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Question: Red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, and plasma are all components of what fluid? Options: A. heart B. Vessals C. blood D. brain
C
Question: Who created the idea of an evolutionary tree to represent the relationships between different species and their common ancestors? Options: A. Scopes B. Carl Sagan C. Isaac Newton D. charles darwin
D
Question: What organs absorb water and nutrients from the soil? Options: A. buds B. leaves C. flowers D. roots
D
Question: What does magma that cools underground form? Options: A. new crust B. chambers C. instrusions D. fluctuations
C
Question: Which season is moist, causing the most thunderstorms? Options: A. summer B. winter C. autumn D. spring
A
Question: What are the two hormones primarily responsible for maintaining homeostasis of blood glucose levels? Options: A. dopamine and melanin B. anabolic and metabolic C. insulin and glucagon D. insulin and estrogen
C
Question: What important process takes place in specialized tissue inside plant leaves? Options: A. mitosis B. photosynthesis C. reproduction D. pollination
B
Question: What type of plants were the first to evolve? Options: A. nonvascular B. kilocalorie C. vascular D. cocklebur
A
Question: In multicellular organisms, specialized cells may be organized into what, which in turn may be organized into organs? Options: A. nutrients B. tissues C. muscles D. blood cells
B
Question: What are accessory digestive organs critical for breaking down? Options: A. hormones B. food C. enzymes D. pathogens
B
Question: The direction of prevailing winds determines the type of what that usually moves over an area? Options: A. water mass B. weather C. air mass D. storm
C
Question: As blood glucose levels rise what is released from the pancreas? Options: A. estrogen B. insulin C. adrenaline D. hemoglobin
B
Question: Hydrocarbons are combined with oxygen in a series of enzymatic steps to product water, carbon dioxide, and energy, which is stored in the form of what? Options: A. energy B. light C. reactive molecules D. dormant molecules
C
Question: The validity of thought experiments, of course, is determined by this? Options: A. actual observation B. predictive observation C. hypothetical observation D. theoretical observation
A
Question: What do you call a close relationship between two species that benefits both? Options: A. commensalism B. parasitic relationship C. primordial relationship D. symbiotic relationship
D
Question: Generators convert mechanical energy to which kind? Options: A. radiation B. static C. electrical D. kinetic
C
Question: What is common in two eukaryotic proteins? Options: A. cells B. DNA C. translation D. one domain
D
Question: What do you call egg-shaped galaxies, which are reddish to yellowish in color because they contain mostly old stars? Options: A. spiral galaxies B. elliptical galaxies C. conical galaxies D. irregular galaxies
B
Question: When it was found that, without the force of gravity exerting pressure on the bones, bone mass was lost in astronauts, what kind of exercise provided an antidote? Options: A. sedentary B. aerobic C. anaerobic D. resistive
D
Question: What can occur during periods of heavy rain? Options: A. floods B. volcanoes C. earthquakes D. glaciers
A
Question: What type of energy can be used to change the position or shape of an object, thus giving it potential energy? Options: A. kinetic energy B. harmonic energy C. binary energy D. static energy
A
Question: What equals the output power divided by the input power? Options: A. efficiency B. potential C. output D. inertia
A
Question: Overpopulation takes place when the number of organisms in an area exceeds what? Options: A. predators B. consumers C. carrying capacity D. biome size
C
Question: There are six fundamentally different kinds of nuclear decay reactions, and each releases a different kind of particle or what? Options: A. energy B. protein C. mineral D. mass
A
Question: What is the only metal that is a liquid at room temperature? Options: A. copper B. mercury C. aluminum D. tin
B
Question: Heart valves prevent what kind of blood flow from happening in the heart? Options: A. backflow B. quick flow C. slow flow D. irregular flow
A
Question: What is the source of energy for photosynthesis? Options: A. light B. air C. carbon D. gravity
A
Question: Different types of interference include destructive and what else? Options: A. constructive B. consistent C. active D. helpful
A
Question: What is anything that causes cancer called? Options: A. chemical B. bacteria C. carcinogen D. pesticide
C
Question: In comparing two solutions of unequal solute concentration, the solution with the higher solute concentration is called what? Options: A. hypothermic B. acetic C. hydrophilic D. hypertonic
D
Question: What broad group of animals - which includes rats, dogs and camels - have highly developed brains and often perform work for humans? Options: A. mammals B. reptiles C. amphibians D. arachnids
A
Question: What term describes a way that small molecules or ions move across the cell membrane without input of energy by the cell? Options: A. physical transport B. impassive transport C. immune transport D. passive transport
D
Question: Do most humans feed at one trophic level, or more than one? Options: A. more than one B. none C. one D. less than one
A
