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Question: What are the outpocketings of the digestive tract that remove nitrogenous wastes and function in osmoregulation? Options: A. malpighian tubules B. intestinal tubules C. olivary tubules D. integumentary tubules
A
Question: What were the first photosynthetic organisms on earth? Options: A. bacteria B. fungi C. trees D. mosses
A
Question: What do you call the substance in a cooling system that has a low boiling point and changes between liquid and gaseous states? Options: A. coolant B. byproduct C. emission D. refrigerant
D
Question: Certain characteristics are frequently inherited together because of what? Options: A. correlation B. mitosis C. linkage D. genetic combination
C
Question: Which organ protects the body from injury, water loss, and microorganisms? Options: A. stomach B. skin C. liver D. kidney
B
Question: What is the term for the sudden movement of large blocks of rock and soil down a slope? Options: A. hurricane B. slump C. sludge D. torrent
B
Question: What is the comparison of two factors within a population? Options: A. correlation B. curve C. hypothesis D. variable
A
Question: What process is the opposite of nitrogen fixation? Options: A. respiration B. percolation C. denitrification D. digestion
C
Question: Plant-like protists produce oxygen through which process? Options: A. metamorphosis B. photosynthesis C. glycolysis D. respiration
B
Question: Insulin is produced by what part of the body? Options: A. pancreas B. liver C. thyroid D. kidneys
A
Question: What color is the brittle metalloid tallurium? Options: A. purplish blue B. silvery white C. brownish black D. yellowish green
B
Question: What compounds, which serve as fuels and are used in manufacturing, are called the driving force of western civilization? Options: A. fossils B. hydrocarbons C. forests D. gas
B
Question: What is the main type of organism that gets its energy directly from the sun? Options: A. plants B. consumers C. animals D. carnivores
A
Question: What are the two factors that affect the pressure of fluids? Options: A. momentum and density B. depth and density C. viscosity and gravity D. depth and decrease
B
Question: What consists of four major components: inorganic mineral matter, organic matter, water and air, and living matter? Options: A. nitrogen B. rocks C. color D. soil
D
Question: What is the term for the movement of substances due to random thermal molecular motion? Options: A. convection B. diffusion C. Transfusion D. condensation
B
Question: Most metals exist in which form at room temperature? Options: A. gases B. solids C. liquids D. oils
B
Question: A stem cell is an unspecialized cell that can divide without limit as needed and can, under specific conditions, differentiate into these? Options: A. clones B. germ cells C. specialized cells D. infectious cells
C
Question: What monthy cycle causes changes in the ovaries and uterus? Options: A. the menstrual cycle B. tides C. sleep-wake cycle D. water cycle
A
Question: Chytridiomycota are considered the most primitive of what kingdom? Options: A. plants B. fungi C. protists D. animals
B
Question: What is a soft, gray, nontoxic alkaline earth metal? Options: A. calcium B. potassium C. pewter D. magnesium
A
Question: In many polychaetes, the parapodia are richly supplied with blood vessels and also function as what? Options: A. scales B. pores C. tails D. gills
D
Question: What is formed when plant bodies are lithified? Options: A. methane B. copper C. fossils D. coal
D
Question: What is the term for the direct manipulation of genes for practical purposes? Options: A. manual engineering B. genetic engineering C. genetic cloning D. genetic testing
B
Question: When both momentum and kinetic energy are conserved in a closed system, the collision is called what? Options: A. an elastic collision B. a static collision C. an accidental collision D. a spontaneous collision
A
Question: What are the two groups of therian mammals? Options: A. placental mammals and marsupials B. felines and canines C. dolphins and whales D. monotremes and mollusks
A
Question: What is the name of the spacecraft that has performed the closest flyby of uranus? Options: A. centaur 2 B. voyager 2 C. Mercury 7 D. Zodiac 4
B
Question: What is the group of all the eukaryotes that are not fungi, animals, or plants called? Options: A. protists B. lizards C. arthropods D. filamentous
A
Question: What have a symbiotic relationship between a fungus and a photosynthetic organism? Options: A. lichens B. crustaceans C. amphibians D. sponges
A
Question: Define motion. Options: A. change of position B. distance traveled C. speed of objects D. gravitational pull
A
Question: Most tissues regulated by the autonomic nervous system receive both sympathetic and parasympathetic input from? Options: A. parasympathetic neurons B. postganglionic neurons C. Chemosensory center D. peristaltic neurons
B
Question: What is responsible for the development of antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria? Options: A. flu shots B. negative mutations C. bacterial mutations D. mosquitoes
C
Question: Many cancers, as well as autism, are thought to have what component, which is certainly a factor in asthma? Options: A. environmental B. critical C. emotional D. ecological
A
Question: The first plants probably evolved from what? Options: A. mould B. aquatic green algae C. moss D. dry green algae
B
Question: What is the unit of liquid measurement in the metric system? Options: A. liter B. pint C. cylinder D. gallon
A
Question: Wavelength and frequency are defined in the same way for electromagnetic waves as they are for which other waves? Options: A. mechanical B. gravitational C. light D. sonar
A
Question: What covers the body of a fish to help the move their body to swim? Options: A. gelatin B. skin C. scales D. hairs
C
Question: What type of bond forms by unpaired electrons from two atoms "matching up"? Options: A. covalent bond B. reactive bond C. accretion bond D. magnetic bond
