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Question: What is considered to be the control center for homeostatic mechanisms? Options: A. thyroid B. hippocampus C. hypothalamus D. adrenal cortex
C
Question: What molecules with a nitrogen base are the basic components of nucleic acids? Options: A. nucleiotides B. sporozoans C. nuclides D. enzymes
A
Question: What were the first vertebrates to evolve? Options: A. trees B. fish C. snail D. shark
B
Question: What is defined as the rate of energy transferred? Options: A. pressure B. charge C. power D. capacity
C
Question: The cochlea and vestibul make up what part of the ear? Options: A. upper B. outer C. inner D. middle
C
Question: An individual with the appropriate number of what for their species is called euploid; abnormalities in this number include trisomy and monosomy? Options: A. ribosomes B. genes C. chromosomes D. neutrons
C
Question: A, t, g, and c pairs are associated with what substance that is important in genetics? Options: A. bacteria B. blood C. dna D. plasma
C
Question: What female flower structure, which is part of the pistil, receives the pollen grains and passes them to the ovary? Options: A. sepal B. ovary C. style D. stigma
D
Question: What is used by sensitive systems to detect even low levels of radiation? Options: A. radars B. ions C. electrons D. crystals
D
Question: What is the leading cause of skin cancer? Options: A. dehydration B. artificial light C. sunlight D. smoking
C
Question: What is cholera? Options: A. protein B. bacteria C. glucose D. energy
B
Question: Which element has atomic number 87? Options: A. iron B. francium C. argon D. barium
B
Question: What is the basic chemical building block of matter; it is the simplest chemical substance? Options: A. helium B. element C. hydrogen D. atoms
B
Question: What do you call the lower layer of soil that is permanently frozen, and is a frequent feature of tundra? Options: A. permafrost B. solid C. underfoot D. solvent
A
Question: Modern taxonomy is based on many hypotheses' of the evolutionary history of organisms, known as this? Options: A. pathogeny B. phylogeny C. algorithm D. cladistic
B
Question: What method plays a role in determining the approximate age of the earth and makes use of uranium? Options: A. waste dating B. radioactive dating C. carbon dating D. fuel dating
B
Question: The study of energy and energy transfer involving physical matter is what? Options: A. geology B. biochemistry C. nuclear energy D. thermodynamics
D
Question: In a science lab, what device would you use to measure the volume of a liquid? Options: A. anemometer B. graduated cylinder C. Richter scale D. yardstick
B
Question: Human blood has a buffering system to minimize extreme changes in what? Options: A. ph B. calcium C. sodium level D. ions
A
Question: The unpaired ethmoid bone is located where within the central skull? Options: A. at the top B. at the fold C. at the midline D. at the point
C
Question: A statement is considered what if it is open to being falsified? Options: A. premature B. untrue C. hypothesis D. valid
C
Question: Name the physical phenomenon of the ocean that has a significant impact on both ocean life and human life. Options: A. el pino B. el nieto C. el nino D. las nino
C
Question: What is the process by which large particles, such as cells, are taken in by a cell? Options: A. phagocytosis B. mitosis C. diffusion D. active transport
A
Question: Budding is a form of what type of reproduction in tunicates? Options: A. microscopic B. asexual C. sexual D. nuclear
B
Question: Ocean water releases dissolved carbon dioxide into the atmosphere when what happens to the temperature? Options: A. Later B. Goes Down C. Drops D. it rises
D
Question: The physical sciences can be divided into physics and what other science? Options: A. astrology B. chemistry C. biology D. phsycology
B
Question: What do you call trees that lose their leaves in the fall and grow new ones in the spring? Options: A. deciduous B. fibrous C. coniferous D. perennial
A
Question: In which organ of the body does gluconeogenesis primarily take place? Options: A. kidney B. spleen C. liver D. heart
C
Question: What kind of structure contains the largest known single cell? Options: A. sperm B. egg C. proteins D. Ovaries
B
Question: While enzymatic hydrolysis proceeds, peristalsis moves the mixture of chyme and digestive juices along what? Options: A. stomach B. small intestine C. esophagus D. large intestine
B
Question: What is the most common type of muscle in the human body? Options: A. internal B. skeletal C. digestive D. fetal
B
Question: The last two stages of aerobic respiration require what? Options: A. sulfur B. oxygen C. water D. carbon
B
Question: The rate of dissolving is influenced by surface area, stirring, and what else? Options: A. oxygen B. temperature C. density D. gravity
B
