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Question: What group of single-celled organisms lacking a nucleus comprises the most numerous organisms on earth? Options: A. prokaryotes B. carbohydrates C. eukaryotes D. fungi
A
Question: Diamond, graphite and fullerene are examples of what form of carbon? Options: A. crystalline B. faceted C. zirconia D. magnesium
A
Question: A hot-water heating system uses what type of energy to heat water? Options: A. potential energy B. thermal energy C. atmospheric energy D. negative energy
B
Question: What captures carbon dioxide as it is emitted by a power plant before it enters the atmosphere? Options: A. chemical sequestration B. nitrogen sequestration C. oxide sequestration D. carbon sequestration
D
Question: What type of oil is being explored to replace petroleum products in lubricants? Options: A. essential oil B. whale oil C. vegetable D. diesel
C
Question: What advantage equals the distance of effort divided by the distance the object moves and is also equal to the output force divided by the input force? Options: A. potential B. constant C. mechanical D. atomic
C
Question: What is the outer layer of skin, consisting almost entirely of epithelial cells? Options: A. dermis B. epidermis C. hypodermis D. connective tissue
B
Question: What is the accumulated total of all the biochemical reactions occurring in a cell or organism called? Options: A. metabolism B. respiration C. circulation D. expansion
A
Question: When fertilizer ends up in bodies of water, the added nutrients cause excessive growth referred to as what, which can render the water unfit for human consumption or recreation? Options: A. algal bloom B. caustic bloom C. agricultural bloom D. chemical bloom
A
Question: What part of the cell controls what enters and leaves? Options: A. nucleus B. protein C. organism D. membrane
D
Question: Where does the development of a fetus take place? Options: A. the female reproductive system B. The kidney C. The bladder D. The vagina
A
Question: What is the critical factor for the survival of segmented worms? Options: A. water and humidity B. sunlight and water C. humidity and sunlight D. sunlight and warmth
A
Question: During sexual arousal what does the clitoris, vagina, and labia minora all engorge with? Options: A. urine B. fluid C. bacteria D. blood
D
Question: What is another term for joules per second? Options: A. watts B. parsons C. jiffies D. jacobs
A
Question: What is extracted from rock by heap leaching, flotation, or smelting? Options: A. ore B. methane C. copper D. fuel
A
Question: What tool is useful for studying the ocean floor because the environment is remote and underwater? Options: A. microscope B. sonar C. scale D. telescope
B
Question: What is the functional unit of the kidney which actively filters blood and generates urine? Options: A. epithelial B. mecrophron C. sechron D. nephron
D
Question: Name two candidates for the original sources of viral genomes. Options: A. chloroplasts and transposons B. plasmids and transposons C. macrophages and transposons D. ediacara and transposons
B
Question: What do you call a substance that is not an acid or a base? Options: A. equivalent B. oxidic C. neutral D. toxic
C
Question: An amide bond joining two amino acid units is called a what? Options: A. ammonia bond B. precipitate bond C. carboxyl bond D. peptide bond
D
Question: What is the name for spherical groups of old stars held tightly together by gravity? Options: A. globular clusters B. elliptical clusters C. nebula D. dark matter
A
Question: What type of state do most fungi spend their lives in? Options: A. haploid B. triploid C. diploid D. meiosis
A
Question: What is the white solid that forms on corroded battery terminals? Options: A. straight sulfate B. ammonia sulfate C. copper sulfate D. lead sulfate
D
Question: What does the decomposition of dead organisms and organic waste release into the atmosphere, soil, or ocean? Options: A. hydrogen B. nitrogen C. oxygen D. carbon
D
Question: In which process do two light nuclei combine to produce a heavier nucleus and great energy? Options: A. general fusion B. nuclear fusion C. certain fusion D. light fusion
B
Question: What results from the consumption of pathogenic bacteria, viruses, or parasites that contaminate food? Options: A. parabens diseases B. airborne diseases C. foodborne diseases D. hidebound diseases
C
Question: What type of physical properties of a substance do not depend on amount? Options: A. stable B. extensive C. inherent D. intensive
D
Question: A wave that consists of vibrating electric and magnetic fields is called what? Options: A. thermal wave B. mechanical wave C. electromagnetic wave D. propagate wave
C
Question: Both endocytosis and ______ are active transport processes. Options: A. exocytosis B. cellular respiration C. proteolysis D. biosynthesis
A
Question: What type of roads and parking lots prevent rainwater from soaking into the ground? Options: A. paved B. dirt C. gravel D. shaded
A
Question: What type of acid is often used as a preservative for acidic foods such as fruit juices? Options: A. benzoic acid B. citric acid C. hydrochloric acid D. sulfuric acid
A
Question: Vascular plants evolved what basic structures to collect sunlight? Options: A. roots B. stems C. leaves D. flowers
C
Question: The entropy is decreasing because a gas is becoming a what? Options: A. vapor cloud B. liquid C. solid D. swirl
