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Question: The cytoplasm is all the contents of the cell inside the cell membrane, with the exception of what? Options: A. molecules B. lysosome C. vacuole D. nucleus
D
Question: What is the study of forces in equilibrium? Options: A. statics B. law of conservation C. genomics D. law of inertia
A
Question: What body joint incurs the most common overuse injury among runners and other athletes? Options: A. arm B. heel C. knee D. ankle
C
Question: Who is called the father of genetics? Options: A. Vincent van Gogh B. raphael C. Nostradamus D. mendel
D
Question: Each endocrine hormone affects only certain "target" cells, which have molecules of what on the surface that enable binding of a given hormone? Options: A. protein B. gas C. rna D. lipids
A
Question: What do we call the scientific study of heredity and hereditary variation? Options: A. chemistry B. biology C. geneology D. genetics
D
Question: What do you call any substance in food that the body needs? Options: A. dietary B. beneficial C. antioxidant D. a nutrient
D
Question: What type of waves start when a source of energy causes a disturbance in the medium? Options: A. mechanical currents B. magnetic waves C. fluid waves D. mechanical waves
D
Question: What term describes the process where organisms convert atmospheric nitrogen into biologically useful chemicals? Options: A. cellular respiration B. photosynthesis C. nitrogen fixation D. carbon cycle
C
Question: As per the kinetic-molecular theory, in what direction do the molecules and ions of liquids move? Options: A. same direction B. opposite direction C. alter directions D. random directions
D
Question: Cephalization refers to the development of what anatomical region, which evolved at the same time as bilateral symmetry in animals? Options: A. chest B. heart C. tail D. head
D
Question: What term describes a region of space around an atom that has a non-zero probability for an electron with a particular energy? Options: A. atomic orbital B. orbital lobe C. minimal orbital D. related orbital
A
Question: How do the male gorillas show display behaviors? Options: A. spontaneous mutation B. showing aggression C. vocalization D. food gathering
B
Question: A genetic molecule is called dna, which stands for this? Options: A. deoxyribonucleic acid B. di-nitrous ammonia C. dark nitrogen amine D. dense ribonucleic acid
A
Question: Is sleep an active or inactive state in the brain? Options: A. different B. intense C. active D. inactive
C
Question: What is is a measurement of the force amplification of a machine? Options: A. force multiplier B. mechanical push C. mechanical advantage D. mechanical pull
C
Question: What branch of science is the study of the solid earth? Options: A. ecology B. palentology C. biology D. geology
D
Question: What is harmless water vapor, for a powerplant? Options: A. wind B. steam C. plasma D. fog
B
Question: What regulates the passage of blood into capillary beds? Options: A. diocesan sphincters B. bicellular sphincters C. precapillary sphincters D. cell membrane
C
Question: What do you call the symbiotic relationship where a parasite benefits while the host is harmed? Options: A. invasion B. symbolic damage C. hostism D. parasitism
D
Question: What length of time is human gestation commonly divided into? Options: A. three trimesters B. four quarters C. fifty weeks D. two halves
A
Question: What substance, involved in most biochemical reactions, is essential to life? Options: A. water B. air C. carbon D. nitrogen
A
Question: What type of tissue covers the outside of a plant? Options: A. epidermal B. dermal C. anterior D. porous
B
Question: Metamorphic rocks form when an existing rock is changed by heat or what? Options: A. pressure B. radiation C. chemical reaction D. cold
A
Question: What anatomical structure serves as the conduit of the oocyte from the ovary to the uterus? Options: A. urethra B. nephrons C. uterine tubes D. ureters
C
Question: What cell structures are like storage centers and tend to be larger in plant cells? Options: A. alleles B. vacuoles C. nuclei D. tubules
B
Question: Oscillations in the transcription of certain genes are at the heart of the molecular mechanisms underlying what biological rhythms? Options: A. brain rhythms B. reproductive rhythms C. circadian rhythms D. metastasis rhythms
C
Question: Give an example of a ball-and-socket joint, which has the greatest range of motion, allowing movement in several directions. Options: A. monkey wrench B. pulley C. shoulder D. lever
C
Question: Difference in electric potential energy are measured in what basic unit? Options: A. knots B. moles C. volts D. watts
C
Question: How many stars are in our solar system? Options: A. one B. three C. none D. two
A
Question: Landslides and mudslides are the most destructive types of what geologic phenomenon? Options: A. formation movement B. mass movement C. land momentum D. intensity movement
B
Question: What scientific word, which gives its name to a type of rock, means "to change form"? Options: A. evaporation B. evolution C. metamorphism D. igneous
C
Question: The sporophyte phase is the longest phase in the life of what? Options: A. angiosperm B. gymnosperm C. echinoderm D. arthropod
B
Question: Hair color and skin color are known as what? Options: A. abominations B. habits C. traits D. mutations
C
