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Question: What is a benefit of low sulfur coal over high sulfur coal? Options: A. less pollution B. greater enerty C. less erosion D. lower cost
A
Question: Wings of bats and birds serve the same function. which body part should you study to understand ancestral differences? Options: A. skull size B. bones inside wings C. skin inside wings D. skin and feathers
B
Question: The best thermal conductors are also the best conductors of what, which is also related to the density of free electrons in them? Options: A. sound B. pollution C. electricity D. light
C
Question: What tissue do clubmosses have that mosses do not? Options: A. chorophyll B. nuclei C. dioxide tissue D. vascular tissue
D
Question: The average human body contains 5,830 g of what? Options: A. water B. bacteria C. muscle D. blood
D
Question: What type of speciation occurs when groups from the same species are geographically isolated for long periods? Options: A. symbiotic B. allopatric C. asexual D. prokaryotic
B
Question: What can damage the hair cells lining the cochlea of the inner ear? Options: A. amelodic sounds B. wavering sounds C. unexpected sounds D. loud sounds
D
Question: The boiling point of a solution is higher than the boiling point of the pure solvent, but the opposite occurs with this? Options: A. liquidity point B. freezing point C. dissolving point D. evaporation point
B
Question: What is the network of vessels and tissues that carry a clear fluid called lymph called? Options: A. lymphatic system B. excretory system C. cleansing system D. vessel system
A
Question: What is defined as the change of water from its liquid phase to its gaseous phase? Options: A. transpiration B. evaporation C. absorption D. condensation
B
Question: Radiation, chemicals, and infectious agents are types of what? Options: A. endogenous B. mutagens C. mutations D. dioxins
B
Question: What type of matter transmits light without scattering it? Options: A. bioluminescent B. transparent C. translucent D. clean
B
Question: Steam actually consists of tiny droplets of liquid what? Options: A. mercury B. lead C. water D. methane
C
Question: What mammalian class has the greatest ability to learn? Options: A. rats B. apes C. reptiles D. humans
D
Question: What is the part of the cardiovascular system that carries oxygen-rich blood away from the heart, to the body, and returns oxygen-poor blood back to the heart? Options: A. systemic circulation B. molecular circulation C. peripheral nervous system D. somatic system
A
Question: What causes polarization in a neutral object? Options: A. combining of charges B. signaling of charges C. separation of charges D. meaning of charges
C
Question: Cells in blood include red blood cells, white blood cells, and what? Options: A. protons B. plasmids C. platelets D. droplets
C
Question: What substance is created when a copper turns from reddish brown to greenish brown? Options: A. rust B. copper oxide C. copper alloy D. iron oxide
B
Question: The egg shell membrane encloses the nucleus containing the genetic material and what? Options: A. cytoplasm B. exoskeleton C. cerebellum D. enamel
A
Question: According to dalton's law, unless they chemically react with each other, individual gases in a mixture of gases do not affect each other’s what? Options: A. pressure B. weight C. mass D. density
A
Question: How many mass distinctions have radically altered the history of life? Options: A. five B. four C. six D. one
A
Question: The vector sum of all the torques acting on an object is called what? Options: A. peak capacity B. net torque C. torque load D. homeostasis
B
Question: What determines how strongly an atom attracts electrons to itself? Options: A. ionization B. electronegativity C. enthalpy D. gravity
B
Question: Looking directly at what celestial object can cause blindness? Options: A. Haley's Comet B. sun C. earth D. Moon
B
Question: The amount of kinetic energy in a moving object depends directly on what two factors? Options: A. mass and velocity B. inertia and momentum C. revolution and velocity D. gravity and weight
A
Question: What is the movement of fluid out of the capillaries called? Options: A. absorption B. filtration C. diffusion D. osmosis
B
Question: The prevalence of cervical cancer in the united states is very low because of regular screening exams called what? Options: A. pap smears B. mammograms C. prostates exams D. Stavros smears
A
Question: There is a predictable amount of solute that can be dissolved at what? Options: A. flat rate B. specific temperature C. room temperature D. light speed
B
Question: Carrier proteins bind and carry the molecules across what cell structure? Options: A. nucleus B. cell membrane C. plastid D. cell wall
B
Question: As per hutton's unconformity, what happened to the intermediate layers of rock? Options: A. they expanded B. they eroded away C. they fused D. they metamorphized
B
Question: What kind of summers do humid continental climates have? Options: A. warm summers B. wet summers C. cold summers D. dry summers
C
Question: Compared to others, what type of liquid has a relatively high surface tension and heat capacity? Options: A. wine B. oil C. blood D. water
D
Question: Cilia and flagella are extensions of what? Options: A. cell nucleus B. cell wall C. protoplasm D. plasma membrane
D
