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Question: What do we call water that has been used for cleaning, washing, flushing, or manufacturing? Options: A. sewage B. groundwater C. Grey water D. wastewater
D
Question: What is the name for an area that is covered in water, or at least has soggy soil, during all or part of the year? Options: A. coastal zone B. a crater C. a stream D. a wetland
D
Question: Regulation of the reproductive system is a process that requires the action of hormones from which gland? Options: A. pituitary gland B. adrenal gland C. salivary gland D. thyroid gland
A
Question: What occurs when organisms acquire and pass on new traits from one generation to the next generation? Options: A. evolution B. birth C. phenomenon D. variation
A
Question: What process provides more than 99% of energy? Options: A. glycolysis B. photosynthesis C. cellular respiration D. nuclear fusion
B
Question: What tissue blocks entry of pathogens in mammals? Options: A. dendritic B. pathological C. esophageal D. epithelial
D
Question: What in the axils of leaves and stems give rise to branches? Options: A. nodules B. axillary buds C. meristems D. chloroplasts
B
Question: The existence of what tiny, fundamental particles of matter was first proposed in the 1960s? Options: A. neutrons B. quarks C. molecules D. atoms
B
Question: Animals that defend their area are generally known as what kinds of animals? Options: A. territorial B. neutral C. carnivores D. mutants
A
Question: A boiler converts the chemical energy stored in fuel into what type of energy? Options: A. Thermometric Energy B. atmospheric energy C. thermal energy D. ultraviolet energy
C
Question: What are the ice crystals that form on the ground called? Options: A. granules B. snow C. sleet D. frost
D
Question: What is the largest organelle in a eukaryotic cell? Options: A. ribosome B. vacuole C. mitochondria D. nucleus
D
Question: What does the kinetic-molecular theory describe the behavior of? Options: A. a compound B. a solid C. an ideal gas D. a liquid
C
Question: What kind of hormones are released into the environment for communication between animals of the same species? Options: A. pheromones B. hormones C. peptides D. reactions
A
Question: What organ contributes about 60% of the volume of semen ? Options: A. seminal vesicles B. cilia C. long vesicles D. complete vesicles
A
Question: Eukaryotic cells contain what type of structures that possess special functions? Options: A. cell membranes B. chloroplasts C. fibers D. organelles
D
Question: What is the common name for the midpoint between high and low tide? Options: A. floods level B. middle level C. sea level D. clouds level
C
Question: What is formed when humid air near the ground cools below its dew point? Options: A. fog B. weather C. steam D. smoke
A
Question: When are peptide bonds between amino acids formed? Options: A. process of translation B. process of migration C. process of production D. process of transcription
A
Question: Within the petals are two whorls of fertile floral organs that produce what? Options: A. toxins B. leaves C. fibers D. spores
D
Question: Increasing or decreasing the temperature of a system in what state acts as a stress to the system? Options: A. equilibrium B. nitrogen C. gaseous D. liquid
A
Question: The scientific name of an organism consists of its genus and what else? Options: A. specimens B. species C. mammals D. samples
B
Question: What type of organism was the only able to live in the anoxic atmosphere of the first 2 billion years? Options: A. aerobic B. mammals C. protists D. anaerobic
D
Question: Scientists utilize what natural process to teach cranes born in captivity to migrate along safe routes? Options: A. expediting B. imprinting C. natural selection D. neuroimaging
B
Question: What are mass, volume, and length an example of? Options: A. extensive compounds B. extensive properties C. dynamic properties D. fantastic properties
B
Question: Chelicerata are know for their first pair of appendages, also know as what? Options: A. ambers B. chelicerae C. chelicides D. maxillae
B
Question: What kind of reproduction generates new individuals without fusion of an egg and sperm? Options: A. asexual B. gametes C. sexual D. propagation
A
Question: The properties of liquids are intermediate between those of gases and solids but are more similar to? Options: A. gases B. oils C. solids D. plasma
C
