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Question: What kind of cell is a cell with two chromosomes? Options: A. haploid cells B. diploid cell C. neurotic cell D. mutated cell
B
Question: Which term literally means 'spore in a vessel'? Options: A. germination B. sporangia C. cyanobacteria D. Carboid
B
Question: Human culture is related to evolutionary theory in the discipline of what? Options: A. psychopathology B. astrology C. ethnology D. sociobiology
D
Question: Which forces hold particles together in more ordered states? Options: A. particular B. intermolecular C. gravitational D. natural
B
Question: What is the movement of muscle in the digestive system called? Options: A. apoptosis B. peristalsis C. labor contractions D. acid reflux
B
Question: Smoking increases the risk of cancer from what radioactive gas that can also be detected with a test kit for your home? Options: A. carbon dioxide B. arsenic C. radon D. carbon monoxide
C
Question: What is the main function of the cardiovascular system? Options: A. to transport B. implanatation C. digestion D. respiration
A
Question: When something is described as "hydrophilic", you can determine something about how it interacts with what? Options: A. hydrogen B. water C. air D. iron
B
Question: What human traits are controlled by more than one gene? Options: A. polygenic traits B. maladaptive traits C. autolysis traits D. mutant traits
A
Question: Most chromosomal disorders involve which chromosomes? Options: A. protosomes B. ribosomes C. sex chromosomes D. autosomes
C
Question: Carbonic anhydrase plays what role to achieve a variety of results involving different organs? Options: A. blocker B. inhibition C. enzyme D. sequence
C
Question: What is it called when minerals replace the organic material to create fossils? Options: A. permineralization B. carbonization C. spongin D. petrification
A
Question: Smaller sized galaxies are known as what? Options: A. constellations B. nebula C. black holes D. dwarf galaxies
D
Question: What is the name of the supportive structed that helps move a worm's muscles? Options: A. spongin B. hydroskeleton C. pollenation D. exoskeleton
B
Question: What type of transport occurs when substances cross the plasma membrane without any input of energy from the cell? Options: A. wave diffusion B. active transport C. physical transport D. passive transport
D
Question: A mold is an imprint of an organism left in what? Options: A. band B. magma C. fossil D. rock
D
Question: Particles of different densities exert different amounts of what? Options: A. resistance B. pressure C. energy D. force
B
Question: Plants generally transport carbohydrates from leaves to roots and other nonphotosynthetic organs in the form of what? Options: A. glucose B. sucrose C. potassium D. chloride
B
Question: Monocots and eudicots differ in what type of a leaf's tissue? Options: A. structural B. reproductive C. vascular D. circulatory
C
Question: What kind of reproduction, in general, relies on sets of cells that are precursors for eggs and sperm? Options: A. fusion B. binary fission C. sexual D. asexual
C
Question: A lens of what shape causes rays of light to diverge, or spread apart, as they pass through it? Options: A. concave B. flat C. convex D. elongated
A
Question: What is the complex network of nervous tissue that carries electrical messages throughout the body? Options: A. nervous system B. lymphatic system C. circulatory system D. respiratory system
A
Question: Crowding and resource limitation can have a profound effect on the rate of what? Options: A. cultural advances B. technology advances C. population stagnation D. population growth
D
Question: X and y are the labels of what specialized human chromosomes? Options: A. carb chromosomes B. exotic chromosomes C. protein chromosomes D. sex chromosomes
D
Question: Isotopes are named for their number of ______ plus neutrons? Options: A. atoms B. electrons C. nuclei D. protons
D
Question: Because fungi feed on decaying and dead matter, they play what important role by releasing essential elements into the environment? Options: A. decomposers B. carnivores C. producers D. consumers
A
Question: If the temperature of a gas sample is decreased, what happens to the volume? Options: A. stays the same B. expands C. decreases D. increases
C
Question: Most food chains and webs have a maximum of how many trophic levels? Options: A. 10 B. 4 C. 3 D. 6
B
Question: What refers to the development and nourishment of an embryo within the mother’s body but not inside an egg? Options: A. birth B. adolescence C. vivipary D. ovulation
C
Question: What kind of anaerobe is yeast? Options: A. aerobic B. facultative C. mutualistic D. obligate
B
Question: Bones are far from static, or unchanging. instead, they are what? Options: A. continuous B. stable C. dynamic D. fluid
C
Question: After entering the circulation, approximately one-third of platelets migrate to what organ for storage, to be released in response to any blood vessel rupture? Options: A. bladder B. spleen C. lungs D. kidneys
B
