavior C. covalence D. ionic bonds
B
Question: What term is defined as a way of writing very large or small numbers that uses exponents? Options: A. exponential notation B. certain notation C. scientific notation D. quadratic notation
C
Question: Electrons are always added to which energy level first? Options: A. the second B. the lowest C. the highest D. the major
B
Question: What type of symmetry do echinoderms show? Options: A. radial B. mirrored C. parallel D. lateral
A
Question: Nails cover the tips of what? Options: A. fingers and toes B. lips and teeth C. ribs and nerves D. fingers and lips
A
Question: Which carrier molecule becomes less effective at binding oxygen as temperature increases? Options: A. helium B. hydrogen C. water D. hemoglobin
D
Question: What is found at the top of the stamen? Options: A. petals B. fungi C. pistil D. pollen
D
Question: What field of study is called the language of science? Options: A. linguistics B. logic C. physics D. mathematics
D
Question: What is the term for tough, flexible connective tissue that contains the protein collagen? Options: A. muscle B. cartilage C. membrane D. cuticle
B
Question: Liquid water changing to water vapor is called? Options: A. evaporation B. oxidation C. respiration D. transpiration
A
Question: What is used to prevent some infectious diseases? Options: A. radiation B. pesticides C. vaccines D. pathogens
C
Question: The change in the characteristics of living things over time is known as _________ Options: A. spontaneous mutation B. evolution C. variation D. generation
B
Question: What provides building materials for the body? Options: A. food B. heat C. water D. energy
A
Question: What is the term for animals that eat producers to get energy? Options: A. carnivores B. predators C. herbivores D. secondary consumers
C
Question: Farsightedness, or hyperopia, is the condition in which distant objects are seen clearly, but nearby objects are? Options: A. invisible B. blurry C. darker D. inverted
B