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f468676e-92b2-42a2-8228-0b14bb74ec4f
What compounds, which serve as fuels and are used in manufacturing, are called the driving force of western civilization?
[ "hydrocarbons", "gas", "fossils", "forests" ]
hydrocarbons
sciq
6f925737-6054-4033-99ba-0a7d9aa17afd
What is the main type of organism that gets its energy directly from the sun?
[ "consumers", "animals", "carnivores", "plants" ]
plants
sciq
e238ecc5-f098-4c76-b11f-f021cf2f3c2c
What are the two factors that affect the pressure of fluids?
[ "depth and density", "depth and decrease", "viscosity and gravity", "momentum and density" ]
depth and density
sciq
154a5e03-d69f-49c9-a55a-26bcb2a32c30
What consists of four major components: inorganic mineral matter, organic matter, water and air, and living matter?
[ "color", "rocks", "soil", "nitrogen" ]
soil
sciq
f8da19f6-7d3d-42e2-a1c9-e0b1650a6d29
What is the term for the movement of substances due to random thermal molecular motion?
[ "diffusion", "Transfusion", "condensation", "convection" ]
diffusion
sciq
74575749-9a72-45de-bfd3-b093265c0f27
Most metals exist in which form at room temperature?
[ "solids", "gases", "oils", "liquids" ]
solids
sciq
7bba3152-ea22-4cdd-8746-8b210e99e8d6
A stem cell is an unspecialized cell that can divide without limit as needed and can, under specific conditions, differentiate into these?
[ "infectious cells", "germ cells", "clones", "specialized cells" ]
specialized cells
sciq
35cee628-9bc9-4807-ad39-0663207f6a18
What monthy cycle causes changes in the ovaries and uterus?
[ "tides", "sleep-wake cycle", "the menstrual cycle", "water cycle" ]
the menstrual cycle
sciq
07b15e62-314f-4db2-a1aa-c08295e0e54a
Chytridiomycota are considered the most primitive of what kingdom?
[ "animals", "protists", "plants", "fungi" ]
fungi
sciq
0748e003-0791-4fd8-910a-d677e1693da8
What is a soft, gray, nontoxic alkaline earth metal?
[ "pewter", "magnesium", "potassium", "calcium" ]
calcium
sciq
6679f0dc-e8ca-4dca-adb9-25fdea522ec4
In many polychaetes, the parapodia are richly supplied with blood vessels and also function as what?
[ "scales", "tails", "pores", "gills" ]
gills
sciq
329a5c09-b3ce-4876-8f5d-7d1fe9efcf27
What is formed when plant bodies are lithified?
[ "copper", "coal", "methane", "fossils" ]
coal
sciq
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What is the term for the direct manipulation of genes for practical purposes?
[ "genetic testing", "genetic cloning", "manual engineering", "genetic engineering" ]
genetic engineering
sciq
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When both momentum and kinetic energy are conserved in a closed system, the collision is called what?
[ "an accidental collision", "a static collision", "an elastic collision", "a spontaneous collision" ]
an elastic collision
sciq
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What are the two groups of therian mammals?
[ "felines and canines", "monotremes and mollusks", "placental mammals and marsupials", "dolphins and whales" ]
placental mammals and marsupials
sciq
dbae6d66-abc8-4005-992e-c1f478b2df30
What is the name of the spacecraft that has performed the closest flyby of uranus?
[ "centaur 2", "voyager 2", "Mercury 7", "Zodiac 4" ]
voyager 2
sciq
8ae9f305-e3f3-4327-b296-21cd01dee147
What is the group of all the eukaryotes that are not fungi, animals, or plants called?
[ "arthropods", "filamentous", "protists", "lizards" ]
protists
sciq
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What have a symbiotic relationship between a fungus and a photosynthetic organism?
[ "lichens", "amphibians", "sponges", "crustaceans" ]
lichens
sciq
b4baa7d9-1e1b-4aba-b748-69e60aefb68d
Define motion.
