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Question: What is the largest of the sinuses? Options: A. Maxillary sinus B. superior sagittal sinus C. Sphenoid sinus D. Frontal sinus
B
Question: As the temperature of water decreases what happens to the speed of the water molecules? Options: A. begin to boil B. move faster C. evaporate D. slow down
D
Question: Amines are weak bases due to the presence of a lone pair of what on the nitrogen atom? Options: A. protons B. nuclei C. electrons D. atoms
C
Question: Muscle groups are controlled by what mechanism? Options: A. growth hormones B. motor cortex C. cerebral cortex D. activation energy
B
Question: Deficiency of what mineral causes bones to become porous and weak? Options: A. zinc B. calcium C. potassium D. magnesium
B
Question: What is the apparatus used for carrying out an electrolysis reaction called? Options: A. biochemical cell B. electrolytic cell C. reversible cell D. fluorescent cell
B
Question: After what life stage does the fusion inside a star end? Options: A. white dwarf B. red giant C. blue giant D. yellow dwarf
B
Question: What color is neptune? Options: A. yellow B. blue C. pink D. white
B
Question: What is it called when large objects are broken down into smaller pieces? Options: A. weathering B. metamorphosis C. decay D. evolution
A
Question: What is the term for species in symbiotic relationships evolving together? Options: A. innervation B. coevolution C. autogeneration D. interconnection
B
Question: Hemoglobin, with four polypeptide chains or subunits, is the most frequently cited example of a protein having what kind of structure? Options: A. binary B. quaternary C. ternary D. unary
B
Question: What causes blood vessels to grow toward the tumour in cancer cells? Options: A. addressing molecules B. signaling molecules C. harnessing molecules D. communicating molecules
B
Question: What is igneous rock created from? Options: A. magma aging B. carbon dioxide C. magma cooling D. volcanic ash
C
Question: What is the exchange of gases between the body and outside air? Options: A. secretion B. respiration C. expulsion D. metabolism
B
Question: What type of metal is a good conductor of electricity? Options: A. copper B. zinc C. Aluminium D. Tin
A
Question: What is the study of ecosystems? Options: A. botany B. ecology C. geology D. physics
B
Question: Where do sperm go after leaving the testicles and before entering the vas deferens? Options: A. anus B. clitoris C. skin D. epididymis
D
Question: What theory brings together continental drift and seafloor spreading? Options: A. theory of plate tectonics B. theory of order tectonics C. theory of front tectonics D. theory of water tectonics
A
Question: Different forms of the same element are called what? Options: A. amines B. subclasses C. allotropes D. polymorphs
C
Question: What is the only marsupial in north america? Options: A. Raccoon B. Didelphinae C. Marmosa D. oppossum
D
Question: What is the generation of electricity using photovoltaic cells to split water molecules called? Options: A. photoelectrolysis B. hybrid electricity C. photovoltaic cells D. aqua-electricity
A
Question: What does the color of soil indicate? Options: A. chemical makeup B. density C. fertility D. temperature
C
Question: What kind of charge does a neutron have? Options: A. static B. negative C. neutral D. positive
C
Question: But a point mutation can also change a codon for an amino acid into a what? Options: A. stop mutation B. stop codon C. exon D. axon
B
Question: The location of an object in a frame of reference is called what? Options: A. position B. marker C. fact D. change
A
Question: What kind of change causes evolution in population? Options: A. morphogenesis frequency changes B. allele frequency changes C. paragenic frequency changes D. transgenic frequency changes
B
Question: What type of lipids contain the element phosphorus, carbon, hydrogen and oxygen? Options: A. eukaryotes B. filaments C. alleles D. phospholipids
D
Question: Photosynthesis requires light, water and what else? Options: A. carbon dioxide B. seasons C. soil D. nitrogen
A
Question: Tropical rainforest, temperate grassland, and tundra are examples of what type of biomes? Options: A. oceanic B. horizontal C. atmospheric D. terrestrial
D
Question: What is described by the concentration of hydrogen ions in a solution? Options: A. hydrogeny B. neutrality C. ph D. oxidation
C
Question: Which theory states that all organisms are composed of one or more cells, the cell is the basic unit of life, and new cells arise from existing cells? Options: A. unified cell theory B. natural selection C. theory of evolution D. microcellular theory
A
Question: Light retains its original color under water because what remains the same when light is refracted? Options: A. sound B. frequency C. wave length D. density
B
Question: What are interferons? Options: A. T cells B. cytokines C. oncogenes D. pathogens
B
Question: What is the air that remains after a forced exhalation called? Options: A. abundant volume B. remaining volume C. kinetic volume D. residual volume
D
Question: What is the term for a gas that completely abides by the kinetic-molecular theory? Options: A. ideal gas B. fast gas C. cold gas D. heat gas
