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Question: What do some animals use to get a feel for their environment? Options: A. neuroreceptors B. nociceptors C. fibroblasts D. mechanoreceptors
D
Question: Gas particles are constantly colliding with each other and the walls of a container, and these collisions are elastic, so there is no net loss of what? Options: A. heat B. temperature C. velocity D. energy
D
Question: How do birds learn to avoid eating monarch butterflies? Options: A. conditioning B. temperature C. instinct D. digestion
A
Question: What part of the sperm contains the genetic material? Options: A. the " body " B. the " brain " C. the "head" D. the " tail "
C
Question: Multiple sclerosis, huntington’s disease, and parkinson’s disease all affect what body system? Options: A. circulatory system B. nervous system C. reproductive system D. lymph system
B
Question: The force that blood exerts upon the walls of the blood vessels or upon the chambers of the heart is known as blood what? Options: A. squeeze B. vaccuum C. pressure D. push
C
Question: What is the term for the amount of internal energy that the substance can store? Options: A. mass capacity B. humidity capacity C. temperature capacity D. heat capacity
D
Question: An aquifer is an underground layer of rock that is saturated with what? Options: A. wastewater B. oil C. ocean water D. groundwater
D
Question: Oysters require a certain minimum population density because they must be in close proximity to do this? Options: A. feed B. multiply C. replicate D. reproduce
D
Question: Rubber is an example of what type of substances that do not allow electrons to move through them? Options: A. solids B. semi-conductor C. conductor D. insulators
D
Question: What gland is located in the neck, where it wraps around the trachea? Options: A. pituitary gland B. thyroid gland C. salivary gland D. adrenal gland
B
Question: What is influences the inhibition of axillary buds by an apical bud? Options: A. anterior dominance B. eliptical dominance C. apical dominance D. cortical dominance
C
Question: The colorless, odorless gas released when we breath is carbon dioxide. the harmful colorless, odorless gas released when matter is burned is what? Options: A. methane B. acid monoxide C. carbon trioxide D. carbon monoxide
D
Question: How are bacteria cells similar to our cells? Options: A. plasma and number of protons B. dna & plasma membrane C. shape and size D. dna and number of protons
B
Question: What kind of health problem can occur in the kidney and potentially cause problems with urination? Options: A. kidney stones B. diabetes C. gallstones D. infection
A
Question: What can alkenes and alkynes be reduced with to form alkanes? Options: A. acids B. oxygen C. hydrogen gas D. enzymes
C
Question: The vapor pressures of various liquids depends primarily on the strength of what kind of attractions between individual particles? Options: A. diffusion B. intermolecular C. outer molecular D. gravitational
B
Question: What is the term for a structure within the cytoplasm that performs a specific job in the cell? Options: A. nucleus B. ribosome C. organelle D. mitochondria
C
Question: The two members of a given pair of chromosomes are called what? Options: A. tissue chromosomes B. isolated chromosomes C. homologous chromosomes D. divergant chromosomes
C
Question: What type of organism is used to produce alcoholic beverages and bread? Options: A. bacteria B. larvae C. yeast D. insects
C
Question: On top of the otolithic membrane is a layer of calcium carbonate crystals, called what? Options: A. calcites B. cones C. otoliths D. gonads
C
Question: What do we call the locations where electrons are likely to be located around the nucleus? Options: A. isotopes B. radials C. cores D. orbitals
D
Question: What makes up the central nervous system? Options: A. brain and heart B. heart and lungs C. spine and lungs D. brain and spinal cord
D
Question: Obligate anaerobes live and grow in the absence of what? Options: A. molecular oxygen B. molecular carbon C. molecular nitrogen D. atomic oxygen
A
Question: What is the common term for single-celled fungi? Options: A. mushrooms B. sponges C. prokaryotes D. yeasts
D
Question: What process allows particles too large to move along the stream bed? Options: A. saltation B. channelization C. diffusion D. impaction
A
Question: Conducting wires have a small degree of what? Options: A. electrical resistance B. insulation C. heat D. magnetism
A
Question: What allowed life to expand and diversify during the early cambrian period? Options: A. hot, dry climate B. cool, dry climate C. warm, humid climate D. cool, humid climate
C
Question: What do you call the fast-moving air currents high in the troposphere? Options: A. jet streams B. wind streams C. cyclones D. stationary fronts
A
Question: What describes a close and long-term interaction between different species? Options: A. dermatitis B. endosymbiosis C. symbiosis D. parasitic
C
Question: Rudolf virchow developed the hypothesis that cells only come from other cells in what year? Options: A. 1868 B. 1848 C. 1858 D. 1898
C
Question: Because they have free electrons, metals are able to conduct what? Options: A. radiation B. light C. sound D. electricity
D
Question: What are oil in folded layers of rock called? Options: A. dendrites B. oscillations C. anticlines D. macroparticle
C
