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Question: What is a double membrane of the nucleus that encloses the genetic material? Options: A. the cell wall B. the nuclear envelope C. the complex envelope D. the nuclear compression
B
Question: What is the highest taxon in the classification of living things? Options: A. a domain B. a phylum C. a family D. a class
A
Question: Animal-like protists are called what? Options: A. protozoa B. larvae C. bacteria D. genus
A
Question: Mating with no strong pair-bonds is called? Options: A. covalent B. heterogeneous C. mutual D. promiscuous
D
Question: Rna is especially important during synthesis of what? Options: A. sulfur B. mitochondria C. glucose D. protein
D
Question: Like other bryophytes, moss plants spend most of their life cycle as what? Options: A. copepods B. gametophytes C. protozoa D. zygotes
B
Question: What is the ring of hooks tapeworms use to attach themselves? Options: A. cilia B. dewlap C. flagella D. scolex
D
Question: What form because water erodes the outside of curves and deposits eroded material on the inside? Options: A. caverns B. meanders C. inlets D. cascades
B
Question: Which waterfall series is the largest on the planet? Options: A. yosemite falls B. angel falls C. niagara falls D. iguassu falls
D
Question: What term is used to describe modern seed plants that produce seeds in cones? Options: A. gymnosperms B. angiosperms C. perennials D. deciduous
A
Question: What kind of joints does the skull have that do not allow any movement? Options: A. fixed plates B. fixed cells C. fixed joints D. fixed particles
C
Question: The shoulder and hip are examples of what type of joints? Options: A. hinge B. ball and socket C. pivot D. lever
B
Question: The tails of the hale-bopp comet point away from the sun, evidence that light has what property of motion? Options: A. acceleration B. momentum C. velocity D. inertia
B
Question: What type of virus can cause painful sores on the mouth and genitals? Options: A. herpes B. Aids C. syphilis D. gonorrhea
A
Question: The flood of sodium ions through the symporter provides the energy that allows what to move through the symporter and into the cell? Options: A. mitochondria B. insulin C. glucose D. sucrose
C
Question: Alternative current is produced when a magnet or coil does what? Options: A. moves at faster velocities B. moves back and forth repeatedly C. moves up and down repeatedly D. moves in circles at faster rates
B
Question: What are the chemical formulas for covalent compounds referred to as? Options: A. nucleus formulas B. Electron Formulas C. magnetic formulas D. molecular formulas
D
Question: What do secondary spermatocytes form when completing meiosis? Options: A. pores B. sporozoans C. spermatids D. semen
C
Question: What is the name of the muscle that contracts to cause the joint to straighten? Options: A. extensor B. flexor C. abductor D. opposing
A
Question: Name the process of removing wastes from the body. Options: A. filtration B. excretion C. degradation D. depletion
B
Question: What term means the percentage by mass of each element in a compound? Options: A. mass effect B. percent composition C. elemental percent D. biomass
B
Question: Beaches and deserts collect large deposits of what? Options: A. plants B. water C. animals D. sand
D
Question: What is the name for animals that have a backbone? Options: A. vertebrates B. invertebrates C. mammals D. skeletates
A
Question: The attractive force between water molecules is what kind of reaction? Options: A. symmetrical reaction B. aquatic reaction C. diffusion reaction D. dipole reaction
D
Question: Which procedure helps modern nuclear physics convert lead into gold? Options: A. matter fusion B. nuclear fission C. nuclear bombardment D. evaporation
C
Question: Alkanes are nonpolar and therefore do not attract what? Options: A. eons B. ions C. atoms D. molecules
B
Question: What do we call the lowest layer of the atmosphere? Options: A. stratosphere B. mesosphere C. troposphere D. asthenosphere
C
Question: Oxygenated blood is transported by what system? Options: A. nervous B. skeletal C. circulatory D. pulmonary
C
Question: Internal resistance, or (electrical) resistance in general, involves the resistance of the flow of what? Options: A. force B. current C. water D. protons
B
Question: What gas produced by fossil fuel use is a major cause of global warming? Options: A. hydrogen B. helium C. phosphorous D. carbon dioxide
D
Question: What supports most of earth's ecosystems? Options: A. crust B. moon C. oceans D. sun
D
Question: Because carbohydrates have a carbonyl functional group and several hydroxyl groups, they can undergo a variety of biochemically important reactions. the carbonyl group, for example, can be oxidized to form a carboxylic acid or reduced to form this? Options: A. glucose B. caffeine C. sucrose D. alcohol
D
Question: What do earth and the other planets in the solar system make around the sun? Options: A. radial orbits B. elliptical orbits C. elevated orbits D. smooth orbits
B
