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Question: What allows giraffes to reach leaves that other ground animals cannot? Options: A. long tongue B. camouflage pattern C. long necks D. long horns
C
Question: Chemical formulas for ionic compounds are called what? Options: A. magnetic formulas B. electronic formulas C. velocity formulas D. ionic formulas
D
Question: What term is used to describe the full range of electromagnetic waves? Options: A. electromagnetic spectrum B. electromagnetic scale C. electromagnetic series D. mechanical spectrum
A
Question: How many lobes is each hemisphere of the cerebrum divided into? Options: A. 9 B. 2 C. 4 D. 5
C
Question: Varicose veins are veins that become enlarged because the valves no longer do this? Options: A. shrink properly B. open properly C. enlarge properly D. close properly
D
Question: Liquids with strong intermolecular forces have higher what than liquids with weaker forces? Options: A. temperature B. melting point C. freezing point D. surface tension
D
Question: What kind of volcanoes often form along divergent plate boundaries? Options: A. composite B. dome C. crest D. shield
D
Question: An element symbol without a charge written next to it is assumed to be what? Options: A. corroborate atom B. uncharged atom C. surfactants atom D. dead atom
B
Question: What is the fundamental unit of structure and function in all living organisms? Options: A. the backbone B. the spinal cord C. the vessels D. the cell
D
Question: What characteristic of particles determines how they are carried by flowing water? Options: A. density B. color C. texture D. size
D
Question: What term refers to something supplied by nature that helps support life? Options: A. natural resource B. free resource C. simple resource D. existing resource
A
Question: What is the shape of the orbits that planets make around the sun? Options: A. variable B. elongated C. elliptical D. conical
C
Question: What are chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis an example of? Options: A. viral stis B. metabolic disorders C. genetic diseases D. bacterial stis
D
Question: What organism are resistant to freezing and drying and also are metabolically inactive? Options: A. spirogyra B. trichina C. giardia D. zygosporangia
D
Question: What is produced during a condensation reaction? Options: A. water B. fire C. wind D. rain
A
Question: What force pulls objects toward the center of the earth? Options: A. momentum B. kinetic energy C. gravity D. centrifugal force
C
Question: Where are protons and neutrons located? Options: A. secondary nucleus B. central nucleus C. orbitals D. outside the nucleus
B
Question: What is a measurement of the amount of variation of the species in a given area called? Options: A. biodiversity B. population C. degradation D. ecosystem
A
Question: Deleting or inserting a nitrogen base causes what? Options: A. a frameshift mutation B. a degenerative mutation C. a placentation mutation D. a photoinhibition mutation
A
Question: What are the chemical messengers used to communicate between cells? Options: A. neurons B. peptides C. hormones D. membranes
C
Question: Graphite and diamond both are made from carbon. what makes diamonds so hard? Options: A. strong atomic network B. strong metallic network C. weak atomic network D. strong light network
A
Question: The paranasal sinuses are hollow, air-filled spaces located within certain bones of the skull. all of the sinuses communicate with the nasal cavity (paranasal = “next to nasal cavity”) and are lined with this? Options: A. nasal mucosa B. fluid mucosa C. respiration mucosa D. oral mucosa
A
Question: What determines the strength of a base when dissolved in water? Options: A. pH level B. amount of hydroxide ions produced C. amount of phosphorus ions produced D. saline content
B
Question: What is the low level of radiation that occurs naturally in the environment called? Options: A. consequence radiation B. neon radiation C. temperature radiation D. background radiation
D
Question: Varicella zoster virus causes what two illnesses? Options: A. german measles and flu B. flu and shingles C. chicken pox and shingles D. syphilis and lyme
C
Question: The urethra transports urine from what organ to the outside of the body for disposal? Options: A. bladder B. heart C. lungs D. brain
A
Question: Magnetite crystals in lava typically point to what geographic location? Options: A. geographic north pole B. the equator C. magnetic south pole D. magnetic north pole
D
Question: Liquids that mix with water in all proportions are usually polar substances or substances that form these? Options: A. silicon bonds B. compressed bonds C. atmospheric bonds D. hydrogen bonds
D
Question: Lattice energy cannot be measured directly. what is its calculation based on? Options: A. measured energy changes B. change in temperature C. chemical reactions D. microscopic inspection
A
Question: What process provides over 99% of the energy supply for life on earth? Options: A. nutrients B. Carbon C. photosynthesis D. gases
C
Question: What type of animal are most reptiles in regards to diet? Options: A. arthropods B. omnivores C. herbivores D. carnivores
D
Question: Because of their reactivity, we do not find most representative metals as free elements where? Options: A. in the atomospher B. in nature C. underground D. in water