Question: Lymph vessels are like blood vessels, except they move what instead of blood? Options: A. marrow B. sperm C. lymph D. air
C
Question: During the first several weeks of development, the cells of the endometrium nourish what? Options: A. embryo B. egg C. nucleus D. uterus
A
Question: Which type of joints do not allow any movement of the bones? Options: A. linked B. attached C. fixed D. fitted
C
Question: What type of waves carry energy through matter or space as vibrating electric and magnetic fields? Options: A. electromagnetic waves B. sound waves C. mechanical waves D. light waves
A
Question: What happens when water is removed from the endospore? Options: A. reversal B. hibernation C. suspension D. its metabolism halts
D
Question: What is the term for the intentional release or spread of agents of disease? Options: A. plague B. bioterrorism C. pandemic D. diversion
B
Question: Two important types of waves include longitudinal waves and what other kind? Options: A. phenomena B. slow C. transverse D. irregular
C
Question: The motion of stars in galaxies imply that there is about 10 times as much what as in the luminous objects we can see? Options: A. mass B. heat C. density D. light
A
Question: Polymers, ceramics, adhesives, coatings, and liquid crystals are examples of materials recently discovered or developed by what type of scientists? Options: A. material scientists B. chemists C. engineers D. geologists
B
Question: What does the urethra do? Options: A. carries urine and sperm out of the body B. stores sperm and urine C. makes sperm and evacuates bowels D. filters urine and makes sperm
A
Question: What is the term used to measure the intensity of sound waves? Options: A. decibel B. hertz C. phon D. amplitude
A
Question: What can be thought of as the most biologically productive regions on earth? Options: A. forests B. estuaries C. swamps D. coasts
B
Question: What is the scientific term for farsightedness? Options: A. hypoxia B. myopia C. micropsia D. hyperopia
D
Question: During fetal development of the heart, what does the bulbus cordis develop into? Options: A. last ventricle B. left atrium C. right ventricle D. right atrium
C
Question: A more crucial use of rc circuits for timing purposes is in the artificial pacemaker, used to control what? Options: A. heart rate B. blood pressure C. iron levels D. breathing rate
A
Question: What causes earthquakes at mid-ocean ridges to be small and shallow? Options: A. plates are thick , young , and cold B. plates are thin , young , and hot C. plates are thick , old , and hot D. plates are thin , young , and cold
B
Question: Most geological activity takes place where? Options: A. high altitudes B. ocean floor C. center of plates D. at plate boundaries
D
Question: What do we call the amount of time it will take for half of the radioactive material to decay? Options: A. one full-life B. one half-life C. one partial-life D. one quarter-life
B
Question: What are organisms that depend on other living things for food? Options: A. products B. customers C. consumers D. buyers
C
Question: Which part of the nerve cell helps transmit nerve impulses? Options: A. cell walls B. dendrites C. long, threadlike extensions D. synapses
C
Question: Mount kilimanjaro has ________ climates at the top and bottom? Options: A. rainy B. different C. similar D. dangerous
B
Question: What physical process occurs when large chunks of food are broken down into smaller pieces? Options: A. mechanical digestion B. peristalsis C. chemical digestion D. swallowing
A
Question: What is the term for the early growth and development of a plant embryo inside a seed? Options: A. fertilization B. rumination C. germination D. secretion
C
Question: Elements are either metals, nonmetals, or what? Options: A. unstable metals B. reactive metals C. semimetals D. partial metals
C
Question: Shield volcanoes often form along which locations? Options: A. tectonic plates B. fault lines C. convergent boundaries D. divergent plate boundaries
D
Question: What is the study of the vital statistics of populations and how they change over time? Options: A. sociology B. ethnography C. demography D. anthropology
C
Question: Compared to free-floating bacteria, bacteria in biofilms often show increased resistance to what? Options: A. alcohol and detergents B. antibiotics and detergents C. acid and detergents D. acid and antibiotics
B
Question: What type of energy travels in waves across space as well as through matter? Options: A. kinetic energy B. mechanical radiation C. electromagnetic radiation D. thermal energy
C
Question: If an elephant and a boy are falling towards the ground, who will land first? Options: A. neither will land B. both same time C. the elephant D. the boy
B
Question: Designed to support the weight of the upper body when sitting and transfer this weight to the lower limbs when standing, what body structure consists of four bones: right and left hip bones, sacrum, and coccyx? Options: A. lungs B. tissues C. pelvis D. Chest
C
Question: Of all the electromagnetic waves, which have the lowest frequencies? Options: A. X-rays B. gamma rays C. ultraviolet rays D. radio waves
D
Question: What do you call reversible changes that do not change matter’s chemical makeup or chemical properties? Options: A. potential changes B. chemical changes C. element changes D. physical changes
D