A
Question: When gas pressure-forces are used to move an object the work is done on the object by? Options: A. gravitational pull B. kinetic energy C. contracting gas D. expanding gas
D
Question: A lymphocyte is the type of which cell involved in an immune system response? Options: A. white brain cell B. red blood cell C. white blood cell D. white immunity cell
C
Question: Most fossils form when a dead organism is buried in what? Options: A. sediment B. ash C. sand D. soil
A
Question: What do you call an object that attracts certain materials such as iron? Options: A. electron B. magnet C. antenna D. neutron
B
Question: Coral and the algae living inside of them have what type of relationship, since the algae relies on the coral to stay close to the water's surface? Options: A. parasitic B. competitive C. peculiar D. symbiotic
D
Question: Because opposite charges attract, oppositely charged ions attract each other to form what? Options: A. soluble bonds B. particle bonds C. ionic bonds D. nuclear bonds
C
Question: A major source of primary pollutants is the burning of oil and coal, which are types of what? Options: A. erosion fuels B. renewable fuels C. greenhouse gases D. fossil fuels
D
Question: What causes natural ripening in fruit? Options: A. acid B. chloride C. ethylene D. sulfur
C
Question: In species with sexual reproduction, each cell of the body has two copies of each what? Options: A. chromosome B. cell C. dna strand D. rna strand
A
Question: On what part of bones would you expect to find cartilage? Options: A. interior B. marrow C. exterior D. end
D
Question: Who invented the taxonomic classification system? Options: A. carl linnaeus B. Isaac Newton C. gregor mendel D. Pascal
A
Question: What type of pathogen is responsible for african sleeping sickness? Options: A. Trichinella spiralis B. trypanosoma C. salmonella D. streptococcus
B
Question: How many underlying principles does the science of biology have? Options: A. three B. four C. eleven D. five
B
Question: What are biochemical compounds, such as fats and oils, that consist of fatty acids and store energy? Options: A. lipids B. proteins C. tissues D. oils
A
Question: The temperature at which all molecular motion has ceased is called what? Options: A. 0 degrees kelvin B. stopping point C. absolute zero D. 0 degrees celcius
C
Question: What term means controlling body temperature within a narrow range from the inside through biochemical or physical means? Options: A. regulation B. exothermy C. endothermy D. evaporation
C
Question: The most important characteristic of extant amphibians is a moist, permeable skin used for this? Options: A. avian respiration B. benign respiration C. simple respiration D. cutaneous respiration
D
Question: Fertilized mollusk eggs develop into what? Options: A. bark B. larvae C. shrimp D. leaf
B
Question: Proper kidney function is essential for homeostasis of what level, which in turn helps ensure the functioning of enzymes? Options: A. ph B. oxygen C. calcium D. ions
A
Question: Proteins include 20 common types of what compounds? Options: A. dna B. amino acids C. mitochondria D. rna acids
B
Question: Isotopes have different number of these in their nuclei? Options: A. protons B. neutrons C. electrons D. atoms
B
Question: What can destroy living cells, produce mutations and cause cancer? Options: A. prismatic rays B. stingrays C. gamma rays D. plasma rays
C
Question: What type of feeders are sponges? Options: A. bottom feeders B. surface feeders C. layer feeders D. filter feeders
D
Question: The first consumption of breast milk or formula floods the baby's gastrointestinal tract with what? Options: A. hemoglobin B. nerves C. beneficial bacteria D. enzymes
C
Question: Weight refers to what force acting on a mass? Options: A. gravitational B. magnetic C. solar D. electronic
A
Question: Being exposed to sunlight will produce what vitamin in the skin? Options: A. B-complex B. vitamin d C. vitamin A D. Vitamin E
B
Question: Modern plants reflect what kind of changes that have occurred over many, many years? Options: A. tendency changes B. unknown changes C. tissue changes D. evolutionary changes
D
Question: What device measures current that flows through wire? Options: A. protractor B. ammeter C. resistor attachment D. Geiger counter
B
Question: In science, what is defined as a change in position? Options: A. motion B. direction C. speed D. gravity
A
Question: What makes up the core of the endoskeleton? Options: A. dermis B. notochord C. vertebral column D. thorax
C
Question: The bottom of the ocean is called what? Options: A. the benthic zone B. Demersal zone C. Final zone D. Intertidal zone
A
Question: Made of hot, solid rock, the mantle is beneath what layer of the earth? Options: A. volcanic B. core C. crust D. liquid
C
Question: What happens to the volume of the gas when temperature increases but amount of gas and its pressure are constant? Options: A. volume increases B. volume remains constant C. nothing D. volume decreases
A
Question: Meiosis, like mitosis, is preceded by the duplication of what? Options: A. ribosomes B. chromosomes C. neutrons D. chloroforms
B
Question: The invention of what instrument in the 1930s allowed scientists to see viruses for the first time? Options: A. electron microscope B. spy glass C. magnifying glass D. telescopes
A
Question: What is the name of the chart that allows you to easily determine the expected percentage of different genotypes in the offspring of two parents? Options: A. periodic square B. punnett square C. DNA helix D. Trafalgar Square
B
Question: What is the functional unit of compact bone? Options: A. collagen B. scleroprotein C. spongin D. osteon
D
Question: Because the nuclei of each h atom contain protons, the electrons in the bond are attracted to the nuclei (opposite charges attract). but because the two atoms involved in the covalent bond are both h atoms, each nucleus attracts the electrons by the same amount. thus the electron pair is equally shared by the...