A
Question: What is required to partially overcome the attractive forces between molecules in a solid to form a liquid? Options: A. energy B. fuel C. oxygen D. hydrogen
A
Question: Cephalochordates have a notochord and nerve cord but not a? Options: A. backbone B. digestive system C. nervous system D. brain
A
Question: Name the physicist who discovered radioactivity? Options: A. antoine henri becquerel B. albert einstein C. louis pasteur D. neal degrasse tyson
A
Question: Researchers have identified the receptor proteins for all of the tastes except which? Options: A. salty B. acid C. sweet D. bitter
A
Question: What has high surface tension because of extensive hydrogen bonding? Options: A. water B. air C. hydrocarbons D. gases
A
Question: Where are sponges most likely anchored to? Options: A. sea floor B. reef or rock C. beaches D. sand
B
Question: What do jellyfish use to startle predators? Options: A. visible light B. black light C. harsh light D. bicellular light
A
Question: What do corals secrete that builds up to become a coral reef? Options: A. scales B. mucous C. exoskeleton D. membrane
C
Question: What layer covers the bones that make them look tough, shiny, and white? Options: A. cuticle B. epithelium C. epidermis D. periosteum
D
Question: John dalton thought that what unit, which means "indivisible", could not be divided into smaller, simpler particles? Options: A. atom B. neutron C. electron D. nucleus
A
Question: What gems are created by mollusks, such as oysters? Options: A. turquoise B. diamonds C. crystals D. pearls
D
Question: Extrusive igneous rocks are also called what? Options: A. volcanic rocks B. metamorphic C. magma minerals D. agates
A
Question: What happened to chemical reactions when temperature increases? Options: A. it became faster B. it stays the same C. it slows down for a short time then speeds up D. it becomes slower
A
Question: Where do living things obtain the energy to carry out all life processes? Options: A. waste B. fuel C. oxygen D. food
D
Question: What is another term for all eukaryotic organisms that are neither animals, nor plants, nor fungi? Options: A. arthropods B. paramecium C. prokaryotes D. protists
D
Question: Tissues of marine bony fishes gain what from their surroundings? Options: A. absorb salts B. excess salts C. mercury D. toxins
B
Question: When magma reaches the surface through cracks in the earth's crust, what occurs? Options: A. magma eruption B. tsunami C. volcanic eruption D. volcanic explosion
C
Question: The peripheral nervous system consists of all the nerves that are found outside what? Options: A. central nervous system B. autonomic nerous system C. somatic nervous system D. large nervous system
A
Question: Where is gabbro found? Options: A. oceanic crust B. wetlands C. volcanoes D. forest floor
A
Question: Mypyramid features colored bands that represent what? Options: A. caloric content B. food groups C. essential vitamins D. popular diets
B
Question: Which type of diseases do antibiotics treat? Options: A. bacterial diseases B. nervous diseases C. viral diseases D. genetic disorders
A
Question: What is the loss of energy available to do work called? Options: A. force B. power C. entropy D. negentropy
C
Question: What do you call the gently sloped ocean floor nearest the edges of continents? Options: A. continental divide B. continental shelf C. continental stratosphere D. continental solution
B
Question: What uses oxygen gas to break apart the carbon-hydrogen bonds in glucose and release their energy? Options: A. cellular respiration B. energetic respiration C. classical respiration D. electromagnetic respiration
A
Question: Which human body system system moves nutrients and other substances throughout the body? Options: A. Integumentary system B. cardiovascular system C. Muscular system D. Digestive system
B
Question: An elastic collision is one that conserves internal energy of what type? Options: A. kinetic B. thermal C. potential D. seismic
A
Question: What term refers to an animal that sleeps during the day and is active at night? Options: A. nocturnal B. diurnal C. solitary D. crepuscular
A
Question: What do you call a period when temperatures are cooler than normal, causing glaciers to spread? Options: A. polar age B. thermal age C. ice age D. earth age
C
Question: Every object is attracted to every other object by what force? Options: A. weight B. magnetism C. gravity D. pheromones
C
Question: What begins when an oogonium with the diploid number of chromosomes undergoes mitosis? Options: A. oogenesis B. germination C. morphogenesis D. gametogenesis
A
Question: What is the most abundant element in the universe? Options: A. nitrogen B. carbon C. helium D. hydrogen
D
Question: If the electromagnetic repulsion between protons is greater than the strong nuclear force of attraction between them, what do they become? Options: A. unstable , or experimental B. unstable, or radioactive C. slow , or radioactive D. destroyed
B
Question: What disease, caused by vitamin c deficiency, causes bleeding gums, nosebleeds, and other symptoms? Options: A. scurvy B. dehydration C. leukemia D. rickets
A
