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1d531d5d-28c1-4c16-b190-358f6cdda894
Adding carbon to iron makes what type of metal?
[ "ions", "steel", "plastic", "titanium" ]
steel
sciq
1770a113-cdae-41f3-bb7c-dc31bf859e10
Which structure includes sugar-phosphate "backbones", composed of alternating phosphate groups and deoxyribose sugars, and nitrogenous bases?
[ "dna triple helix", "dna double helix", "molecule double helix", "mulecular triplex" ]
dna double helix
sciq
68a5ecca-0864-4190-8c5c-2031f63a04d1
In a hydrogen replacement reaction, the hydrogen in the acid is replaced by what?
[ "water", "gas", "oxygen", "an active metal" ]
an active metal
sciq
4899809c-857c-44cd-bdc9-def2d7742533
Mitosis and meiosis are both forms of division of the nucleus in these?
[ "converts cells", "eukaryotic cells", "endogenous cells", "reproduction cells" ]
eukaryotic cells
sciq
278170cd-6dac-4975-8ede-1dd05969f7e5
What is the last step in a scientific investigation?
[ "documenting findings", "communicating findings", "retesting findings", "verifying findings" ]
communicating findings
sciq
cd85f88d-7d65-4ab3-93f0-2778c7edfd95
Where is multiple fission more often observed?
[ "among multi-celled organisms", "among vertebrates", "among protists", "among animals" ]
among protists
sciq
28a48f8b-ec94-4955-9264-13b489c3c96d
What type of invertebrates where the earliest animals?
[ "arachnids", "cnidaria", "aquatic invertebrates", "annelids" ]
aquatic invertebrates
sciq
b07e2d97-2c7b-47ff-8807-5cb0bbb025c1
Unlike wood and glass, steel is an example of a material that responds to what force?
[ "magnetic", "thermal", "kinetic", "electromagnetic" ]
magnetic
sciq
a1716f69-661a-4f0d-8cb6-017f92258ad1
Carefully controlling the speed of a fission reaction produces what kind of energy?
[ "chemical", "thermal", "atomic", "nuclear" ]
nuclear
sciq
4cf8d888-c9a8-4de4-b929-6379ef72cd80
When two electric contacts come together it completes a what?
[ "atom", "charge", "cricuit", "breaker" ]
cricuit
sciq
fb027ee8-e542-43f7-b066-be9eb1682574
Pure nonpolar covalent bonds exist only between what?
[ "two producing atoms", "two identical atoms", "three altered atoms", "two altered atoms" ]
two identical atoms
sciq
34aae541-61b5-4a58-a94a-8f5e3e68a5c5
The decay rate is measured in a unit called the what?
[ "half-life", "radioactive decay", "decay rate", "exponential decay" ]
half-life
sciq
d2a45883-ace2-4918-913c-062353102cca
What is a condition in which a material called plaque builds up inside arteries?
[ "atherosclerosis", "fibrosis", "scoliosis", "arthritis" ]
atherosclerosis
sciq
04de70db-b39b-4682-b99e-0baf2414a77e
Quarks in the middle energy family are found in cosmic rays and are produced in what?
[ "cosmic accelerators", "particle splicers", "particle accelerators", "particle processors" ]
particle accelerators
sciq
5e2a2bf8-5ce0-487a-b5e4-e884933c44d2
What celestial body in the solar system makes up most of its total mass?
[ "Jupiter", "sun", "Andromeda", "earth" ]
sun
sciq
d6cb0d50-fd17-448b-a071-da077233c45f
Free ear lobes, widow's peak and a dimpled chin are examples of what kind of traits in humans?
[ "adaptations", "genetic disorders", "mendelian", "spontaneous mutations" ]
mendelian
sciq
d71082cf-7a7b-4e51-ba15-8df02ca38f07
Producing light without heat is called what?
[ "osmosis", "thermoluminescence", "bioluminescence", "luminescence" ]
luminescence
sciq
68532b60-fc27-4bd6-90f6-b49383e131f4
What natural part of the water cycle can cause damage and death?
[ "floods", "expiration", "evaporation", "clouds" ]
floods
sciq
c02e2668-56ce-4434-9256-6c28db2136d0
How many large eggs are generated during oogenesis?
[ "4", "one", "3", "2" ]
one
sciq
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Gaseous nitrogen is converted into forms that can be used by plants during a process called what?
