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c84efbdc-7d95-4701-a844-9b95be05d418
What is part of a large fungus that lives underground?
[ "mushroom", "bamboo", "mold", "bark" ]
mushroom
sciq
e2d94335-7505-46b0-8afe-8b33531ccfd5
When sediments settle out of water, what do they form?
[ "magnetic layers", "separated layers", "horizontal layers", "erosion" ]
horizontal layers
sciq
ad2f9169-9b60-4499-99a4-620ef8001fdb
In the inner ear, the vibrations are changed to electrical signals by hair cells lining what?
[ "the cochlea", "ear canal", "ear lobe", "hammer" ]
the cochlea
sciq
d82ccd6e-50ff-4c48-a140-f7b2e6bc28f0
What causes cells to divide if cytokinins are added to it?
[ "osmosis", "apoptosis", "auxin", "hyptoxin" ]
auxin
sciq
719f1557-384b-4ec0-b961-e503ad6a6104
Angiosperm seed develops inside of what?
[ "fallopian tubes", "a kidney", "the pancreas", "an ovary" ]
an ovary
sciq
43c5500b-c262-4148-a8d7-48979a7d382e
The efficiency of a machine is a measure of how well it reduces what force?
[ "vibration", "friction", "tension", "sound" ]
friction
sciq
dd4a86b8-24b6-4c45-ba7b-29cc1dce9518
Algae produce food using what process?
[ "glycolysis", "photosynthesis", "cellular respiration", "spermatogenesis" ]
photosynthesis
sciq
80316893-7a4d-4440-aa1c-acadc311ac06
What happens to energy when work is done by a system?
[ "removed", "added", "stored", "multiplied" ]
removed
sciq
ae76a973-90af-4473-a505-22dbbe52f532
What term is used to describe organic compounds such as sugars and starches?
[ "carbohydrates", "proteins", "vegetables", "fats" ]
carbohydrates
sciq
97084352-e46a-4df1-8c42-d363bf0fe68b
What indicates horizontal distance and are also found on the map legend?
[ "scales", "spikes", "edges", "variations" ]
scales
sciq
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What is the blood in the body pumped with?
[ "systolic pressure", "respiratory", "heart", "lung" ]
heart
sciq
bb7c8d87-d5ca-4381-bb32-5b4facd62d05
What kind of diffusion do small hydrophobic molecules squeeze through lipid molecules?
[ "difficult", "simple", "complex", "slippery" ]
simple
sciq
218fe8b5-d53f-442a-823e-c6f18ae7ea61
The feeding positions in a food chain or web are called?
[ "producer levels", "secondary levels", "trophic levels", "consumer levels" ]
trophic levels
sciq
6df72ae9-b76f-47f5-9ba2-3eb9a53bc4cf
Parasites infect the host's what?
[ "white blood cells", "red blood cells", "plasma", "platelets" ]
red blood cells
sciq
b69e0e5b-4221-452b-b98b-78c8f3bb819e
Earthquakes cause longitudinal waves as well as which other waves?
[ "transverse", "aural", "electromagnetic", "irregular" ]
transverse
sciq
d2d83b43-9acc-4d6a-8fd5-8fd00cb173eb
How does the water cycle end?
[ "cloud precipitation", "ocean evaporation", "it repeats itself", "freezing glaciers" ]
it repeats itself
sciq
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Light travels more quickly in air than what?
[ "water", "metal", "glass", "earth" ]
water
sciq
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What are chromosomes made of?
[ "amino acids", "dna and proteins", "sperm and proteins", "muscle tissue" ]
dna and proteins
sciq
265f26e8-69c3-4e28-8c4c-1db2e21fffc2
What is the general name for a group of atoms derived from an alkane?
[ "alkyl group", "acid group", "anode group", "oxidation group" ]
alkyl group
sciq
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What are most cells surrounded by?
[ "water", "fat", "lipids", "air" ]
water
sciq
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What is the term for materials that have both a defined shape and a defined volume?
