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Fusion is another nuclear process that can be used to produce energy. in this process, smaller nuclei are combined to make larger nuclei, with an accompanying release of this?
[ "cells", "mineral", "energy", "food" ]
energy
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One common form of mate choice, called assortative mating, is an individual’s preference to mate with partners who are what?
[ "far away from", "close to themselves", "similar to themselves", "different from themselves" ]
similar to themselves
sciq
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What powerful microscopes use a beam of subatomic particles instead of a beam of light?
[ "complex microscopes", "scientific microscopes", "nuclear microscopes", "electron microscopes" ]
electron microscopes
sciq
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Which scientist built the first telescope?
[ "galileo", "newton", "einstein", "darwin" ]
galileo
sciq
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What type of bacteria change nitrogen gas from the atmosphere to nitrates in soil?
[ "nitrogen fixing bacteria", "multicellular bacteria", "spiral bacteria", "hydrophylic bacteria" ]
nitrogen fixing bacteria
sciq
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If no unbalanced force acts on an object the object remains at constant velocity or what?
[ "constant", "at rest", "constant movement", "rotating" ]
at rest
sciq
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What group of organisms was initially misclassified as plants because they also lack the ability to move, grow in soil, and have cell walls?
[ "algae", "protozoa", "gymnosperm", "fungi" ]
fungi
sciq
482e0a28-9755-4713-97ff-9e9c0ce3ab62
How does the epidermis renew its layer?
[ "loofah", "shedding dead cells", "scabbing", "exfoliating scrub" ]
shedding dead cells
sciq
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What is it called when crystals form from magma?
[ "vulcanism", "sedimentation", "crystallization", "transpiration" ]
crystallization
sciq
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What type of symmetry does an octopus have?
[ "essential", "internal", "bilateral", "quadrilateral" ]
bilateral
sciq
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What is necessary in a person who wishes to play wind instruments?
[ "vocal cords", "strong hands", "healthy lungs", "powerful lips" ]
healthy lungs
sciq
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What is the scientific term for climates with the least moisture?
[ "polar", "mediterannean", "arid", "tropical" ]
arid
sciq
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What's the term for a piece of an organism breaking off and forming a new organism?
[ "depletion", "extinction", "fragmentation", "improvization" ]
fragmentation
sciq
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What animal group can be found in every environment on earth, but primarily in the warm and moist tropics?
[ "insect", "horses", "reptiles", "rodent" ]
insect
sciq
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Most people can survive only a few days without what essential substance?
[ "water", "food", "carbon", "air" ]
water
sciq
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The vegetal pole refers to the concentration of what toward one pole of an egg?
[ "embryo", "shell", "yolk", "light" ]
yolk
sciq
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What machines have scientist built to smash particles that are smaller than atoms into each other head-on?
[ "nitrogen accelerators", "particle accelerators", "Atom Accelerators", "energy accelerators" ]
particle accelerators
sciq
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What type of relationship occurs between organisms when one member benefits without affecting the other?
[ "cooperative", "bilateral", "parasitic", "commensalism" ]
commensalism
sciq
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The type of what dictates how far it can penetrate into matter, such as lead or human flesh?
[ "insulation", "evaporation", "radiation", "specific gravity" ]
radiation
sciq
f78b300f-182e-43d0-9ab8-82a4c0e52695
What role do proteins play in a biological reaction?
[ "antioxidants", "reverse hormones", "amino acid chains", "act as catalysts" ]
act as catalysts
sciq
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If you drive or take the bus to school or work, you are using a vehicle that probably burns gasoline, a material that burns fairly easily and provides energy to power the vehicle. recall that burning is a?
[ "energy change", "temperature change", "chemical change", "physical change" ]
chemical change
sciq
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Muscles are composed mostly of cells called what?
[ "muscle filament", "muscle organelles", "muscle polymers", "muscle fibers" ]
muscle fibers
sciq
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Conifers are the most prevalent type of what plant group?
[ "algae", "gymnosperms", "theropods", "angiosperms" ]
gymnosperms
sciq
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What element enters the body when an organism breathes?
[ "water", "methane", "helium", "oxygen" ]
oxygen
sciq
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Bonding in molecules with resonance forms is better described by which theory?
