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Question: Cells that undergo cell division continue to have their telomeres shortened, thus telomere shortening is associated with what life process? Options: A. metabolism B. aging C. reproduction D. reducing
B
Question: Which two basic parts of a plant develop tough outer coatings to protect the plant from the environment? Options: A. leaves and stems B. bark and stems C. roots and leaves D. stems and stalks
A
Question: What is the name for a kind of animal that eats a mix of plant and animal foods. Options: A. an smorgasbord B. an herbivore C. an omnivore D. a carnivore
C
Question: Oxygenated air, taken in during inhalation, diffuses across the surface of the lungs into the what? Options: A. bloodstream B. brain C. proteins D. liver
A
Question: What substances, which serve as catalysts, are involved in most of the chemical reactions that take place in organisms? Options: A. enzymes B. carbohydrates C. vitamins D. proteins
A
Question: What is the type of plant called when its leaves seasonally turn color and fall off? Options: A. evergreen B. deciduous plant C. verdant plant D. conifer
B
Question: Besides the endocrine system, what other system exerts control over all the organ systems of the body? Options: A. nervous system B. circulatory system C. skeleton system D. abnormal system
A
Question: What is the area where an electron is most likely to be found called? Options: A. orbital B. proton C. neucleus D. neutron
A
Question: The part of the ecosystem required by a particular species is endangered when human activity threatens loss of what? Options: A. biodiversity B. primary producers C. habitat D. primary speciation
C
Question: What is the wavelength of light expressed in? Options: A. millimeters B. nanoseconds C. nanometers (nm) D. vatts
C
Question: What is found inside the pores of spongy bone? Options: A. green marrow B. bone marrow C. liquid marrow D. rupture marrow
B
Question: The strength of an acid depends on how many of which ions it produces when it dissolves in water? Options: A. carbon B. silicon C. helium D. hydrogen
D
Question: How many oxygen ions make up an ozone molecule? Options: A. three B. one C. five D. eight
A
Question: While light travels at different speeds in different kinds of matter, the speed of light is constant in what condition? Options: A. under water B. through glass C. outer space D. vacuum
D
Question: What kind of solution might cause animal cells to burst? Options: A. monatomic B. Acid Solution C. hypotonic D. eutrophic
C
Question: Transition metals are superior conductors of heat as well as what else? Options: A. cold B. electricity C. radiation D. light
B
Question: Our digestive system breaks down starch to what? Options: A. pattern sugars B. simple sugars C. Waste D. Salts
B
Question: What happens to a tectonic plate when it subducts? Options: A. it sinks B. it melts C. it cracks D. it warms
B
Question: A monosaccharide is the simplest carbohydrate and cannot be hydrolyzed to produce a smaller what? Options: A. glucose atom B. quark C. carbohydrate molecule D. amino acid
C
Question: What is the term for if multiple sperm fuse with an egg? Options: A. pollenation B. fraternization C. polyspermy D. in vitro fertilization
C
Question: As air pressures inside and outside of the ear equalize, what phenomenon is produced? Options: A. eyes blinking B. ear popping C. throat scratching D. heart skipping
B
Question: How many pairs of chromosomes are there? Options: A. 13 B. 17 C. 23 D. 2
C
Question: Food is broken into smaller particles by mastication, a process involving action by what structures? Options: A. tonsils B. cilia C. teeth D. proteins
C
Question: Cell communication that occurs over short distances is known as what? Options: A. paracrine signaling B. hypersignaling C. contraposition signaling D. cell echo
A
Question: Triggering a blink when something touches the surface of the eye, the corneal reflex is what type of reflex? Options: A. orgasmic B. somatic C. sensory D. dendritic
B
Question: Vascular disorders involve problems with the flow of what? Options: A. blood B. mucus C. saliva D. bacteria
A
Question: In eukaryotes, mrna may be modified before leaving what? Options: A. mitochondria B. ribosome C. epidermis D. nucleus
D
Question: Velocity affects what type of energy more than mass does? Options: A. harmonic energy B. magnetic energy C. kinetic energy D. mechanical energy
C
Question: In which way do vertebrates reproduce? Options: A. unisexually B. asexually C. bisexually D. sexually
D
Question: Neutrons and protons reside in which part of the atom? Options: A. molecules B. vacuoles C. nucleolus D. nucleus
D
Question: What are the two best known baryons? Options: A. flux and neurons B. protons and neutrons C. shafts and neutrons D. electrons and neutrons
B
Question: Mutation creates new genetic variation in what? Options: A. form pool B. gene pool C. disease pool D. mutation pool
B
Question: What hormone controls milk production in mammary glands? Options: A. pepsin B. dopamine C. melanin D. prolactin
D