Question: What does blood pickup from the lungs to be carried throughout the rest of the body? Options: A. platelets B. white blood cells C. oxygen D. carbon
C
Question: The earliest types of what lacked flowers, leaves, roots and stems? Options: A. clouds B. houses C. plants D. animals
C
Question: The nervous system is made up of these? Options: A. muscles B. blood cells C. neurons D. fibers
C
Question: What are regular changes in biology or behavior that occur in a 24 hour cycle? Options: A. life cycle B. auditory rhythm C. cognitive rhythm D. circadian rhythm
D
Question: Did darwin believe in punctuated equilibrium or gradualism? Options: A. gradualism B. neither C. punctuated equilibrium D. it depended
A
Question: What is the term for a solution that resists dramatic changes in ph? Options: A. neutral B. buffer C. inert D. stable
B
Question: Wood consists of mainly what kind of walls? Options: A. chaotic B. primary C. secondary D. aquatic
C
Question: Viruses lack metabolic enzymes and equipment for making what? Options: A. proteins B. acids C. cells D. dna
A
Question: What are non-steroid hormones made of? Options: A. fats B. Molecules C. proteins D. amino acids
D
Question: The german physicist max planck (1858–1947) used the idea that atoms and molecules in a body act like oscillators to absorb and emit this? Options: A. convection B. radiation C. blood D. energy
B
Question: The process of microscope mountains and valleys on the surface of a material interacting with another material is called? Options: A. friction B. vibration C. motion D. tension
A
Question: What do you call any device that makes work easier by changing a force? Options: A. battery B. technology C. invention D. machine
D
Question: In what organ is food remains turned into solid waste for excretion? Options: A. large intestine B. large tissue C. large metabolism D. non-transverse intenstine
A
Question: What is the type of cancer where bone marrow produces abnormal white blood cells? Options: A. liver B. leukemia C. kidney D. anemia
B
Question: What cells are typically characterized by the polarized distribution of organelles and membrane-bound proteins between their basal and apical surfaces? Options: A. epithelial cells B. mast cells C. connective tissue D. nerve cells
A
Question: Condensation, melting, deposition, sublimation, vaporization, and freezing are all considered changes in what? Options: A. altitude B. density C. state D. speed
C
Question: Myopia and hyperopia are defects that can be corrected with devices? Options: A. lenses B. casts C. fins D. crutches
A
Question: What do you call the part of the skeletal system that connects bones? Options: A. fibers B. joints C. tissue D. muscles
B
Question: What type of molecules sit within a membrane and contain an aqueous channel that spans the membrane’s hydrophobic region? Options: A. osmotic fluid B. channel C. mole D. microorganisms
B
Question: What state of matter has a definite volume, but takes the shape of the container? Options: A. solid B. gas C. liquid D. plasma
C
Question: Where does the earth gets its energy from? Options: A. precipitation B. decomposers C. heat D. sun
D
Question: In chemical reactions, what substances can act like metals or nonmetals, depending on their number of electrons? Options: A. metalloids B. diacritics C. synthetics D. minerals
A
Question: In the lungs, air is diverted into smaller and smaller passages called what? Options: A. alveoli B. ion channels C. bronchi D. ectoderm
C
Question: How did a vascular let plants grow? Options: A. they could grow taller B. they could reproduce C. they could conduct photosynthesis D. they could bear fruit
A
Question: When a soluble compound dissolves, its constituent atoms, molecules, or ions disperse throughout what? Options: A. liquid B. pigment C. gel D. solvent
D
Question: Many viral diseases can be prevented by giving people what? Options: A. pesticides B. cancers C. Lactose D. vaccines
D
Question: What purpose does the appendix serve in humans today? Options: A. filters blood B. work C. digests food D. none
D
Question: What is the bulb called in the frontal lobe that processes smells? Options: A. auditory bulb B. sensory bulb C. peripheral bulb D. olfactory bulb
D
Question: According to early accounts, newton was inspired to make the connection between falling bodies and astronomical motions when he saw an apple fall from a tree and realized that if the gravitational force could extend above the ground to a tree, it might also reach this? Options: A. moon B. sun C. stars D. hori...