C
Question: What is the term for when the phenotype of offspring is partly determined by the phenotype of its mother, irrespective of genotype? Options: A. oceanic effect B. uterine effect C. maternal effect D. congenital effect
C
Question: Natural methods of asexual reproduction, such as cuttings or budding, include strategies that plants have developed to perform what? Options: A. mono-propagation B. multi-propagation C. self-propagation D. iso-propagation
C
Question: Many metals react with acids to produce what gas? Options: A. mercury B. hydrogen C. helium D. neon
B
Question: What is the process of a cell membrane surrounding a particle and engulfing it calles? Options: A. phagocytosis B. ingestion C. mitosis D. active transport
A
Question: What type of rocks are very useful for determining the deformation history of an area? Options: A. limestone B. crystalline C. igneous D. sedimentary
D
Question: What is the term for dating a rock based on composition decay? Options: A. fuel dating B. radioactive dating C. carbon dating D. safe dating
B
Question: What is the term for a very rapid motor response that is not directed by the brain? Options: A. sensor B. instinct C. reflex D. adaptation
C
Question: Crossover occurs between non-sister chromatids of which chromosomes? Options: A. identical chromosomes B. homologous C. compound chromosomes D. analogous
B
Question: Water is an oxide of what element? Options: A. nitrogen B. carbon C. hydrogen D. helium
C
Question: What term is used to describe the parts of the brain involved in the reception and interpretation of sensory stimuli collectively? Options: A. neurons B. glial cells C. sensorium D. medulla oblongata
C
Question: Experiments show that each o2 molecule has two unpaired what? Options: A. electrons B. neutrons C. quarks D. protons
A
Question: Acidity is measured by what physical property? Options: A. ph B. kω C. amp D. ps
A
Question: Antacids are bases that neutralize what in the digestive tract? Options: A. fats B. salts C. hormones D. acids
D
Question: What is the climate of a small area called? Options: A. ecosystem B. microclimate C. microevolution D. biome
B
Question: The rate of what process depends on how many of an organism’s genes have changed over a period of time and on the generation time of a particular species? Options: A. evolution B. digestion C. respiration D. photosynthesis
A
Question: The sticky stigma at the tip of the carpel receives what? Options: A. nitrogen B. pollen C. bacteria D. salt
B
Question: Are the joints between the vertebrae contained in your backbone fully movable, partially movable, or unmovable? Options: A. fully movable B. partially movable C. unmovable D. none of these
B
Question: Which branch of biology uses fossils to study life's history? Options: A. geology B. zoology C. paleontology D. morphology
C
Question: What do you call prokaryotes that do not need oxygen for respiration? Options: A. anaerobic B. aerobic C. enzymatic D. chloroflexus
A
Question: When a glacier no longer moves, what is it called? Options: A. a glacial lake B. an ice sheet C. an iceberg D. an ice cylinder
B
Question: What did roots evolve from that plants used for aborption? Options: A. rhizoids B. leguminous C. oomycetes D. seeds
A
Question: Although lots of symbiotic relationships help both organisms, sometimes one of the organisms is harmed. when that happens, the organism that benefits, and is not harmed, is called a what? Options: A. viruses B. parasite C. infection D. child
B
Question: What are named for major physical or climatic features and for their predominant vegetation? Options: A. terrestrial substrates B. celestial bodies C. terrestrial biomes D. geological formations
C
Question: Similarity of crystal structures is used to categorize what non-living materials? Options: A. minerals B. salts C. corals D. grains
A