Question: What type of waves are the slowest of all seismic waves? Options: A. central waves B. core waves C. thick waves D. surface waves
D
Question: What are the two types of optical telescopes? Options: A. reflecting and recapitulating B. refracting and compound C. reflecting and layering D. reflecting and refracting
D
Question: What can be hard or even impossible to perform in a scientific sense? Options: A. idea B. experiments C. hypothesises D. theorys
B
Question: In contrast to mammals and birds, freshwater fishes produce large volumes of very dilute what? Options: A. nitrogen B. urine C. feces D. blood
B
Question: What is the matter through which sound waves travel? Options: A. medium B. dust C. mass D. air
A
Question: Polygenic traits result in a distribution that resembles a curve. what is the shape of the curve? Options: A. W-shaped B. J-shaped C. bell-shaped D. egg-shaped
C
Question: Since eddy currents and magnetic damping occur only in conductors, recycling centers can use these to separate metals from other materials? Options: A. alloys B. particles C. magnets D. cranes
C
Question: Most plates are made up of a combination of what? Options: A. continental and battered lithosphere B. oceanic and reflective lithosphere C. continental and reflective lithosphere D. continental and oceanic lithosphere
D
Question: Chromosomes further condensed in which stage? Options: A. diakinesis stage B. zygum stage C. zooflagellate stage D. tracheophyte stage
A
Question: What weak base is applied as an agricultural fertilizer in its pure form and is diluted to make a household cleanser? Options: A. nitrogen B. carbon monoxide C. vinegar D. ammonia
D
Question: During the winter, production of what amine involved in the sleep-wake cycle may be affected by less sunlight hours? Options: A. melatonin B. dopamine C. folate D. serotonin
A
Question: What is the term for the small particles that rocks are worn down to by water and wind? Options: A. pebbles B. organisms C. fragments D. sediments
D
Question: Physical properties are characteristics that describe what as it exists? Options: A. antimatter B. life C. matter D. imagination
C
Question: What allows for a large and mature fetus before birth, resulting from a long period of fetal growth in the uterus? Options: A. the cervix B. the placenta C. the ovaries D. the vagina
B
Question: What type of bonds form only between metals and nonmetals? Options: A. non-harmonic bonds B. magnetic bonds C. harmonic bonds D. ionic bonds
D
Question: A system is said to be in stable equilibrium if, when displaced from equilibrium, it experiences a net force or torque in a direction opposite to the direction of the what? Options: A. displacement B. velocity C. variation D. dispersement
A
Question: What cycle completes the breakdown of glucose begun in glycolysis? Options: A. priebus B. bacterium C. vireos D. krebs
D
Question: What do we call the full range of electromagnetic waves? Options: A. molecular spectrum B. mechanical spectrum C. electromagnetic spectrum D. electromagnetic scale
C
Question: What kind of light ranges from red to violet? Options: A. x rays B. ultraviolet light C. infrared light D. visible light
D
Question: All matter in the universe is composed of one or more unique pure substances called what? Options: A. elements B. molecules C. atoms D. compounds
A
Question: What are the smallest type of blood vessels? Options: A. arteries B. capillaries C. viens D. neurons
B
Question: Athletes such as swimmers and bicyclists wear body suits in competition to minimize what forces? Options: A. drag forces B. rolling forces C. natural forces D. activity forces
A
Question: During strenuous exercise our muscles perform what kind of fermentation? Options: A. residual acid B. nitric acid C. excessive acid D. lactic acid
D
Question: What force causes waves to topple over and break on the shore? Options: A. friction B. tension C. momentum D. vibration
A
Question: What type of simple machine is a seesaw an example of? Options: A. single B. lever C. steam D. power
B
Question: What part of a sample can be represented by the mean, median, and mode? Options: A. outer tendency B. present tendency C. large tendency D. central tendency
D
Question: Arteries have thinner wall layers and valves and move blood by the action of skeletal what? Options: A. muscle B. marrow C. hormones D. collagen bands
A
Question: The fetal stage begins about how long after fertilization? Options: A. two months B. one month C. three months D. four months
A
Question: Which is the best way to maintain a strong, fit body? Options: A. being a vegetarian B. regular exercising C. bodybuilding D. a healthy diet
D
Question: Which system refers to the skin and its accessory structures? Options: A. integumentary system B. malpighian system C. digestive system D. tomoxia system
A
Question: Normally, only traces of protein are found in urine, and when higher amounts are found, damage to what is the likely cause? Options: A. Hypothyroid B. glomeruli C. occidentalis D. aeration
B
Question: What is the nickname of the best-known geyser in the world, which erupts reliably every 90 minutes? Options: A. victoria falls B. old energetic C. old consistent D. old faithful
D