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6a02e094-2112-451e-909d-424eaa5b7226
Prokaryotic cells can only regulate gene expression by controlling the amount of what?
[ "translation", "folding", "transcription", "RNA processing" ]
transcription
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c16d40e4-0f2f-4215-a291-1f4a059c3dee
Where do oceans absorb gases from?
[ "atmosphere", "sunlight", "wind", "stratosphere" ]
atmosphere
sciq
ab0e18b1-1cab-4922-b448-34c201c5959f
Engaging in relatively simple behaviors helps maintain a nearly constant body temperature for organisms classified as what?
[ "endotherms", "placoderms", "photophores", "ectotherms" ]
ectotherms
sciq
354545f3-f48c-4fd6-b3b6-9442207356ed
Meningitis is an infection of the membranes that cover the brain and what else?
[ "notochord", "liver", "umbilical cord", "spinal cord" ]
spinal cord
sciq
e0e84a54-a07b-475c-bdfb-8b43930ea956
What use enzymes to break down foreign matter and dead cells?
[ "lysosomes", "hormones", "lymphocytes", "lipids" ]
lysosomes
sciq
d784458f-408e-496a-978c-6f3ee194231b
What is indicated by the ratio of the output force to the input force in a machine?
[ "man hours", "momentum", "mechanical advantage", "magnetic force" ]
mechanical advantage
sciq
bc97f16c-5ac5-4d08-ab95-ea317fc5eac7
Glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids are the two main types of what in humans?
[ "hormones", "metabolites", "carotenoids", "corticosteroids" ]
corticosteroids
sciq
66f14eb0-ec90-4995-b4c6-97bbf49009bb
What keeps the earth orbiting the sun?
[ "gravity", "strong nuclear force", "weak nuclear force", "magnetic force" ]
gravity
sciq
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How do bees communicate to tell other bees where food is located?
[ "mating dance", "wing flapping", "waggle dance", "high pitch noise" ]
waggle dance
sciq
b18be0e7-973d-42bf-922e-d90899f1eb5d
Along with nerve tissue, what kind of tissue are lecithins and cephalins important constituents of?
[ "skin tissue", "brain tissue", "lung tissue", "heart tissue" ]
brain tissue
sciq
25fb6661-b6e2-4bb5-9281-c377301e6c8f
Metal detectors used for airport security work on which principle?
[ "conductivity", "inertia", "electricity", "inductance" ]
inductance
sciq
65c0b2e0-d9a3-4541-b373-555c6fe388b0
Methanogens in their gut enable what process in cows?
[ "regeneration", "digestion", "excretion", "absorption" ]
digestion
sciq
ae189318-fba5-4164-88b4-7d172cacfdff
The skeleton of lampreys is made of what?
[ "collagen", "ligament", "chitin", "cartilage" ]
cartilage
sciq
8c4fb99c-5de4-4f93-8fb3-4601fb9973ef
How do amphibians reproduce?
[ "biologically", "they don't", "asexually", "sexually" ]
sexually
sciq
1c8e5db1-becd-42c6-894a-cfd727ffd56a
What are scientists called who study the weather and give forecasts?
[ "climatologists", "botanists", "meteorologists", "geologists" ]
meteorologists
sciq
488e77c6-7903-4d4b-9619-ab3fbcad4ea4
Autocrine signaling takes place within the same what?
[ "cell", "organ", "proteins", "tissue type" ]
cell
sciq
ae28c60e-33d9-4507-ab59-bdc9706b32dd
Both dna and rna are what type of acids?
[ "proteins acids", "nucleic acids", "synthesize acids", "fatty acids" ]
nucleic acids
sciq
2fe88a9f-5330-4a42-b9f2-4b4e618a3896
What kind of a resource is soil, for human purposes?
[ "renewable resource", "nonrenewable resource", "guarana resource", "emanates resource" ]
nonrenewable resource
sciq
b103b116-0b3a-471c-b249-304d465824dc
A natural resource that is consumed or used up faster than it can be made by nature is termed what?
[ "fossil fuel", "non-renewable", "energy-inefficient", "renewable" ]
non-renewable
sciq
5e5b0d68-9d29-47e9-bb2f-50ec022a21ea
An electrical motor changes electrical energy into what?