B
Question: Two important concepts, niche and habitat, are associated with what? Options: A. ecosystem B. natural selection C. water D. plant
A
Question: When does diseases like alzheimer's become more common? Options: A. i-40 age B. toddler C. teenager D. old age
D
Question: What is a fibrocartilaginous pad that fills the gap between adjacent vertebral bodies? Options: A. intervertebral disc B. unidirectional disc C. subsidence disc D. Back Disk
A
Question: What organic catalysts work by lowering the activation energy needed to start biochemical reactions? Options: A. glucose B. enzymes C. carbohydrates D. hormones
B
Question: What structure supports the body, protects internal organs, produces blood cells, and maintains mineral homeostasis? Options: A. skin B. skeleton C. cuticle D. fossil
B
Question: When vertebrate animals metabolize ammonia what is the primary byproduct that is produced? Options: A. proteins B. carbon monoxide C. dioxide D. urea
D
Question: Which process involves solvent separation on a solid medium? Options: A. chromatography B. resonance C. affinity D. substration
A
Question: Plasmodesmata and gap junctions are channels between adjacent cells of what respective types? Options: A. plant and animal B. new and old C. plant and fungus D. healthy and sick
A
Question: Natural gas burns cleaner and produces less carbon dioxide than fuels of what type? Options: A. renewable fuels B. fossil fuels C. biofuels D. solar energy
B
Question: What are the simplest types of carbon-based compounds? Options: A. particles B. hydrocarbons C. Microbes D. Cells
B
Question: What process moves food through the esophagus no matter which position the body is in? Options: A. peristalsis B. mastication C. proteolysis D. homeostasis
A
Question: The female reproductive organs include the ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus, and what? Options: A. vagina B. womb C. intestines D. bladder
A
Question: What do offsprings obtain from their parents in what is called, inheritance? Options: A. variations B. characteristics C. mutations D. attributes
B
Question: Warming up your body before a workout does what to the blood flow? Options: A. reduces it B. increases it C. minimizes it D. stops it
B
Question: What is a substance that increases the hydrogen ion concentration of a solution? Options: A. base B. sulfur C. carbon D. acid
D
Question: Scientists ask questions, and then make detailed observations to try to ask more specific questions, in order to develop what? Options: A. hypothesis B. theories C. suggests D. Tests
A
Question: What is the main difference between prokaryotic or eukaryotic cells ? Options: A. the presence of a Golgi Apparatus B. the presence of a nucleus C. the type of metabolic waste D. the presence of cell walls
B
Question: Supercontinents have formed at least how many times in earth history? Options: A. five B. twenty C. two D. nine
A
Question: How are layers of the atmosphere divided? Options: A. density gradients B. temperature gradients C. air gradients D. color gradients
B
Question: What term is used to describe molecules that contain carbon-nitrogen bonds? Options: A. nitrites B. ions C. compounds D. amines
D
Question: Birds have a flow-through respiratory system in which air flows unidirectionally from the posterior sacs into the lungs, then into these? Options: A. alveoli B. gills C. posterior bronchi D. anterior air sacs
D
Question: What are convection currents that occur far below the surface of the ocean called? Options: A. flat currents B. deep currents C. waves D. subsequent currents
B
Question: Cations are attracted to anions, which are ions with what charge? Options: A. negative B. similar C. positive D. neutral
A
Question: A non-bony skeleton that forms outside of the body is known as a what? Options: A. exoplate B. excitoskeleton C. exoskeleton D. endoskeleton
C
Question: The vagina connects to which internal organ? Options: A. ovaries B. valves C. uterus D. artery
C
Question: What is the measure of electric current? Options: A. watts B. volts C. ampheres D. intensity
C
Question: Name a passageway that is shared with the digestive system. Options: A. esophagus B. larynx C. pharynx D. trachea
C
Question: What substances function as a long-term energy store in the human body and possess long carbon chains that prevent dissolving in water? Options: A. triglycerides B. steroids C. hydrocarbons D. nanoparticles
A
Question: Thermal, radiant, electrical, nuclear, and chemical are all types of what? Options: A. fuel B. energy C. fuel D. heating
B
Question: Coronary arteries ans small in what? Options: A. length B. density C. height D. diameter
D
Question: What occurs when a substance reacts quickly with oxygen? Options: A. combustion reaction B. oxidation C. catalytic conversion D. convection
A
Question: What are the two basic types of competition called? Options: A. interference and interaction B. instraspecifc and interspecific C. exploitative and beneficial D. weak and strong
B
Question: Algae are much simpler than protozoa. they are aquatic and contain this? Options: A. testes B. cloning factor C. sporozoa D. chlorophyll
D
Question: What is a gram stain used to identify ? Options: A. radioactivity B. different types of liquids C. different types of bacteria D. acids or bases