[ "solids", "gases", "liquids", "matter" ]
solids
sciq
c2c282c0-4fa9-48a4-a62c-2a131aacea4e
Proto-oncogenes can change into oncogenes that cause what?
[ "cancer", "Mutations", "DNA", "Infections" ]
cancer
sciq
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What is the radioactive process used in nuclear power plants and one type of nuclear bomb?
[ "fusion", "fission", "radiation", "decay" ]
fission
sciq
d9375117-512b-4322-ac1f-a7cd62c720a7
Where does a crossover occur on a chromosome?
[ "at different locations", "at the same location", "at one-two locations", "at no locations" ]
at different locations
sciq
d5256b27-14e1-403a-9b4e-ebea48590f47
What are the biggest groups of stars called?
[ "cells", "novas", "orbits", "galaxies" ]
galaxies
sciq
79a9597d-8caf-44c6-b106-f3b5853c1f39
What is defined as the act of contaminating the environment with waste?
[ "climate change", "global warming", "purifying", "pollution" ]
pollution
sciq
bba28467-59bb-4600-9cbe-60eb46e49c53
What type of energy is produced when two objects move together?
[ "fluid", "kinetic", "internal", "mechanical" ]
mechanical
sciq
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What is the mechanism by which favorable traits become more common in organisms over the course of generations?
[ "evolution", "environmental selection", "birth", "natural selection" ]
natural selection
sciq
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Evaporation of moisture is greatest where it is?
[ "rainy and hot", "sunny and populated", "hot and sunny", "cool and snowy" ]
hot and sunny
sciq
edac4d08-6875-4e1a-98fe-a41dd70efe6c
What are the structural and functional units of the kidneys?
[ "fat cells", "interneurons", "dendrites", "nephrons" ]
nephrons
sciq
c002ab64-a8e3-4b58-973f-8b46bac63806
What does the ovule mature into after double fertilization?
[ "a seed", "a spore", "a twin", "a sister chromatid" ]
a seed
sciq
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The gap between two dna fragments is sealed by what?
[ "enzymes", "rna ligase", "reductase", "by dna ligase" ]
by dna ligase
sciq
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"incident" and "reflected" are two types of what?
[ "rays", "collisions", "mirrors", "cells" ]
rays
sciq
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Where does most of the earth's energy come from?
[ "heat", "sun", "cover", "fire" ]
sun
sciq
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What do we call a carbohydrate formed by two monosaccharides bonding together?
[ "Nitrate", "olivine", "calcite", "disaccharide" ]
disaccharide
sciq
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What determines how long a planet's orbit is around the sun?
[ "distance", "direction", "age", "size" ]
distance
sciq
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Anaerobic cellular respiration does not require the presence of what (by the very fact it is anaerobic, specifically)?
[ "helium", "carbon", "oxygen", "nitrogen" ]
oxygen
sciq
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The three-dimensional spaces with specific shapes that are components of electrons shells are known as what?
[ "isotopes", "arrays", "orbitals", "ventricals" ]
orbitals
sciq
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In relation to electrical current, what property will a narrow wire have more of than a wide wire?
[ "wattage", "current", "voltage", "resistance" ]
resistance
sciq
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Oil and water do not mix, instead forming two distinct layers called what?
[ "stages", "surfaces", "changes", "phases" ]
phases
sciq
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Oranges and lemons are examples of fruits that contain what acid?
[ "beryllium acid", "citric acid", "urea acid", "nitric acid" ]
citric acid
sciq
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What is the term for buildup of cell debris and cholesterol inside the arteries?
[ "phimosis", "atherosclerosis", "fibrosis", "sclerosis" ]
atherosclerosis
sciq
49d4268b-30bc-4d4f-928b-c3918892373b
In the body, in which organ does chemical digestion mainly take place?
