question
stringlengths
68
502
answer
stringclasses
4 values
Question: An electromagnetic wave begins with what movement by an electrically charged particle? Options: A. acceleration B. vibration C. momentum D. diffusion
B
Question: What are the sharp projections that specialized cells grow called? Options: A. ossicles B. spicules C. antlers D. cilia
B
Question: What is formed when water vapor in the air condenses into tiny droplets? Options: A. fog B. smoke C. hail D. rain
A
Question: The main components of the circulatory system are the heart, blood vessels, and what else? Options: A. brain B. blood C. lungs D. nerves
B
Question: From what do tubeworms found deep in the galapagos rift get their energy from? Options: A. chemosynthetic plants B. chemosynthetic fish C. chemosynthetic viruses D. chemosynthetic bacteria
D
Question: What is water falling from the sky called? Options: A. temperature B. precipitation C. snow D. acid
B
Question: Coal, oil and natural gas are types of what formed from the remains of once living organisms? Options: A. fossil compounds B. living fossils C. fossil fuels D. crop fuels
C
Question: In a hot water heater, burning fuel causes the water to get hot because combustion is what type of reaction? Options: A. biochemical B. exothermic C. geothermal D. endothermic
B
Question: What is a force that opposes motion? Options: A. thrust B. momentum C. tension D. friction
D
Question: What is another term for a hand lens? Options: A. seeing glass B. traversing glass C. projecting glass D. magnifying glass
D
Question: The anterior half of the foot is formed by the five what type of bones? Options: A. conidia bones B. metatarsal bones C. conidia bones D. malignancy bones
B
Question: What adjective describes the movements that propel the feces during elimination? Options: A. peristaltic B. enzymatic C. hyperplastic D. convulsive
A
Question: What is transferred in an acid-base reaction Options: A. bonding ion B. calcium ion C. friendly ion D. hydrogen ion
D
Question: What is the largest planet in our solar system? Options: A. mars B. earth C. jupiter D. uranus
C
Question: What does the ubiquitous generator use to generate currents? Options: A. gravity B. water C. inertia D. magnetism
D
Question: What prevents soil erosion on a hillside that is being farmed? Options: A. slash-and-burn B. terracing C. no-till farming D. irrigation
B
Question: What do the external female reproductive structures are collectively referred to? Options: A. vulva B. cervix C. endometrium D. Clitoris
A
Question: What is another name for collar cells? Options: A. sporozoans B. enzymes C. choanocytes D. clutches
C
Question: What involuntary muscle is found only in the heart? Options: A. digestive muscle B. cardiac muscle C. physiological muscle D. respiratory muscle
B
Question: Most sedimentary rocks form from what? Options: A. erosion B. sediments C. volcanic activity D. glaciers
B
Question: What system serves as the relay between the cns and the internal organs? Options: A. central nervous system B. cellular nervous system C. limbic nervous system D. autonomic nervous system
D
Question: When pumping blood, the hearts of animals with very long necks must overcome what force? Options: A. gravity B. friction C. evolution D. erosion
A
Question: The seasonal movements of animals from one area to another is referred to as? Options: A. echolocation B. mitigation C. migration D. hybernation
C
Question: Falling onto what joint can fracture the distal humerus? Options: A. elbow B. Foot C. knee D. thumb
A
Question: What term is used to describe the energy reserve carbohydrate of animals? Options: A. glycogen B. lactose C. sucrose D. fructose
A
Question: What is used to measure current through a resistor? Options: A. spectrographs B. thermometers C. ammeters D. microscopes
C
Question: When struck, how are the rigid crystals of ionic compounds likely to react? Options: A. grow B. break C. shrink D. bend
B
Question: What type of matter transmits light without scattering it? Options: A. opaque B. smooth C. transparent D. reflective
C
Question: What is the term for the unconscious movements controlled by the somatic nervous system? Options: A. mechanisms B. tremors C. reflexes D. senses
C
Question: What organism captures light energy and converts it to chemical energy inside its cell? Options: A. autotrophs B. insects C. phototrophs D. plants
C
Question: By applying salt to an icy road, the melting point of the ice is what? Options: A. increased B. concentrated C. decreased D. compounded
C
Question: How many pairs of chromosomes do human have ? Options: A. 31 pairs B. 19 pairs C. 12 pairs D. 23 pairs
D
Question: Where do polychaetes live? Options: A. ocean floor B. great plains C. lakes D. the tundra
A
Question: What term describes a gene or sequence on a chromosome that co-segregates (shows genetic linkage) with a specific trait? Options: A. genetic marker B. nucleic acid chain C. autosomal D. analogous effect
A
Question: What type of blood vessels carry blood away from the heart? Options: A. arteries B. tubes C. Heart D. Viens