[ "change of position", "speed of objects", "gravitational pull", "distance traveled" ]
change of position
sciq
bb3996c5-8d97-42e4-8ca4-5a654a02c277
Most tissues regulated by the autonomic nervous system receive both sympathetic and parasympathetic input from?
[ "parasympathetic neurons", "peristaltic neurons", "postganglionic neurons", "Chemosensory center" ]
postganglionic neurons
sciq
5e7f5b63-6208-4e7d-9440-3f50acea3c68
What is responsible for the development of antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria?
[ "negative mutations", "flu shots", "bacterial mutations", "mosquitoes" ]
bacterial mutations
sciq
8d76febb-975d-4398-82cb-8ee93a2656cb
Many cancers, as well as autism, are thought to have what component, which is certainly a factor in asthma?
[ "emotional", "critical", "environmental", "ecological" ]
environmental
sciq
e860da77-2b95-46c1-97ee-1b0847cc1456
The first plants probably evolved from what?
[ "moss", "aquatic green algae", "dry green algae", "mould" ]
aquatic green algae
sciq
5d69ce01-fd98-49f5-be51-7a36cbd2aabd
What is the unit of liquid measurement in the metric system?
[ "cylinder", "pint", "liter", "gallon" ]
liter
sciq
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Wavelength and frequency are defined in the same way for electromagnetic waves as they are for which other waves?
[ "sonar", "gravitational", "light", "mechanical" ]
mechanical
sciq
61aa7cd2-e552-4b8f-a45d-ea8db974e4ee
What covers the body of a fish to help the move their body to swim?
[ "scales", "skin", "hairs", "gelatin" ]
scales
sciq
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What type of bond forms by unpaired electrons from two atoms "matching up"?
[ "magnetic bond", "accretion bond", "reactive bond", "covalent bond" ]
covalent bond
sciq
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When gas pressure-forces are used to move an object the work is done on the object by?
[ "gravitational pull", "expanding gas", "kinetic energy", "contracting gas" ]
expanding gas
sciq
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A lymphocyte is the type of which cell involved in an immune system response?
[ "red blood cell", "white immunity cell", "white blood cell", "white brain cell" ]
white blood cell
sciq
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Most fossils form when a dead organism is buried in what?
[ "sediment", "sand", "ash", "soil" ]
sediment
sciq
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What do you call an object that attracts certain materials such as iron?
[ "electron", "neutron", "antenna", "magnet" ]
magnet
sciq
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Coral and the algae living inside of them have what type of relationship, since the algae relies on the coral to stay close to the water's surface?
[ "symbiotic", "parasitic", "competitive", "peculiar" ]
symbiotic
sciq
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Because opposite charges attract, oppositely charged ions attract each other to form what?
[ "particle bonds", "soluble bonds", "ionic bonds", "nuclear bonds" ]
ionic bonds
sciq
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A major source of primary pollutants is the burning of oil and coal, which are types of what?
[ "erosion fuels", "fossil fuels", "greenhouse gases", "renewable fuels" ]
fossil fuels
sciq
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What causes natural ripening in fruit?
[ "acid", "chloride", "sulfur", "ethylene" ]
ethylene
sciq
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In species with sexual reproduction, each cell of the body has two copies of each what?
[ "cell", "dna strand", "rna strand", "chromosome" ]
chromosome
sciq
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On what part of bones would you expect to find cartilage?
[ "end", "exterior", "interior", "marrow" ]
end
sciq
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Who invented the taxonomic classification system?
[ "Isaac Newton", "carl linnaeus", "gregor mendel", "Pascal" ]
carl linnaeus
sciq
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What type of pathogen is responsible for african sleeping sickness?
[ "streptococcus", "trypanosoma", "salmonella", "Trichinella spiralis" ]
trypanosoma
sciq
7c93d19f-0d12-4953-b44d-e7542a5810c2
How many underlying principles does the science of biology have?
[ "three", "five", "four", "eleven" ]
four
sciq
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What are biochemical compounds, such as fats and oils, that consist of fatty acids and store energy?
[ "lipids", "proteins", "tissues", "oils" ]
lipids
sciq
a916d2e1-86b3-4fb7-a4d5-80fc67739fd0
The temperature at which all molecular motion has ceased is called what?