[ "liver", "kidneys", "small intestine", "large intestine" ]
small intestine
sciq
bb8f01d3-07e2-4a17-bd53-519d9f5ff3db
Excessive exposure to what is the main cause of skin cancer?
[ "LED light", "incandescent light", "fluorescent light", "uv light" ]
uv light
sciq
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Mitosis actually occurs in how many phases?
[ "two", "Seven", "six", "four" ]
four
sciq
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Where are b cells produced in the body?
[ "keratinocytes", "lungs", "tumors", "lymphocytes" ]
lymphocytes
sciq
ec29daf6-1341-4cd0-9756-c6a187e437fa
Three body segments, a hard exoskeleton, and jointed appendages are features of what invertebrate group, which includes spider and insects?
[ "arthropod", "annelid", "crustacean", "sauropod" ]
arthropod
sciq
dccc74d9-e1f0-405a-b44c-dde46b34eb33
What type of mirror is shaped like the outside of a bowl?
[ "concave", "convex", "slope", "vertex" ]
convex
sciq
f18ecc65-923b-4ef8-9a34-e6a437c9b9ed
When do gases and liquids become solids?
[ "at relative temperatures", "at high temperatures", "at hot temperatures", "at low temperatures" ]
at low temperatures
sciq
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The full range of wavelengths and frequencies of electromagnetic radiation make up the ____________
[ "anomalous spectrum", "electronic spectrum", "mechanical spectrum", "electromagnetic spectrum" ]
electromagnetic spectrum
sciq
939ee490-3431-4974-a80b-e0a179834b22
What divide on their own by a process that resembles binary fission in prokaryotes?
[ "protazoa", "proteins", "mitochondria", "bacteria" ]
mitochondria
sciq
d5d25902-4301-4d39-81d4-bfa75650eb26
What are tiny hairs that line the bronchi called?
[ "cilia", "flagella", "alveoli", "antennae" ]
cilia
sciq
3747a029-6848-42a7-93ca-3ee005294e97
What cycle occurs in women of reproductive age, as a long as a sperm does not enter an egg?
[ "extraction cycle", "tissue cycle", "menstrual cycle", "menopausal cycle" ]
menstrual cycle
sciq
0d9aa431-e186-4897-a0a5-252bd9e357a3
Corrosion is usually defined as the degradation of metals due to what?
[ "electrochemical process", "crystalline process", "nuclear process", "oscillatory process" ]
electrochemical process
sciq
f9e60323-50be-42be-bf3e-69bec2eea0d4
What type of organism generally lives in or on its host?
[ "bacteria", "parasite", "predator", "insect" ]
parasite
sciq
426ca06a-fb54-479d-8e75-cd094e693652
What causes the alpine tundra to be so cold?
[ "low air density", "moderate altitude", "high altitude above sea level", "low altitude" ]
high altitude above sea level
sciq
dbace210-8831-479f-9413-906dcd96a295
Like the frame of a house, what gives the cell an internal structure?
[ "endoskeleton", "cytoplasm", "cytoskeleton", "cellulose" ]
cytoskeleton
sciq
43872c59-c093-41b4-8ca5-7d24a3280894
A species that benefits and harms the host organism is called a what?
[ "predators", "parasite", "viruses", "host" ]
parasite
sciq
1de48067-7e6d-4cea-a14e-1b8aba082baa
Chewing insects mechanically damage plants and lessen the surface area of leaves for what?
[ "vegetation", "nutrients", "photosynthesis", "tissues" ]
photosynthesis
sciq
3b0759c3-b84b-4911-9345-8500e3a8b61c
Reptiles are described by what term that means their internal temperature depends on the temperature of their environment?
[ "zygomorphic", "actinomorphic", "endothermic", "ectothermic" ]
ectothermic
sciq
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What lines the passages of the nose and senses chemicals in the air?
[ "odor receptors", "matter receptors", "optic receptors", "consumption receptors" ]
odor receptors
sciq
1bca8959-65e2-4f05-b732-c1d3389eae74
Telomerase is typically active in germ cells and adult what?
