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Question: Viruses need what kind of cell in order to help themselves reproduce? Options: A. round B. side C. host D. double
C
Question: Although vitamins and minerals do not provide what, they are still essential for good health? Options: A. enzymes B. flavor C. energy D. antioxidants
C
Question: What is the science of how living things interact with each other and their environment? Options: A. ecology B. biology C. compatibility D. zoology
A
Question: What function does a vacuole do for a cell? Options: A. division B. storage C. transfer D. reproduction
B
Question: Sight, hearing, balance, taste, smell, and touch are types of what? Options: A. memories B. senses C. sensation types D. temperaments
B
Question: During grafting, the part of the plant that is grafted is called? Options: A. stem B. roots C. scion D. stock
C
Question: What is a winding ridge of sand deposited by a stream of meltwater called? Options: A. esker B. sand dune C. desert D. oasis
A
Question: What is a measure of the change in velocity of a moving object? Options: A. vibration B. inclination C. kinetic energy D. acceleration
D
Question: Sympatric type of what occurs when a single population of organisms splits into two reproductively isolated communities within the same physical region? Options: A. speciation B. biodiversity C. extraction D. accumulation
A
Question: Each atom has a required number of what? Options: A. matrix bonds B. accretion bonds C. acceleration bonds D. covalent bonds
D
Question: When the volume of a gas is decreased, what happens to its pressure? Options: A. STAYS THE SAME B. LOWERS C. drops D. increases
D
Question: Exposure to what causes skin color to darken? Options: A. sunlight B. heat C. hormones D. pressure
A
Question: What colorful phenomenon occurs in the northern sky when particles from the sun energize ions in the thermosphere? Options: A. meteor shower B. Coriolis effect C. aurora nervosa D. northern lights
D
Question: By what processes does the ocean modify landforms? Options: A. erosion and deposition B. shape and deposition C. sweeping and deposition D. splash and deposition
A
Question: The term “vapor” refers to the gas phase when it exists at a temperature below what? Options: A. liquid temperature B. freezing temperature C. contaminated temperature D. boiling temperature
D
Question: Hypertension, or high blood pressure, can increase the risk of what? Options: A. physiological disease B. bone disease C. cardiovascular disease D. abnormal disease
C
Question: The carbon atoms are bonded together, with each carbon also being bonded to two of what kind of atoms? Options: A. hydrogen B. calcium C. helium D. ions
A
Question: What is the final stage of cell division in eukaryotes as well as prokaryotes? Options: A. cytokinesis B. mitosis C. anaphase D. electrolysis
A
Question: The metacarpophalangeal joints in the finger are examples of what kind of joints? Options: A. saddle B. fibrous C. hinge D. condyloid
D
Question: What is idefined as the mass of a substance divided by its volume? Options: A. height B. density C. length D. weight
B
Question: What does the kyoto protocol focus on controlling? Options: A. Ozone emissions B. carbonate gas emissions C. greenhouse gas emissions D. Helium emissions
C
Question: A van de graff generator produces what type of charge on its dome, causing the tendency to give up electrons? Options: A. positive charge B. no charge C. negative charge D. similar charge
C
Question: What forms the small holes found in bread? Options: A. carbon monoxide gas B. yeast C. oxygen D. carbon dioxide gas
D
Question: In order to conduct what, electrons must move from the filled valence band to the empty conduction band where they can move throughout the solid? Options: A. light B. heat C. electricity D. matter
C
Question: Conductive losses in the middle ear can be partially overcome by sending sound vibrations to what structure through the skull, the principle behind implants for hearing loss patients? Options: A. hammer and anvil B. cochlea C. cornea D. tympanic membrane
B
Question: What is the term for the fast-moving air currents high in the troposphere? Options: A. ocean streams B. gale force winds C. jet streams D. global winds
C
Question: Vibrating electric and magnetic fields make up what kinds of waves? Options: A. eletrical B. mechanical C. seismic D. electromagnetic
D
Question: What do you call the regular changes in biology or behavior that occur in a 24-hour cycle? Options: A. circadian rhythms B. sleep rhythms C. variable rhythms D. cognitive rhythms
A
Question: The electric and magnetic fields are closely related and propagate as what? Options: A. sound wave B. mechanical wave C. thermal energy D. electromagnetic wave
D
Question: What do you get by multiplying volume by the density of water? Options: A. weight of water B. temperature of water C. velocity of water D. mass of water
D
Question: Plant-like protists are autotrophs capable of what process? Options: A. regeneration B. sexual reproduction C. photosynthesis D. microevolution
C
Question: What type of energy is useful to humans because it's ease of transport and conversion to other forms of energy? Options: A. electrical B. heat C. physical D. potential
A
Question: When performing anaerobic exercise, your muscles work against what? Options: A. inertia B. momentum C. gravity D. resistance
D