B
Question: Gravitational force on a large scale dominates interactions between large objects because it is always what? Options: A. ugly B. suitable C. attractive D. vulnerable
C
Question: What two microorganisms have different membrane lipids? Options: A. microsporidia and bacteria B. mesozoic and bacteria C. algae and bacteria D. archaea and bacteria
D
Question: Sharing a phylum with insects, spiders, daddy-long-legs, scorpions, and ticks belong to what class? Options: A. reptiles B. annelids C. mammals D. arachnids
D
Question: What describes the amount of solute in a solution? Options: A. viscosity B. tonicity C. solubility D. frequency
B
Question: What is the layer above the mesophere called? Options: A. thermosphere B. troposphere C. stratosphere D. exosphere
C
Question: The fundamental unit of time, the second, is based on what type of clock? Options: A. eternal clock B. gravity clock C. atomic clock D. quantum clock
C
Question: In a carbon triple bond, how many pairs of electrons are shared? Options: A. two B. three C. one D. four
B
Question: What is the reproductive part of the plant? Options: A. the leaf B. the core C. the flower D. the stem
C
Question: The attraction of an atom for the electrons of a covalent bond is its what? Options: A. brightness B. hardness C. electronegativity D. weight
C
Question: What substance do the leaves of plants take in from the environment? Options: A. hydrogen B. acid rain C. carbon dioxide D. oxygen
C
Question: Controlled variables are kept what to prevent them from influencing the effects of the independent variable on the dependent variable? Options: A. mechanical B. temporary C. fleeting D. constant
D
Question: What branch of biology uses fossils to study life’s history? Options: A. morphology B. entomology C. paleontology D. gerontology
C
Question: What occurs after gametes fuse and form a diploid zygote? Options: A. meiosis B. reproduction C. electrolysis D. transcription
A
Question: What is a trait whose allele is found on a sex chromosome called? Options: A. sex-linked trait B. genomic trait C. dimorphism - linked trait D. gender trait
A
Question: What is required when electrons are removed from an atom, and released from the process when an electron is added? Options: A. energy B. proton C. nuclear D. fuel
A
Question: What do you call the angle of the earth's axis of rotation? Options: A. dynamic tilt B. horizontal tilt C. axial tilt D. vertical tilt
C
Question: What kind of structure do purines have? Options: A. double ring structure B. single ring structure C. helical stucture D. triple ring structure
A
Question: Photoautotrophs use what energy source to self-manufacture their own food? Options: A. water B. chlorophyll C. air D. light
D
Question: What is the process of getting oxygen into the body & releasing carbon dioxide called? Options: A. photosynthesis B. perspiration C. respiration D. precipitation
C
Question: What are plants that grow where people don't want them to and can take up space and use resources which hinders growth of more desirable plants? Options: A. native plants B. grasses C. weeds D. shrubs
C
Question: Unlike ammonia, oxygen cannot be liquefied at room temperature because its what is below room temperature? Options: A. particular temperature B. critical temperature C. relaxed temperature D. leading temperature
B
Question: What occurs at joints? Options: A. nothing B. respiration C. digestion D. body movements
D
Question: What is the term for a symbiotic relationship in which the parasite benefits while the host is harmed? Options: A. parasitism B. infection C. pathology D. reciprocity
A
Question: Alpha particles, beta particles, and gamma particles are major types of what? Options: A. visible light B. microscopy C. sound waves D. radioactivity
D
Question: What do obligate aerobes need to live? Options: A. oxygen B. blood C. acid D. dioxide
A
Question: What is the standard measurement for mass? Options: A. calories B. grams C. volume D. BMI
B
Question: What do you call the state in which a plant slows down cellular activities and may shed its leaves? Options: A. recession B. hibernation C. germination D. dormancy
D
Question: Is the rate of population growth increasing or decreasing? Options: A. preventing B. increasing C. suggesting D. Vanishing.
B
Question: What does the human protein cytokine help fight? Options: A. mutations B. infections C. parasites D. toxins
B
Question: What is the goal of science? Options: A. gain scholarships B. improve life expectancy C. increase knowledge D. improve knowledge
C
Question: What is the temperature where molecular motion stops? Options: A. Absolute Freezing B. absolute zero C. Final Zero D. mean zero
B
Question: Early blastomeres can form what if isolated? Options: A. a complete embryo B. tumors C. lesions D. cancer
A
Question: What component of an organism, made up of many cells, in turn makes up an organ? Options: A. tissues B. muscles C. epidermis D. molecules
A
Question: What form do alkali metals take at room temperature? Options: A. gas B. liquid C. solid D. compound
C
Question: What is the cutting and burning trees to clear land for farming called? Options: A. reduce-and-ignite agriculture B. slash-and-burn agriculture C. cut-and-smoke farming D. drop-and-blaze agriculture
B
Question: What is the name of the scientist who named neutrinos? Options: A. enrico fermi B. Einstein C. Gibbs D. Schrodinger
A
Question: What creates a new seafloor at the mid-ocean ridge? Options: A. glaciers B. earthquake C. magma D. hurricane
C
Question: What are hydrocarbons that contain only single bonds between carbon atoms called? Options: A. saturated hydrocarbons B. caloric hydrocarbons C. unsaturated hydrocarbons D. carcinogenic hydrocarbons
A
Question: The presence of what makes soil hold together more tightly and enables it to hold more water? Options: A. clay B. salt C. glass D. sand
A
Question: What kind of anatomical structure consists of several types of tissues that together carry out particular functions? Options: A. system B. frame C. valve D. organ
D
Question: How many pathways do plants have for carbon fixation? Options: A. five B. eleven C. three D. two
C
Question: What is used to measure electric current? Options: A. galvanometer B. atomizer C. anemometer D. chronometer
A
Question: What connects the fetus to the placenta? Options: A. umbilical cord B. microbial cord C. eustachian tube D. fallopian tube
A