Question: Cellular respiration brings hydrogen and oxygen together to form what? Options: A. cold B. air C. Salt D. water
D
Question: What are the two components of the autonomic nervous system? Options: A. parasympathetic and sympathetic B. neurons and sympathetic C. empathetic and sympathetic D. crystallisation and sympathetic
A
Question: Where do lancelets live? Options: A. riverbeds B. deep sea caves C. on land D. shallow ocean water
D
Question: What is caused when circulating blood puts pressure on the walls of blood vessels? Options: A. high cholesterol B. aneurysm C. blood pressure D. atherosclerosis
C
Question: What is the most common bacterial sti in the u. s.? Options: A. tuberculosis B. chlamydia C. diarrhea D. influenza
B
Question: In what unit is heat measured in? Options: A. joules B. thermals C. velocities D. amperes
A
Question: In which type of cells are most organelles not found? Options: A. heterogeneous cells B. eukaryotic cells C. endoplasmic cells D. prokaryotic cells
D
Question: Which three colors are called the primary colors of light? Options: A. black, white, red B. red, green, blue C. red, blue, yellow D. blue, green, violet
B
Question: Water dissolving minerals out of rocks makes ocean water what? Options: A. salty B. bitter C. sweet D. muddy
A
Question: Like the energy content in food, the energy expenditures of exercise are also reported in what units? Options: A. kilocalories B. grams C. ironies D. gigabytes
A
Question: What's the term for an allele that's always expressed over another? Options: A. dominant B. recessive C. prevalent D. mutated
A
Question: Series and parallel circuits are two basic types of what? Options: A. mutual circuits B. electric circuits C. chemical circuits D. mechanical circuits
B
Question: Transport of water and solutes in plants water potential is a measure of the difference in potential energy between a water sample and this? Options: A. pure water B. salty water C. dirty water D. green water
A
Question: Three distinct layers or tunics form the walls of what structures; the first is a smooth, inner lining of endothelial cells in contact with the red blood cells? Options: A. white blood cells B. alveoli C. lungs D. blood vessels
D
Question: Groundwater does what to the rock beneath the ground surface? Options: A. boosts it B. erodes it C. creates it D. accelerates it
B
Question: Technetium is named after the greektechnikos, meaning “artificial,” because all its isotopes are what? Options: A. neutral B. radioactive C. rare D. plastic
B
Question: What is a galvanic process that can be prevented using cathodic protection? Options: A. explosion B. corrosion C. sublimation D. vaporization
B
Question: What are drumlins, eskers, and kettle lakes formed by? Options: A. glaciers B. earthquakes C. meteors D. tsunamis
A
Question: What is the vector sum of all the torques acting on the object called? Options: A. gross torque B. total torque C. net torque D. critical torque
C
Question: An electric current flows in a path called what? Options: A. fuse B. electric ring C. electric course D. electric circuit
D
Question: What gas can be generated by reacting sodium bromide with elemental chlorine? Options: A. gaseous bromine gas B. photons bromine gas C. Molecular Bromine Gas D. elemental bromine gas
D
Question: What is a close relationship between two species in which at least one species benefits? Options: A. parasitism B. endosymbiosis C. symbiosis D. morphogenesis
C
Question: Over many generations, the resulting genetic diversity provides valuable raw material for what? Options: A. natural selection B. characteristic selection C. coral selection D. intelligent selection
A
Question: What pulls skydivers towards the earth? Options: A. gravity B. impact C. momentum D. inertia
A
Question: What occurs when a gas passes through an opening that is smaller than the mean free path of the particles? Options: A. malformation B. precipitation C. effusion D. dissipation
C
Question: What are the preserved remains of animals, plants, and other organisms called? Options: A. basalt B. fossils C. rocks D. skulls
B
Question: What group of elements cannot conduct electricity? Options: A. phosphates B. carbonates C. metals D. nonmetals
D
Question: What is the name of a tough, fibrous membrane which protects the outer layer of bone? Options: A. cartilage B. the epithelium C. the periosteum D. marrow
C
Question: Bond lengths are intermediate between covalent single bonds and what? Options: A. wavefunction double bonds B. gravitational double bonds C. trivalent bonds D. covalent double bonds
D
Question: Under a microscope, salt crystals are what shape? Options: A. triangles B. squares C. cubes D. circles
C
Question: Where part of the atmosphere is the uppermost mantle? Options: A. lithosphere B. troposphere C. isosphere D. thermosphere
A
Question: In a heat map, what color represents the hottest temperatures? Options: A. orange B. bright red C. bright yellow D. pink
C
Question: All living things require what, which most ecosystems obtain from the sun? Options: A. water B. heat C. energy D. oxygen
C
