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Question: Plants that live in the desert are called? Options: A. xerophytes B. sporozoans C. xerozoans D. heatophiles
A
Question: Dolphins are what type of animal? Options: A. reptile B. mammal C. fish D. whale
B
Question: What is the energy of moving matter? Options: A. binary energy B. kinetic energy C. potential energy D. residual energy
B
Question: The two parts of photosynthesis photosynthesis takes place in two stages: the light-dependent reactions and which cycle? Options: A. klein cycle B. colors cycle C. calvin cycle D. dark cycle
C
Question: In an atom, what two major types of particles are located in the nucleus? Options: A. electrons and neutrons B. ions and electrons C. protons and neutrons D. molecules and neutrons
C
Question: What is the first part of the large intestine, where wastes enter from the small intestine? Options: A. sacrum B. tectum C. cecum D. spleen
C
Question: Each pollen grain has two coverings: the exine (thicker, outer layer) and the what? Options: A. cytoplasm B. tube nucleus C. pollen tube D. intine
D
Question: In stars like our sun, hydrogen atoms join together to create what? Options: A. iron atom B. water molecule C. helium atom D. oxygen atom
C
Question: How do bacteria reproduce? Options: A. multiple fission B. binary fission C. residual fission D. natural fission
B
Question: What sort of gas is found in balloons and blimps, and is used to make them float in the sky? Options: A. oxygen B. hydrogen C. radon D. helium
D
Question: What color is pyrite? Options: A. silver B. gold C. black D. blue
B
Question: Planting a row of trees around a field or erecting a fence on a sand dune helps prevent what form of erosion? Options: A. fire B. wind C. rain D. water
B
Question: What structure connects the fetus to the placenta, allowing the exchange of gases? Options: A. umbilical cord B. sediment cord C. belly button D. skin cord
A
Question: Glass, rubber, and plastics are examples of which type of solids? Options: A. aqueous B. porous C. amorphous D. dubious
C
Question: What is the process bacteria use to break down chemicals into food? Options: A. cellular respiration B. biosynthesis C. gametogenesis D. chemosynthesis
D
Question: A fully developed placenta is made up of a large mass of what? Options: A. blood vessels B. estrogen hormones C. brain tissues D. plant cells
A
Question: What is an element that tend to be malleable? Options: A. lanthanide B. metal C. mixture D. actinide
B
Question: As a diver descends, the increase in pressure causes the body’s air pockets in the ears and lungs to do what? Options: A. expand B. blow up C. compress D. heat up
C
Question: Many deleterious alleles have such severe effects that a homozygous embryo spontaneously aborts long before what? Options: A. couple B. baby C. birth D. LIfe
C
Question: What kind of reaction, in general, keeps stars shining? Options: A. fusion B. magnetism C. fission D. evolution
A
Question: What is the most important factor determining soil type? Options: A. plant life B. landscape C. climate D. ecology
C
Question: What are the structural and functional units of the kidney called? Options: A. aeons B. caldrons C. Ions D. nephrons
D
Question: What structure, containing many internal membranes, is the site of photosynthesis? Options: A. chloroplast B. mitochondria C. ribosome D. genome
A
Question: During the day, what type of energy is transferred from the air over the land to the air over the water? Options: A. nuclear B. thermal C. magnetic D. atmospheric
B
Question: Which nerve carries electrical signals from the rods and cones to the brain? Options: A. axon B. neurotransmitter C. auditory D. optic
D
Question: What is the only thing that can change an asteroid? Options: A. a wind B. a situation C. a collision D. weather
C
Question: Radon is inert and generally unreactive because it is which kind of gas? Options: A. ideal gas B. ignoble gas C. noble gas D. transitive gas
C
Question: What are the two ways animals can manage their internal environment? Options: A. adaptation or mutation B. sweating or sleeping C. digestion or excretion D. regulating or conforming
D
Question: What may the jointed appendages of arthropods be used for? Options: A. digging B. crawling C. jumping D. walking
D
Question: A sperm cell and an egg cell fuse to become what? Options: A. unfertilized egg B. fertilized egg C. embryo D. fetus
B
Question: The muscles in arteries and veins that are largely responsible for regulation of blood pressure are known as what type? Options: A. smooth muscles B. vascular muscles C. opposing muscles D. elongated muscles
A
Question: An inversion may result when what kind of mass moves over cold ground? Options: A. cold air B. warm air C. warm water D. cold water
B
Question: The eardrum is part of what part of the ear? Options: A. thin B. inner C. main D. outer
D
Question: What is never lost and just changes forms? Options: A. energy B. food C. life D. fuel