C
Question: Burning gas to run our cars is an example of how human activity is contributing to what global event? Options: A. metamorphic change B. ozone change C. carbon change D. climate change
D
Question: The periodic table of elements is divided into what? Options: A. patterns B. squares C. groups D. spheres
B
Question: Wave amplitude of a transverse wave is the difference in height between what and the resting position? Options: A. a magnitude B. a crest C. a cascade D. a valley
B
Question: What is secreted before ejaculation to neutralize acidic urine remaining in the urethra? Options: A. pre-cum B. clear mucus C. semen D. sperm
B
Question: Because conifers carry both male and female sporophylls on the same mature sporophyte, they are considered what type of plant? Options: A. monoecious B. bioecious C. dioecious D. siliceous
A
Question: Who lack some of the defining traits of chordates? Options: A. Childern B. Reptiles C. Adult Mammals D. adult humans
D
Question: What does convection within the earth's mantel cause? Options: A. volcanos B. hurricanes C. plates to move D. microorganisms to move
C
Question: Autoimmunity can develop with time, and its causes may be rooted in this? Options: A. inheritance B. resistance C. spontaneous mutation D. molecular mimicry
D
Question: Why does warm air rise higher in the troposphere? Options: A. it is less flourishing than cool air B. it is more dense than cool air C. It contains hydrogen D. it is less dense than cool air
D
Question: Getting the same result when an experiment is repeated is called what? Options: A. mutation B. initiation C. repetition D. replication
D
Question: Some membranes have what kind of surfaces exposed to the cytoplasm? Options: A. bilayer B. outer C. hydrophobic D. obstructionary
C
Question: Plants and fungi cells have what basic cell structure, which animals do not have? Options: A. Cytoskeleton B. Cell Membrane C. cell wall D. Lysosomes
C
Question: The way in which the sun produces light is called what? Options: A. rays B. photosynthesis C. tumescence D. incandescence
D
Question: What kind of light bulb contains a thin wire filament made of tungsten that gets hot and glows? Options: A. LED B. black light C. fluorescent D. incandescent
D
Question: What do you call a mixture in which some particles settle out of it when it is left standing? Options: A. suspension B. alloy C. homogenous D. emulsion
A
Question: What do you call the process of a solid becoming a liquid? Options: A. freezing B. boiling C. melting D. vaporizing
C
Question: Once a plant cell becomes specialized, what can they no longer do? Options: A. osmosis B. cellular respiration C. photosynthesis D. divide
D
Question: The hardest natural substance, diamond is a form of what element? Options: A. zirconium B. zenon C. carbon D. hydrogen
C
Question: Much of what type of radiation that strikes the planet is reflected back into space? Options: A. microwaves B. gamma rays C. solar radiation D. magentic radiation
C
Question: What particles are formed from a neutron in beta decay? Options: A. electron and a proton B. mucus and a proton C. atom and proton D. rust and proton
A
Question: What class of acids do carboxylic acids fall under? Options: A. inorganic acids B. hydrochloric acids C. organic acids D. carbolic acids
C
Question: Plants can absorb inorganic nutrients and water through their root system, and what gas from the environment? Options: A. nitrogen dioxide B. chemical dioxide C. hydrogen dioxide D. carbon dioxide
D
Question: Giardia is an example of a protozoa that uses flagella for what purpose? Options: A. reproduction B. light C. movement D. nutrients
C
Question: Nearly all earthquakes occur where? Options: A. in Asia B. in large cities C. plate boundaries D. plate centers
C
Question: Conotoxins released by certain marine snails can bring about paralysis in humans, indicating that this toxin attacks what system? Options: A. circulatory B. neurological C. cardiovascular D. cerebral
B
Question: What is the second largest planet in the solar system? Options: A. Venus B. saturn C. jupiter D. Mars
B
Question: Fruit comes from the ovaries of what types of plants? Options: A. deciduous B. flowering C. perennial D. sprouting
B
Question: Resistors connected end to end are said to be in what? Options: A. lines B. parallel C. series D. groups
C
Question: Molar mass is equal to density multiplied by what? Options: A. molar energy B. molar volume C. molar weight D. molar gravity
B
Question: What plastid makes and stores other pigments? Options: A. pores B. chromoplasts C. sporozoans D. pores
B
Question: What effect causes global winds to blow on a diagonal over the earth's surface? Options: A. dopler effect B. resonant effect C. centrifugal effect D. coriolis effect
D
Question: When members of the same species compete for the same resources, it is called what? Options: A. interspecies competition B. intraspecific competition C. extinction D. natural selection
B
Question: Antibiotics only target prokaryotic cells - they do not affect fungi, which are not prokaryotic, but instead what? Options: A. eukaryotic B. chloroplasts C. mammals D. plants
A
Question: What do bees carry from one plant to another to facilitate plant growth and development? Options: A. spores B. pollen C. fungi D. nutrients
B