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What part of the plant is the main site of photosynthesis?
[ "leaf", "soil", "stem", "root" ]
leaf
sciq
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Aluminosilicates are formed by replacing some of the si atoms in silicates by which atoms?
[ "ad", "fe", "ce", "al" ]
al
sciq
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In a smoke detector, a battery in the electric circuit creates what between the metal plates?
[ "magnetism", "cooling", "hydrogen", "voltage" ]
voltage
sciq
0f5cec94-d3d1-4e2a-8a2e-41bb957ab823
Photochemical smog consists mainly of what?
[ "ozone", "carbon", "oxygen", "acid" ]
ozone
sciq
a4acfa41-4a23-4965-9f5f-114d203d7243
What lizards can change colors based on the color of their surroundings?
[ "chameleons", "Monitor", "skink", "geckos" ]
chameleons
sciq
c3b9c71e-87b1-4946-b4e7-a3c808cb5330
Lipids are organic compounds that consist of carbon, hydrogen, and?
[ "methane", "helium", "oxygen", "nitrogen" ]
oxygen
sciq
affda3b4-47fe-48e8-add9-45bf2e7fe157
What do you call the force a machine applies to an object?
[ "optimal force", "premium force", "output force", "drop force" ]
output force
sciq
82c23657-4a43-4eb9-a7e0-4fd3d7847eac
In scientific terms, average acceleration is the rate at which what changes?
[ "gravity", "velocity", "volume", "direction" ]
velocity
sciq
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Some atoms are more stable when they gain or lose an electron and form what?
[ "ions", "electrons", "protons", "molecules" ]
ions
sciq
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Like a blanket on a sleeping person, greenhouse gases act as what for the planet?
[ "Exterior Coverings", "insulation", "ventilation", "plastic" ]
insulation
sciq
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What is the process in which a solid changes directly to a gas without going through the liquid state called?
[ "amplification", "Diffusion", "sublimation", "vaporization" ]
sublimation
sciq
400ae2da-8dc3-4fc2-8aea-ebb8cfa7cadc
How many forces do objects on earth have acting on them at all times?
[ "two", "ten", "four", "three" ]
two
sciq
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How often does sperm develop in humans?
[ "sporadically", "monthly", "continuously", "rarely" ]
continuously
sciq
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Scientists found that the youngest rocks on the seafloor were where?
[ "mid - ocean glaciers", "mid-ocean ridges", "mid - ocean sediments", "trenches." ]
mid-ocean ridges
sciq
052cd087-caf1-4190-af57-ab4a60810b78
The reproductive tissues of male and female humans develop similarly in utero until a low level of the hormone testosterone is released from male what?
[ "bladder", "liver", "kidneys", "gonads" ]
gonads
sciq
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Flatworms have a concentration of nerve tissue in the head end, which was a major step in the evolution of what organ?
[ "kidney", "liver", "brain", "heart" ]
brain
sciq
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What type of energy travels through matter in wave form?
[ "magnetic", "light", "sound", "vibrational" ]
sound
sciq
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What speeds up chemical reactions inside cells?
[ "nucleus", "inhibitors", "electrodes", "catalysts" ]
catalysts
sciq
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What atmosphere do gills help exchange gas in?
[ "water", "air", "ecosystem", "stratosphere" ]
water
sciq
49ad5fe7-6d0a-4281-8a0e-b52db0135cb9
Community interactions are important factors in what?
[ "natural resources", "natural change", "natural process", "natural selection" ]
natural selection
sciq
68a17486-cdbd-46a7-9f0e-3ef134ae85fc
The end of a pine tree branch bears the male cones that produce what?
[ "the pollen", "the stigmas", "oxygen", "the ovaries" ]
the pollen
sciq
462cb15f-92f5-4a2f-9a76-01d2eb4c01e9
One seismogram indicates the distance to the what?
[ "houses", "epicenter", "the moon", "researchers" ]
epicenter
sciq
9d0e7796-ead1-4b14-b53e-376cc064d51e
What is the process of creating complementary strands of mrna called?
[ "transcription", "differentiation", "division", "mutation" ]
transcription
sciq
dde15b83-84c0-4b1e-adac-f8f49ef2476e
In ancient egypt gold mines were the property of what?
[ "prospectors", "people", "state", "city" ]
state
sciq
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The arid environment of a desert, for instance, can quickly deplete an animal of what?