Question: Amines are classified according to the number of carbon atoms bonded directly to what atom? Options: A. nitrogen B. oxygen C. helium D. hydrogen
A
Question: Because core electrons are closer to the nucleus, they are not involved in what? Options: A. diffusion B. bonding C. splitting D. fission
B
Question: The upper portion of the septum is formed by the perpendicular plate of which bone? Options: A. duodenum bone B. ethmoid bone C. concomitant bone D. colossal bone
B
Question: Cells in green algae divide along cell plates called what? Options: A. phragmoplasts B. cellulose C. xanthophylls D. chloroplasts
A
Question: What are saprobes that decompose organic matter? Options: A. sponges B. fungi C. chordates D. protists
B
Question: Because complex plant carbohydrates such as cellulose are more difficult to digest, what animal diet is associated with a complicated digestive system? Options: A. omnivore B. polyvore C. carnivore D. herbivore
D
Question: What are all cells surrounded by? Options: A. amino acids B. cell membrane C. cell substrate D. cytoplasm
B
Question: The leaves of all of what type of plants have two basic parts in common: the blade and petiole? Options: A. evergreen B. perennials C. deciduous D. flowering plants
D
Question: Through what do plants move enormous amounts of water from the soil to the atmosphere? Options: A. transpiration B. evaporation C. respiration D. perspiration
A
Question: What explains why two different species cannot occupy the same niche in the same place for very long? Options: A. survival exclusion princple B. evolution C. competive exclusion princple D. natural selection
C
Question: The cytoplasm of prokaryotic cells has a high concentration of dissolved solutes. therefore, the osmotic pressure within the cell is what? Options: A. relative B. relatively normal C. relatively high D. relatively low
C
Question: What are the ultimate source of genetic variation? Options: A. parasites B. gravity C. proteins D. mutations
D
Question: The electron beam scans the surface of the sample, usually coated with a thin film of which metal? Options: A. copper B. platinum C. silver D. gold
D
Question: In a longitudinal wave, what term is a measure of how compressed particles of the medium become when the wave passes through? Options: A. frequency B. magnitude C. voltage D. amplitude
D
Question: All cells have certain parts in common. these parts include the cell membrane, cytoplasm, dna, and what? Options: A. chromosomes B. lipids C. crystals D. ribosomes
D
Question: Competition within a species is called what? Options: A. internal competition B. reproducible competition C. species competion D. intraspecific competition
D
Question: What occurs when rain falls more quickly than water can be absorbed into the ground or carried away by rivers or streams? Options: A. floods B. typhoons C. greenhouse effect D. landslides
A
Question: What are the building blocks of dna? Options: A. peptides B. genes C. prokaryotes D. nucleotides
D
Question: Each line in a structural formula represents a pair of shared what? Options: A. atoms B. ions C. waves D. electrons
D
Question: What do vertebrate chordates possess that invertebrate chordates do not? Options: A. backbone B. parasite C. Thumb D. Milk production
A
Question: In vascular plants, what two basic structures are made of dermal, vascular, and ground tissues? Options: A. roots and seed B. stems and flowers C. fruits and nuts D. roots and stems
D
Question: What is the process resulting in living things with beneficial traits producing more offspring? Options: A. fluid selection B. Natural choice. C. natural change D. natural selection
D
Question: Solar cells create voltages directly from light, while thermoelectric devices create voltage from differences in what? Options: A. oxygen B. wire width C. wattage D. temperature
D
Question: What theory goes beyond classical mechanics to describe the behavior of near-light-speed objects? Options: A. spacial relativity B. normal relativity C. special relativity D. simple relativity
C
Question: What type of structure between the esophagus and the stomach normally opens only when a bolus arrives? Options: A. larynx B. gland C. intestine D. sphincter
D
Question: Viroids are plant pathogens much simpler than what, but like them can reproduce only within a host cell? Options: A. bacteria B. viruses C. parasites D. pests
B
Question: "crossing over" occurs during what phase of mitosis? Options: A. prophase i B. Prophase ii C. prophase iii D. prophase VI
A
Question: What is the preferred food for almost all primates except for humans? Options: A. grass B. fruit C. wheat D. corn
B
Question: What property means that something can return to its original shape after being stretched or compressed? Options: A. homeostasis B. elasticity C. friction D. viscosity
B
Question: Where does all igneous rock come from? Options: A. stratosphere B. the moon C. magma or lava D. oceans
C
Question: Three ways that waves may interact with matter are reflection, refraction, and what? Options: A. dispose B. diffraction C. absorption D. distortion
B
Question: Sucrose consists of one molecule of glucose and one molecule of what else? Options: A. protein B. lactose C. fructose D. alcohol
C
Question: Many countries have attempted to reduce the human impact on climate change by reducing their emission of what greenhouse gas? Options: A. nitrous oxide B. carbon dioxide C. methane D. acid dioxide