Question: What causes a small scrap of paper placed on top of the water droplet to float , although the object is denser (heavier) than the water? Options: A. van der waals force B. transfusion C. surface tension D. diffusion
C
Question: What is the term for a structure composed of more than one type of tissue? Options: A. system B. marrow C. cortex D. organ
D
Question: What is the pair of bean-shaped organs situated just above the waist? Options: A. lungs B. pancreas C. kidneys D. aorta
C
Question: What part of a bird is adapted for the food it eats? Options: A. teeth B. eye C. head D. beak
D
Question: What is the inner cell mass formed by the cells of the blastocyst called? Options: A. amniotic cavity B. ectoderm C. embryoblast D. xerophyte
C
Question: What does the distribution of darts on a dartboard shows the difference between? Options: A. production and precision B. Aim and precision C. accuracy and precision D. equilibrium and precision
C
Question: What gas do the lungs give up as they take in oxygen? Options: A. methane B. carbon monoxide C. carbon dioxide D. nitrogen
C
Question: What is the term for the last stage of life before adulthood? Options: A. old age B. adolescence C. pre-pubescence D. childhood
B
Question: Breaking of weak bonds, which tend to form between positive and negative charges, does not require much what? Options: A. time B. heat C. energy D. catalyzation
C
Question: What two organs secrete fluids that aid in digestion? Options: A. spleen and bladder B. kidney and gall bladder C. stomach and lung D. pancreas and liver
D
Question: When light meets matter, it may be reflected, transmitted, or what? Options: A. reflected B. absorbed C. diffuse D. diffracted
B
Question: When a sperm penetrates the egg, it triggers the egg to complete what? Options: A. mutations B. meiosis C. fertilization D. lesions
B
Question: What chromosome determines the sex of an organism? Options: A. autosome B. sex chromosome C. S chromosome D. ribosome
B
Question: In contrast to precision, this term means how close a measurement is to the correct or accepted value of the quantity being measured? Options: A. accuracy B. frequency C. diversity D. deviant
A
Question: Where is most of the cell's dna contained? Options: A. nucleus B. cell membrane C. vacuole D. epidermis
A
Question: The four major classes of biological macromolecules include carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and what else? Options: A. nucleic acids B. liquids C. structural acids D. fats
A
Question: What protects you from pathogens and keeps you healthy? Options: A. immune system B. health system C. immunity system D. potent system
A
Question: Although they differ vastly in hardness, pencil lead and diamonds both contain what element? Options: A. hydrogen B. oxygen C. graphite D. carbon
D
Question: The majority of salamanders lack what organs, so respiration occurs through the skin or through external gills? Options: A. noses B. throats C. mouths D. lungs
D
Question: Crabs, lobsters, shrimp, krill, and woodlice are all? Options: A. sponges B. arthropods C. porifera D. crustaceans
D
Question: What makes water change to a different state? Options: A. gravity B. time C. temperature D. pressure
C
Question: What is a hydrocarbon in which there are only single covalent bonds? Options: A. combined B. alkane C. proline D. fullerene
B
Question: What is the measure of the amount of space occupied by an object? Options: A. growth B. liquid C. mass D. volume
D
Question: The energy that enters the chloroplasts as sunlight becomes stored as what type of energy in organic compounds? Options: A. thermal energy B. defect energy C. chemical energy D. radiation energy
C
Question: Whose rules are too simple to explain the inheritance of human height? Options: A. mendel B. Pascal C. Darwin D. Einstein
A
Question: The fertilized egg that sexually reproducing organisms begin life as is known as what? Options: A. gamete B. fetus C. infant D. zygote
D
Question: People with red hair usually have what type of skin? Options: A. dark B. light C. dry D. oily
B
Question: What provides the shape of a cell? Options: A. cytoplasm B. nucleus C. cytoskeleton D. cellulose
C
Question: Competition between members of the same species is known as? Options: A. interspecies competition B. egregious competition C. intraspecific competition D. nuchal competition
C
Question: One molecule of carbon dioxide consists of 1 atom of carbon and 2 atoms of what element? Options: A. methane B. nitrogen C. hydrogen D. oxygen
D
Question: What facilitates the diffusion of ions across a membrane? Options: A. passive transport B. ionic bonds C. ion channels D. photon channels
C
Question: What kind of fibers are used to transport telephone and television signals? Options: A. touch fibers B. optical fibers C. process fibers D. hair fibers
B
Question: In what century was the microscope invented? Options: A. 17th B. 20th C. 16th D. 15th
A
Question: What do the hair cells in the cochlea release when they bend? Options: A. lipids B. hormones C. neurotransmitters D. receptors
C
Question: Receptor clustering happens when what binds to the receptors? Options: A. fas molecules B. lipid molecules C. enzymes D. carbohydrates
A