Question: What is it called when two waves combine to create a larger wave? Options: A. Destructive Interference B. wave propagation C. constructive interference D. consistent interference
C
Question: What is the study of the relationship between electricity and chemical reactions called? Options: A. electrochemistry B. inorganic chemistry C. analytical chemistry D. physical chemistry
A
Question: What is the term for expelling air out of the body through the nose or mouth? Options: A. perspiration B. exhalation C. induction D. inhalation
B
Question: The lowest resonant frequency is called the what? Options: A. basic B. fundamental C. lowest D. simplest
B
Question: Body waves and surface waves are the two major types of what, which occur during earthquakes? Options: A. seismic waves B. sound waves C. current waves D. tidal waves
A
Question: Inferior rotation occurs during limb adduction and involves the downward motion of what? Options: A. glenoid cavity B. dialysate cavity C. pelvic cavity D. choroidal cavity
A
Question: The speed of an electromagnetic wave is the product of its wavelength and what else? Options: A. height B. density C. resonance D. frequency
D
Question: Electrons in inner shells are called what? Options: A. core electrons B. surface electrons C. valence electrons D. inner electrons
A
Question: The binding of complementary bases allows dna molecules to take their well-known shape, called a what? Options: A. single helix B. double helix C. simple helix D. triple helix
B
Question: What are the only amphibians without legs? Options: A. crustaceans B. newts C. caecilians D. porifera
C
Question: Plants, fungi, bacteria and archaea cells all have what feature that keeps them rigid that animal cells do not have? Options: A. plastids B. cell walls C. cell membrane D. cytoplasm
B
Question: What type of interspecies relationship involves one party being actively harmed? Options: A. symbiosis B. mutualism C. mosaicism D. parasitism
D
Question: Which nervous system consists of all the nervous tissue that lies outside the central nervous system? Options: A. function nervous system B. auxiliary nervous system C. significant nervous system D. peripheral nervous system
D
Question: What do organisms use to grow and repair themselves? Options: A. diffusion B. mutation C. cell division D. cell solution
C
Question: The afferent arterioles service about 1.3 million of what in each kidney? Options: A. dendrites B. neurons C. axons D. nephrons
D
Question: Kyphosis, lordosis, and scoliosis are all diseases involving improper curvature of which bodily structure (which is supposed to be curved in a certain way anyway)? Options: A. femur B. aorta C. lungs D. spine
D
Question: What do herbivores eat? Options: A. minerals B. meat and plants C. plants D. animals
C
Question: What important aspect of the scientific method is a suggested explanation for an event, which can be tested? Options: A. independent variable B. scientific control C. string theory D. hypothesis
D
Question: What distant and extraordinarily energetic objects now seem to be early stages of galactic evolution with a supermassive black-hole-devouring material? Options: A. quasars B. pulsars C. neutrinos D. stars
A
Question: Which gland is an extension of the hypothalamus? Options: A. adrenal gland B. salivary gland C. pineal gland D. posterior pituitary gland
D
Question: Energy often changes between potential and what other kind of energy? Options: A. magnetic B. kinetic C. thermal D. realized
B
Question: As the prokaryotic cell size increases, what happens to its surface area-to-volume ratio? Options: A. increases B. decreases C. halts D. stagnates
B
Question: Why are seeds of a pine cone easily carried by the wind and dispersed? Options: A. seeds are sticky B. seeds are dense C. seeds are small D. seeds have wings
D
Question: What do dendrites from the cell body recieve impulses from? Options: A. axon B. myelin C. other cells D. other neurons
D
Question: During what are deletions and duplications especially likely to occur? Options: A. meiosis B. nucleus C. endothermia D. electrolysis
A
Question: What causes maple leaves to change their colors? Options: A. radiation reactions B. artificial preservatives C. factor reactions D. chemical reactions
D
Question: The cell body contains what central structure along with other organelles? Options: A. neutron B. nucleus C. protons D. electron
B
Question: What is the term for the number that describes an electron's orbital orientation in space? Options: A. imaging quantum number B. magnetic quantum number C. magnetic electron number D. relative quantum number
B
Question: Where do most red algae species live? Options: A. oceans B. lakes C. seas D. rivers
A
Question: What term is used for darwin's idea that in stable geologic and climatic conditions evolution occurred gradually? Options: A. canibalism B. tinkering C. gradualism D. elitism
C
Question: What element is all life built around? Options: A. neon B. carbon C. hydrogen D. oxygen
B
Question: What are seamounts that rise above the water surface called? Options: A. islands B. reefs C. sandbars D. coasts
A
Question: Though often regarded as the supporting cast of the nervous system, glial cells in the brain actually outnumber what by a factor of ten? Options: A. neurons B. blood cells C. electrons D. muscles
A