[ "solar energy", "chemical energy", "mechanical energy", "thermal energy" ]
mechanical energy
sciq
65eda53e-8b39-41fe-9bbf-bf010638d2be
What is name for a piece of collagen-rich skin formed after the process of wound healing that differs from normal skin?
[ "tissue", "Sore", "scar", "size" ]
scar
sciq
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Young eutherians complete their embryonic development within what?
[ "ovaries", "spores", "pollen grains", "uterus" ]
uterus
sciq
0c6e9010-e189-4f08-a713-6d6ff7d3afbf
Nuclear reactors use fission reactions to vaporize water, producing steam to drive a turbine and generate what?
[ "fuel", "oil", "electricity", "light" ]
electricity
sciq
695a6d32-1adb-4353-875d-c71dd8e05ab1
What type of air do plants take in and use?
[ "carbon dioxide", "liquid dioxide", "carbon", "oxygen" ]
carbon dioxide
sciq
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How long can a large star be on the main sequence stage?
[ "3 million years", "200.4 million years", "60.11 million years", "10 million years" ]
10 million years
sciq
c11f91a1-96a0-41bd-9242-01120492c628
What do you call the pattern of lines formed when light passes through a prism to separate it into the different frequencies of light it contains?
[ "light emission spectrum", "atomic emission spectrum", "prismatic rainbow", "kaleidoscope effect" ]
atomic emission spectrum
sciq
635856cb-4047-4d04-8d7d-5409f20e447d
What is the term for a watertight seal between two adjacent animal cells?
[ "tight junction", "cell membrane", "cell wall", "placental barrier" ]
tight junction
sciq
fc1b1754-ca2c-455e-abc0-57cc84e6ea03
What is at the surface of a cell, arranged in similar bilayer?
[ "phospholipids", "eukaryotes", "pigments", "fats" ]
phospholipids
sciq
c041b9b0-e462-4ee7-8eba-f969f1f5a25a
Vitamins are organic compounds that are essential in very small amounts for the maintenance of normal what?
[ "metabolism", "calcium", "pigments", "respiration" ]
metabolism
sciq
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In eukaryotic cells, what divides before the cell itself divides?
[ "nucleus", "protons", "electrons", "cell wall" ]
nucleus
sciq
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The joint that lies between the radius and the ulna is what kind of joint?
[ "socket joint", "hinge joint", "shaft joint", "pivot joint" ]
pivot joint
sciq
6cf992be-cff2-4ed1-9058-cc0ab876f010
Because it damages hair cells, what is the most cause of hearing loss in adults?
[ "bacteria", "water in the ears", "exposure to noise", "ear wax" ]
exposure to noise
sciq
ca2ef00f-dea2-4913-9a69-d397b6a850b6
What is regulated to ensure that the correct proteins are made?
[ "gene expression", "variation expression", "Fat expression", "acids expression" ]
gene expression
sciq
cc75aacf-782e-43df-b217-46b764677d50
What mirrors diverge light rays and, thus, have a negative focal length?
[ "concave", "convex", "diffraction", "curved" ]
convex
sciq
74cde477-cf3b-4014-9943-b8688dd150f5
During what stage are chromosomes condensed enough to be seen under a microscope?
[ "mitosis", "epistasis", "cytokinesis", "meiosis" ]
mitosis
sciq
1b0e6e24-8418-4693-8f31-d472760a1341
What is an odorless white solid that is harmless unless consumed in large quantities?
[ "oxygen chloride", "Hydrogen", "sodium chloride", "carbon chloride" ]
sodium chloride
sciq
ee65848d-860c-4324-af69-b802a3ee0297
Melting, sublimation, and evaporation absorb what from their surroundings?
[ "moisture", "heat", "vibration", "cold" ]
heat
sciq
44a00aba-abbe-4c13-894c-3712f0c3d3c7
What is the series of changes in the reproductive system of a mature female that happens monthly?
[ "fetal cycle", "pregnancy", "urinary cycle", "menstrual cycle" ]
menstrual cycle
sciq
69448688-9170-479b-90ad-ec0e070f4e8b
What is the average number of individuals per unit of area or volume called?
[ "population structure", "crowdedness", "population count", "population density" ]
population density
sciq
bf6f54b6-2f0c-4e4e-afbd-4bbc1290100b
What types of living beings have water vascular systems and unique tube feet?