[ "Pascal's theory", "molecular orbital theory", "string theory", "Geiger theory" ]
molecular orbital theory
sciq
b93a2679-7f8c-4b83-af16-2b9ee3538106
In places like the grand canyon, hard rocks that are resistant to weathering form what, while softer rocks that weather more easily form slopes?
[ "peaks", "cliffs", "valleys", "crevasses" ]
cliffs
sciq
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When two skateboarders push against each other what happens?
[ "they rise", "they magnetize", "they move apart", "they stick together" ]
they move apart
sciq
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The three layers of protective coverings of the spinal cord is called what?
[ "muscles", "tendons", "dermis", "meninges" ]
meninges
sciq
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A measure of how close a series of measurements are to one another is what?
[ "precision", "density", "calculation", "reflection" ]
precision
sciq
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Ionic compounds contain cations and anions rather than what?
[ "discrete neutral molecules", "positive molecules", "analogous neutral molecules", "characterized neutral molecules" ]
discrete neutral molecules
sciq
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Are giraffes herbivores or are they omnivores?
[ "herbivores", "carnivores", "neither", "omnivores" ]
herbivores
sciq
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Respectively, which parts of the circulatory system carry blood from the heart toward capillaries, and return blood to the heart from capillaries?
[ "organs and veins", "arteries and veins", "arteries and capillaries", "parasites and veins" ]
arteries and veins
sciq
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It was not until the era of the ancient greeks that we have any record of how people tried to explain the chemical changes they observed and used. at that time, natural objects were thought to consist of only four basic elements: earth, air, fire, and this?
[ "water", "soul", "grass", "sky" ]
water
sciq
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In science, what do we call a mathematical relationship that exists between observations under a given set of conditions?
[ "law", "theory", "fact", "idea" ]
law
sciq
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What conducts nerve-like electrical signals that help integrate whole-plant function?
[ "the stem", "the stamen", "the spicule", "the ploem" ]
the ploem
sciq
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Found in many products, such as petri dishes, agar is made from mucilagnious material in this?
[ "seawater", "fungi", "gelatin", "seaweed" ]
seaweed
sciq
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What is the process of capturing a substance or particle from outside the cell by engulfing it with the cell membrane?
[ "metastasis", "endocytosis", "ectocytosis", "autolysis" ]
endocytosis
sciq
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What are the layered rocks that form when certain prokaryotes bind thin films of sediment together?
[ "stalagmites", "stomatolites", "quartzes", "stalactites" ]
stomatolites
sciq
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Where are the taste buds located in humans?
[ "mouth", "teeth", "lips", "tongue" ]
tongue
sciq
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What describes the way light reflects off of the surface of the mineral?
[ "intensity", "density", "luster", "hardness" ]
luster
sciq
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What tissue consists of cells that form the body’s structure?
[ "congenital", "reproductive", "fibrous", "connective" ]
connective
sciq
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What forms at the boundary between two air masses?
[ "a front", "hurricane", "a rough", "a cool" ]
a front
sciq
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Nitrogen wastes are produced by the breakdown of what during normal metabolism?
[ "lipids", "proteins", "hormones", "enzymes" ]
proteins
sciq
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In the humoral response, what protein substances help neutralize or eliminate toxins and pathogens in the blood and lymph?
[ "parasites", "antibodies", "membranes", "platelets" ]
antibodies
sciq
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Most ferns produce the same type of spores and are therefore called what?
[ "heterosporous", "sporozoans", "homosporous", "seeds" ]
homosporous
sciq
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In which way do sunspots occur?
[ "in pairs", "by themselves", "in fours", "in threes" ]
in pairs
sciq
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What is the most important source of electromagnetic waves on earth?
[ "wireless networks", "the sun", "cell phones", "radios" ]
the sun
sciq
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Conifers are the dominant phylum of gymnosperms, with the most variety of species. most are tall trees that usually bear scale-like or needle-like leaves. the thin shape of the needles and their waxy cuticle limits water loss through this?
[ "evaporation", "sedimentation", "transportation", "transpiration" ]
transpiration
sciq
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Connecting to the brainstem and extending down the body through the spinal column is the spinal cord. the spinal cord is a thick bundle of nerve tissue that carries information about the body to this?
[ "stomach", "liver", "brain", "lungs" ]
brain
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Where do most cubozoans live?
[ "arctic oceans", "rivers", "lakes", "tropical oceans" ]
tropical oceans
sciq
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What type of treatment is being researched that may cure or prevent genetic disorders?
