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Question: The barrier defenses are not a response to infections, but they are continuously working to protect against a broad range of what? Options: A. pathogens B. mates C. nutrients D. ecosystems
A
Question: A minority of people on earth use up most of the planet's what, including energy? Options: A. water B. sand C. air D. resources
D
Question: Groundwater dissolves minerals and carries the ions in a what? Options: A. solution B. mixture C. transition D. jet stream
A
Question: What is the area of our universe that isn't stars and galaxies called? Options: A. dark matter B. solar systems C. nebula D. galaxies
A
Question: What neurotransmitter is associated with the fight-or-flight response? Options: A. stomach acid B. endorphins C. bile D. adrenaline
D
Question: What do scientists think are the oldest eukaryotes? Options: A. protists B. arthropods C. fungi D. prokaryotes
A
Question: Geologists found that the youngest rocks on the seafloor were where? Options: A. early - ocean ridges B. seabed floor C. mid - ocean ridges D. late - ocean ridges
C
Question: The stability of an ecosystem depends on the actions of what, exemplified by mushrooms on a decaying log and bacteria in soil? Options: A. decomposers B. whitefly C. fluxes D. aphids
A
Question: Anabolic steroids, a form of the male sex hormone testosterone, are one of the most widely known performance-enhancing drugs. steroids are used to help build what? Options: A. bone mass B. nervous tissue C. muscle mass D. brain tissue
C
Question: What is the only planet that is known to support life? Options: A. Venus B. earth C. Mars D. Saturn
B
Question: Where is food stored? Options: A. the stomach B. The gall bladder C. The esophagus D. The liver
A
Question: The vertebrae are divided into the cervical region, the thoracic region, and which other region? Options: A. lumbar region B. pelvic region C. central region D. cylindrical region
A
Question: What was used to measure the distance between the earth and the moon? Options: A. telescope B. laser beam C. ultrasound D. yardstick
B
Question: Upon entering the vestibular canal, the pressure waves push down on what duct? Options: A. the bile B. the regrowth C. the implant D. the cochlear
D
Question: Water is formed from oxygen and what other element? Options: A. calcium B. lead C. helium D. hydrogen
D
Question: What is the period from earth's origin to the beginning of the phanerozoic eon? Options: A. Cenozoic B. anatolian C. Paleolithic D. precambrian
D
Question: In a displacement graph, the slope of the line is the average what? Options: A. time B. direction C. velocity D. speed
C
Question: What is the process by which producers use the energy in sunlight to make food? Options: A. Leukemogenesis B. glycolysis C. photosynthesis D. Embryogenesis
C
Question: What is the term for something that limits the growth or development of an organism, population, or process? Options: A. variable B. limiting factor C. controlling factor D. stumbling block
B
Question: Where is glucose carried in the human body? Options: A. the liver B. the brain C. the blood D. the heart
C
Question: What are large glaciers that cover a larger area than just a valley? Options: A. ice caps B. ice floes C. glacial continents D. icebergs
A
Question: What type of reproduction do fungi engage in? Options: A. ephemeral B. sexual C. microscopic D. asexual
D
Question: What system transports minerals and water in a plant? Options: A. flowers B. roots C. stamen D. leaves
B
Question: What is the exchange of energy from one part of the universe to another called? Options: A. heat B. temperature C. humidity D. cold
A
Question: If environmental conditions deteriorate, many species can form protective what? Options: A. proteins B. shells C. cysts D. fibers
C
Question: In what subgroup are oligochaetes classified? Options: A. reptiles B. mammals C. polychaetes D. insects
C
Question: The crocodilia order, which includes crocodiles, alligators, caimans, and gharils, is part of what class of animals? Options: A. mammals B. reptiles C. aquatic D. parasites
B
Question: What fluid is most prevalent in your body? Options: A. water B. liquid C. Coolant D. cold
A
Question: What are negative electrons attracted to? Options: A. positive protons B. hormones C. neutral electrons D. ions
A
Question: The largest phylum in the animal kingdom, arthropod, is primarily comprised of what? Options: A. reptiles B. insects C. mammals D. amphibians
B
Question: Which country is formed by a hotspot along the mid-atlantic ridge? Options: A. norway B. iceland C. Switzerland D. finland
B
Question: What is an atom or group of bonded atoms that has a positive or negative charge? Options: A. an photon B. an electron C. an ion D. a neutron
C
Question: What type of reproduction produces offspring from a single parent that share the exact same genetic material as the parent? Options: A. sexual reproduction B. mutation C. asexual reproduction D. microscopic reproduction