[ "mollusks", "diatoms", "echinoderms", "Ducks" ]
echinoderms
sciq
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Which two gases make up the bulk of earth's atmosphere?
[ "nitrogen and argon", "phosphorus and oxygen", "carbon and oxygen", "nitrogen and oxygen" ]
nitrogen and oxygen
sciq
475111c6-77a9-46bc-ae8b-284bbf392067
What is the decayed remains of living organisms called?
[ "humus", "fossils", "oil", "plateaus" ]
humus
sciq
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The motor thus acts as a generator whenever its coil does what?
[ "revolves", "rotates", "oscillates", "stops" ]
rotates
sciq
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Norovirus causes the inflammation of the stomach and what else?
[ "muscles", "liver", "lungs", "intestines" ]
intestines
sciq
c8c30284-c5c8-4fde-89fd-1882fb91b02e
What forms when tectonic plates move above a hot spot?
[ "volcanic setting", "earthquake chain", "volcanic system", "volcanic chain" ]
volcanic chain
sciq
2b447040-0163-486b-82e8-ad843051e702
What is the multicellular diploid stage called?
[ "sporangium", "sporophyte", "blastocyte", "lymphocyte" ]
sporophyte
sciq
d821a6cd-3131-4cc7-94cc-b6e4af456e3d
Myopia is commonly called what?
[ "scoliosis", "blindness", "nearsightedness", "farsightedness" ]
nearsightedness
sciq
e0008c32-6991-4ce9-b0d9-442fcfdedab2
The prostate gland secretes a fluid that mixes with sperm to help form what?
[ "semen", "hormone", "testosterone", "urine" ]
semen
sciq
f951b203-b946-42fb-9ee8-00ca8ae824c4
About 95 percent of lipids are absorbed in what organ of the digestive system?
[ "stomach", "large intestine", "kidneys", "small intestine" ]
small intestine
sciq
d4ffd64b-e0e5-4dbf-be15-a61805193081
What type of work called occurs when a system pushes back the surroundings against a restraining pressure?
[ "expansion work", "contrast work", "retention work", "shape work" ]
expansion work
sciq
d1f24c43-3b92-4050-8fe2-604e55728cd5
In some parts of the world, too much of the sun's harmful uv radiation gets through because of a hole in what layer?
[ "ozone", "troposphere", "mesosphere", "thermosphere" ]
ozone
sciq
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What type of animal eats both plants and animals?
[ "herbivores", "carnivores", "insectivores", "omnivores" ]
omnivores
sciq
1e07ab8b-d05f-4a2b-bff0-4a245b31d1c6
What is the term for the muscular duct through which sperm are propelled?
[ "the glans deferens", "the vas deferens", "the västerås deferens", "the glarus deferens" ]
the vas deferens
sciq
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What is the most common cause of cancer?
[ "cell mutations", "poor diet", "technology mutations", "smoking" ]
cell mutations
sciq
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The testes produce what hormone?
[ "estrogen", "testosterone", "insulin", "dopamine" ]
testosterone
sciq
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Capillaries are narrow-diameter tubes that can fit red blood cells through in single file and are the sites for the exchange of what?
[ "nutrients", "proteins", "components", "fluids" ]
nutrients
sciq
8e15f5f7-8b7c-4c62-bc1f-855206d48e7a
Pieces of the cell break off and form a new cell in what type of reproduction that produces genetically identical organisms?
[ "Fusion", "Mitosis", "fragmentation", "Meiosis" ]
fragmentation
sciq
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How do most reptiles produce?
[ "asexually", "occasionally", "biologically", "sexually" ]
sexually
sciq
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The minimum amount necessary for self-sustained fission of a given nuclide is called what?
[ "its critical mass", "its half-life", "its activation energy", "its molar mass" ]
its critical mass
sciq
88b24a5e-69bb-4a17-b61d-8b0a32a59248
What are genes that are close together on the same chromosome called?
[ "stored genes", "mutated genes", "linked genes", "infected genes" ]
linked genes
sciq
230d5157-9899-46ee-9e67-1784bef97d3d
What do neutral atoms have the same number of?
