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Question: Down syndrome is caused by having three copies of what, a condition known as trisomy? Options: A. variation B. genome C. DNA D. chromosome
D
Question: What kind of weathering changes the size of a mineral or rock but does not change its chemical composition? Options: A. radiation B. chemical reaction C. mechanical weathering D. molecular weathering
C
Question: What do waves do when they are unable to pass through an object? Options: A. produce off B. Roll over. C. develop off D. reflect off
D
Question: What is used to date older fossils? Options: A. search engines B. electron microscopes C. radioactive isotopes D. litmus testing
C
Question: What external feature in human beings is responsible for balance? Options: A. ears B. tails C. hands D. brain
A
Question: What branch of science is the study of human origins? Options: A. biology B. palaeobiology C. paleoanthropology D. pharmacology
C
Question: Skeletal muscle cells and cardiac muscle cells share what property, which is not shared by smooth muscle cells? Options: A. striations B. overlap C. surfaces D. filaments
A
Question: Latitude affects the amount of what received by an area, which in turn affects the temperature of a region? Options: A. solar radiation B. chemical radiation C. geothermal radiation D. current radiation
A
Question: What do you call an abnormal mass formed when cells divide uncontrollably? Options: A. tumor B. infection. C. inflammation D. layer
A
Question: What layer is below the lithosphere and in the upper mantle? Options: A. troposphere B. asthenosphere C. hydrosphere D. magnetosphere
B
Question: What are lipopolysaccharide components of the outer membrane of gram-negative bacteria? Options: A. hormones B. endotoxins C. pathogens D. reactants
B
Question: In aquatic communities, the main producers are photosynthetic protists and what? Options: A. prokaryotes B. arthropods C. eukaryotes D. crustaceans
A
Question: How does the liquid in a thermometer respond to heat or cold? Options: A. rises or vaporizes B. expands or contracts C. freezes or boils D. disappears
B
Question: In most fish, where does the embryo develop in relation to the mother's body? Options: A. water B. outside C. Eggs D. inside
B
Question: What is the name of the life stage when a child becomes sexually mature? Options: A. adolescence B. adulthood C. puberty D. maturity
C
Question: Cytokinesis divides what part of the cell into two distinctive cells? Options: A. cell wall B. cytoplasm C. nucleus D. DNA
B
Question: What is it called when a liquid displays more attraction between the liquid particles than attraction between the liquid and the glass? Options: A. cohesion B. tension C. flexion D. stability
A
Question: In what type of mining must tunnels be blasted into the rock so that miners and equipment can get to the ore? Options: A. strip mining B. gold mining C. underground mining D. open-pit mining
C
Question: What kind of energy is released when the thermochemical reaction of a campfire converts wood to carbon dioxide and water? Options: A. ultraviolet B. heat C. light D. smoke
B
Question: Like the mitochondria, chloroplasts have their own dna and ribosomes, but chloroplasts have an entirely different function. chloroplasts are plant cell organelles that carry out what? Options: A. reproduction B. photosynthesis C. growth D. digestion
B
Question: While normal light microscopes can magnify objects up to about 1,500 times, what advanced instruments can magnify objects up to 1,000,000 times? Options: A. micro microscopes B. electric microscopes C. electron microscopes D. magnetic microscopes
C
Question: What kind of energy does pyruvate have a lot of? Options: A. nuclear B. thermal C. chemical D. gravitational
C
Question: What type of landscape has grasslands with scattered trees, are hot and have extensive dry seasons along with fire? Options: A. arctic B. savannas C. deserts D. tundra
B
Question: What may be lost when waves travel through matter, but not when they travel through space? Options: A. frequency B. matter C. threshold D. energy
D
Question: Where does mechanical digestion begin? Options: A. mouth B. stomach C. brain D. intestines
A
Question: How does the sun generate energy? Options: A. certain fusion B. nuclear fusion C. matter multiplication D. atomic division
B
Question: What stored form of energy is made up of glycerol and three fatty acid chains? Options: A. particulates B. hydrocarbons C. triglycerides D. carbohydrates
C
Question: What do jellyfish give off to startle possible predators? Options: A. plankton B. light C. energy D. electricity
B
Question: What is an example of a metaloid element? Options: A. fluorine B. argon C. silicon D. chlorine
C
Question: Scientists use a quantity called __________ as a measure of disorder, or randomness. Options: A. motion B. vector count C. entropy D. chance level
C
Question: Niche refers to the role a species plays in what? Options: A. migration B. the ecosystem C. reproduction D. the habitat
B
Question: An irreversible increase in size is known as? Options: A. volume B. mass C. growth D. strength
C