[ "absolute zero", "stopping point", "0 degrees kelvin", "0 degrees celcius" ]
absolute zero
sciq
fa6351a1-a3db-4c27-be04-077bac2d6763
What term means controlling body temperature within a narrow range from the inside through biochemical or physical means?
[ "evaporation", "endothermy", "regulation", "exothermy" ]
endothermy
sciq
a87a6334-fa00-4032-bffc-63e2b89387ae
The most important characteristic of extant amphibians is a moist, permeable skin used for this?
[ "benign respiration", "cutaneous respiration", "avian respiration", "simple respiration" ]
cutaneous respiration
sciq
6e586f85-65ce-4f16-b415-9eb0fbe0eb5c
Fertilized mollusk eggs develop into what?
[ "bark", "larvae", "leaf", "shrimp" ]
larvae
sciq
8b1573fb-5b17-4c3a-a9bd-97f9c0252687
Proper kidney function is essential for homeostasis of what level, which in turn helps ensure the functioning of enzymes?
[ "ph", "ions", "oxygen", "calcium" ]
ph
sciq
7b83d9f7-0aaa-4cf7-af54-95f1345aa903
Proteins include 20 common types of what compounds?
[ "amino acids", "dna", "rna acids", "mitochondria" ]
amino acids
sciq
7dd2598a-ac3d-46de-99d9-b77df6a1a867
Isotopes have different number of these in their nuclei?
[ "atoms", "electrons", "protons", "neutrons" ]
neutrons
sciq
2246e264-5948-42c9-bf21-7b5e2950b84f
What can destroy living cells, produce mutations and cause cancer?
[ "prismatic rays", "plasma rays", "stingrays", "gamma rays" ]
gamma rays
sciq
bc0f814c-fbb6-4c84-a8e7-37ebaed41926
What type of feeders are sponges?
[ "surface feeders", "bottom feeders", "filter feeders", "layer feeders" ]
filter feeders
sciq
e3682e61-1a6a-445a-b742-d6e141544d9d
The first consumption of breast milk or formula floods the baby's gastrointestinal tract with what?
[ "enzymes", "nerves", "hemoglobin", "beneficial bacteria" ]
beneficial bacteria
sciq
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Weight refers to what force acting on a mass?
[ "electronic", "gravitational", "magnetic", "solar" ]
gravitational
sciq
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Being exposed to sunlight will produce what vitamin in the skin?
[ "B-complex", "vitamin A", "vitamin d", "Vitamin E" ]
vitamin d
sciq
c63dacac-a536-440c-8ec7-45c6ba60af30
Modern plants reflect what kind of changes that have occurred over many, many years?
[ "tissue changes", "tendency changes", "unknown changes", "evolutionary changes" ]
evolutionary changes
sciq
39d581de-9c61-4af8-9564-b09427a1ce2e
What device measures current that flows through wire?
[ "resistor attachment", "Geiger counter", "protractor", "ammeter" ]
ammeter
sciq
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In science, what is defined as a change in position?
[ "gravity", "speed", "motion", "direction" ]
motion
sciq
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What makes up the core of the endoskeleton?
[ "vertebral column", "notochord", "dermis", "thorax" ]
vertebral column
sciq
5c5a8e90-1c75-4eab-955b-c36f7fe231c8
The bottom of the ocean is called what?
[ "Final zone", "Intertidal zone", "Demersal zone", "the benthic zone" ]
the benthic zone
sciq
6462d550-9d78-4b41-98e9-e44c90e5250b
Made of hot, solid rock, the mantle is beneath what layer of the earth?
[ "crust", "liquid", "volcanic", "core" ]
crust
sciq
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What happens to the volume of the gas when temperature increases but amount of gas and its pressure are constant?
[ "volume increases", "nothing", "volume remains constant", "volume decreases" ]
volume increases
sciq
9d3cb287-6e95-4f81-a232-14fe5b4859b2
Meiosis, like mitosis, is preceded by the duplication of what?