[ "human growth hormone", "sex cells", "stem cells", "chromosomes" ]
stem cells
sciq
7c742e59-55d5-46c9-9315-c8be6e11b686
What do you call materials able to conduct electricity with 100% efficiency, meaning that no energy is lost during the electrical transmission?
[ "poor conductors", "superconductors", "electromagnets", "super-insulators" ]
superconductors
sciq
40785246-f5cc-4169-9a5c-f1a417ae471b
What does scientific notation use to write very large or very small numbers?
[ "exponents", "whole numbers", "zeros", "coefficients" ]
exponents
sciq
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Speed, loudness, and pitch are properties of what?
[ "metal", "colour", "sound", "light" ]
sound
sciq
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Radioactive nuclei and particles are represented by which symbols?
[ "greek", "energy", "compound", "nuclear" ]
nuclear
sciq
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Properties of matter can be considered physical or?
[ "mineral", "liquid", "gas", "chemical" ]
chemical
sciq
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What are alveoli?
[ "tiny air natalensis in the lungs", "cilia in the throat", "sacs in the diaphragm", "tiny air sacs in the lungs" ]
tiny air sacs in the lungs
sciq
4627237d-bbb3-415f-a5f7-a9c7c6f16fc2
Railroad tracks and roadways can buckle on hot days if they lack sufficient what?
[ "contraction joints", "cartilaginous joints", "attraction joints", "expansion joints" ]
expansion joints
sciq
e2df9236-9bfa-4992-b6e7-f56b5c075c5d
What is the name of the complex mixture that consists of water, proteins, fats, carbohydrates, and minerals?
[ "sperm", "plasma", "milk", "blood" ]
milk
sciq
e5fd25a7-6b44-41c8-8f13-267728cbc3f3
What disease is the result of unchecked cell division caused by a breakdown of the mechanisms regulating the cell cycle?
[ "cancer", "dementia", "diabetes", "gout" ]
cancer
sciq
2fc7d5fd-5810-46fc-8f5e-2b8a82415350
What is the term for an exact genetic copy?
[ "duplication", "genetic recreation", "clone", "genetic repeat" ]
clone
sciq
1016f241-c955-4a0c-8a7f-11c6546bc2d4
Where do recent rocks point towards on earth?
[ "south magnetic pole", "space", "equator", "north magnetic pole" ]
north magnetic pole
sciq
36f53a9e-e9c4-4c79-8289-0f85fb10e77f
What type of cell function relies on microfilaments, which are the actin components of the cytoskeleton?
[ "muscle", "neurons", "skin cells", "nephrons" ]
muscle
sciq
46542ddc-320b-4596-993b-10d91f218600
The two simplest models of population growth use what to describe the rate of change in the size of a population over time?
[ "predestination equations", "wave function", "deterministic equations", "analogous equations" ]
deterministic equations
sciq
7cd482bd-4a88-46b6-b812-f8260e152b74
What is the separation of ions that occurs when a solid ionic compound dissolves?
[ "decomposition", "combustion", "inflammation", "dissociation" ]
dissociation
sciq
a9b09edc-84c0-490d-9c00-8de2bac03ce8
What do charged particles in motion generate?
[ "fission", "magnetic fields", "electricity", "gravitational fields" ]
magnetic fields
sciq
4204c648-3a97-4cbc-9bfc-47694488ecbf
What bonding is formed in polar amino acid side chains?
[ "calcium bonding", "carbon bonding", "hydrogen bonding", "helium bonding" ]
hydrogen bonding
sciq
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What is the name for the energy waves that radiate out from the center of an earthquake?
[ "seismic waves", "volcanic waves", "deep waves", "particle waves" ]
seismic waves
sciq
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During a human pregnancy, which trimester exhibits the greatest growth of the fetus and culminates in labor and delivery?
[ "first trimester", "third trimester", "fourth trimester", "second trimester" ]
third trimester
sciq
93ae50f7-cb6a-4588-8757-265971b71ffd
What do ecologists study at every level?