C
Question: Invertebrates make up what percentage of all animal species? Options: A. 95 percent B. 30 percent C. 90 percent D. 50 percent
A
Question: What do monotremes lack though they have hair and produce milk? Options: A. tail B. nipples C. nerves D. skin
B
Question: What is muscle tissue that is attached to the bone called? Options: A. cartilage B. skeletal tisse C. ligament D. epithelial tissue
B
Question: What results from the evaporation of sea water? Options: A. salt B. carbon-di-oxide C. oxygen D. reef
A
Question: The human body regulates the use and storage of what simple sugar, a major cellular fuel? Options: A. insulin B. carbohydrate C. secretion D. glucose
D
Question: What planet did the voyager 1 spacecraft visit in 1980? Options: A. saturn B. mars C. venus D. jupiter
A
Question: What is the shortest phase of the sexual response cycle? Options: A. the orgasm B. resolution phase C. plateau phase D. sexual stimulation
A
Question: What is the name of the process by which plants use energy from sunlight to synthesize carbohydrates? Options: A. cellular respiration B. osmosis C. photosynthesis D. pollination
C
Question: Animals need plants for food and? Options: A. shelter B. energy C. fuel D. reproduction
B
Question: The product of a wave's wavelength and its frequency is what? Options: A. speed B. trough C. velocity D. amplitude
A
Question: How did lamarck believe species change over time? Options: A. ecological of acquired characteristics B. inheritance of acquired characteristics C. lose of acquired traits D. became larger
B
Question: Which is larger: the human sperm or the human egg? Options: A. human egg B. zygote C. same size D. human sperm
A
Question: What kind of reaction is a reaction in which two or more substances combine to form a single new substance? Options: A. combination reaction B. chemical reaction C. power reaction D. compounding reaction
A
Question: What is beyond the atmosphere? Options: A. space B. air C. object D. vacuum
A
Question: What structure does methane have? Options: A. two dimensional tetrahedra B. two dimensional oxyhedra C. three dimensional tetrahedra D. three dimensional oxyhedra
C
Question: What is the blastocyst called after implantation? Options: A. an nucleus B. an embryo C. trophoblast D. an produce
B
Question: What rate is generally higher for endotherms than for ectotherms? Options: A. respiration B. mortality C. metabolic D. reproduction
C
Question: What phylum includes snails, squids and clams? Options: A. porifera B. cnidaria C. protozoa D. mollusca
D
Question: What is the change in a species over time? Options: A. variation B. transformation C. phenomenon D. evolution
D
Question: What are the largest known proteins? Options: A. hormones B. keratins C. actins D. titins
D
Question: What term is used to describe the organism that is invaded and often harmed by a pathogen? Options: A. host B. parent C. guardian D. initial
A
Question: Untreated botulism is typically fatal because muscles required for breathing fail to contract when the release of what chemical is blocked? Options: A. hydrogen B. monoxide C. acetylcholine D. carbon dioxide
C
Question: The combined magnetic force of the magnetized wire coil and iron bar makes an electromagnet what? Options: A. very heavy B. very strong C. Very light D. very reduced
B
Question: Where do two or more bones of the skeleton meet? Options: A. muscle paths B. valves C. junctures D. joints
D
Question: Lacking a bony endoskeleton, sharks, rays, and ratfish belong to what group of fish? Options: A. invertebrates B. cartilaginous C. crustaceans D. freshwater fish
B
Question: What process involves the flow of heat from warmer objects to cooler objects? Options: A. convection B. radiation C. conduction D. activation
C
Question: What broad category of animals shows adaptations from water-dwelling to land-dweller, including the ability to breathe air and legs to move on land? Options: A. birds B. herbivores C. reptiles D. amphibians
D
Question: What term is used to describe the tendency of a mineral to break along certain planes? Options: A. erosion B. cleavage C. tooth decay D. porosis
B
Question: What controls earth's magnetosphere? Options: A. stratosphere B. ionosphere C. magnetic field D. gravitational field
C
Question: In humans, pharyngeal slits later develop into what? Options: A. inner ear B. long ear C. outer ear D. middle ear
D
Question: What phenomenon involves the forcing of a substance into a cell against its concentration gradient? Options: A. osmosis B. active absorption C. secondary transport D. primary active transport
D
Question: What are used as model organisms in molecular biology and genetics? Options: A. weather slime molds B. electromagnetic slime molds C. cellular slime molds D. convergent slime molds
C