[ "water", "air", "protein", "strength" ]
water
sciq
910d9f61-e9a4-4fd5-8be0-a84cf128e2d0
What type of chemistry is the study of chemicals containing carbon called?
[ "bioanalytical chemistry", "inorganic chemistry", "organic chemistry", "biochemistry" ]
organic chemistry
sciq
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What is the muscular organ shaped like an upside-down pear that has a thick lining of tissues called the endometrium?
[ "kidney", "liver", "lungs", "uterus" ]
uterus
sciq
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What includes all the biotic and abiotic factors in an area and how they interact?
[ "habitat", "biome", "tundra", "ecosystem" ]
ecosystem
sciq
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What is used for cooling detectors of infrared telescopes?
[ "hand nitrogen", "material nitrogen", "liquid nitrogen", "carbon dioxide" ]
liquid nitrogen
sciq
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What do we call something that pushes or pulls on an object?
[ "force", "friction", "reaction", "annoyance" ]
force
sciq
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Velocity is a vector that has both direction and what?
[ "magnitude", "latitude", "radiation", "variable" ]
magnitude
sciq
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What are the two classifications for organisms living in water?
[ "arctan and plankton", "arctan and nekton", "scharwenka and plankton", "nekton and plankton" ]
nekton and plankton
sciq
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Where are hotspot volcanoes commonly found?
[ "lakes", "the ocean", "rivers", "streams" ]
the ocean
sciq
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The muscles of the anterior compartment of the lower leg are generally responsible for dorsiflexion, and the muscles of the posterior compartment of the lower leg are generally responsible for this?
[ "walking flexion", "plantar flexion", "ganglion flexion", "posterior flexion" ]
plantar flexion
sciq
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The presence of what, which acts as a trigger, affects the rate of chemical reaction?
[ "heat", "catalyst", "friction", "light" ]
catalyst
sciq
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What do you call the splitting of the nucleus of an atom into two smaller nuclei?
[ "critical fission", "nuclear fission", "cell division", "nuclear fusion" ]
nuclear fission
sciq
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What method is used to map the earth on flat paper?
[ "surveying", "projections", "forecasts", "calculations" ]
projections
sciq
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Water molds mostly live in water or moist?
[ "cells", "biomes", "soil", "plants" ]
soil
sciq
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What is the act of noting or detecting phenomenon through the senses
[ "overstimulation", "invention", "sensory overload", "an observation" ]
an observation
sciq
3260cf8b-7d10-4ba9-862f-e5429fe452cb
What two measurements are multiplied to find the area of a rectangle?
[ "length and depth", "depth and width", "length and width", "volume and mass" ]
length and width
sciq
c366b985-9022-46ac-8287-0d23b4d73860
What is the term for biologically meaningful dna sequences?
[ "atoms", "eggs", "genes", "babies" ]
genes
sciq
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Which common type of diabetes is also known as noninsulin-dependent or adult-onset diabetes?
[ "gestational diabetes", "juvenile diabetes", "type 1", "type 2" ]
type 2
sciq
f663e086-c1da-43f2-881b-492c05beb2b3
Recognition of pathogens is a function of what type of response?
[ "immune", "hormones", "inhalation", "digestion" ]
immune
sciq
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Typically done to find food or mates, what do you call the regular movement of individuals or populations each year during certain seasons?
[ "migration", "industrialization", "emmigration", "erosion" ]
migration
sciq
b5b4fba6-e8e5-48c8-bb31-945954c434dd
What is the vaccine to prevent infection of hpv?
[ "HIV", "cervical", "gardasil", "herpes" ]
gardasil
sciq
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Mineral crystals that form when magma cools are usually _______ than crystals that form when lava cools.
[ "smaller", "larger", "older", "denser" ]
larger
sciq
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What element makes up the majority of coal?
[ "silicon", "lead", "carbon", "iron" ]
carbon
sciq
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What do you call a simple machine consisting of a sloping surface that connects lower and higher elevations?
[ "inclined plane", "wedge", "jack", "lever" ]
inclined plane
sciq
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What can be combined with an amine to form an amide?
[ "carbon dioxide", "acetic acid", "carboxylic acid", "ketones" ]
carboxylic acid
sciq
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There are about 50,000 vertebrate species, and they are placed in how many different classes?
[ "ten", "nine", "four", "three" ]
nine
sciq
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In which kind of species do open circulatory systems serve additional functions?