Question: What disease unique to humans and is caused by two variola viruses? Options: A. diabetes B. smallpox C. AIDS D. ebola
B
Question: What is the average kinetic energy of particles of matter? Options: A. temperature B. friction C. momentum D. magnetism
A
Question: How can you prevent your ice cream from getting a sandy texture? Options: A. by using lowfat milk B. by adding oil C. by using fructose D. by adding salt
C
Question: Plants can lose their leaves, flower, or break dormancy in response to a change in what? Options: A. averages B. periods C. seasons D. events
C
Question: What is the second highest mountain in the world, at over 28,000 feet? Options: A. k2 B. pikes peak C. makalu D. everest
A
Question: What are the two classifications of natural resources? Options: A. renewable and nonrenewable B. recyclable and reversible C. renewable and reusable D. productive and nonrenewable
A
Question: Maintaining a high metabolic rate takes a lot of what? Options: A. hydrogen B. energy C. power D. fuel
B
Question: What is the photosynthesis factory of the plant? Options: A. chloroplast B. pistil C. stamen D. genome
A
Question: The process that a plant increases in size is known as what? Options: A. fertilization B. harvest C. trend D. growth
D
Question: What are reversible physical changes in matter called? Options: A. transformations B. alterations C. chemical change D. changes of state
D
Question: Compounds that form from two or more nonmetallic elements are called what? Options: A. hydrogen bonds B. ionic bonds C. covalent bonds D. valent bonds
C
Question: The ability to maintain a stable internal temperature, despite the climate, is exhibited by members of what animal group? Options: A. mammals B. parasites C. fish D. reptiles
A
Question: What are substances that provide hydrogen ions (h+) and lower ph? Options: A. acids B. proteins C. bases D. nutrients
A
Question: What are mercury manometers often used to measure? Options: A. brain waves B. blood pressure C. weight D. balance
B
Question: What did rockets help launch into space during their beginning? Options: A. sensors B. satellites C. rovers D. shuttles
B
Question: What sound can be heard when sound waves bounce back from a hard object? Options: A. eerie B. echo C. boom D. loop
B
Question: Robert merrifield developed the first synthetic approach for making what essential cell substances in the lab? Options: A. proteins B. acids C. lipids D. cells
A
Question: Strangeness, charm, bottomness, and topness are properties of what subatomic particle? Options: A. quarks B. pion C. dark matter D. molecules
A
Question: What needs to happen to temperature to cause pressure to increase dramatically? Options: A. large increase B. boiling point C. small increase D. no increase
A
Question: Australopithecus afarensis is an ancestor of what primate? Options: A. lemurs B. gorillas C. humans D. orangutans
C
Question: Organs that produce eggs and secrete estrogen are part of what system? Options: A. circulatory system B. female reproductive system C. digestive system D. male reproductive system
B
Question: What are the most common types of compounds found on earth? Options: A. sodium - based compounds B. ionic compounds C. carbon-based compounds D. hydrogen-based compounds
C
Question: Which planet is closest to the sun? Options: A. Earth B. mercury C. Jupiter D. Venus
B
Question: What do you call it when adult fish of the same species come together in a group and release gametes into the water at the same time? Options: A. schoaling B. poaching C. migration D. spawning
D
Question: What happens to the volume of a gas as the kelvin temperature increases? Options: A. it drops B. it decreases C. it continues D. it increases
D
Question: If only one atom of a specific type is present what is not used? Options: A. subscript B. consonant C. covalent bond D. subset
A
Question: What are the earliest reptile genus named? Options: A. scolecophis B. collorhabdium C. brachyophis D. hylonomus
D
Question: What produces all the cells of the root and the root cap? Options: A. interior meristem B. apical meristem C. algal meristem D. somatic meristem
B
Question: What is the master gland of the endocrine system? Options: A. Hypothyroid B. Thyroid C. Thymus D. pituitary gland
D
Question: The earth’s biomes are categorized into two major groups named what? Options: A. icelandic and aquatic B. aquatic and galactic C. terrestrial and galactic D. terrestrial and aquatic
D
Question: What does the thymus gland produce? Options: A. b cells B. t cells C. hormones D. insulin
B
Question: During which phase does dna replication occur in the cell cycle? Options: A. mitosis B. gap C. synthesis D. resting
C
Question: What kind of interactions do polar substances experience? Options: A. monopole-dipole interactions B. monopole-monopole interactions C. axial interactions D. dipole-dipole interactions
D