Question: The bones of the newborn skull are not fully ossified and are separated by large areas called what? Options: A. fissures B. sutures C. pores D. fontanelles
D
Question: With logistic growth, how does population growth start out? Options: A. rapidly B. steadily C. slowly D. exponentially
C
Question: What determines the color of visible light? Options: A. exact wavelength B. wavelength speed C. molecular wavelength D. wavelength density
A
Question: What do eukaryotic cells have that compartmentalize their functions? Options: A. internal membranes B. cytoplasm C. vacuoles D. cell walls
A
Question: Earth rotates on its axis once each day and revolves around the sun how often? Options: A. once each year B. ever 3 years C. every other year D. once each month
A
Question: What are the two types of fatty acids? Options: A. saturated and endogenous B. saturated and unsaturated C. saturated and biodegradable D. hydrochloric and carboxylic
B
Question: Lipids are available to the body from how many sources? Options: A. one B. three C. two D. five
B
Question: What is a silver-colored alkaline earth metal that is even softer than calcium? Options: A. mercury B. magnesium C. lithium D. strontium
D
Question: Statoliths are starch-filled plastids that enable plant roots to detect what force? Options: A. current B. impact C. gravity D. variation
C
Question: How does lysozyme destroy bacteria? Options: A. by eating them B. by antibiotic use C. by paralyzing them D. by digesting their cell walls
D
Question: The primary role of leaves is to collect what? Options: A. precipitation B. insects C. sunlight D. pollen
C
Question: Temperature can be defined as the average of what type of energy of the molecules? Options: A. optical B. potential C. magnetic D. kinetic
D
Question: What lens shape corrects myopia? Options: A. flat B. convex C. concave D. curve
C
Question: What serves to replace nonreproducing specialized cells as needed in the adult body? Options: A. monocyte cells B. osteoclast cells C. dendritic cells D. stem cells
D
Question: In physics, resistance is opposition to the flow of what? Options: A. capacitance B. surface flow C. temperature charges D. electrical charges
D
Question: What organs are the main organs of the urinary system? Options: A. kidneys B. prostate C. gall bladder D. spleen
A
Question: What phase follows ovulation? Options: A. interstitial phase B. luteal phase C. telophase D. varicose phase
B
Question: What is used to measure blood pressure? Options: A. anemometer B. spectrometer C. sphygmomanometer D. barometer
C
Question: Are the lungs organs of the excretory system, the respiratory system, or both? Options: A. respiratory B. excretory C. both D. neither
C
Question: Light has the properties of both a wave and what else? Options: A. nucleus B. atom C. particle D. electron
C
Question: Hagfishes have a skull made of what? Options: A. gelatin B. bone C. cartilage D. chitin
C
Question: Water molds are commonly found in moist soil and where else? Options: A. standing water B. crust water C. methane water D. surface water
D
Question: What is considered to be a person's entire genetic information? Options: A. organism B. biosphere C. chromosome D. genome
D
Question: Where does cellular respiration occur? Options: A. mitochondria B. nucleus C. Golgi apparatus D. chloroplasts
A
Question: What are jellyfish and other cnidarian's stingers called? Options: A. necrocytes B. nematocysts C. phenocrysts D. prokaryotes
B
Question: What is tube-shaped and brings urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder? Options: A. gametophytes B. ureters C. vas deferens D. fallopian tube
B
Question: When solvent molecules selectively pass through a membrane from a dilute solution to concentrated solution, what process is occurring? Options: A. plasmolysis B. active transport C. osmosis D. diffusion
C
Question: Water seeping into the ground is known as? Options: A. accumulation B. precipitation C. infiltration D. invasion
C
Question: What body system gets rid of waste? Options: A. nervous system B. excretory system C. Muscular system D. digestive system
B
Question: Through what form of energy transfer does the sun's energy travel? Options: A. Fusion B. radiation C. convection D. solar burst
B
Question: What are the only regions of space that electrons can occupy? Options: A. inside protons B. orbits C. galaxies D. inside nuclei
B
Question: What appears in autumn when cool air moves over a warm lake? Options: A. movement fog B. feature fog C. misty fog D. steam fog
D
Question: All cells need what for processes like active transport? Options: A. sunlight B. hydrogen C. oxygen D. energy
D
Question: In certain populations, some of the chromosomes have become what? Options: A. fused B. composed C. dissolved D. elongated
A
Question: What occurs as a result of the discharge of static electricity? Options: A. lightning B. thunder C. drought D. clouds
A