B
Question: Sucrose does not undergo reactions that are typical of aldehydes and ketones, therefore it is a nonreducing what? Options: A. sugar B. salt C. juice D. wheat
A
Question: An electric stove changes electric current to what form of energy? Options: A. thermodynamic B. thermal C. nuclear D. kinetic
B
Question: Mammals are endothermic vertebrates that have four limbs and produce what type of eggs? Options: A. gymnoic B. amniotic C. umbilical D. epithelial
B
Question: Which group of metals in the periodic table include elements such as sodium and potassium? Options: A. igneous metals B. alkali metals C. lanthanides D. actinides
B
Question: What is the term for force that opposes motion between any touching surfaces? Options: A. gravity B. stress C. friction D. tension
C
Question: Most animals are in which clade? Options: A. eutheria B. metazoa C. bilateria D. synapsids
C
Question: What system carries nerve impulses to internal organs, controlling activities that are not under your control, such as sweating and digesting food? Options: A. autonomic nervous system B. limbic nervous system C. circulatory nervous system D. hormonal nervous system
A
Question: What are invertebrate chordates that retain all four defining chordate traits as adults called? Options: A. sporozoans B. lancelets C. tunicates D. vertebrates
B
Question: What has traditionally been defined as a force of attraction between two masses? Options: A. mass B. volume C. gravity D. motion
C
Question: What members of an ecosystem food chain take in food by eating producers or other living things? Options: A. primary producers B. insectivores C. consumers D. decomposers
C
Question: What are small organelles and are the site of protein synthesis? Options: A. ribosomes B. vacuoles C. nucleus D. chloroplasts
A
Question: Lungs, pharynx, larynx, trachea, and bronchi are part of which system? Options: A. neural B. digestive C. nervous D. respiratory
D
Question: What is necessary for growth and energy? Options: A. determination B. warmth C. nutrients D. breeding
C
Question: Bryophyta is the formal taxonomic name for the phylum that consists solely of what? Options: A. trees B. lichens C. mosses D. grasses
C
Question: In humans, how many chromosomes does each somatic cell have? Options: A. 51 B. 46 C. 36 D. 48
B
Question: Like mitochondria, plastids contain their own what? Options: A. dna B. molecule C. bacteria D. riboflavin
A
Question: Terrestrial and aquatic are the two basic categories of what, on earth? Options: A. dendrites B. biomes C. atmospheres D. substrates
B
Question: When dissolved in water, what do strong acids transfer to the solvent completely? Options: A. acidic protons B. acidic proteins C. acidic neutrons D. acidic electrons
A
Question: On the atomic level, the dissolution of an ionic compound occurs when water interacts with the what in the crystal lattice? Options: A. ions B. fractals C. particles D. atoms
A
Question: What is one method to observe nebulae? Options: A. telescope B. microscope C. kaleidoscope D. mirror
A
Question: When alternating primary current passes through coil p, it does what to the iron core? Options: A. magnetizes it B. creates it C. electrilizes it D. heats it
A
Question: What state of matter exists if particles do not have enough kinetic energy to overcome the force of attraction between them? Options: A. plasma B. solid C. liquid D. gas
B
Question: What is the“packet” of energy called that the nucleus emits during gamma decay? Options: A. gamma particle B. transient particle C. ultraviolet particle D. radioactive particle
A
Question: The movement of molten metal in earth's outer core creates? Options: A. the magnetic field B. the gravitational field C. the stellar field D. earthquakes
A
Question: Mechanical churning of food in what organ serves to further break it apart and expose more of its surface area to digestive juices, creating an acidic “soup” called chyme? Options: A. kidneys B. liver C. stomach D. gall bladder
C
Question: A constant and plentiful supply of oxygen is required in order to maintain a high rate of what? Options: A. cell division B. metabolism C. magnesium D. digestion
B
Question: Organisms interact with each other and what else? Options: A. thermal environment B. physical environment C. atmospheric environment D. outside enviroment
B
Question: What is the center of an earthquake called? Options: A. the impact B. the epicenter C. the magnitude D. the core
B
Question: Calvin cycle reactions can be organized into three basic stages: fixation, reduction, and this? Options: A. regeneration B. demarcation C. transformation D. creation
A
Question: What type of cells are arranged into tightly packed sheaths around the veins of the leaf? Options: A. bundle-sheath cells B. pattern - sheath cells C. cell walls D. cellulose
A
Question: How are the number of moles of carbon dioxide gas calculated? Options: A. casuistry B. relativistic C. stoichiometry D. phytochemistry
C
Question: What is the name of the blood protein that carries oxygen from the lungs to the body's assorted tissues? Options: A. insulin B. White Blood cells C. plasma D. hemoglobin
D
Question: The sun and many other light sources produce waves that are randomly this? Options: A. polarized B. obfuscated C. amplified D. colored
A
Question: Each vertebral vein also flows into which vein? Options: A. spiral B. trichina C. xerophyte D. brachiocephalic