[ "ribosomes", "chloroforms", "chromosomes", "neutrons" ]
chromosomes
sciq
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The invention of what instrument in the 1930s allowed scientists to see viruses for the first time?
[ "electron microscope", "spy glass", "magnifying glass", "telescopes" ]
electron microscope
sciq
e334101a-5003-4040-a4d6-9eab52c95170
What is the name of the chart that allows you to easily determine the expected percentage of different genotypes in the offspring of two parents?
[ "punnett square", "Trafalgar Square", "periodic square", "DNA helix" ]
punnett square
sciq
7c627301-5afe-4104-86e2-ef346a45e9fc
What is the functional unit of compact bone?
[ "osteon", "collagen", "scleroprotein", "spongin" ]
osteon
sciq
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Because the nuclei of each h atom contain protons, the electrons in the bond are attracted to the nuclei (opposite charges attract). but because the two atoms involved in the covalent bond are both h atoms, each nucleus attracts the electrons by the same amount. thus the electron pair is equally shared by these?
[ "nine atoms", "one atom", "four atoms", "two atoms" ]
two atoms
sciq
e9b57987-1dd4-4980-9db9-fa7cc15ab2c8
What is the term for when the phenotype of offspring is partly determined by the phenotype of its mother, irrespective of genotype?
[ "maternal effect", "congenital effect", "oceanic effect", "uterine effect" ]
maternal effect
sciq
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Natural methods of asexual reproduction, such as cuttings or budding, include strategies that plants have developed to perform what?
[ "self-propagation", "multi-propagation", "iso-propagation", "mono-propagation" ]
self-propagation
sciq
7a320466-5212-4aec-ad0f-7e4e29a7ae2b
Many metals react with acids to produce what gas?
[ "mercury", "hydrogen", "neon", "helium" ]
hydrogen
sciq
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What is the process of a cell membrane surrounding a particle and engulfing it calles?
[ "phagocytosis", "active transport", "ingestion", "mitosis" ]
phagocytosis
sciq
f91770e0-6e2b-4e22-a092-44795d4b1f4d
What type of rocks are very useful for determining the deformation history of an area?
[ "sedimentary", "limestone", "crystalline", "igneous" ]
sedimentary
sciq
27299e06-5d2f-4b51-a1c7-f507e610dde5
What is the term for dating a rock based on composition decay?
[ "safe dating", "fuel dating", "carbon dating", "radioactive dating" ]
radioactive dating
sciq
e41d85eb-f924-4255-8ca9-da7a6e41b4b8
What is the term for a very rapid motor response that is not directed by the brain?
[ "sensor", "adaptation", "instinct", "reflex" ]
reflex
sciq
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Crossover occurs between non-sister chromatids of which chromosomes?
[ "compound chromosomes", "analogous", "identical chromosomes", "homologous" ]
homologous
sciq
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Water is an oxide of what element?
[ "helium", "hydrogen", "carbon", "nitrogen" ]
hydrogen
sciq
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What term is used to describe the parts of the brain involved in the reception and interpretation of sensory stimuli collectively?
[ "neurons", "sensorium", "medulla oblongata", "glial cells" ]
sensorium
sciq
c29782d4-b54f-407c-bebf-81f06a6fd79a
Experiments show that each o2 molecule has two unpaired what?
[ "electrons", "protons", "quarks", "neutrons" ]
electrons
sciq
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Acidity is measured by what physical property?
[ "ph", "ps", "amp", "kω" ]
ph
sciq
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Antacids are bases that neutralize what in the digestive tract?
[ "acids", "salts", "hormones", "fats" ]
acids
sciq
94293956-a709-477d-abb4-ede64b1f0548
What is the climate of a small area called?
[ "biome", "microevolution", "ecosystem", "microclimate" ]
microclimate
sciq
435f8910-8bf4-4e47-86c2-86687037715c
The rate of what process depends on how many of an organism’s genes have changed over a period of time and on the generation time of a particular species?
[ "evolution", "photosynthesis", "digestion", "respiration" ]
evolution
sciq
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The sticky stigma at the tip of the carpel receives what?