B
Question: What occurs when arterioles lose their normal muscular tone and dilate dramatically? Options: A. congenital shock B. cardio shock C. vascular shock D. respiration shock
C
Question: Large or small numbers are expressed in scientific notation, which use powers of this? Options: A. 16 B. 2 C. 4 D. 10
D
Question: Budding in sponges is a form of what type of reproduction? Options: A. sexual B. reasonable C. asexual D. competitive
C
Question: Behaviors that are closely controlled by genes and have little to no environmental influence are called what kinds of behaviors? Options: A. learned behaviors B. innate behaviors C. diverse behaviors D. generalized behaviors
B
Question: Mutations which benefit the organism in which they occur are known as? Options: A. helpful mutations B. beneficial mutations C. healthy mutations D. extraordinary mutations
B
Question: When gas particles collide, what kinds of collisions are these considered? Options: A. conservative B. inelastic C. perfect D. elastic
D
Question: Around 1200 species of what broad animal group are currently at risk of extinction due to human activity? Options: A. birds B. amphibians C. reptiles D. mammals
A
Question: The galápagos islands are a group of 16 volcanic islands 600 miles off the west coast of what continent? Options: A. south america B. asia C. europe D. north america
A
Question: What structures on the gastrodermal cells keep the contents of the gastrovascular cavity agitated and help distribute nutrients? Options: A. sporangia B. flagella C. telomeres D. nucleus
B
Question: What is the factor that affects the solubility of solutes in all three states? Options: A. temperature B. color C. oxygen D. heat
A
Question: What kind of ph would you find in water from bogs? Options: A. lower ph B. higher ph C. normal ph D. regular ph
A
Question: Where do most of the digestion reactions occur? Options: A. small intestine B. liver C. mouth D. large intestine
A
Question: What is the name of the process where light is produced without heat? Options: A. effervescence B. radiation C. luminescence D. fluorescence
C
Question: Meats and dairy products link to photosynthesis because the animals were fed what? Options: A. biofuel B. carnivorous diets C. chloroplasts D. plant-based foods
D
Question: What the scientific concept stating that when looking at two competing theories, the one with fewer assumptions should be chosen? Options: A. law of simplicity B. law of averages C. law of thermodynamics D. law of parsimony
D
Question: What type of map would show average temperatures and rainfall? Options: A. rainfall map B. carbon map C. landscape map D. climate map
D
Question: What is the name of the sugar that plants produce to be used as food? Options: A. insulin B. glucose C. glucosamine D. chlorophyll
B
Question: Just under their skin, marine mammals have a very thick layer of insulating fat called what? Options: A. lipisomes B. blubber C. cellulose D. tissue
B
Question: While in the lungs, blood gives up carbon dioxide and picks up what element before returning to the heart? Options: A. oxygen B. nitrogen C. hydrogen D. methane
A
Question: White blood cells called what travel to areas of the body that are inflamed? Options: A. gametocytes B. phagocytes C. platelets D. spirochetes
B
Question: How many valence electrons can be found in a carbon atom? Options: A. three B. four C. five D. One
B
Question: Diaphragm, lungs, and trachea take air deep into the body and provide oxygen gas to what? Options: A. heart B. bloodstream C. brain D. molecules
B
Question: What gases move in and out of blood during gas exchange? Options: A. oxygen, carbon monoxide B. oxygen, carbon dioxide C. oxygen, nitrogen D. nitrogen, carbon dioxide
B
Question: What keeps various species from mating and reproducing outside their own species? Options: A. cancer organ incompatibility B. reproductive organ incompatibility C. brain organ incompatibility D. digestive system incompatibility
B
Question: A refrigerator must do work to reverse the normal direction of what? Options: A. visible energy flow B. thermal energy flow C. spectral energy flow D. coolant energy flow
B
Question: The bone matrix consists of tough protein fibers—mainly what? Options: A. hemoglobin B. tissues C. tendons D. collagen
D
Question: Alkynes are what type of compound? Options: A. reversible hydrocarbons B. proteins hydrocarbons C. unsaturated hydrocarbons D. Split Hydrocarbons
C
Question: Solar cells turn sunlight directly into what? Options: A. water B. cold C. gas D. electricity
D
Question: What type of invertebrate typically has a single spiraled shell? Options: A. arthropod B. bipod C. anthropod D. gastropod
D
Question: What are nutrients the body needs in relatively large amounts called? Options: A. macronutrients B. adulterants C. abundances D. vitamins
A
Question: What is observed when two perpendicular flagella moves? Options: A. shaking motion B. pushing motion C. turning motion D. spinning motion
D
Question: What is the name of a branch of the chemistry that deals with the interconversion of chemical energy and electrical energy? Options: A. Theoretical Chemistry B. Inorganic chemistry C. electrochemistry D. Biochemistry
C
Question: Which system in the body exchanges gases with the outside air? Options: A. digestive B. vascular C. immune D. respiratory
D