Question: What makes toenails and fingernails hard? Options: A. taurine B. cellulose C. guanine D. keratin
D
Question: Producing sperm and secreting testosterone are the main functions of what system? Options: A. female reproductive system B. pollination C. endocrine system D. male reproductive system
D
Question: Biochemistry is the study of the chemistry of? Options: A. inorganic matter B. the Earth C. living systems D. abiotic factors
C
Question: Color, temperature, and solubility are examples of what type of property? Options: A. minimal B. susceptible C. intensive D. severe
C
Question: What is the term for nutrients the body needs in relatively small amounts, including vitamins and minerals? Options: A. insignificant nutrients B. minor nutrients C. micronutrients D. trace nutrients
C
Question: What do corals secrete that builds up to become a coral reef? Options: A. saliva B. tentacles C. exoskeletons D. actuators
C
Question: Solid balls of water and dust falling from the sky are known as? Options: A. snow B. rain C. hail D. golf balls
C
Question: What brain structure is important in recognizing and recalling emotions? Options: A. pituitary B. cerebral cortex C. thalmus D. amygdala
D
Question: Oils are liquid lipids that plants use for storage of what? Options: A. oxygen B. glucose C. energy D. fat
C
Question: Where do the majority of arthropods live? Options: A. in water B. in hives C. on land D. in air
C
Question: Protein chains containing 10 or fewer amino acids are usually referred to as what? Options: A. carboxyl B. protons C. peptides D. polypeptides
C
Question: The primary site of carbohydrate digestion is in the? Options: A. large intestine B. stomach C. mouth D. small intestine
D
Question: A potential cause of extinction, competition between different species is called what? Options: A. mutualism B. parasitism C. intraspecific competition D. interspecific competition
D
Question: Within the microsporangium, the microspore mother cell divides by meiosis to give rise to four microspores, each of which will ultimately form this? Options: A. ova B. zygote C. pollen grain D. sperm cell
C
Question: What is regulated by the reticular formation? Options: A. anxiousness B. sleepiness C. awkwardness D. wakefulness
D
Question: All living things are capable of what process whereby living things give rise to offspring? Options: A. mitosis B. reproduction C. differentiation D. cell division
B
Question: What is the common name of mixtures of hydrocarbons that formed over millions of years from the remains of dead organisms? Options: A. fossil fuels B. fossil record C. renewable resources D. non-renewable fuel
A
Question: What branch of science is the study of the universe, not of cosmetics? Options: A. astronomy B. epistemology C. cosmology D. theology
C
Question: Which blood leaves the placenta through veins leading back to the fetus? Options: A. fetal B. pelvic C. molecular D. immunity
A
Question: Matter can be classified on the basis of how what interacts with it? Options: A. water B. light C. gravity D. air
B
Question: What scale is used to succinctly communicate the acidity or basicity of a solution? Options: A. solvent scale B. ions C. Richter scale D. ph
D
Question: Hormones often regulate what through antagonistic functions? Options: A. homeostasis B. hypothesis C. consciousness D. breathing
A
Question: The potential of what can be used to measure the ph of a solution? Options: A. galvanic cell B. electrodes cell C. symbiotic cell D. stimulation cell
A
Question: What theory says atoms of matter are in constant random motion? Options: A. the theory of relativity B. modern kinetic theory C. modern residual theory D. sound kinetic theory
B
Question: The laws of what field of science apply to galaxies and atoms, an indication of the underlying unity in the universe? Options: A. astronomy B. anthropology C. geology D. physics
D
Question: What makes soil and rock particles move gradually down the slope during each thaw? Options: A. rain B. gravity C. wind D. heat
B
Question: What is the protist kingdom sometimes called as? Options: A. fossil can kingdom B. flora can system C. trash can kingdom D. plant can kingdom
C
Question: The constant "c" can be specifically used to represent the (extremely fast) speed of what? Options: A. electricity B. sound C. light D. gravity
C
Question: What are non-renewable sources of energy that produce environmental damage? Options: A. wind B. sunlight C. crop fuels D. fossil fuels
D
Question: What causes cancer cells to avoid elimination and continue to multiply? Options: A. chronic cell division B. continuous cell division C. uncontrolled cell division D. persistent cell division
C
Question: Electronegativity is a qualitative measure of how much an atom attracts what in a covalent bond? Options: A. protons B. isotopes C. electrons D. neutrons
C
Question: Depending on how matter interacts with light, it can be classified as transparent, translucent, or what? Options: A. protective B. reflective C. opaque D. reactive
C
Question: Kidneys, large intestine, liver, skin, and lungs comprise which system? Options: A. excretory system B. Muscular system C. Digestive system D. Lymphatic system
A