[ "gene therapy", "variation therapy", "preventive therapy", "regulatory therapy" ]
gene therapy
sciq
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What are the names of foul-smelling amines, formed as a part of the decay process after death?
[ "cadaverine and putrescine", "sulfur and formaldehyde", "formaldehyde and cadaverine", "methane and sulfur" ]
cadaverine and putrescine
sciq
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What's it called when the reaction is sped up until equilibrium is established?
[ "limiting", "division", "favoring", "pushing" ]
favoring
sciq
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What are the smallest particles of water called?
[ "atoms", "ions", "hydrogen", "molecules" ]
molecules
sciq
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The hormone androgen increases aggressiveness and promotes what type of behaviors?
[ "nervous", "asexual", "sexual", "cognitive" ]
sexual
sciq
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Which currents distribute heat around the planet and have a large impact on climate?
[ "wind", "surface", "electrical", "air" ]
surface
sciq
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What type of gas is a harmless gas that living things add to the atmosphere during respiration?
[ "carbon dioxide", "helium", "Hydrogen", "oxygen" ]
carbon dioxide
sciq
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What is formed when hot lava cools?
[ "lava rock", "hydrogen crystals", "mineral crystals", "magma crystals" ]
mineral crystals
sciq
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Which radiations helps sterilize medical supplies?
[ "ions radiation", "gamma radiation", "ionizing radiation", "beta radiation" ]
ionizing radiation
sciq
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What type of receptors, also known as intracellular or cytoplasmic receptors, are found in the cytoplasm of the cell and respond to hydrophobic ligand molecules that are able to travel across the plasma membrane?
[ "essential", "internal", "external", "mechanical" ]
internal
sciq
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Why is water important for the nervous system?
[ "to prevent disease", "to carry information", "to prevent dehydration", "to carry nutrients" ]
to prevent dehydration
sciq
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What term means the tendency of a mineral to break along certain planes?
[ "cavity", "cleavage", "fracture", "fault" ]
cleavage
sciq
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What are the parts used in electronic devices such as computers called?
[ "digital components", "batteries", "electronic components", "chargers" ]
electronic components
sciq
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What type of function does the long bone perform?
[ "works as piston", "acts as pulley", "work as lever", "acts as pivot" ]
work as lever
sciq
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Metabolism includes both anabolic and which other reaction?
[ "organic", "enzymatic", "biogenic", "catabolic" ]
catabolic
sciq
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A virus is essentially dna or rna surrounded by a coat of what?
[ "acids", "paint", "protein", "organism" ]
protein
sciq
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What is the process of generating electric current with a magnetic field?
[ "electromagnetic ordination", "electromagnetic induction", "magnetic induction", "mechanical induction" ]
electromagnetic induction
sciq
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Increasing what property of dirt would make it easier to rinse off your hands?
[ "turbidity", "density", "solubility", "viscosity" ]
solubility
sciq
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Net production efficiency allows ecologists to quantify how efficiently organisms of a particular what incorporate the energy they receive into biomass?
[ "hypothesized level", "neural level", "sea level", "trophic level" ]
trophic level
sciq
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Some hormones produced by the anterior pituitary regulate the production of hormones by other tissues belonging to what system?
[ "nervous", "endocrine", "digestive", "cardiovascular" ]
endocrine
sciq
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A warm-air heating system uses what kind of energy to heat air?
[ "nuclear", "atmospheric", "cosmic", "thermal" ]
thermal
sciq
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Which type of galaxies contain very little gas and dust, are red to yellow in color, contain over a trillion stars and have mostly old stars?
[ "giant gaseous galaxies​", "giant elliptical galaxies", "giant orbital galaxies", "blue elliptical galaxies" ]
giant elliptical galaxies
sciq
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What is a controlled scientific test that often takes place in a lab?
[ "a testing", "an experiment", "a viewing", "an observeration" ]
an experiment
sciq
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What causes the endometrium to thicken during a menstrual cycle?
[ "testosterone", "estradiol", "ovulation", "blood" ]
estradiol
sciq
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What process refers to the conversion of atmospheric nitrogen to ammonia?
[ "biological nutrient fixation", "biological nitrogen fixation", "biological respiratory fixation", "biological ammonia fixation" ]
biological nitrogen fixation
sciq
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What is it called when two species evolve matching traits?