[ "some invertebrates", "some seedlings", "some earthworms", "some apes" ]
some invertebrates
sciq
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Boyle’s law applies to matter which is in what state?
[ "liquids", "plasma", "gas", "solids" ]
gas
sciq
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What do we call heated groundwater that erupts from the ground under pressure?
[ "springs or geysers", "spas", "volcanic eruptions", "aquifers" ]
springs or geysers
sciq
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Sensory organs that respond to particular sensory stimuli contain cells called what?
[ "sensory receptors", "stimulus receptor", "artificial receptors", "whole receptors" ]
sensory receptors
sciq
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How can we reduce use of energy resources?
[ "liberation", "restoration", "modification", "conservation" ]
conservation
sciq
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About 50% of all animal species died off between the mesozoic and which other era?
[ "jurassic", "cretaceous", "cenozoic", "precambrian" ]
cenozoic
sciq
e8eb6f4e-fb76-495d-bb9f-a05bcc21e087
Transforming from a caterpillar to a butterfly requires a lot of what?
[ "Water", "fuel", "energy", "food" ]
energy
sciq
e13f1bc5-1fce-4a3c-9571-df6860ff8a27
What two cycles make up the female reproductive cycle?
[ "digestive and menstrual", "ovarian and cesarean", "cervical and menstrual", "ovarian and menstrual" ]
ovarian and menstrual
sciq
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Uranium is an example of a non-renewable resource used to produce what type of power?
[ "water", "electrical", "wind", "nuclear" ]
nuclear
sciq
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One of the early signs of cell disease is this "leaking" of what into the body cells?
[ "sodium ions", "proteins", "glucose", "potassium ions" ]
sodium ions
sciq
169fef4b-6d5a-45ae-b9c0-563bb3226c8d
What does the moving piston in an engine turn?
[ "brake", "muffler", "hammer", "crankshaft" ]
crankshaft
sciq
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What type of chloride is a non-volatile material, but does not dissolve in water?
[ "lead chloride", "pink chloride", "yellow chloride", "silver chloride" ]
silver chloride
sciq
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In general, objects expand in all directions as temperature does what?
[ "stays the same", "cycles", "increases", "decreases" ]
increases
sciq
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Paddles and hammers are examples of simple machines that increase the distance over which force is applied, while reducing what?
[ "gravity", "intensity", "momentum", "strength" ]
strength
sciq
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What two things collide to cause gas pressure?
[ "gas particles and a wave", "gas particles and an object", "light particles and an object", "gas particles and an electron" ]
gas particles and an object
sciq
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Every human cell has the same what, and each cell has thousands of them?
[ "ribosomes", "genes", "DNA", "chromosomes" ]
genes
sciq
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What are a class of tetrapod vertebrates that produce amniotic eggs called?
[ "mammals", "insects", "reptiles", "amphibians" ]
reptiles
sciq
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What characteristic of reptile eggs allows them to be laid on land instead of in water?
[ "they are dry", "they trap gas", "they are amniotic", "they are circular" ]
they are amniotic
sciq
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What part of the rainforest commonly has ferns and other ground plants?
[ "forest floor", "understory", "canopy layer", "emergent layer" ]
understory
sciq
37f27ef1-e590-45ee-ada5-010ef3ed09bb
The primary function of insulin is to facilitate the uptake of what into body cells?
[ "sucralose", "chloride", "glucose", "water" ]
glucose
sciq
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Spindle fibers form between the centrioles during prophase i of what process?
[ "photosynthesis", "mitosis", "hydrolysis", "meiosis" ]
meiosis
sciq
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How many quarks are in each proton and neutron?
[ "three", "five", "ten", "four" ]
three
sciq
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What is the year cycle that sunspots occur?
[ "15", "22", "12", "11" ]
11
sciq
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When an unstable nucleus emits radiation and is transformed into the nucleus of other elements this is called?
[ "explosive decay", "naturally decay", "fusion decay", "radioactive decay" ]
radioactive decay
sciq
e0f8d762-e11f-4ea3-8cd9-7d534495d84e
What is manufactured and added to foods to preserve freshness?
[ "carbohydrates", "trans fat", "protein", "vitamin c" ]
trans fat
sciq
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Scientists think that stars and galaxies make up only a small part of the matter in the universe. what is the rest of the matter called?