[ "dioxide fixation", "nitrogen fixation", "oxygen fixation", "plant fixation" ]
nitrogen fixation
sciq
3ce3a7a0-8f97-49fc-942e-6f92a8ea98e3
What is an example of a disease that affects the blood?
[ "scoliosis", "tuberculosis", "anemia", "rickets" ]
anemia
sciq
950edab2-5cb3-4c71-b0e3-0a73762232f7
Name the term used to described prokaryotes that require oxygen.
[ "mouth breathers", "anaerobic", "aerobic", "hydrophylic" ]
aerobic
sciq
27a80c46-8849-4752-b3c9-813d19c80ee6
Many ionic compounds with relatively large cations and a 1:1 cation:anion ratio have this structure, which is called the what?
[ "hydrocarbon structure", "boron chloride structure", "cesium chloride structure", "analogous structure" ]
cesium chloride structure
sciq
eb7058f8-b0fe-44f9-8462-3b1d58168f82
What property increases as an object's mass increases, making a full box harder to push than an empty one?
[ "gravity", "magnetism", "inertia", "weight" ]
inertia
sciq
2d01d129-868f-4ed9-aced-e6d3198e9c94
What will happen to sea levels due to increased global temperatures?
[ "Drop", "surge", "reverse", "rise" ]
rise
sciq
cab15426-739d-4e6f-a0d0-2916d122b946
Sea-lilies, sea cucumbers and sea stars fall into what class of organism?
[ "snakes", "mollusks", "crabs", "echinoderms" ]
echinoderms
sciq
087ad94a-7109-49e3-b5bc-096e76cb71c5
What kind of rock forms when material such as gravel, sand, silt or clay is compacted and cemented together?
[ "sedimentary", "limestone", "craters", "ingenious" ]
sedimentary
sciq
5add2a52-a954-4b5f-9952-3953e65103cb
In science, we need to make observations on various phenomena to form and test what?
[ "assumptions", "variations", "hypotheses", "theories" ]
hypotheses
sciq
22a747e0-f232-46ae-9d06-46a3d0f08a7b
What do industries use water to generate?
[ "refrigeration", "electricity", "pollution", "light" ]
electricity
sciq
00616a32-7573-41f8-93aa-49fc4b7f0868
Mammals are synapsids, meaning they have a single opening in what structure?
[ "heart", "skull", "hip", "spine" ]
skull
sciq
a32d3bf4-1a02-43b2-890c-c6fd75a78116
Liquids that mix with each other in all proportions are said to be miscible, maning they have infinite mutual what?
[ "insolubility", "viscosity", "solubility", "salinity" ]
solubility
sciq
572bf6d1-9818-4b58-96b0-07b66d2ad4ff
Which law relates the pressure, volume, and temperature of a gas?
[ "newton's law", "combines gas law", "shifts gas law", "directions gas law" ]
combines gas law
sciq
e74bce42-a166-4fce-97d7-37bede2dea49
Heat and light are forms of what, which refers to the ability to do work?
[ "fuel", "energy", "food", "waves" ]
energy
sciq
04c6321a-bfd1-4595-aaae-32fd3de69688
Volcano chains form as an oceanic plate moves over what?
[ "hot spot", "melt spot", "dust spot", "Water spot" ]
hot spot
sciq
0abd4c0c-67e8-4790-9025-1e771416542a
What type of planet is jupiter?
[ "a phantom", "a red dwarf", "a gas giant", "a noble gas" ]
a gas giant
sciq
c2e29d77-d2d0-4d70-8f40-aaca8840f985
What does antifreeze do to the freezing temperature of the water in car radiators?
[ "raises it", "keeps it constant", "foresees it", "lowers it" ]
lowers it
sciq
cf86d2e8-9627-499f-bb36-8cdf8c8fab2a
What process typically occurs to metal exposed to outside elements?
[ "shrinkage", "corrosion", "extraction", "explosion" ]
corrosion
sciq
f2176d1c-b3a6-4557-a5f6-f2d3b8da6eb1
The innermost layer of the sun is known as what?
[ "surface", "photosphere", "convective zone", "core" ]
core
sciq
b9146f6b-1ab3-446f-b2f0-52c9617bfcf8
Motor neurons and sensory neurons are part of what nervous system?
[ "central", "autonomic", "peripheral", "sensory-somatic" ]
sensory-somatic
sciq
d8183835-f1e2-4bc5-bcc1-81f2484f0462
What type of science is the study of matter and energy and includes chemistry and physics?