Question: Dinosaurs filled the niches that mammals fill today during which era? Options: A. Phanerozoic B. mesozoic C. Cenozoic D. Proterozoic
B
Question: The magnet field of earth is called what? Options: A. atmosphere B. ionosphere C. troposphere D. magnetosphere
D
Question: What two types of hormones regulate mammalian reproduction? Options: A. pheromones and enzymes B. endorphins and adrenaline C. tropic and sex D. tropic and subtropic
C
Question: In addition to five classes of fish, what other classes make up the species of vertebrates? Options: A. amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals B. insects, amphibians, reptiles, and birds C. amphibians , vertebrae , birds , and mammals D. reptiles, birds, mammals, and primates
A
Question: What is the method of reproduction for echinoderms? Options: A. internal fertilization B. fragmentation C. pollination D. external fertilization
D
Question: What is happening to the rate of the expansion of the universe? Options: A. it is unknown B. it is decreasing C. it is increasing D. it is stable
C
Question: What are required when the damage from trauma or infection cannot be closed with sutures or staples? Options: A. skin grafts B. tree grafts C. bone grafts D. debris grafts
A
Question: In addition to a vibrating electric field what does an electromagnetic wave consist of? Options: A. magnetic field B. gravitational field C. molecular field D. radiation field
A
Question: What type of bones serve as points of attachment for muscles and often protect internal organs? Options: A. flat bones B. sesamoid bones C. short bones D. irregular bones
A
Question: The presence of what stratospheric gas layer decreases the frequency of skin cancer and other damaging effects of ultraviolet radiation? Options: A. cumulonimbus B. plasma C. ozone D. smog
C
Question: The characteristic sound of a motorcycle buzzing by is an example of which effect? Options: A. polar effect B. warp effect C. coreolis effect D. doppler effect
D
Question: What protects the scalp from ultraviolet light exposure and loss of body heat? Options: A. receding hair B. head hair C. temporal hair D. ground hair
B
Question: What is the name given to the use of controlled nuclear fusion as an energy source? Options: A. thermonuclear power B. generator power C. half-life D. fossil fuel
A
Question: Some compounds containing hydrogen are members of an important class of substances known as what? Options: A. acids B. ions C. proteins D. bases
A
Question: In which organ are bile acids made Options: A. gall bladder B. spleen C. kidney D. liver
D
Question: What is the layer of electrons that encircle the nucleus at a distinct energy level called? Options: A. molecular shell B. vortex shell C. ions shell D. electron shell
D
Question: What is the most common way to classify stars? Options: A. by distance B. by age C. by color D. by size
C
Question: What is a homogeneous mixture also known as? Options: A. mixture B. element C. structure D. solution
D
Question: Living organisms are made up of what type of carbon-based compounds? Options: A. microbial B. biophysical C. biochemical D. synthetic
C
Question: What classification system was developed by a swedish botanist trying to classify all known living things? Options: A. taxonomical system B. linnaean system C. plantological system D. bionumerical system
B
Question: The word science is derived from what latin word? Options: A. scentia B. scitifica C. scefitana D. sceria
A
Question: In a model of an atom, the level with the least energy is the one closest to what? Options: A. protons B. center C. surface D. nucleus
D
Question: What is the process of making atp without oxygen called? Options: A. condensation B. photosynthesis C. Cell Division D. fermentation
D
Question: What is the type of mining called when materials are removed along a strip? Options: A. strip mining B. edge mining C. pit mining D. surface mining
A
Question: Chlorine is a nonmetal and gains one electron in becoming a what? Options: A. atom B. carbonate C. anion D. sulfate
C
Question: The most common mode of asexual reproduction is through the formation of asexual these? Options: A. spores B. cells C. fibers D. atoms
A
Question: Some species of fish carry their fertilized eggs in their mouth until they hatch; this is called what? Options: A. spawning B. schooling C. internal reproduction D. mouth brooding
D
Question: In a chemical reaction, what, in general, comes together in order to form a product? Options: A. propellants B. liquids C. reactants D. gases
C
Question: What decides what may enter or leave a cell? Options: A. cell membrane B. golgi apparatus C. nucleus D. cell wall
A
Question: What trophic level are secondary consumers (which eat primary consumers) considered to be? Options: A. trophic level 5 B. trophic level 3 C. trophic level 2 D. trophic level 4
B
Question: What type of map projection is used for small areas to avoid distortion? Options: A. gnomic projection B. mercator projection C. equatorial projection D. unmeasured projection
A
Question: What do atoms form by sharing valence electrons? Options: A. ionic bonds B. neutron bonds C. covalent bonds D. phenotype bonds
C
Question: What is the process that moves particles by rolling or dragging along the bottom of the water? Options: A. compression B. traction C. compaction D. isolation
B
Question: Alkenes react with what to form dihalides? Options: A. amines B. oxides C. antioxidants D. halogens
D