A
Question: What is the term for a mixture that varies in its composition? Options: A. mixed composition B. heterogeneous C. homogeneous D. amorphous
B
Question: What are the "building blocks" of proteins? Options: A. nucleic acids B. amino acids C. enzymes D. hormones
B
Question: What is responsible for our sense of balance? Options: A. our ears B. our limbs C. our feet D. our eyes
A
Question: What technology do scientists use to create models? Options: A. microscopes B. patterns C. calculators D. computers
D
Question: What essential molecules can be harmful if ingested in large amounts, especially if they contain saturated fatty acids from animal foods? Options: A. hydrogen B. helium C. lipids D. oxygen
C
Question: What are two ways cnidarians are able to reproduce? Options: A. mitosis and meiosis B. asexually and sexually C. internally and externally D. spawning and sexual
B
Question: In what human organ system would you find live e. coli bacteria? Options: A. skeletal system B. digestive system C. circulatory system D. respiratory system
B
Question: What carries blood away from the heart? Options: A. arteries B. capillaries C. veins D. pores
A
Question: What is the most important characteristic of a homogeneous mixture? Options: A. high density B. nonreactive C. very reactive D. uniform composition throughout
D
Question: The domain geometry for a molecule with four electron pairs is called what? Options: A. bent B. trigonal planar C. tetrahedral D. linear
C
Question: What is the gel-like material between the cell membrane and the nucleus called? Options: A. vacuole B. ribosome C. cytoplasm D. mucus
C
Question: Like mammals and birds, and unlike other reptiles, crocodiles have how many chambers in their heart? Options: A. two B. six C. four D. one
C
Question: What is the phenomenon in which light and sound waves become circular at the point source of a barrier? Options: A. sonic wave B. refraction C. reflection D. diffraction
D
Question: What is the name of the relatively large gland in the neck that secretes thyroxin? Options: A. thyroid B. Pancreas C. Thyroid D. Pituitary
A
Question: Amplification that occurs in which cells often requires signal transduction pathways involving second messengers? Options: A. sensory receptor B. optic nerves C. axons D. catayst cells
A
Question: As adults, amphibians are completely _______, meaning they feed on other animals. Options: A. carnivorous B. monogamous C. omnivorous D. herbivorous
A
Question: Approximately how many billion years ago did our solar system begin? Options: A. three billion B. four billion C. five billion D. nine billion
C
Question: A type of what organism causes ergot, a disease that impacts crops directly and has more devastating effects on animals? Options: A. fungus B. virus C. bacteria D. insects
A
Question: Plant-like protists are commonly called what? Options: A. seaweed B. algae C. sponge D. fungus
B
Question: Which cell gives rise to all cells of the human body? Options: A. schwann stem cell B. signaler stem cell C. omnipoten stem cell D. totipotent stem cell
D
Question: What term describes the long tube that connects the mouth to the anus? Options: A. esophagus tract B. lungs tract C. gastrointestinal tract D. metabolism tract
C
Question: In some ways, a collection of gas molecules represents the simplest form of what? Options: A. protein B. energy C. matter D. life
C
Question: Are vesicles larger or smaller than vacuoles? Options: A. smaller B. narrower C. larger D. wider
A
Question: The duodenum is the first and the shortest part of what, and is where most chemical digestion takes place? Options: A. stomach B. small intestine C. large intestine D. rectum
B
Question: Which system consists of all the bones of the body? Options: A. nervous system B. skeletal system C. circulatory system D. digestive system
B
Question: What is rusting an example of? Options: A. Decomposition B. radiation change C. chemical change D. contamination change
C
Question: What molecule consists of two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen? Options: A. carbon monoxide B. air C. hydrogen peroxide D. water
D
Question: All compounds, whether ionic or covalent, must be what? Options: A. organic neutral B. electrically neutral C. metallic neutral D. abnormal neutral
B
Question: Which is the most common sti (sexually transmitted infection) in the united states? Options: A. giardia B. syphilis C. chlamydia D. AIDS
C
Question: What do all chemical reactions need to get started? Options: A. potential energy B. activation energy C. kinetic energy D. expression energy
B
Question: What organ does asthma periodically cause to narrow? Options: A. ovaries B. liver C. intestines D. lungs
D
Question: Silver, gold, and copper all conduct what very well? Options: A. microwaves B. electricity C. sound D. light
B
Question: Pakicetus and rodhocetus are considered to be ancestors of modern what? Options: A. hominins B. whales C. primates D. rodents