Question: Mercury and lead, which was once widely used in paint and gasoline, are examples of what type of metals? Options: A. alloys B. toxic heavy metals C. sulfuric heavy metals D. gaseous heavy metals
B
Question: During karyogamy, the haploid nuclei contributed by the two parents fuse, which produces what? Options: A. cancer cells B. arisen cells C. diploid cells D. mutated cells
C
Question: What is polyisoprene better known as? Options: A. rubber B. styrofoam C. rayon D. silicon
A
Question: Every chemical reaction occurs with a concurrent change in what? Options: A. neutrons B. hydrogen C. mass D. energy
D
Question: What receives blood in the heart? Options: A. the atria B. chamber C. ventricle D. the epidermis
A
Question: Fatty acids, triglycerides, phospholipids, and steroids are examples of what? Options: A. tissues B. lipids C. proteins D. enzymes
B
Question: Where in the cell does photosynthesis occur? Options: A. genome B. cell wall C. chloroplast D. pathogen
C
Question: Sympathetic stimulation also triggers the release of epinephrine and norepinephrine, which enhance both cardiac output and what else? Options: A. digestion B. vasoconstriction C. vasodilation D. inhibition
B
Question: Not surprisingly, centipedes, millipedes and other members of the subphylum myriapoda are adapted to living on what? Options: A. tree B. land C. sand D. water
B
Question: What are found in moist forests that break down decaying plant material? Options: A. spirogyra B. trichina C. myriapoda D. organism
C
Question: By breaking down wastes and remains of dead organisms, decomposers perform what function in an ecosystem? Options: A. symbiosis B. recycling C. reproduction D. collecting
B
Question: What are sugars broken down into in your digestive system? Options: A. starch B. insulin C. nicotine D. glucose
D
Question: Approximately how many weeks does the fetal period last? Options: A. 10 weeks B. 25 weeks C. 27 weeks D. 30 weeks
D
Question: Because dizygotic twins develop from two eggs fertilized by two sperm, they are no more identical than siblings born at what? Options: A. other eras B. different places C. other times of day D. different times
D
Question: What is the plasma membrane mainly composed of? Options: A. filaments B. carbon C. antibodies D. phospholipids
D
Question: Astronomers have wondered if the universe is expanding fast enough to escape the pull of what? Options: A. gravity B. light C. kinetic energy D. Coreolis effect
A
Question: When someone falls, the kinetic energy the person has upon reaching the floor is the amount of what energy lost by falling through height? Options: A. gravitational energy B. thermal energy C. nuclear energy D. potential energy
D
Question: What are protons and neutrons that make up the nucleus of an atom called? Options: A. nucleons B. pions C. baryons D. electron shells
A
Question: The sun, stars, moon, planets and comets are all type of what objects? Options: A. spacial B. universal C. extraterrestrial D. celestrial
D
Question: What is the total number of codons? Options: A. 45 B. 51 C. 68 D. 64
D
Question: Solution nodes and antinodes are both areas of wave interference, but they differ in the presence of what condition? Options: A. radiation B. gravity C. motion D. speed
C
Question: While similar to insects, what eight-legged invertebrates lack antennae or wings? Options: A. reptiles B. arachnids C. spiders D. crustaceans
B
Question: How many chromosomes do mature gametes contain? Options: A. 23 B. 17 C. 13 D. 19
A
Question: What is the term for land that has permanently frozen soil? Options: A. snow-field B. permafrost C. ice desert D. Arctic
B
Question: When sparks from a steel grinder react with oxygen, what do they form? Options: A. iron oxide B. rust C. spontaneous combustion D. steel oxide
A
Question: What should you learn that allows you to recognize and avoid the dangers of specific hazards when experimenting, such as flames or broken glass? Options: A. first aid safety symbols B. lab safety symbols C. medical safety symbols D. available safety symbols
B
Question: Motor vehicles account for almost half of the consumption of what? Options: A. fossil fuel B. greenhouse gases C. electricity D. hydrocarbon
A
Question: Bacterial stis can be cured with what? Options: A. antibiotics B. antiviral drugs C. antioxidants D. pesticides
A
Question: Fats are also called triacylglycerols or triglycerides because of their what? Options: A. elemental type B. atomic number C. chemical structure D. chemical weight
C
Question: What mammalian structure allows the exchange of gases, nutrients, and other substances between the fetus and mother? Options: A. uterus B. mitochondria C. notochord D. placenta
D
Question: Fossil fuel consumption is a major contributor to global emissions of what gas? Options: A. carbon monoxide B. oxygen C. carbon dioxide D. methane
C
Question: What is the main function of blood? Options: A. digestion B. excretion of waste C. to transport D. respiration
C
Question: Biotechnology is the use of biological agents for technological advancement. what two areas are the primary applications of this technology used? Options: A. medicine and agriculture B. medicine and architecture C. medicine and psychology D. medicine and philosophy
A
Question: Unlike free-living species of flatworms that are predators or scavengers, what forms feed from the tissues of their hosts? Options: A. aquatic B. mutualistic C. herbiverous D. parasitic