A
Question: How many millions of years ago did pangaea begin breaking apart? Options: A. 600 B. 500 C. 400 D. 250
D
Question: Continental drift also promotes what speciation? Options: A. mutualistic B. allopatric C. macroevolution D. obligate
B
Question: Which kind of mutations have the most dramatic effect on proteins? Options: A. cancerous mutations B. arbitrary mutations C. sight mutations D. nonsense mutations
D
Question: When skunks are in danger what do they give off? Options: A. ejected quills B. warning howls C. sweet odor D. foul smell
D
Question: What kind of reproduction produces genetically identical organisms or clones? Options: A. Prophase I B. asexual C. Meiosis D. Sexual
B
Question: Oceans help control global warming by absorbing what? Options: A. hydrogen B. methane C. ozone D. carbon dioxide
D
Question: A phase diagram plots temperature and what else? Options: A. movement B. power C. pressure D. friction
C
Question: What kind of hormones are derived from cholesterol? Options: A. Antibiotic B. synthesis C. steroid D. germs
C
Question: Eukaryotic cell division involves mitosis and what? Options: A. electrolysis B. meiosis C. spermatogenesis D. cytokinesis
D
Question: Why do sodium and chloride ions attract each other? Options: A. like attracts like B. opposites attract C. magnetism D. sulfides attract
B
Question: What layer of soil, essential for farming, has the highest proportion of organic material? Options: A. bedrock B. subsoil C. topsoil D. humus
C
Question: What are the organized instructions within dna for making proteins called? Options: A. clones B. genomes C. genes D. replicants
C
Question: Macrophages, which can swallow and destroy old and dying cells, bacteria, or viruses, are large types of what cells? Options: A. dendritic cells B. white brain cells C. white blood cells D. red blood cells
C
Question: What is the distance between the nuclei of two identical atoms bonded together called? Options: A. atomic radius B. bond radius C. cycle radius D. sleep radius
A
Question: What is the term for water that contains one or more dissolved substances? Options: A. evaporation solution B. sediment solution C. aqueous solution D. dilute solution
C
Question: Gall bladder removal surgery does not seriously affect digestion because ______ is still being produced. Options: A. plasma B. saliva C. bile D. blood
C
Question: The hepatitis virus attacks only cells of what organ? Options: A. brain B. liver C. lungs D. kidney
B
Question: A rusty bike has been left outside in damp weather too many times, so the iron in the metal parts have? Options: A. rusted B. eroded C. melted D. decayed
A
Question: What two layers is the skin made of? Options: A. respiration and dermis B. epidermis and dermis C. Blood and dermis D. layers and dermis
B
Question: What are the three major types of blood vessels? Options: A. arteries, capilaries, tubes B. arteries , pups , capillaries C. arteries, veins, capillaries D. sculptures , veins , capillaries
C
Question: What is the name of the protective layer of gases that surrounds the earth and blocks harmful rays from the sun? Options: A. the protector B. the atmosphere C. the coma D. the corona
B
Question: What are colonies of cells stuck to a surface called? Options: A. cellular coating B. biofilms C. membranes D. membranes
B
Question: Trichomoniasis is cause by what type of pathogen? Options: A. virus B. protozoa C. worm D. bacteria
B
Question: An increase in what, across the periodic table, explains why elements go from metals to metalloids and then to nonmetals? Options: A. neutrons B. electrons C. temperature D. protons
B
Question: How many pairs of chromosomes are in the human genome? Options: A. 21 B. 13 C. 23 D. 24
C
Question: What measure is resorted to by people who wish to screen out genetic abnormalities in the fetus? Options: A. stem cell therapy B. contraceptive use C. in vitro fertilization D. prenatal testing
D
Question: Who built the first telescope? Options: A. galileo B. copernicus C. newton D. brahe
A
Question: Water can be boiled to kill giardia and most other what? Options: A. bacteria B. parasites C. germs D. pathogens
D
Question: What do you call mixtures of ash and water that travel down river valleys? Options: A. pollutants B. debris C. mud slides D. lahars
D
Question: Why do homonuclear diatomic molecules have zero dipole moment? Options: A. no activation energy B. no electrical attraction C. at homeostasis D. no difference in electronegativity
D
Question: The types of white blood cells that arrive at an inflamed site depend on the nature of what? Options: A. genes B. skin color C. injury or infection D. blood type
C
Question: In what season are temperature inversions more common? Options: A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter
D
Question: Are thunderstorms more likely where the ground temperatures are extremely high or extremely low? Options: A. extremely low B. extremely high C. somewhat high D. somewhat low
B
Question: What type of diseases in humans are caused by protozoa? Options: A. dysentery B. diarrhea C. protist diseases D. protozoa diseases