Question: What type of doctor specializes in the laboratory detection of disease? Options: A. pathologist B. internist C. diagnostician D. infectious disease physician
A
Question: The smallest unit of structure and function in all living organisms is what? Options: A. compound B. cell C. mineral D. particle
B
Question: Bilaterally symmetrical animals have both dorsal and what type of sides? Options: A. exterior B. anterior C. posterior D. ventral
D
Question: Which state of matter is not common on earth? Options: A. respiration B. plasma C. gas D. liquid
B
Question: Which system of the body is responsible for bringing air into the body? Options: A. vascular system B. excretory system C. respiratory system D. digestive system
C
Question: The photoreceptive cells of the eye, where transduction of light to nervous impulses occurs, are located in this? Options: A. sclera B. cornea C. retina D. pupil
C
Question: E. coli need what kind of acids to survive? Options: A. boric B. amino C. hydrochloric D. bacterial
B
Question: Elements are defined by their atomic number, a number that describes the amount of what in the element? Options: A. bonds B. neutrons C. electrons D. protons
D
Question: What laboratory instrument is used to analyze and test for static charge? Options: A. bunsen burner B. microtome C. microscope D. electroscope
D
Question: Through a succession of mitotic cell divisions, what gives rise to a large number of cells? Options: A. condensation B. zygote C. cytoplasm D. air
B
Question: Contour tillage helps slow water run-off and what process that causes topsoil loss? Options: A. ice shelf erosion B. water erosion C. soil erosion D. plate tectonics
C
Question: In a scientific experiment, the variable that is affected by the other one is called what? Options: A. effective variable B. independent variable C. dependent variable D. essential variable
C
Question: Cells must also be able to separate their relatively stable interior from what? Options: A. their habitat B. the external environment C. competition and chaos D. predators
B
Question: For any given species, what term means the maximum population that can be supported by the environment? Options: A. tipping point B. zero population growth C. mass extinction D. carrying capacity
D
Question: With an increased understanding of gene regulation and gene function, medicines can be designed to specifically target diseased cells without harming these? Options: A. pathogens B. hosts C. stem cells D. healthy cells
D
Question: The rate of a reaction can be expressed either in terms of the decrease in the amount of what or the increase in the amount of a product per unit time? Options: A. isotope B. reactant C. sulfate D. plasma
B
Question: What do molecules need to do for a reaction to take place? Options: A. separate B. explode C. collide D. melt
C
Question: What is the term for the change in temperature with distance? Options: A. heat gradient B. distance gradient C. temperature volatility D. temperature gradient
D
Question: How many classes of biochemical compounds are there? Options: A. one B. three C. four D. five
C
Question: The fact that all animals have certain traits in common shows that they share what? Options: A. a common ancestor B. a common planet C. a common gene D. a common brain
A
Question: Organisms that live in freshwater environments often possess a contractile vacuole that prevents cells from taking in too much water through what process? Options: A. hemostasis B. glycolysis C. electrolysis D. osmosis
D
Question: What is the condition in which the thyroid gland is overactive is known as? Options: A. hypothyroidism B. hyperthyroidism C. susceptibility D. hepatic
B
Question: Where do amphibians lay their eggs? Options: A. on land B. in caves C. in water D. in airborne nests
C
Question: The food particles are caught by the collar of the choanocyte and brought into the cell by what process? Options: A. hippocampus B. phototropism C. phagocytosis D. cellular respiration
C
Question: In seedless vascular plants such as ferns, the sporophyte releases spores from the undersides of what basic plant structures? Options: A. stems B. roots C. leaves D. fruits
C
Question: There are two basic body plans in cnidarians which are called the polyp and what else? Options: A. hydra B. spore C. stoma D. medusa
D
Question: In science, what is a bit of information that is true? Options: A. theory B. lie C. falsehood D. a fact
D
Question: What kind of potentially harmful compounds can barbecuing food create? Options: A. enzymes B. carcinogens C. triglycerides D. mutagens
B
Question: Change in what equals the average net external force multiplied by the time this force acts? Options: A. lag B. momentum C. height D. rate
B
Question: What type of mammals are characterized by detailed development of the hands and feet, a shortened snout, and a large brain? Options: A. primates B. mammles C. amphibians D. apes
A
Question: What process allows an individual to develop from a single cell into an organism with trillions of cells? Options: A. cell function B. cell division C. Cell multiplication D. cell transition
B
Question: What do you call the membrane-bounded droplets that have some properties of cells? Options: A. membranes. B. protocells C. rods D. sporozoans
B
Question: Bees are naturalized on every continent except which? Options: A. North America B. Africa C. antarctica D. Australia
C