[ "bacteria", "salt", "pollen", "nitrogen" ]
pollen
sciq
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Are the joints between the vertebrae contained in your backbone fully movable, partially movable, or unmovable?
[ "fully movable", "none of these", "unmovable", "partially movable" ]
partially movable
sciq
f68e8272-c3fd-48c2-894e-a6c01cf5bcb8
Which branch of biology uses fossils to study life's history?
[ "morphology", "geology", "zoology", "paleontology" ]
paleontology
sciq
1d0bd324-e275-4f1c-b5fa-2abcb3e0dad1
What do you call prokaryotes that do not need oxygen for respiration?
[ "anaerobic", "chloroflexus", "enzymatic", "aerobic" ]
anaerobic
sciq
44c2c39d-3a0b-4982-9418-66536c5f49fa
When a glacier no longer moves, what is it called?
[ "an iceberg", "a glacial lake", "an ice sheet", "an ice cylinder" ]
an ice sheet
sciq
1ef14779-9298-4cc9-9d9e-891ba1f39576
What did roots evolve from that plants used for aborption?
[ "leguminous", "rhizoids", "oomycetes", "seeds" ]
rhizoids
sciq
a3409195-77ba-489b-9876-a2692927ef9e
Although lots of symbiotic relationships help both organisms, sometimes one of the organisms is harmed. when that happens, the organism that benefits, and is not harmed, is called a what?
[ "parasite", "infection", "child", "viruses" ]
parasite
sciq
d65feaed-6172-4a78-bfce-945f3a652852
What are named for major physical or climatic features and for their predominant vegetation?
[ "geological formations", "terrestrial biomes", "celestial bodies", "terrestrial substrates" ]
terrestrial biomes
sciq
4f86a182-386d-48de-89a0-c47681808e15
Similarity of crystal structures is used to categorize what non-living materials?
[ "corals", "grains", "salts", "minerals" ]
minerals
sciq
4d7c1814-b0e2-48e6-9845-e2dd84f325c5
Diabetes is a non-infectious disease in which the body is unable to control the amount of what in the blood?
[ "sugar", "protein", "plasma", "water" ]
sugar
sciq
015baf1b-1549-4938-aadf-212d0a1d0210
All living organisms are classified into one of six broad categories called what?
[ "nobles", "kingdoms", "cities", "tribes" ]
kingdoms
sciq
2d30515f-9d4a-46f9-96f8-603f43e2ea8e
What is the most common type of cancer in adult males?
[ "liver cancer", "lung cancer", "prostate cancer", "stomach cancer" ]
prostate cancer
sciq
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What occurs when an unstable nucleus emits an alpha particle and energy?
[ "nucleus decay", "radar decay", "alpha decay", "alpha radition" ]
alpha decay
sciq
14ae6a32-ed09-4247-b7df-3a22b6081320
What molecule can be used by the body to synthesize cholesterol ?
[ "chloride coa", "ethylene coa", "acetyl coa", "hydroxide coa" ]
acetyl coa
sciq
0d0c2ef5-19aa-40f4-ba74-54074efa271f
Full siblings share how many genes with each other?
[ "half", "25%", "100%", "75%" ]
half
sciq
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Which highly valuable substance found in jewelry has a density of about 19 g/cm^3?
[ "rubies", "gold", "diamonds", "silver" ]
gold
sciq
9fd26987-0f59-4bd2-8324-70239c8847cd
Sperm propel themselves through secretions in the uterus and enter what tube?
[ "uterine", "fallopian", "gaseous", "ovarian" ]
fallopian
sciq
a42988fe-2ba2-4928-a7eb-95a670293292
What type of minerals are often found where seas once covered the land?
[ "magnesium", "sea salt", "carbonate", "crystals" ]
carbonate
sciq
d375f38c-8a6d-4321-825f-8230aa0af5eb
How many amino acids generally consist in protien?
[ "13 or more", "7 or more", "100 or more", "67 or more" ]
100 or more
sciq
bbe1670e-2e48-4504-9a43-0c0ef2bcb407
Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are all examples of what?
[ "temperature", "precipitation", "liquids", "erosion" ]
precipitation
sciq