[ "typical matter", "cold matter", "dark matter", "light matter" ]
dark matter
sciq
648b8552-8248-46e5-9365-b45acc3bd8f7
Why are noninfectious diseases not contagious?
[ "non-pathogen caused", "they are contagious", "they are viral", "they are inherited" ]
non-pathogen caused
sciq
ec0f42ca-bd8f-4cf7-a4c3-75f9637a690a
Organisms that "love" acids are known as what?
[ "acidophobes", "acidic", "acid heads", "acidophiles" ]
acidophiles
sciq
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Which enzyme is used in step three of the polymerase chain reaction because of it's ability to withstand high temperatures?
[ "minocycline polymerase", "carbon polumerase", "taq polymerase", "backronym polymerase" ]
taq polymerase
sciq
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What do scientists use to study the deep without going to the seafloor?
[ "remotely operated vehicles", "drill rigs", "ultrasound machines", "telescopes" ]
remotely operated vehicles
sciq
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The hemisphere that is tilted away from the sun is cooler because it receives less what?
[ "direct rays", "direct electrons", "x-rays", "pollution" ]
direct rays
sciq
a6ec53b6-6208-4786-80f7-b6f1b3d986f5
Like the strings of cello, anything that vibrates produces waves of what?
[ "energy", "heating", "sound", "light" ]
energy
sciq
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The point in the titration at which an indicator changes color is called what?
[ "tipping point", "chromatic point", "zeta point", "end point" ]
end point
sciq
f2f07dde-13b6-4e28-aa78-20f9e4ce49c9
On a hot, dry day, plants close their stomata to conserve what?
[ "water", "sunlight", "cold", "air" ]
water
sciq
d351cbfc-3424-4490-adbe-826c96c9faf2
What do you call the system of glands that release chemical messenger molecules into the bloodstream?
[ "endocrine system", "homeostasis system", "limbic system", "nervous system" ]
endocrine system
sciq
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Reactant concentrations are highest at which part of a reaction?
[ "concurrent", "middle", "beginning", "ending" ]
beginning
sciq
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What happens to the temperature of a system during phase change?
[ "remains constant", "increases", "decreases", "fluctuates rapidly" ]
remains constant
sciq
865cfd56-05d8-4142-92ee-ec0e452dca28
What is the major cause of outdoor air pollution?
[ "electric lines", "manufacturing industry", "burning fossil fuels", "agricultural equipment" ]
burning fossil fuels
sciq
3d54deab-1e82-41de-bb9a-76bbaadf740f
Why does a metal spoon heat up quickly when placed in a hot drink?
[ "insulation", "low specific heat", "high specific heat", "convection" ]
low specific heat
sciq
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What does the megaspore mother cell produce after meiosis division?
[ "four diploid megaspores", "four haploid megaspores", "two haploid megaspores", "two diploid megapores" ]
four haploid megaspores
sciq
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Synaptic connections can change over time depending on what?
[ "activity level", "age", "diet", "weight" ]
activity level
sciq
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What is the body of a roundworm covered with?
[ "thin epidermis", "thick scales", "tough cuticle", "slime" ]
tough cuticle
sciq
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The end of the phospholipid molecule that is polar and attracts water is called what?
[ "hydrophobic", "magnetic", "cytosolic", "hydrophilic" ]
hydrophilic
sciq
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What is known as the universal solvent?
[ "water", "vinegar", "oil", "air" ]
water
sciq
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Any organism that causes disease is called what?
[ "a virus", "a microbe", "a parasite", "a pathogen" ]
a pathogen
sciq
b088ae73-abee-4a3e-b546-b5db827c1cbb
Electric generators change kinetic energy to what type of energy?
[ "electrical", "intrinsic", "thermal", "light" ]
electrical
sciq
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Brown algae are important commodities for what?
[ "parasites", "reptiles", "fish", "humans" ]
humans
sciq
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What does the large central vacuole do?
[ "use water", "create glucose", "store water", "heat water" ]
store water
sciq
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What is the ratio of solutes in a solution to a volume of solvent in a solution known as?
[ "molarity", "osmolality", "molality", "equilibrium" ]
osmolality
sciq
734c194f-6f38-4eb7-b8ef-49681b48215e
What type of rock contains concentrations of valuable minerals?
[ "sedimentary", "metamorphic", "igneous", "ores" ]
ores
sciq