[ "genetics", "Earth science", "physical science", "biology" ]
physical science
sciq
af68db65-c0bb-42de-87ce-67ea78d9e391
When plants lose their leaves in the fall, what chemical is produced less to cause the change?
[ "oxygen", "chlorophyll", "pheromes", "carbonate" ]
chlorophyll
sciq
23ebca8e-baad-4cec-a0fa-d6cdff471eb1
In which kind of animals does parthenogenesis occur?
[ "invertebrates", "mammals", "tissues", "species" ]
invertebrates
sciq
b1a65785-de1a-484b-8fc4-48f2e65816f5
What is the name of the temporary organ that begins to form from the trophoblast layer of cells shortly after implantation?
[ "appendix", "placenta", "embryo", "uterus" ]
placenta
sciq
276de0ad-6fbb-4e2c-8227-834544b3f40f
What term is used to describe anything that takes up space and has mass?
[ "matter", "opacity", "size", "weight" ]
matter
sciq
60c4b765-dfaa-43f4-8184-fe95f0593e48
What is the organ that senses sound?
[ "ear", "eye", "nose", "skin" ]
ear
sciq
4c41334e-b21e-41b5-b0c1-b9bf0e9d6bd7
What can be described in terms of size, density, and distribution?
[ "habitats", "biomes", "dimensions", "populations" ]
populations
sciq
06bdbfcd-dcb3-44e4-b1e1-4541a7a7c3e4
What is the term for the simplest form of matter that has a unique set of properties?
[ "an electron", "an element", "a neutron", "an atom" ]
an element
sciq
ed5d9fcb-2155-4175-b616-cd3ede9f029b
What causes light to refract?
[ "speeding up", "slowing down", "bending", "blinking" ]
slowing down
sciq
1606a2b9-d5aa-4161-a05e-7b91b2fa4611
Capacitors can be used to filter out low frequencies. for example, a capacitor in series with a sound reproduction system rids it of the 60 hz what?
[ "white noise", "hum", "vibration", "echo" ]
hum
sciq
852403f1-849b-45c8-9f87-9505750a3969
What is made up of nerve cells that sense stimuli and transmit signals?
[ "nervous tissue", "dependent tissue", "blood tissue", "muscle tissues" ]
nervous tissue
sciq
4b52adba-9ff4-4daa-b875-d4a3a3003242
Some animals prepare for the long winter by going into what?
[ "hibernation", "pollination", "suspended animation", "fermentation" ]
hibernation
sciq
d00788ef-6dff-47f7-9a46-a488edaef656
It may seem as though burning destroys matter, but the same amount of what, still exists after a campfire as before?
[ "mass", "energy", "termperature", "concentrations" ]
mass
sciq
82c1969f-b41c-45e4-aca7-6af3ad3e430c
Different isotopes of an element have different mass numbers because they have different numbers of what?
[ "electrons", "protons", "nuclei", "neutrons" ]
neutrons
sciq
512c2c2d-338b-4df4-8ee2-901a506ed574
Density is defined as the mass of an object divided by its what?
[ "growth", "volume", "liquid", "size" ]
volume
sciq
286f554c-d6af-49ca-9237-f1728c23169b
What element is responsible for one-half of the osmotic pressure gradient that exists between the interior of cells and their surrounding environment?
[ "sodium", "potassium", "calcium", "nitrogen" ]
sodium
sciq
d976dfff-d9a3-4b92-8e7e-2a3b26d47e40
What types of orbits do comets usually have?
[ "convex", "spectral", "elliptical", "vertical" ]
elliptical
sciq
2d18e264-6b5b-47fc-9296-9ee316eab2bf
What describes how close an estimate is to a known standard?
[ "precision", "frequency", "accuracy", "diversity" ]
accuracy
sciq
d77cc23d-0e25-42eb-81ed-9df71ff4e08a
Canoe paddles, nutcracker, and hammer are examples of what type of simple machine?
[ "lock", "pivot", "handle", "lever" ]
lever
sciq
25f9cbba-1b76-488f-bdd0-3bf1bd6fc1ec
What do most species of monkeys have that no apes or humans do?
[ "fur", "large brain", "tail", "five fingers" ]
tail
sciq
dd853432-a653-4943-8cda-9e826cc9773c
What are joints in which the bones are connected by a band of connective tissue?