D
Question: Almost all plants make food through what process? Options: A. photosynthesis B. hydrolysis C. glycolysis D. evolution
A
Question: What did darwin call the evolutionary concept of change in populations over generations? Options: A. formation with modifications B. metabolism with modifications C. reproduction with modifications D. descent with modifications
D
Question: Surprisingly, where would you find the earth’s tallest mountains and deepest canyons? Options: A. taiga B. ocean floor C. Tibet D. rain forests
B
Question: The part of the shadow in which light is completely blocked is called what? Options: A. corona B. penumbra C. umbra D. eclipse
C
Question: What is the name of the period of transition between the beginning of puberty and adulthood? Options: A. maturation B. aging C. childhood D. adolescence
D
Question: The formula unit of sodium chloride dissociates into one sodium ion and one? Options: A. oxygen ion B. chloride ion C. electron D. magnesium ion
B
Question: Fibrous root systems have many small branching roots called what? Options: A. taproots B. fibrous roots C. tendrils D. vines
B
Question: A system of glands secretes what chemical messenger molecules into the blood? Options: A. hormones B. acids C. metabolytes D. enzymes
A
Question: In eukaryotic cells, molecules such as enzymes are usually compartmentalized into different what? Options: A. organelles B. organisms C. atoms D. electrons
A
Question: What does the stable form of sulfur at room temperature contain? Options: A. electron shell B. four - membered rings C. eight-membered rings D. six - membered rings
C
Question: What term means the amount of a substance required to form a saturated solution in a given amount of solvent at a specified temperature? Options: A. viscosity B. solubility C. turbidity D. concentration
B
Question: What bone forms the upper jaw and supports the upper teeth? Options: A. subaerial bone B. orbital bone C. maxillary bone D. tibular bone
C
Question: What does increasing a solute's temperature do? Options: A. decrease its solubility B. increases its viscosity C. no change D. increases its solubility
D
Question: What are the pyramid-shaped, paired organs that are connected to the trachea by the right and left bronchi? Options: A. ovaries B. stomachs C. lungs D. kidneys
C
Question: The global biosphere includes all areas of what? Options: A. geography B. life C. study D. science
B
Question: Atomic orbitals from different atoms overlap to form what? Options: A. space orbitals B. molecular orbitals C. plasma orbitals D. planet orbitals
B
Question: Particulates cause lung diseases. they can also increase the risk of heart disease and the number of what? Options: A. cancer B. coughing C. asthma attacks D. shortness of breath
C
Question: What reinforces the thin walls of the right ventricle and plays a crucial role in cardiac conduction? Options: A. moderator valve B. pores valve C. moderator band D. pores band
C
Question: What kind of radiation is observed in honeycreeper birds? Options: A. spontaneous B. destructive C. adaptive D. symbiotic
C
Question: What do we call the worldwide radio-navigation system formed from a constellation of 24 satellites and their ground stations? Options: A. compass B. radio waves C. gps D. cellular network
C
Question: What substance can be eroded by wind or water? Options: A. wood B. metal C. soil D. sand
C
Question: What unit of the nervous system consists of a cell body, dendrites, and axon? Options: A. neuron B. mitochondria C. Transmitter D. ganglion
A
Question: What are small planets in our solar system called? Options: A. Tiny planets B. light planets C. dwarf planets D. scrub planets
C
Question: What is electrons in the highest occupied principal energy level of an atom called? Options: A. non-valence electrons B. gradient electrons C. valence electrons D. shell electrons
C
Question: Pacemaker cells stimulate the spontaneous contraction of cardiac muscle as a functional unit, called a what? Options: A. coenocyte B. adipocytes C. syncytium D. tapetum
C
Question: A mineral’s crystal shape is determined by the way what objects are arranged? Options: A. Electrons B. particles C. atoms D. molecules
C
Question: Unlike prokaryotes, eukaryotes have a what? Options: A. flagellum B. mitochondria C. cell nucleus D. cell wall
C
Question: What term is used to describe major changes in the genetic material? Options: A. generational alterations B. chromosomal alterations C. eukaryotic alterations D. mutational alterations
B
Question: What type of rocks form when sediments are compacted and cemented together? Options: A. igneous rocks B. crystalline rocks C. metamorphic rocks D. sedimentary rocks
D
Question: Processes in which matter changes between liquid and solid states are freezing and? Options: A. melting B. boiling C. transpiration D. steaming
A
Question: Abrasion is a process of what type of weathering? Options: A. environmental B. geological C. mechanical D. molecular
C
Question: Mendel’s observation of pea plants also included many crosses that involved multiple traits, which prompted him to formulate the principle of this? Options: A. independent contain B. dependent evolution C. independent assortment D. independent texture
C
Question: The skull consists of cranial bones and what other type of bones? Options: A. facial B. subdermal C. nasal D. superficial
A