Question: Which process is glycolysis in during cellular respiration? Options: A. enzymatic B. aerobic C. anaerobic D. hydrolysis
C
Question: Saturated hydrocarbons are given the general name of what? Options: A. carbohydrates B. lipids C. enzymes D. alkanes
D
Question: In the cellular process of transcription, dna code is converted into what other kind of code? Options: A. sna B. rna C. dpa D. fna
B
Question: If a gyroscope is not spinning, it acquires angular momentum in the direction of what? Options: A. velocity B. torque C. acceleration D. gravity
B
Question: Which leukocytes are first to respond to bacterial infections? Options: A. chemocytes B. neutrophils C. erythrocytes D. microcytes
B
Question: What thin whip-like structures help prokaryotes move toward food or away from toxins? Options: A. antennae B. sporangia C. cilia D. flagella
D
Question: What common process is used in the production of bread, cheese and alcoholic beverages? Options: A. fermentation B. condensation C. cloning D. oxidation
A
Question: Comprising 10 percent of the mass of the brain, what structure has varied functions that all point to a role in the motor system? Options: A. superior peduncle B. medulla oblongata C. cerebrum D. cerebellum
D
Question: What is a segment of dna that carries a code for making a specific polypeptide chain called? Options: A. a protein B. a gene C. nucleotide D. amino acid
B
Question: Introduction of antigens into the body through immunization can confer what benefit? Options: A. active respiration B. growth rate C. active immunity D. sensitive immunity
C
Question: What part of the brain is largest in intelligent mammals? Options: A. thallus B. cortex C. manubrium D. cerebrum
D
Question: What is the cause of most ocean waves? Options: A. Magnetic pull B. winds C. tides D. Gravity
B
Question: What is the lowest layer of the atmosphere called? Options: A. lithosphere B. mesosphere C. troposphere D. asthenosphere
C
Question: What is the biggest group of animals on the planet? Options: A. herbivores B. arthropods C. mammles D. carnivores
B
Question: The presence of solute particles blocks some of the ability for liquid particles to do what? Options: A. evaporate B. dissolve C. fuse D. melt
A
Question: What are color and hardness physical properties of? Options: A. ions B. matter C. elements D. cells
B
Question: What are steroid hormones made of? Options: A. water B. amino acid C. organisms D. lipids
D
Question: How many processes contribute to the emergence of viral diseases? Options: A. two B. one C. four D. three
D
Question: What type of scale is the richter scale? Options: A. logarithmic B. algorithmic C. asymmetric D. dimensional
A
Question: Where is pedocal soil commonly found? Options: A. forests B. grasslands C. deserts D. slopes
B
Question: What are the key cells in the immune response? Options: A. keratinocytes B. leukocytes C. lymphocytes D. erythrocytes
C
Question: Where are most chloroplasts found in plants? Options: A. flowers B. leaves C. roots D. stems
B
Question: What type of x-linked trait is color blindness? Options: A. dominant B. recessive C. conscientiousness trait D. predominant
B
Question: What do you call a condensation reaction in which an ester is formed from an alcohol and a carboxylic acid? Options: A. decarboxylation B. transesterification C. esterisation D. esterification
D
Question: These types of cella support young, growing parts of a plant? Options: A. epidermal cells B. angular cells C. collenchyma cells D. pinworm cells
C
Question: What can be used to convert the energy provided by the sun to usable electrical energy? Options: A. Wind Mills B. solar cells C. Pannels D. Power Plants
B
Question: Most plant cells have a large central what? Options: A. membranes B. loci C. vacuole D. nuclei
C
Question: When you heat a pot of water on a stove top, energy moves from the pot to its metal handle by what process? Options: A. thermal radiation B. conduction C. convection D. induction
B
Question: Of all the mineral nutrients, what contributes the most to plant growth and crop yields? Options: A. nitrogen B. oxygen C. methane D. silicon
A
Question: What do you call a reaction that consumes energy as it is carried out? Options: A. exothermic B. autotrophic C. unstable D. endothermic
D
Question: What type of rain dissolves and damages stone buildings and statues? Options: A. morning rain B. acid rain C. plastic rain D. stored rain
B
Question: What organ packages nutrients absorbed by the digestive system; produces plasma proteins, clotting factors, and bile; and disposes of worn-out cell components and waste products? Options: A. liver B. heart C. liver D. brain
A
Question: What is defined as a push or pull acting on an object? Options: A. effort B. force C. motion D. work
B
Question: How much time does the moon take to complete one revolution around the earth? Options: A. one month B. one year C. one day D. one week
A