Question: Bacterial contamination of foods can lead to digestive problems, an illness known as what? Options: A. headache B. food poisoning C. acid reflux D. ulcers
B
Question: All combustion reactions are what type of reactions? Options: A. reversible B. flammable C. exothermic D. geothermal
C
Question: What produces microspores that develop into pollen grains containing male gametophytes? Options: A. petals B. stamens C. leaves D. stems
B
Question: When a star's core collapses inward while the outer layers spread and cool, what "colorful" celestial body forms? Options: A. red giant B. green giant C. white giant D. blue giant
A
Question: Timber, obtained from trees that can be replanted to replace those that are cut down, is an example of what type of resource? Options: A. nonrenewable B. mineral C. renewable D. fossil fuel
C
Question: What type of blood does the right side of the heart collect and then pump to the lungs? Options: A. oxygen-rich blood B. nitrogen-rich blood C. nitrogen-poor blood D. oxygen-poor blood
D
Question: What elements have the highest attraction for electrons? Options: A. nonmetals B. metals C. carbons D. gases
A
Question: What is the layman's term for mammals raising their hair with tiny muscles in the skin, something that is automatic in humans sensing cold? Options: A. goosebumps B. hypothermia C. spine tingling D. follicles
A
Question: What are ring-shaped hydrocarbons called? Options: A. reverse hydrocarbons B. cylindrical hydrocarbons C. cyclic hydrocarbons D. curved hydrocarbons
C
Question: What increases in processes in which solid or liquid reactants form gaseous products and when solid reactants form liquid products? Options: A. entropy B. evaporation C. glucose D. respiration
A
Question: How many pairs of legs do arachnids have? Options: A. 4 B. 8 C. 6 D. ten
A
Question: Besides the uppermost mantle, what else is the lithosphere composed of? Options: A. surface B. crust C. inner core D. outer core
B
Question: What is another term for dry ice? Options: A. liquid nitrogen B. solid carbon dioxide C. ice crystals D. carbonated ice
B
Question: Name the process that produces many copies of a certain gene. Options: A. gene cloning B. gene addition C. gene multiplication D. gene diversion
A
Question: Rupture or blockage of arteries in the head is the usual cause of what condition? Options: A. stroke B. heart attack C. migraine headache D. heart disease
A
Question: What type of lines run next to each other? Options: A. fault lines B. contour lines C. perpendicular lines D. crater lines
B
Question: What type of light sensing organs do scaophopoda have? Options: A. cilia B. setae C. antennae D. radula
D
Question: What kind of cleavage do mammalian eggs exhibit? Options: A. holoblastic B. cocklebur C. Meroblastic D. spicule
A
Question: What is the name of the process for delivering water to crops? Options: A. reclamation B. bilge C. irrigation D. drainage
C
Question: What is the process in which a liquid boils and changes to a gas? Options: A. melting B. sublimation C. vaporization D. freezing
C
Question: What are the two most common common ways that brain and spinal cord injuries occur? Options: A. car crashes and falls B. falls and surgical error C. car crashes and athletic activities D. sports and household accidents
C
Question: What is the largest planet in the solar system? Options: A. mars B. jupiter C. saturn D. pluto
B
Question: What are elements required in very small amounts? Options: A. micronutrients B. pollutants C. minerals D. macronutrients
A
Question: What can be calculated by multiplying an object’s mass in kilograms (kg) by its velocity in meters per second (m/s)? Options: A. momentum B. energy C. ground speed D. height
A
Question: What will happen to a rock when it's under tremendous stress? Options: A. it will solidify B. it will rebound C. it will fracture D. it will slow
C
Question: Very large stars eventually become what extremely dense space regions, which are so dense that no light can escape from them? Options: A. black holes B. worm holes C. dark matter D. moons
A
Question: Which theory suggests plant species richness increases with island size? Options: A. island equilibrium model B. island biology model C. island symbolic model D. island ecosystem model
A
Question: What state of hydrogen can be predicted based on the atoms to which it is bonded? Options: A. evaporation B. precipitation C. condensation D. oxidation
D
Question: What occurs when there is little to no rain in a period of time? Options: A. droughts B. pollution C. floods D. hurricanes
A
Question: At any specific time, the rate at which a reaction is proceeding is known as its what? Options: A. instantaneous rate B. spontaneous rate C. immediate rate D. emitted rate
A
Question: The skin is a familiar organ made of what kind of tissue? Options: A. aberrant tissue B. recurrent tissue C. epithelial tissue D. innate tissue
C
Question: Evolution that occurs over a short period of time is known as what? Options: A. short term evolution B. microevolution C. relatedness D. pseudoevolution
B
Question: What do osteoblasts secrete that mineralizes to become bone matrix? Options: A. carbon B. calcium C. spongin D. collagen