[ "toxins and protons", "electrons and protons", "Measure and electrons", "gases and protons" ]
electrons and protons
sciq
94aade72-9358-43f4-bbd6-2bd512a28773
Omnivores are animals that eat both plant- and?
[ "biofuel", "recycled food", "liquid diets", "animal-derived food" ]
animal-derived food
sciq
657a4840-7b32-42fe-89bc-b76fd4b953ab
Bacterial dna is contained in a large, circular strand; this single chromosome is located in a region of the cell called what?
[ "amino acid", "the nucleoid", "nucleic acid", "polypeptide" ]
the nucleoid
sciq
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Which primate group generally lives alone?
[ "chimpanzee", "human", "orangutan", "gorilla" ]
orangutan
sciq
ecead32c-ee64-40bd-9547-43963e21ba35
Carbon and what are the second and third most abundant elements in your body?
[ "mercury", "helium", "hydrogen", "calcium" ]
hydrogen
sciq
6376f76a-3feb-4c93-bfc1-9fe48f24cb65
Glucagon and insulin are produced in what organ?
[ "thymus", "pancreas", "thyroid", "hypothalamus" ]
pancreas
sciq
6e4cf430-55f8-4c6c-b7e8-8148ae1b25a8
Anagen, catagen and telogen are phases in the growth of what, which involves the root and follicle?
[ "teeth", "bone", "brain", "hair" ]
hair
sciq
12fc0c89-3d1f-4f5d-84b4-8c178c998e65
What is the scientific term for the dropping of leaves, fruits, and flowers, which led to the naming of an acid thought to play a role in the process?
[ "affixation", "abscission", "ascorbition", "ablation" ]
abscission
sciq
6624a07d-a925-471c-94ed-2c60fb85c4f6
Sudden changes in geologic and climatic conditions can spur what process?
[ "evolution", "symbiosis", "generation", "cloning" ]
evolution
sciq
562d361b-bcc2-44c6-91a5-ecc2da3e432d
What is the fluid that carries sperm through the urethra and out of the body, and provides it with nutrients?
[ "semen", "bacteria", "yeast", "blood" ]
semen
sciq
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In what unit is frequency measured in?
[ "centimeter", "hertz", "mole", "gram" ]
hertz
sciq
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Mixtures of materials called alloys contain at least one of what type of material?
[ "coal", "metal", "liquid", "steel" ]
metal
sciq
699eccdf-a11a-4cd1-88ac-d052b8608409
The challenge of techniques used for proteomic analyses is the difficulty in detecting small quantities of what?
[ "bacteria", "proteins", "acids", "particles" ]
proteins
sciq
27bb9338-6cc9-415a-8497-1d934d3c3f5d
What type of gas is delivered to homes to use for cooking and heating?
[ "nuetralized gas", "fluid gas", "natural gas", "compounded gas" ]
natural gas
sciq
1f639ebc-ce94-45a7-a9fc-1f136159d3ae
Chewing a bite of bread mixes it with what and facilitates its chemical breakdown?
[ "saliva", "chyme", "interstitial fluid", "calcium" ]
saliva
sciq
c8f6c041-7a89-46e2-8eeb-a0c254c7a9cb
What is occurring at an alarming rate as a result of global climate change and the constant melting point of ice?
[ "glacial hardening", "glacial formation", "glacier melt", "glacial movement" ]
glacier melt
sciq
94ab373b-2784-46ac-b6be-cbf5b5706773
What triggers the fight-or-flight response?
[ "amphetamine", "epinephrine", "endorphine", "respiration" ]
epinephrine
sciq
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What is the term for the force applied to a wheel and axle?
[ "velocity force", "output force", "input force", "momentum" ]
input force
sciq
02fea64a-2d0d-4ac0-b326-386ffc27191f
Magnetic resonance imaging devices use what to cool the superconducting magnets?
[ "fluorocarbons", "liquid nitrogen", "antifreeze", "dry ice" ]
liquid nitrogen
sciq
680197df-4add-434d-a865-ff7fc3283215
Water moving up the plane and evaporating from the leaves is a process known as what?
[ "evaporation", "propagation", "sublimation", "transpiration" ]
transpiration
sciq
a9b354f8-4351-45e3-9907-4cd2fe7ffb89
What is the amount of moisture in the atmosphere?