C
Question: Shark teeth likely evolved from the jagged scales that cover their skin, called what? Options: A. pinworm scales B. heterotroph scales C. hook scales D. placoid scales
D
Question: In the human ear, sound waves cause the stapes to press against what? Options: A. shaped window B. yellow window C. Idea Window D. oval window
D
Question: What is the term for proportion of amount of product actually produced in a chemical reaction versus predicted amount ? Options: A. percent impact B. calculus yield C. percent yield D. decrease yield
C
Question: What creates wet and dry zones at different latitudes? Options: A. horse latitudes B. global air currents C. jet stream D. trade winds
B
Question: What term is used to describe the total spread of values in a sample? Options: A. range B. axis C. variety D. scale
A
Question: Fermentation—of grains to produce beer, and of fruits to produce wine—is an ancient art that humans in most cultures have practiced for how long? Options: A. millennia B. years C. decades D. eons
A
Question: In which direction does water travel? Options: A. uphill B. backwards C. northwest D. downhill
D
Question: The largest population size that can be supported in an area without harming the environment is referred to as what? Options: A. population shift B. population density C. containing capacity D. carrying capacity
D
Question: What are the smallest particles of elements that maintain their unique properties? Options: A. molecules B. atoms C. protons D. electrons
B
Question: Where does the christmas tree worm live? Options: A. Atlantic shoreline B. tropical coral reefs C. rainforests D. northeast coral reefs
B
Question: What are biomes that occur where a river, a source of fresh water, meets the ocean called? Options: A. estuaries B. waterways C. sediments D. rapids
A
Question: What continuously monitors and repairs its genetic material? Options: A. nucleolus B. cells C. ova D. proteins
B
Question: What are the large segments of the earth’s crust that ordinarily move very slowly? Options: A. ocean plates B. tectonic plates C. lava plates D. distinct plates
B
Question: Which process causes rocks at the earth's surface to change form? Options: A. bleaching B. remodeling C. weathering D. eroding
C
Question: Chemical reactions always involve energy. when methane burns, for example, it releases energy in the form of what? Options: A. heat and movement B. movement and light C. heat and light D. light and sound
C
Question: Alzheimers disease is associated with memory loss in what group of people? Options: A. juveniles B. elderly C. immigrants D. prehistoric
B
Question: What global cycle takes place on, above, and below earth’s surface? Options: A. water cycle B. water wheel C. aqua cycle D. water flow
A
Question: Why are two different minerals considered different though they have the same chemical composition? Options: A. different linear structures B. different rods structures C. different crystal structures D. different molecular structures
C
Question: What type of mapping is critical for identifying the location of genes that cause genetic diseases? Options: A. interaction mapping B. diagnostic mapping C. linkage mapping D. chemical mapping
C
Question: When menstrual periods become less frequent and finally cease; this is called? Options: A. metabolic B. menopause C. climax D. hormonal imbalance
B
Question: What blood protein carries oxygen from the lungs to cells throughout the body? Options: A. plasma B. dopamine C. platelets D. hemoglobin
D
Question: What is the most abundant element in the universe? Options: A. oxygen B. hydrogen C. fluoride D. helium
B
Question: The product of a system’s mass multiplied by its velocity is called what? Options: A. magnetic momentum B. variation momentum C. horizontal momentum D. linear momentum
D
Question: In response to changing environmental conditions, prokaryotic populations can undergo what process in short periods of time? Options: A. extinction B. fusion C. evolution D. reproduction
C
Question: What term means the time in which half of the original number of radioactive nuclei in a sample decay? Options: A. quarter-life B. half-life C. reduced life D. partial-life
B
Question: What is a shortage of water that causes the soil to dry from the surface down called? Options: A. tidal wave B. flood C. overflowage D. drought
D
Question: What are are segmented invertebrates in phylum annelida called? Options: A. fungi B. annelids C. corals D. flatworms
B
Question: What is the connection between the two hemispheres of the brain called? Options: A. cranial septum B. spinal cord C. cerebral cortex D. corpus callosum
D
Question: Banging on a drum is an example of which type of energy? Options: A. molecular B. solar. C. mechanical D. potential
C
Question: What do microbes use to make food? Options: A. plants B. nitrogen C. chemicals D. sunlight
C
Question: Space telescopes avoid such problems completely since they orbit outside the what? Options: A. atmosphere B. galaxy C. ozone layer D. earth's crust
A