[ "taxonomy", "solar system", "ecosystems", "plants" ]
ecosystems
sciq
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The main shaft of the penis is covered by relatively thick what?
[ "bone", "skin", "collagen", "cellulose" ]
skin
sciq
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What is the broadest category in the linnaean system?
[ "kingdom", "phylum", "domain", "class" ]
kingdom
sciq
eea91132-2072-474f-a14c-2562b6dca6e9
Reactants may also be present in such low concentrations that it is unlikely they will meet and do what?
[ "melt", "explode", "collide", "depart" ]
collide
sciq
217ea26b-09d2-4eaa-ab97-7dab1ac6e1f7
The three main body segments of an arthropod are head, thorax, and what?
[ "abdomen", "tail", "legs", "gluteus" ]
abdomen
sciq
cebea180-6ca6-49c0-8835-8beabb76b8fb
What is the term for what the earth rotates on?
[ "tip", "axis", "radius", "compass" ]
axis
sciq
fdbc0163-c7c3-4aa6-96d3-f1cd11e9595f
What is the end product of glycolysis?
[ "gluclose", "hydrolysis", "fructose", "pyruvate" ]
pyruvate
sciq
2537d109-b3b5-4c73-8862-26b80799f052
A vector is any quantity that has magnitude and what?
[ "length", "longitude", "latitude", "direction" ]
direction
sciq
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The softer connective tissue that fills the interior of most bone is referred to as what?
[ "bone marrow", "liquid marrow", "solid marrow", "attached marrow" ]
bone marrow
sciq
c6cee588-5a47-4b38-b6b3-c73f05ce9734
What is stored mainly in liver and muscle cells by humans and other vertebrates?
[ "amylopectin", "glucose", "glycogen", "protein" ]
glycogen
sciq
333cc94b-dce8-4c6e-b65e-bd798be5b635
What soil is common in deciduous forests?
[ "pedalfer", "xerophyte", "loam", "sandy soil" ]
pedalfer
sciq
4db7a1c5-16f6-486b-acbe-3f1e031d9dbb
What do voltmeters measure across a resistor?
[ "energy loss", "the vibration drop", "the voltage drop", "amplitude" ]
the voltage drop
sciq
d53cadad-fbd2-448c-afea-b34bc1444c77
Cardiac muscle is found only in which part of the heart?
[ "the ridges", "the walls", "the left side", "the bottom" ]
the walls
sciq
c5b99b85-9c88-4cb6-b666-aad5fd32ae41
Wearing personal protective equipment such as goggles and gloves during an experiment is an example of what?
[ "safety precaution", "lab organization", "pollution precaution", "office politics" ]
safety precaution
sciq
20536ae5-7560-469d-bc3d-0e8a7d19a5e1
The concentration of the hydrogen ion in a solution can be calculated when what is known?
[ "temperature", "ph", "velocity", "pressure" ]
ph
sciq
341ae5b4-81ad-4912-a66e-2a7fd2f18ab8
A fever also causes the immune system to make more of what?
[ "white blood cells", "red blood cells", "urea", "insulin" ]
white blood cells
sciq
11619c6e-7479-4c34-bc0d-304df6f8fd25
Vascular plants all have roots, stems, and what?
[ "beans", "leaves", "fruits", "flowers" ]
leaves
sciq
d7232eba-2147-4b89-8d97-6f5620da90ee
In an aqueous solution, what is the solvent?
[ "water", "any liquid", "oil", "saltwater" ]
water
sciq
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What do scientists think to be the oldest eukaryotes?
[ "arthropods", "bivalves", "protists", "ciliate" ]
protists
sciq
fcba986c-48c4-4ecd-a138-cd97eb5ea388
Carpal, metacarpal and phalanx bones comprise what part of the body?
[ "pelvis", "hand", "thumb", "foot" ]
hand
sciq