[ "plane", "syndesmoses", "cartilaginous", "saddle" ]
syndesmoses
sciq
304cfd66-abe3-421c-98e3-9be9d5932824
What are the four stages of food processing?
[ "ingestion, digestion, absorption, and elimination", "ingestion, digestion, elimination and extinction", "ingestion, reproduction, absorption, and elimination", "ingestion, digestion, absorption, and reproduction" ]
ingestion, digestion, absorption, and elimination
sciq
86846568-c8a6-40bb-86cd-7a1859c90c0e
What are different forms of the same gene?
[ "genomes", "nuerons", "alleles", "peptides" ]
alleles
sciq
5026e7f4-32ac-4065-9199-70dcc26e470d
What is the wheeled robot developed by nasa to explore the surface of mars?
[ "mars rover", "mars robot", "mars driver", "mars SUV" ]
mars rover
sciq
bacb5e0e-697b-4807-9d38-e6507b4e0d78
What effect does taking anabolic steroids have on testosterone production?
[ "increases it", "does nothing", "reduces it", "eliminates it" ]
reduces it
sciq
82198afa-0254-4290-8c05-9b3979506c7f
Living in a large colony requires good communication. ants communicate with chemicals called what?
[ "peptides", "hormones", "alkalides", "pheromones" ]
pheromones
sciq
29d30d8a-bad5-4983-8644-5b2b429b31d6
What complex carbohydrates are the polymers of glucose?
[ "fruits", "sugars", "starches", "fats" ]
starches
sciq
6da1fc7e-97ce-402e-bbd7-3da588b2eefe
What is the term for the shallow space above the zygomatic arch in a skull?
[ "temporal fossa", "angular fossa", "Medium Fossa", "distinct fossa" ]
temporal fossa
sciq
d5a100cf-fbc7-41c1-af79-bf450df65b19
What is the inner layer of skin called?
[ "the dermis", "connective layer", "the epidermis", "hypodermis" ]
the dermis
sciq
961036a0-df36-48e5-843a-f91ffa3276ba
Many european and asiatic elms are less susceptible to dutch elm disease than which elms?
[ "caribbean", "rican", "american", "african" ]
american
sciq
2dd9d905-a9c3-4064-bbb8-bc8edc899dad
What does a thermometer measure?
[ "temperature", "size", "precipitation", "oxygen" ]
temperature
sciq
8ae7bc4c-1c91-4c57-9146-3d417320e254
What are plant-like protists called?
[ "algae", "sponge", "spores", "fungi" ]
algae
sciq
84f455a4-aa67-4a20-ad53-07a389676a05
What is a series of processes that remove unwanted substances from water called?
[ "water treatment", "water filtration", "water dilution", "water cleaning" ]
water treatment
sciq
da3d81f3-16d8-4a53-b059-32f99b788958
Original atoms are called what type of isotopes?
[ "product", "offspring", "parent", "component" ]
parent
sciq
bbf6558d-c82c-4f1e-9535-47e87cb0d60c
What do you call an area covered with water, or possessing very soggy soil, all or part of the year?
[ "wetland", "stream", "island", "peninsula" ]
wetland
sciq
84923536-516e-4f5b-a4b0-825c33d22e84
In which continent are meerkats most likely to be found?
[ "North America", "africa", "Australia", "South America" ]
africa
sciq
f0c71df7-24d6-414f-92d0-b378b16b0300
What is the name of the thin layer that acts as a boundary between the stratosphere and the mesosphere?
[ "ozone layer", "spicule", "spirogyra", "stratopause" ]
stratopause
sciq
fbb80bc1-9d00-4fef-b0c0-07638fee7c72
What is the process of removing wastes and excess water from the body?
[ "depletion", "ingestion", "diffusion", "excretion" ]
excretion
sciq
9c5f68ab-e719-4e75-b5a7-baa5583c762e
Which measure shows how individuals in a population are distributed, or spread throughout their area?
[ "population phase", "population distribution", "geographical distribution", "proportional distribution" ]
population distribution
sciq
1eb2125d-2470-4712-860d-22fee547429e
What is a simple carbohydrate with the chemical formula c 6 h 12 o 6 better known as?
[ "glutamate", "alcohol", "glucose", "fructose" ]
glucose
sciq
ccb34538-51a3-410f-abb2-6dbbc4b5ba89
Groups of related organs form what?