[ "spontaneous mutation", "interconnection", "Allopatric speciation", "coevolution" ]
coevolution
sciq
b80c4f6e-8898-49f4-b6bf-49faf4c8743c
What is the term for water that falls from clouds?
[ "atmosphere", "precipitation", "wind", "lightning" ]
precipitation
sciq
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Echinoderms lack what type of system that in humans consists of the brain and spinal cord?
[ "endocrine system", "peripheral nervous system", "centralized nervous system", "autonomic system" ]
centralized nervous system
sciq
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What class of invertebrate animals has additional appendages called the chelicerae and the pedipalps?
[ "arachnid", "arthropod", "fish", "mammals" ]
arachnid
sciq
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The burning of what type of fuels is a major source of sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides?
[ "biofuels", "synthetic", "fossil", "renewable" ]
fossil
sciq
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What is the science of classifying living things is called?
[ "taxonomy", "entomology", "methodology", "physiology" ]
taxonomy
sciq
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What is it called when your joints start to wear out and they become stiff and painful?
[ "endometriosis", "tendonitis", "arthritis", "adenitis" ]
arthritis
sciq
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Gas, liquid, and solid describe what property of matter?
[ "states", "Chemical", "Physical", "Quatitative" ]
states
sciq
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Differences in fitness among different members of a population can lead to what kind of selection?
[ "fluid selection", "origin selection", "subliminal selection", "natural selection" ]
natural selection
sciq
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What cells carry oxygen?
[ "white blood cells", "red blood cells", "lymph cells", "marrow cells" ]
red blood cells
sciq
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What coenzyme is used in the transfer of energy in muscles?
[ "atp or adenozine triphosphate", "hydrofluoric acid", "glycogen", "carbolic acid" ]
atp or adenozine triphosphate
sciq
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Which asexual reproduction method do starfish use to reproduce?
[ "budding", "spawning", "fission", "fragmentation" ]
fragmentation
sciq
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What enables gamma rays to pass through hard matters like bones, teeth, and just about anything?
[ "Weight", "Density", "their extremely high energy", "Being Heavier" ]
their extremely high energy
sciq
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What type of mammals includes opossums, kangaroos, and koalas?
[ "arthropods", "monotremes", "marsupials", "crustaceans" ]
marsupials
sciq
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What do we call animals that have a backbone and belong to the phylum chordata?
[ "invertebrates", "vertebrates", "organelles", "mammals" ]
vertebrates
sciq
a0bcb696-34a5-4a0e-aefd-32d5a8942f18
Living organisms are affected by changes in ph which can include basic conditions and what other kinds of conditions?
[ "carbolic", "acidic", "sodium", "complex" ]
acidic
sciq
abc30fba-0718-423f-8064-1aff3efe0f1e
What makes up most of the interior of a plant?
[ "ground tissue", "transport tissue", "conjunction tissue", "support tissue" ]
ground tissue
sciq
a9f84b1b-0455-4763-92a6-ddd007d5eb28
What part of a plant, which is attached to its stem nodes, is the "main organ" of photosynthesis?
[ "roots", "leaves", "flowers", "spores" ]
leaves
sciq
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Experiments have shown that acceleration is exactly inversely proportional to mass, just as it is exactly linearly proportional to what?
[ "speed", "kinetic energy", "net internal force", "net external force" ]
net external force
sciq
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What term describes a disease in which the immune system attacks the body’s own cells?
[ "acute", "contagious", "autoimmune", "inflammatory" ]
autoimmune
sciq
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Flow of what can introduce alleles that are advantageous or ones that are disadvantageous?
[ "larvae", "eggs", "genes", "babies" ]
genes
sciq
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A life cycle continues through reproduction and what?
[ "example", "development", "response", "mechanical" ]
development
sciq
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Bacteria are like eukaryotic cells in that they have cytoplasm, ribosomes, and a?
[ "chloroplast", "brain", "cell wall", "plasma membrane" ]
plasma membrane
sciq
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When zinc metal is mixed with sulfur and heated, what is produced?
[ "extraction sulfide", "methane sulfide", "zinc sulfide", "iron" ]
zinc sulfide
sciq
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What cage composed of 12 pairs of ribs, with their costal cartilages and the sternum, protects the heart and lungs?
[ "thoracic", "lumbar", "cervical", "sacral" ]
thoracic
sciq