Question: Kelvin is a temperature measure in which the lowest temperature is what? Options: A. definitive zero B. anomalous zero C. absolute zero D. accurate zero
C
Question: The basic fabric of most biological membranes is a double layer of _________ and other lipids? Options: A. phospholipids B. antibodies C. liquids D. solids
A
Question: What is the name for the organs behind the head of a fish that absorb oxygen from water? Options: A. alveoli B. lungs C. pores D. gills
D
Question: What system gets less effective with age, that generally makes older people more disease susceptible? Options: A. nervous system B. reproductive system C. infectious system D. immune system
D
Question: Which type of tides are created when the sun and moon's tides match? Options: A. low tides B. Neap tides C. spring tides D. weak tides
C
Question: What is the process of creating an exact genetic replica of an organism called? Options: A. reproducing B. converting C. cloning D. copying
C
Question: An example of hydrolysis working within our bodies is the process of what? Options: A. breathing B. absorption C. filtration D. digestion
D
Question: What theory can explain virtually all the properties of metals? Options: A. bonding theory B. band theory C. property law theory D. formation theory
B
Question: Serious imbalances, cancer and other diseases can result when expression of what goes awry? Options: A. gametes B. proteins C. ribosomes D. genes
D
Question: Which organ's diseases include kidney stones, infections, and kidney failure due to diabetes? Options: A. heart B. lungs C. pancreas D. kidney
D
Question: What single-celled organism can be either a predator, decomposer, herbivore, or parasite in the food chain? Options: A. protozoa B. vertebrates C. Diatoms D. mites
A
Question: What layer, made of hot, solid rock, is beneath the earth's crust? Options: A. magma B. mantle C. core D. marble
B
Question: Some bacteria can contaminate food and cause what illness? Options: A. bacterial poisoning B. bacterial spoilage C. natural poisoning D. food poisoning
D
Question: The enzyme pepsin works only in the presence of what? Options: A. carbohydrates B. acid C. sodium D. oxygen
B
Question: What organisms known as decomposers break down wastes and dead organisms into smaller molecules? Options: A. consumers B. trees C. bacteria D. herbivores
C
Question: Both flukes and tapeworms are parasites with what kind of host? Options: A. vertebrate B. cells C. insect D. trees
A
Question: What is the transfer of information from rna to dna called? Options: A. reverse differentiation B. confront transcription C. forward transcription D. reverse transcription
D
Question: In science, anything that has mass and volume is considered what? Options: A. visible B. matter C. renewable D. an element
B
Question: Cells with different functions often differ in what physical property? Options: A. density B. shape C. size D. weight
B
Question: Wich disorder arises when defective valves allow blood to accumulate within the veins? Options: A. bulging veins B. varicose veins C. vascular disease D. cataracts veins
B
Question: Ocean water has what property because water dissolves minerals out of rocks? Options: A. muddy B. sweet C. salty D. fizzy
C
Question: What term refers to patterns of stars seen from earth? Options: A. constellations B. astrology C. horoscope D. astronomers
A
Question: What gives the plant cell strength and protection? Options: A. the protons B. a cell wall C. the genes D. the cell nucleus
B
Question: If pollination occurs, what does the zygote develop into? Options: A. an ovum B. an embryo C. a sperm D. an egg
B
Question: Hiv has proteins called what, internal to the envelope, which help stabilize virion shape? Options: A. reduction proteins B. matrix proteins C. step proteins D. sphere proteins
B
Question: What are two basic types of pollutants in the air? Options: A. organic and inorganic B. primary and secondary pollutants C. pesticides and smog D. smog and coal
B
Question: How do humans learn behaviors? Options: A. conditioning B. Aural pressure C. pressure D. Verbal pressure
A
Question: Just about all life processes depend on what? Options: A. air B. water C. meat D. carbon
B
Question: During labor, what do contractions of the muscular walls of the uterus cause? Options: A. spontaneous abortion B. premature birth C. excretion D. cervical dilation
D
Question: How is communication initiated and maintained with spacecraft? Options: A. radio waves B. wi-fi C. telegraph D. sonar
A
Question: Dna replication is the first step in what process for both eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells? Options: A. cell division B. cell death C. cell growth D. cell transfer
A
Question: The prostate is formed of both muscular and which other tissues? Options: A. nonvascular tissue B. scar C. cartilage tissue D. glandular
D
Question: A mammal that reproduces by laying eggs is called what? Options: A. cactaceae B. monotreme C. maidenhair D. mammal
B
Question: Adaptations that go along with the active, carnivorous lifestyle of sharks are known as? Options: A. acute senses B. acute parameters C. similar senses D. Relative traits
A