[ "maturation systems", "organ systems", "community systems", "artificial systems" ]
organ systems
sciq
048cf37a-57ea-4bcc-968a-78bc58c9aab5
Each lymph organ has a different job in what system?
[ "nervous", "respiratory", "immune", "circulatory" ]
immune
sciq
c6ff0ae1-196f-44ba-8690-98bbb1f05702
The number of protons in an atom is called what?
[ "metallic number", "isotope", "atomic number", "mass number" ]
atomic number
sciq
3c6c8544-6970-4f7d-ae6c-cac6127f1a23
Crevasses are found in glaciers. how do these come about?
[ "god", "rigidity", "from movement", "man made" ]
from movement
sciq
6b5c040e-f91b-40b9-af16-59abc4054a7e
Combining nonpolar olive oil and polar vinegar yields what type of mixture?
[ "amorphous", "heterogeneous", "homogeneous", "omnigeneous" ]
heterogeneous
sciq
189a16fa-9727-4a65-bb1a-ee0f922e9660
If no conclusion is reached after an experiment, the scientist may retest what?
[ "materials", "hypothesis", "conclusion", "suggestions" ]
hypothesis
sciq
336379dc-5fc5-4d4d-9226-d66090f2fef8
What builds up in an artery and reduces blood flow?
[ "surface tension", "plaque", "pressure", "calcium deposits" ]
plaque
sciq
b9ba2e5f-e28c-4ae1-a19f-dc618d7f8ee7
Compounds with metals and nonmetals sharing electrons are known as what kinds of compounds?
[ "acids", "ions", "atoms", "eons" ]
ions
sciq
b2b7f776-0159-4666-968c-98d56eb45e54
What are the only organisms that can perform photosynthesis?
[ "autotrophs", "heterotrophs", "monocots", "sponges" ]
autotrophs
sciq
f871483a-aabc-4a92-95d6-e70944ba4323
What is an interesting example of a molecule with two central atoms, which are both c atoms?
[ "water", "chloride", "sulfur", "acetylene" ]
acetylene
sciq
3dafdd25-ba86-437e-9ad6-1ba6da0cfd32
What is the name of the fungi that are ubiquitous in lakes and soil?
[ "eomycota", "sporozoans", "zygomycota", "chytrids" ]
chytrids
sciq
85a2d477-a7d6-46c7-be44-911f8d275aac
All the atoms of a given element have the same number of what in their nucleus, though they may have different numbers of neutrons?
[ "compounds", "electrons", "protons", "molecules" ]
protons
sciq
7fe7bdc7-0c7b-46f6-a9b0-e348083c1fdb
What causes a voltage to exist across the membrane in cells?
[ "same charge", "difference in charges", "insulators", "increase in energy" ]
difference in charges
sciq
3138ce68-a3b0-4826-b127-0b844230a292
A synergist that makes the insertion site more stable is called a what?
[ "lesion", "dominator", "fixator", "kilocalorie" ]
fixator
sciq
21f2e4ab-17ff-4e44-bb99-4b4b6e33a25d
What system of the body is generally responsible for breathing?
[ "integumentary", "cardiac", "respiratory system", "excretory" ]
respiratory system
sciq
75ae8de9-f7d5-49c8-b1f1-c875ac1d988f
Carbon dioxide does not rise like other gases because it has a density greater than what?
[ "gravity", "water", "air", "light" ]
air
sciq
4510b1de-1208-4d01-916d-069bf099961d
What is the property that determines the amount of current flow through a particular material?
[ "demand", "surface tension", "pressure", "resistance" ]
resistance
sciq
1a157394-e2c3-4605-8627-8ebf7a9cb4ed
In glycolysis, glucose is split into two molecules of pyruvate. this results in a net gain of?
[ "three atp molecules", "six atp molecules", "two atp molecules", "four atp molecules" ]
two atp molecules
sciq
c6659ed6-f7dc-4ec6-a359-9d205bd27813
What organ do we use to hear sound?
[ "antennae", "the ear", "eye", "amplifier" ]
the ear
sciq
215cc082-78e1-4059-8404-809779e5edcb
Mixture of metals is called what?
[ "fusion", "alloy", "amalgm", "compound" ]
alloy
sciq
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The rate the magma cools determines what property of the rock?
[ "color", "location", "size", "texture" ]
texture
sciq