B
Question: Chemical and physical changes in a system may be accompanied by an increase or a decrease in the disorder of the system, corresponding to an increase or decrease in what? Options: A. entropy B. vibration C. enthalpy D. volume
A
Question: What is the only way to completely avoid stis? Options: A. contraceptive use B. avoid sexual contact C. cover your mouth D. oral sex
B
Question: What is an ion that is in common to both salts in a solution? Options: A. strong ion B. native ion C. common ion D. regular ion
C
Question: Prokaryotes and the nitrogen cycle nitrogen is a very important element for life because it is part of proteins and this? Options: A. nerve cells B. nuclear forces C. molecules D. nucleic acids
D
Question: What property is a measure of the average kinetic energy of molecules? Options: A. velocity B. temperature C. density D. mass
B
Question: A measure of the disorder of a system is called its what? Options: A. function B. spectral C. entropy D. lose
C
Question: What influence does the horizontal motion of a projectile have on free fall? Options: A. vertical B. none C. increase acceleration D. decrease acceleration
B
Question: Larger animals expend more of what to achieve locomotion? Options: A. neurons B. time C. distance D. energy
D
Question: Subshells are subdivisions of what groupings of electrons that can be found surrounding atoms? Options: A. globals B. orbitals C. analogous D. isotopes
B
Question: The number of moles of solute in 1 kg of solvent is defined as what? Options: A. pollenation B. molarity C. singularity D. kilocalorie
B
Question: What is the name for the pores in leaves that allow a plant to retain water or exchange gases? Options: A. rhizomes B. chloroplasts C. neurons D. stomata
D
Question: What is part of a cycle that holds an element or water for a long period of time called? Options: A. a ditch B. a reservoir C. homeostasis D. a holding tank
B
Question: What theory states that all organisms are made up of one or more cells? Options: A. the atomic theory B. the molecular anatomy theory C. the cell theory D. the micro theory
C
Question: What does rearrangements of chromosomes contribute to the emergence of? Options: A. extinction B. clones C. new species D. fewer species
C
Question: In the universe as a whole, what is the most common element? Options: A. hydrogen B. carbon C. helium D. oxygen
A
Question: What are substances that cannot be broken down into simpler substances with different properties called? Options: A. elements B. compounds C. atoms D. molecules
A
Question: What gas, that is dissolved in solution, is used in carbonated beverages? Options: A. phosphorus dioxide B. carbon dioxide C. hydrogen peroxide D. carbon monoxide
B
Question: Fluoride ion is widely used in water supplies to help prevent what? Options: A. rust B. bacteria C. tooth decay D. chlorine taste
C
Question: Amino acids are joined together to form a chain at what molecular structure? Options: A. chloroplasts B. chromosomes C. DNA D. ribosomes
D
Question: What is the name of the science that studies matter and the changes material substances undergo? Options: A. physics B. chemistry C. geology D. biology
B
Question: Which process changes rocks by heat and pressure? Options: A. Changes B. metamorphism C. sediments D. weathering
B
Question: What is defined as an antigen that causes an allergy? Options: A. an expectorant B. a disinfectant C. a pollutant D. an allergen
D
Question: What can be linked together to form disaccharides or polysaccharides? Options: A. monosaccharides B. nitrates C. amino acids D. carbohydrates
A
Question: What were the first living things to evolve on earth? Options: A. prokaryotes B. carbon C. DNA D. eukaryotes
A
Question: All members of a species living together form a what? Options: A. population B. family C. organization D. group
A
Question: What type of disturbance do even dominant plants depend on in many biomes? Options: A. radiation B. mass extinction C. seismic force D. periodic
D
Question: What type of behaviors are triggered by pheromones in moths? Options: A. peculiar B. courtship C. exhibit D. illuminating
B
Question: What do organisms use to store energy? Options: A. metabolytes B. proteins C. lipids D. tissues
C
Question: The scientific practice of classifying organisms is also known as what? Options: A. terminology B. taxonomy C. taxodermy D. methodology
B
Question: What is the type of cell division that produces gametes? Options: A. electrolysis B. mitosis C. meiosis D. budding
C
Question: The force applied to an object is called? Options: A. strain B. stress C. torque D. gravity
B
Question: What is the largest mineral group, comprising over 90% of earth's crust? Options: A. soils B. carbonates C. silicates D. oxides
C
Question: Sound navigation and ranging is an acronym for what, which is used to locate underwater objects such as submarines? Options: A. sound transmission B. GPS C. sonar D. radar
C