Question: What do anglerfish use their glow-in-the-dark, rod-like structure for? Options: A. for protection B. to keep warm C. to attract prey D. to find a mate
C
Question: Surface tension is responsible for the fact that small insects can do this on water? Options: A. walk B. float C. sink D. swim
A
Question: What kind of muscle is responsible for making the human heart beat? Options: A. respiratory muscle B. teres minor C. cardiac muscle D. deltoid
C
Question: Channel proteins and carrier proteins help substances diffuse across what? Options: A. endoplasmic reticulum B. cell membrane C. ribosomes D. cytoplasm
B
Question: Humans building communities to make survival easier is an example of humans as a species changing their what? Options: A. environment B. evolution C. climate D. instinctive behavior
A
Question: When a lower energy level is ______ electrons are added to the next higher energy level. Options: A. empty B. ready C. unbalanced D. full
D
Question: The amount of force applied per given area is called? Options: A. energy B. pressure C. strength D. power
B
Question: What is the atomic number of magnesium? Options: A. 8 B. 25 C. 12 D. 17
C
Question: After the egg is fertilized the mrna is translated into what? Options: A. mitochondria B. DNA C. protein D. factor
C
Question: What is the process that ventilates lungs called? Options: A. breathing B. perspiration C. photosynthesis D. reproduction
A
Question: What aspect of beryllium allows it to absorb x-rays? Options: A. low atomic number B. high atomic number C. magnetism D. relative atomic number
A
Question: What are drilled to monitor groundwater pollution? Options: A. test wells B. sewers C. aquifers D. draining wells
A
Question: The two smallest carboxylic acids are formic acid and what else? Options: A. ascorbic acid B. ethylene acid C. carbonates acid D. acetic acid
D
Question: What incredibly successful species has quickly colonized almost all of earth’s terrestrial habitats, but also impacted earth, its climate, and its environment? Options: A. humans B. fish C. birds D. chimpanzees
A
Question: What prepares the body for fight or flight during emergencies? Options: A. abnormal division B. adrenal mechanism C. metabolic response D. sympathetic division
D
Question: Gymnosperms have evolved to include what? Options: A. flowers B. cells C. seeds D. stems
C
Question: How do gametophyte plants form haploid gametes? Options: A. during after mitosis B. during omniosis C. during after omniosis D. through mitosis
D
Question: What french chemist discovered the radioactive elements polonium and radium? Options: A. margaret curie B. marie curie C. pascal curie D. louis pasteur
B
Question: What is another term for the parabolic motion of a thrown object? Options: A. simple motion B. regular motion C. newtonian motion D. projectile motion
D
Question: Passive immunity arises from the transfer of what to an individual, without requiring them to mount their own active immune response? Options: A. bacteria B. viruses C. antibodies D. parasites
C
Question: At equilibrium reactants and what are equally abundant? Options: A. proactives B. products C. minerals D. results
B
Question: Mitochondria are thought to have evolved from what kind of cells? Options: A. ancient ribosome B. ancient phosphorylation C. ancient matrix D. ancient prokaryotic
D
Question: An acellular, external cuticle protects the _________. Options: A. epidermis B. stomach C. dermis D. lungs
A
Question: The average number of individuals per unit of area or volume is referred to as a population's what? Options: A. increase B. diameter C. density D. output
C
Question: What is the medical term for a condition caused by abnormalities, such as mutations, in your genes or chromosomes? Options: A. mutations disorder B. nervous disorder C. radiation disorder D. genetic disorder
D
Question: What is glucose used for the bacteria? Options: A. energy B. fuel C. reproduction D. food
D
Question: What do carnivores eat? Options: A. plants B. algae C. animals D. ice
C
Question: What is algae easier to covert into that corn is currently used for? Options: A. fuel B. food C. oil D. sugar
A
Question: Dividing net force by total mass yields what? Options: A. acceleration B. energy C. movement D. transmission
A
Question: What ensures that seeds germinate only when conditions for seedling survival are optimal? Options: A. seed dormancy B. seed forcing C. germination dormancy D. survival dormancy
A
Question: The a in atp is short for what? Options: A. acetic B. acid C. amino D. adenosine
D
Question: How many fingers do apes have on each hand? Options: A. seven B. four C. five D. six
C
Question: Which atomic particle has a positive charge? Options: A. the proton B. the nucleus C. the electron D. the neutron
A
Question: What does the presence of gill slits suggest about humans and fish? Options: A. Common Cells B. Shared History C. common ancestor D. Same evolutionary chain
C
Question: What was first discovered in songbirds that produce new neurons while learning songs? Options: A. Brain Cord B. homeostasis C. neurogenesis D. proteins
C