D
Question: When heat flows into an object, its thermal energy increases and so does its what? Options: A. speed B. matter C. color D. temperature
D
Question: What are telescopes that use lenses to bend light called? Options: A. sliding telescopes B. reflecting telescopes C. refracting telescopes D. layering telescopes
C
Question: The science of analyzing tree rings is called what? Options: A. algorithms B. conservation C. dendrochronology D. estradiol
C
Question: Which type of arthritis causes the immune system to attack joints? Options: A. Osteoarthritis B. Gout C. Spondylarthropathies D. rheumatoid
D
Question: A species is a subdivision of a genus in what classification system? Options: A. crocodilian system B. calcareous system C. mammalian D. linnaean system
D
Question: What is the force that pulls particles at the exposed surface of a liquid toward other liquid particles called? Options: A. conservative tension B. surface tension C. shinking tension D. transfer tension
B
Question: What state is achieved when the body's internal environment is kept more-or-less constant? Options: A. cancerous B. consciousness C. hypothesis D. homeostasis
D
Question: Kinetic and potential are two forms of what? Options: A. exercise B. energy C. fuel D. pressure
B
Question: Humans are unique in their ability to alter their environment with the conscious purpose of increasing what, which acts as a limiting factor on populations in general? Options: A. density dependent limitation B. niche C. containing capacity D. carrying capacity
D
Question: A desmosome is a cell structure that anchors the ends of what fibers together? Options: A. skeletal muscle B. cardiac muscle C. controllable muscle D. smooth muscle
B
Question: How much space a surface covers is known as what? Options: A. Flatness B. area C. Height D. Lenght
B
Question: What do aquatic arthropods use to exchange gases? Options: A. gills B. lungs C. diaphragm D. pores
A
Question: What kind of rays can travel thousands of meters through air and can penetrate and damage cells deep inside the body? Options: A. plasma rays B. gamma rays C. x-rays D. cosmic rays
B
Question: Of the three types of skeleton designs - hydrostatic skeletons, exoskeletons, and endoskeletons - which do humans possess? Options: A. endoskeleton B. none of the above C. hydrostatic skeleton D. exoskeleton
A
Question: What regulates homeostasis and basic survival behaviors? Options: A. hippocampus B. mitosis C. cell membrane D. hypothalamus
D
Question: What device changes kinetic energy to electrical energy through electromagnetic induction? Options: A. electric generator B. real generator C. Emission generator D. due generator
A
Question: What are two nonliving things that all living things need for survival? Options: A. water and air B. calcium C. methane D. sunlight
A
Question: The fight or flight response involves what system? Options: A. cellular nervous system B. autonomic nervous system C. functional nervous system D. voluntary nervous system
B
Question: How many types of galaxies are there? Options: A. two B. five C. one D. three
D
Question: Skin color is controlled by genes but also influenced by exposure to what? Options: A. makeup B. food C. sunlight D. precipitation
C
Question: Higher temperatures increase the rate of reaction in a lot of chemical reactions because they increase the frequency of what interaction between reactant particles? Options: A. explosions B. waves C. electric D. collisions
D
Question: Knees and elbows are examples of what part of the skeletal system? Options: A. nerves B. cartilage C. joints D. muscles
C
Question: Einstein’s equation helps scientists understand what happens in nuclear reactions and why they produce so much what? Options: A. light B. energy C. food D. hydrogen
B
Question: Ovulation is the release of an egg from the what? Options: A. fallopian tubes B. cervix C. ovary D. vagina
C
Question: The process in which the nucleus divides is called what? Options: A. meiosis B. mitosis C. epistasis D. cytokinesis
B
Question: What is used to recrystallize excess dissolved solute in a supersaturated solution? Options: A. energy crystal B. fertilizer crystal C. seed crystal D. starter crystal
C
Question: Our bodies use what, primarily in the form of glucose, for our immediate energy needs - although they are not as energy dense or capable of long-term storage as lipids? Options: A. proteins B. carbohydrates C. enzymes D. electrolytes
B
Question: What part of the body do ants use to detect chemicals? Options: A. antennae B. thorax C. fins D. eyes
A
Question: Water has the properties of cohesion and what else? Options: A. degradation B. absorption C. adhesion D. diffusion
C
Question: Fitness and natural selection are parts of what theory that might describe how organisms change over time? Options: A. dessication B. implementation C. gravity D. evolution
D
Question: What three forces are involved in erosion? Options: A. water, temperature, altitude B. water, wind, gravity C. radiation, gravity, precipitation D. heat, pressure, gravity
B
Question: Thermodynamics do not give us any insight into what attribute of spontaneous processes? Options: A. rate B. decrease C. acceleration D. increase
A
Question: What is the main source of hydrocarbons? Options: A. greenhouse gases B. photosynthesis C. fossil fuels D. decomposers
C