Question: In arthropods, coxal glands and malphigian tubules perform what role? Options: A. ingestion B. photosynthesis C. reproduction D. excretion
D
Question: What is the ultimate source of energy for all life on earth? Options: A. the moon B. the sun C. Mars D. its core
B
Question: What do you call compounds whose properties are different because their atoms are bonded together in different arrangements? Options: A. mixtures B. isomers C. isotopes D. ionic compounds
B
Question: What celestial object has been visited by manned spacecraft and is easily seen from earth? Options: A. venus B. moon C. the Sun D. Jupiter
B
Question: What do you call a condition caused by mutations in one or more genes? Options: A. evolutionary disorder B. mutation disorder C. intrinsic disorder D. genetic disorder
D
Question: What is the common term for erythrocytesare, specialized cells that circulate delivering oxygen to cells and are formed from stem cells in the bone marrow? Options: A. monocytes B. plateletes C. red blood cells D. white blood cells
C
Question: When do glaciers deposit their sediment? Options: A. when they move B. when they melt C. when they form D. when they are new
B
Question: One of the earliest air pumps was made by? Options: A. Galileo B. robert boyle C. Niels Bohr D. Isaac Newton
B
Question: Terrestrial biomes are determined mainly by what? Options: A. element B. population C. climate D. landscape
C
Question: What are scientists able to determine about stars using emission and absorption spectra? Options: A. shape B. size C. distance D. composition
D
Question: Scientists search for answers to questions and solutions to problems by using a procedure called this? Options: A. continued method B. scientific method C. measured method D. careful method
B
Question: What transmits nerve impulses to other cells? Options: A. neurons B. muscles C. ions D. fats
A
Question: The active transport of ions across the membrane causes an electrical gradient to build up across the what? Options: A. colloidal membrane B. cells membrane C. components membrane D. plasma membrane
D
Question: What process determines which of two fossils is older or younger than the other? Options: A. difference dating B. relative dating C. curve dating D. differential dating
B
Question: Under which process do living things with beneficial traits produce more offspring? Options: A. differentiation B. natural selection C. migration D. evolution
B
Question: Biceps brachii, brachialis, and brachioradialis work to flex what part of the body? Options: A. lungs B. foot C. leg D. forearm
D
Question: Cancer involves what changes that modify cell-cycle control and alter the growth rate or progression of the cell through the cell cycle? Options: A. enhancements B. deletions C. stabilization D. mutations
D
Question: Glucose, fructose, and galactose are hexose sugars, which contain six atoms of what element? Options: A. hydrogen B. oxygen C. nitrogen D. carbon
D
Question: When an action and reaction occur, what is transferred from one object to the other, yet in combination it remains the same? Options: A. matter B. energy C. force D. momentum
D
Question: Which two planetary bodies have humans walked on? Options: A. Earth and Saturn B. Mars and Jupiter C. earth and the moon D. The Sun and Mars
C
Question: The pion can only be created by violating the conservation of what? Options: A. momentum B. time-space C. mass-energy D. quantum physics
C
Question: What are named for their “spiny skin”? Options: A. echinoderms B. arachnids C. reptiles D. amphibians
A
Question: What is formed when sperm mixes with secretions from the various other glands of the reproductive system? Options: A. hormone B. semen C. urine D. testosterone
B
Question: Some plants have stolons, or stems, that run along the ground and are commonly called what? Options: A. runners B. stages C. roots D. shoots
A
Question: Clearing land for agriculture and development is a major cause of what negative result? Options: A. water destruction B. habitat destruction C. human destruction D. mineral destruction
B
Question: What in the skin dilates, or widens, in order to increase blood flow to the bodys surface? Options: A. veins B. blood vessels C. tear ducts D. pores
B
Question: What burns to produce the white light in fireworks displays? Options: A. helium in air B. magnesium in air C. nitrogen in air D. oxygen in air
B
Question: Solids can be divided into amorphous solids and which other group? Options: A. morphous solids B. distinct solids C. crystalline solids D. acrystalline solids
C
Question: Some earthworms can also reproduce asexually by fragmentation followed by what? Options: A. germination B. fertilization C. regeneration D. digestion
C
Question: Most crustaceans have separate sexes, so they reproduce sexually using what? Options: A. eggs and pod B. pod and eggs C. asexual reproduction D. eggs and sperm
D
Question: Visible light is one type of this radiation? Options: A. Ionizing B. neutron C. electromagnetic D. Gamma
C
Question: Double-replacement reactions generally occur between substances in what kind of solution? Options: A. aqueous B. reactive C. saline D. solid
A
Question: What happens to the recessive traits in the offspring of a hybridization? Options: A. remain recessive B. they disappear C. they replicate D. they dominate
B
Question: What is a small, spherical compartment separated by at least one lipid layer from the cytosol? Options: A. cortex B. vesicle C. capillary D. cuticle
B