[ "humidity", "static", "heat", "mixture" ]
humidity
sciq
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What heisenberg principle imposes ultimate limits on what is knowable in science?
[ "impossibility principle", "certainty principle", "uncertainty principle", "vacuum principle" ]
uncertainty principle
sciq
f8f6db01-a2e2-454e-88bd-5ad9991c1a22
Narrowing of the arterioles causes an increase of what upstream in the arteries?
[ "heart beat", "white blood cells", "red blood cells", "blood pressure" ]
blood pressure
sciq
ec89bf50-1b15-4e04-a7bb-e565032ad1d1
What are double sugars called?
[ "silicates", "monosaccharides", "disaccharides", "sodiums" ]
disaccharides
sciq
fe95fbca-a1ee-439d-88cf-35d1663744c0
Cells that undergo cell division continue to have their telomeres shortened, thus telomere shortening is associated with what life process?
[ "aging", "metabolism", "reproduction", "reducing" ]
aging
sciq
e927bc3a-7eee-4b89-aabf-f7c096e47a7a
Which two basic parts of a plant develop tough outer coatings to protect the plant from the environment?
[ "stems and stalks", "roots and leaves", "leaves and stems", "bark and stems" ]
leaves and stems
sciq
19710a89-6b10-4d83-9157-d19199414c08
What is the name for a kind of animal that eats a mix of plant and animal foods.
[ "an smorgasbord", "an herbivore", "an omnivore", "a carnivore" ]
an omnivore
sciq
e41bf875-c7de-4317-ac83-2475cfb4ba6b
Oxygenated air, taken in during inhalation, diffuses across the surface of the lungs into the what?
[ "bloodstream", "liver", "brain", "proteins" ]
bloodstream
sciq
bf3b5a6a-996f-4126-aaa2-b6eabe5a3a20
What substances, which serve as catalysts, are involved in most of the chemical reactions that take place in organisms?
[ "carbohydrates", "proteins", "enzymes", "vitamins" ]
enzymes
sciq
10a36c2c-2a44-4953-a117-cfd723cd8b50
What is the type of plant called when its leaves seasonally turn color and fall off?
[ "evergreen", "deciduous plant", "conifer", "verdant plant" ]
deciduous plant
sciq
2351025b-9805-4640-987f-4bc07631837b
Besides the endocrine system, what other system exerts control over all the organ systems of the body?
[ "skeleton system", "nervous system", "abnormal system", "circulatory system" ]
nervous system
sciq
1b406407-5350-45bd-9f75-1a6eeff93a38
What is the area where an electron is most likely to be found called?
[ "neucleus", "neutron", "orbital", "proton" ]
orbital
sciq
ba58822a-fc90-4657-81ff-1e3c747c2300
The part of the ecosystem required by a particular species is endangered when human activity threatens loss of what?
[ "biodiversity", "habitat", "primary producers", "primary speciation" ]
habitat
sciq
e11d4a47-0cc7-4967-85ab-89b1e8010416
What is the wavelength of light expressed in?
[ "vatts", "nanoseconds", "nanometers (nm)", "millimeters" ]
nanometers (nm)
sciq
09478f3e-60db-4f3e-806a-c988cd1964d5
What is found inside the pores of spongy bone?
[ "bone marrow", "liquid marrow", "green marrow", "rupture marrow" ]
bone marrow
sciq
64ef1a92-d406-4cce-a73f-02238886de2e
The strength of an acid depends on how many of which ions it produces when it dissolves in water?
[ "silicon", "hydrogen", "carbon", "helium" ]
hydrogen
sciq
621b306a-6d24-4fda-b8e0-69bbcaa9152e
How many oxygen ions make up an ozone molecule?
[ "three", "five", "one", "eight" ]
three
sciq
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While light travels at different speeds in different kinds of matter, the speed of light is constant in what condition?
[ "through glass", "under water", "outer space", "vacuum" ]
vacuum
sciq
2c6866e4-0912-4318-8803-7d4237c62cb8
What kind of solution might cause animal cells to burst?
[ "eutrophic", "monatomic", "hypotonic", "Acid Solution" ]
hypotonic
sciq
eb5033ff-61df-42d3-a40e-2d09655463ae
Transition metals are superior conductors of heat as well as what else?
[ "radiation", "electricity", "cold", "light" ]
electricity
sciq