Question: Whether focused on ancient life, the life of bacteria, or how humans could live on the moon, four unifying principles form the basis of what branch of science? Options: A. biology B. chemistry C. geology D. electronics
A
Question: What do we call the center of a hurricane where the air is calm and clear? Options: A. epicenter B. eye C. nose D. neck
B
Question: Mass can be destroyed to release what? Options: A. mass B. energy C. acceleration D. velocity
B
Question: Name the organ located behind the nasal cavity in which both food and air pass through? Options: A. medulla B. diaphragm C. pharynx D. sinus
C
Question: Both mitosis and meiosis result in eukaryotic cells doing what? Options: A. friction B. dividing C. multiplication D. limiting
B
Question: In resting neurons, the plasma membrane has many open potassium channels but few open of which other channels? Options: A. sulfur B. silicon C. sodium D. oxygen
C
Question: The theory of evolution by what (and other processes) explains both the diversity of organisms and how populations of organisms change over time? Options: A. genocide B. natural selection C. characteristic selection D. natural evolution
B
Question: What is formed when a monomer of glucose and a monomer of fructose are joined in a dehydration reaction to form a glycosidic bond? Options: A. sulfate B. fructose C. sucrose D. chloride
C
Question: What is the spread of cancer cells beyond their original site called? Options: A. metastasis B. mutations C. apoptosis D. scattering
A
Question: What is another name for flatworms such as tapeworms and flukes? Options: A. platyhelminthes B. trematodes C. polychaetes D. epiphytes
A
Question: The lithosphere-asthensophere divisions are based on what? Options: A. mechanical properties B. mechanical compounds C. elemental properties D. constant properties
A
Question: The second shell holds a maximum of how many electrons? Options: A. 12 B. 9 C. 8 D. 6
C
Question: Olfaction refers to which of the five senses? Options: A. touch B. smell C. sight D. taste
B
Question: What devices convert mechanical energy to electric energy? Options: A. mechanical generators B. kinetic generators C. electric generators D. transformation generators
C
Question: When oxygen is not bound to heme and the partial pressure of oxygen is low, hemoglobin readily binds to what? Options: A. iron B. carbon C. carbon dioxide D. sulfur
C
Question: What is group 16 of the periodic table referred to? Options: A. sulfur group B. dioxide group C. acid group D. oxygen group
D
Question: Restoring nitrogen to the soil is one reason for what agricultural practice? Options: A. crop rotation B. plowing C. irrigation D. sowing
A
Question: What is the term for evolution over geologic time above the level of the species? Options: A. microevolution B. macroevolution C. mutation D. speciation
B
Question: Is the heat of reaction positive or negative for an endothermic reaction? Options: A. Negative B. Both C. Neither D. positive
D
Question: The superior nasal concha and middle nasal concha are parts of which bone? Options: A. nasal bone B. nostril bone C. gastrulation bone D. ethmoid bone
D
Question: The energy a chemical reaction needs to get started is called what kind of energy? Options: A. function B. fusion C. conduction D. activation
D
Question: Crossing charges is one method for obtaining what? Options: A. hybrids B. superscripts C. notations D. subscripts
D
Question: What do scientists collect to test a hypothesis? Options: A. evidence B. beilefs C. books D. arguements
A
Question: Fatal swelling of what organ can result from both encephalitis and meningitis, which typically cause a severe headache and a fever? Options: A. kidney B. liver C. brain D. heart
C
Question: Gases can undergo diffusion, or the opposite, which is what? Options: A. infusion B. dissipation C. defusion D. effusion
D
Question: What science is the study of the occurrence, distribution, and determinants of health and disease in a population? Options: A. histology B. epidemiology C. physiology D. toxicology
B
Question: Amphibian larvae go through what process to change into the adult form? Options: A. morphing B. metamorphosis C. merging D. parthenogenesis
B
Question: Reducing the production of what gas, or removing it from the air, are practices that could reduce global warming? Options: A. helium B. carbon dioxide C. hydrogen D. oxygen
B
Question: There are a series of rules for naming branched alkanes (and, ultimately, for all organic compounds). these rules make up the system of nomenclature for naming what? Options: A. typical molecules B. oxygen molecules C. non-organic molecules D. organic molecules
D
Question: Which theory helps predict future events in weather? Options: A. expected change theory B. climate change theory C. carbon change theory D. future weather theory
B
Question: What is defined as a group of living and nonliving things and their environment? Options: A. habitat B. degradation C. ecosystem D. degradation
C
Question: Cancer is caused by mutations, which can be caused by pathogens, chemicals, or what else? Options: A. radiation B. evaporation C. diseases D. convection
A