D
Question: Atoms that have gained electrons and become negatively charged are called what? Options: A. negative atoms B. cations C. anions D. negative ions
D
Question: Snakes are which type of animal? Options: A. carnivorous B. omnivores C. herbivorous D. vegivors
A
Question: Cancer occurs most often in adults over what age? Options: A. twenty B. seventy C. thirty D. fifty
D
Question: Mammals are either herbivores, carnivores or what? Options: A. nematodes B. vegetarians C. decomposers D. omnivores
D
Question: What paired human organs play a vital role in maintaining homeostasis? Options: A. ears B. eyes C. kidneys D. lungs
C
Question: What is the process in which glucose is made using energy in light called? Options: A. photogenesis B. photosynthesis C. glucosynthesis D. gluconeogenesis
B
Question: What zone is outside the radiative zone? Options: A. diffusion zone B. peripheral zone C. convection zone D. activation zone
C
Question: What do you call the temperature at which a liquid boils and starts changing to a gas? Options: A. vapor point B. melting point C. boiling point D. transformation point
C
Question: The distinctive appearance of what tissue is due to polysaccharides called chondroitin sulfates? Options: A. membrane B. bone C. collagen D. cartilage
D
Question: In the humid subtropical climate, summers are ____ but winters are very cold. Options: A. windy B. dry C. long D. wet
D
Question: What are found primarily in lines around the edges of some continents? Options: A. glaciers B. earthquakes C. Reefs D. volcanoes
B
Question: What is another name for trisomy 21? Options: A. Fragile X B. down syndrome C. cystic fibrosis D. Tay-Sachs Disease
B
Question: Which part of the brain regulates the rate of breathing? Options: A. brain stem B. brain charge C. brain stem D. brain uptake
A
Question: Light with the longest wavelengths is called what? Options: A. infrared light B. visible light C. UV light D. X-rays
A
Question: Which gas do people exhale during each breath? Options: A. carbon monoxide B. carbon dioxide C. nitrogen D. oxygen
B
Question: Nonvascular plants such as liverworts, hornworts, and mosses lack what three typical plant features? Options: A. flowers, leaves, bark B. roots, leaves, chloroplasts C. chloroplasts, stems, flowers D. roots, stems, leaves
D
Question: Much of the iron produced is refined and converted into what? Options: A. wood B. sugar C. steel D. plastic
C
Question: What can be formed by converging light rays behind a lens, onto a piece of film? Options: A. a prism B. a mirror C. a kaleidoscope D. a photograph
D
Question: What is the star-like structure inside the paramecia? Options: A. the contractile vacuole B. the elongated vacuole C. the baré vacuole D. the reflex vacuole
A
Question: What is the study of the chemical elements necessary for plant growth called? Options: A. photosynthesis B. phototropism C. plant propagation D. plant nutrition
D
Question: Both alpha and beta decay change the number of what in an atom's nucleus? Options: A. protons B. electrons C. Gamma decay D. neutrons
A
Question: What types of living things are divided into nonvascular and vascular groupings? Options: A. plants B. animals C. mammals D. organs
A
Question: What can exposure to chemical or biological agents cause later in life? Options: A. adaptation B. an acquired immunodeficiency C. spontaneous mutation D. regression
B
Question: What direction are sediments deposited? Options: A. magnetic poles B. horizontally C. diagonally D. vertically
B
Question: When the air temperature reaches the dew point, water vapor starts to do what? Options: A. germinate B. evaporate C. dissipate D. condense
D
Question: What do you call the metal elements listed below the periodic table? Options: A. process metals B. transition metals C. shift metals D. rare metals
B
Question: Each silicon atom shares how many valence electrons with other silicon atoms in a crystal? Options: A. three B. ten C. five D. four
D
Question: What is produced by the reaction of metal oxide with water? Options: A. hydrogen gas B. heat energy C. soluble metal hydroxides D. rust
C
Question: Which type of weathering causes changes int he rocks materials, chemical or mechanical? Options: A. mineral B. chemical C. nuclear D. liquid
B
Question: What type of rocks form from sediments that are cemented and compacted? Options: A. crystalline B. limestone C. granite D. sedimentary
D
Question: What is the common term for solid carbon dioxide, which is used as a coolant? Options: A. dry ice B. antifreeze C. blue ice D. liquid nitrogen
A
Question: What is the most common type of joint in the human body? Options: A. movable joints B. transverse joints C. dorsal joints D. proximal joints
A
Question: What kind of relationship exists between living things that depend on the same resources? Options: A. parasitic B. competition C. antagonistic D. symbiotic
B
Question: Latitude plays an important role in determining what in a region? Options: A. drought B. climate C. landscape D. migration
B
Question: A very small artery that leads to a capillary is known as what? Options: A. capillary junction B. arteriole C. arterium D. vein
B