Question: Free atoms are spherical in shape, so the relative sizes of the elements can be compared by looking at each atom's atomic what? Options: A. angles B. weight C. axis D. radius
D
Question: What types of energy is released during a chemical reaction? Options: A. magnetism, electricity, light B. heat, electricity, light C. human, magnetic, electrical D. temperature , electricity , light
B
Question: What is the most common type of organic compound? Options: A. carbohydrates B. hydrocarbons C. proteins D. lipids
A
Question: Hormones, ions, and neurotransmitters are all types of what? Options: A. chemical signals B. proteins C. nutrients D. pathogens
A
Question: What explains why water molecules tend to stick together? Options: A. helium bonds B. covalent bonds C. hydrogen bonds D. mineral bonds
C
Question: The maturing follicle, containing a fluid-filled cavity, enlarges, forming a bulge near the surface of what? Options: A. the pelvis B. the abdomen C. the ovary D. the vagina
C
Question: Storm surge is very high water located in the low pressure eye of what? Options: A. eruptions B. hurricanes C. tornados D. earthquakes
B
Question: What is a waste product from fossil fuel burning? Options: A. smog B. co2 emissions C. hydrogen gas D. oxidation
B
Question: Carbon dioxide is an example of a material that easily undergoes what? Options: A. spontaneous mutation B. amplification C. decomposition D. sublimation
D
Question: What is the term for daily cycles of behavior, like the sleep-wake cycle? Options: A. behavioral rhythms B. daily rhythms C. circadian rhythms D. variable rhythms
C
Question: What organ senses sound? Options: A. teeth B. eyes C. brain D. ear
D
Question: The total energy assimilated by an ecosystem in a give period is known as what? Options: A. median primary production B. mean primary production C. size primary production D. gross primary production
D
Question: Class bivalvia (“two shells”) includes clams, oysters, mussels, scallops, and these? Options: A. octopuss B. grendels C. geoducks D. crabs
C
Question: When does a caldera form? Options: A. after an eruption B. after a hurricane C. when faults form D. before an eruption
A
Question: The mass lost in mass defect has gone into energy called what? Options: A. momentum B. enthalpy C. kinetic energy D. binding energy
D
Question: What is used for the fermentation process that makes beer, wine, and bread? Options: A. whey B. yeast C. barley D. fungi
B
Question: Plant viruses can seriously disrupt crop growth and development, significantly affecting our what? Options: A. air supply B. fuel supply C. harvest supply D. food supply
D
Question: In the past, biologists grouped living organisms into five kingdoms: animals, plants, fungi, protists, and what? Options: A. lizards B. pathogens C. bacteria D. trees
C
Question: What kind of joints allow for a wide range of flexibility? Options: A. anchor B. pivot C. ball and socket D. lever
C
Question: The human body wants to maintain equilibrium or balance, also known as what? Options: A. heterostasis B. stability C. perfection D. homeostasis
D
Question: Natural gas, such as those burned by gas stoves, is composed mostly of this? Options: A. oxygen B. sulfur C. carbon monoxide D. methane
D
Question: Which is the process through which leaves collect sunlight and make food? Options: A. compress B. richness C. Greenhouse D. photosynthesis
D
Question: What model describes the structure of the plasma membrane as a mosaic of components? Options: A. fluid mosaic model B. solid mosaic model C. coolant mosaic model D. sensors mosaic model
A
Question: The hot liquid rock on the surface is called what? Options: A. flow B. Molten C. volcano D. lava
D
Question: The first consumption of breast milk or formula floods the newborn’s sterile gastrointestinal tract with beneficial what? Options: A. pathogens B. bacteria C. oxygen D. disease
B
Question: Clouds are formed from what? Options: A. snow flakes B. ice crystals C. dust particles D. water droplets
D
Question: After spermatids form, they move where to mature into sperm? Options: A. into the volaris B. into the prostate C. into the epididymis D. into the vans deferens
C
Question: Matter can exist either as a pure substance or as a combination of what? Options: A. different substances B. Different Liquids C. different vapors D. much substances
A
Question: What is the separation of compounds on the basis of their solubilities in a given solvent? Options: A. fractional crystallization B. fractional mass C. solvent law D. volatile crystallization
A
Question: Triploblasts include a broad range of animals, from flatworms to arthropods to what? Options: A. invertebrates B. vertebrates C. cells D. mammals
B
Question: What is the release of particles and/or energy from the nucleus of an atom described as? Options: A. temperature B. momentum C. kinetic energy D. radioactivity
D
Question: Through which process do behaviors that improve fitness increase? Options: A. succession B. natural selection C. adaptation D. mutation
B
Question: Enzymes - proteins which speed up what? Options: A. liquid reactions B. chemical reactions C. physical reactions D. crystals reactions
B
Question: What do you call the sudden flow of mud down a slope because of gravity? Options: A. mudslide B. typhoon C. mountainside D. rockflow
A
Question: What causes acid rain, ozone depletion, and global warming? Options: A. radiation B. air pollution C. water pollution D. ozone layer
B