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What is the long-term average of weather in a particular spot called?
[ "temperature", "migration", "climate", "weather" ]
climate
sciq
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What are the three most common elements in the air we breathe?
[ "oxygen, nitrogen, H20", "nitrogen, oxygen and argon", "nitrogen, argon, hydrogen", "argon, oxygen, hydrogen" ]
nitrogen, oxygen and argon
sciq
dddd85b4-682e-4095-aec4-43353337796c
Cirrus, stratus, and cumulus are the main types of what?
[ "storms", "climate", "weather", "clouds" ]
clouds
sciq
266e6f64-df85-43f1-8228-eeefb9bc191d
Lymphatic capillaries are interlaced with the arterioles and venules of which system?
[ "circulatory system", "skeletal systems", "cardiovascular system", "atmospheric system" ]
cardiovascular system
sciq
07360012-f487-4b15-ad6a-195fdc97a400
What is required for communication?
[ "transmission and weight of signals", "lack and reception of signals", "weight and reception of signals", "transmission and reception of signals" ]
transmission and reception of signals
sciq
6db642a6-82d9-463a-ba76-ef825008999f
When gametes unite during fertilization, the resulting zygote inherits two of what for each gene, one from each parent?
[ "genomes", "alleles", "molecules", "chromosomes" ]
alleles
sciq
83c9f0be-f391-4bf7-a998-2f13b3d58569
What provides an early, rapid, and nonspecific defense against invading pathogens?
[ "microorganisms", "toxins", "neutrophils", "bacteria" ]
neutrophils
sciq
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In a mammal the front part of the brain is called the what?
[ "cerebellum", "thallus", "brain stem", "cerebrum" ]
cerebrum
sciq
505d8c9a-3891-48f2-9a98-e505ffa59503
What term is used to describe joints in which the bones are connected by cartilage?
[ "capillaries joints", "cartilaginous joints", "blob joints", "spinal joins" ]
cartilaginous joints
sciq
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What type of tissue is made up of cells that have the unique ability to contract?
[ "nervous tissue", "connective tissue", "epithelial tissue", "muscle tissue" ]
muscle tissue
sciq
b6689880-6906-4197-9aa6-bcb1660362d4
Recent fossil evidence has shown that the evolutionary divergence of what group from other land animals was characterized by streamlining and simplifying the digestive system, which allowed a high metabolic rate?
[ "rats", "marsupials", "fish", "birds" ]
birds
sciq
11bbdc49-74bc-4b5c-a82a-6ce77a0bce96
Probability can be used to predict the chance of gametes and offspring having certain what?
[ "alleles", "atoms", "particles", "molecules" ]
alleles
sciq
eee5b0b8-13f8-4ce9-86a3-49138369c2b2
What happens to the reaction rate over the course of a reaction?
[ "speeds up", "reverses", "stays the same", "slows down" ]
slows down
sciq
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The first reported nuclear fission occurred in 1939 when three german scientists bombarded uranium-235 atoms with slow-moving what?
[ "isotopes", "electrons", "protons", "neutrons" ]
neutrons
sciq
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What are temporary feet that protists have called?
[ "spontaneous pseudopodia", "pedicules", "transient pseudopodia", "temporary flagella" ]
transient pseudopodia
sciq
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Predicting the possible genotypes and phenotypes from a genetic cross is often aided by a what?
[ "punnett square", "axle square", "balusters square", "dinobot square" ]
punnett square
sciq
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What is a relationship between organisms that strive for the same resources in the same place?
[ "symbiotic", "parasitic", "antagonistic", "competition" ]
competition
sciq
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What is a collection of lymphatic tissue that combines with epithelial tissue lining the mucosa throughout the body?
[ "unassociated lymphoid tissue", "mucosa associated lymphoid tissue (malt)", "spheroids associated lymphoid tissue ( malt )", "cottony associated lymphoid tissue ( malt )" ]
mucosa associated lymphoid tissue (malt)
sciq
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What is the term for individuals of a species that live in a particular habitat?
[ "population", "family", "biosphere", "ecosystem" ]
population
sciq
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Which gas moves from the blood in the capillaries into the air?
[ "carbon dioxide", "carbon monoxide", "oxygen", "nitrogen" ]
carbon dioxide
sciq
e9fc15e2-746d-4429-b22e-100771db6b57
What makes the halogen group so diverse?
[ "bonds easily", "a single state of matter", "contains alloys", "three different states of matter" ]
three different states of matter
sciq
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What type of dating determines which of two fossils is older or younger than the other but not their age in years?
[ "relative", "constant", "normal", "normative" ]
relative
sciq
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The timing of events in what cycle - which lasts just minutes in fruit fly embryos - is controlled by mechanisms that are both internal and external to the cell?
[ "circadian cycle", "life cycle", "cell cycle", "carbon cycle" ]
cell cycle
sciq
af7f31d7-eb78-45d5-9e23-9fd3cdbaa64b
Is wind power renewable or non renewable?
[ "depends", "non renewable", "neither", "renewable" ]
renewable
sciq
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What is the principal cell of connective tissues?
[ "Cancer", "fibroblast", "organism", "neural" ]
fibroblast
sciq
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What occurs when a few individuals start, or found, a new population?
[ "novelty effect", "outsider effect", "founder effect", "pioneer effect" ]
founder effect
sciq
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When animals use incubation, how do they generally give birth to their young?
[ "eggs", "copying", "division", "live" ]
eggs
sciq
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What two-word term refers to the number of different species in the community?
[ "bacteria richness", "group-richness", "species richness", "face-richness" ]
species richness
sciq
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Two events are defined to be simultaneous if an observer measures them as occurring at what?
[ "opposite times", "different times", "midnight", "same time" ]
same time
sciq
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The force of attraction or repulsion between charged particles is called what?
[ "power force", "electric force", "cooling force", "magnetic force" ]
electric force
sciq
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What important function do bees perform on garden plants and many commercial fruit trees?
[ "hibernation", "condensation", "ruination", "pollination" ]
pollination
sciq
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What do ecosystems require constant inputs of?
[ "Water", "fuel", "energy", "heating" ]
energy
sciq
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What is the final stage of aerobic respiration?
[ "proton transport", "electron transport", "glucose transport", "electron production" ]
electron transport
sciq
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What is the lightest molecule?
[ "helium", "hydrogen", "oxygen", "silicon" ]
hydrogen
sciq
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The genome of an organism consists of one or more what?
[ "hemoglobin molecules", "dna molecules", "require molecules", "rna molecules" ]
dna molecules
sciq
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Where are free-living roundworms mainly found?
[ "rainforests", "arboreal habitats", "freshwater habitats", "ocean depths" ]
freshwater habitats
sciq
74ec8f9a-c9b0-4cd1-9de0-4ea621fc4423
What do you call any force that makes something move in a circle?
[ "centripetal force", "cyclical", "momentum", "tangential force" ]
centripetal force
sciq
5604ebbc-38da-4397-b641-6940b8f94bf0
The two parameters used to measure changes in ecosystems are resistance and what related factor?
[ "acceptability", "variation", "resilience", "strength" ]
resilience
sciq
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In humans, the first sites used for energy storage are liver and what else?
[ "reproductive organs", "lungs", "skin cells", "muscle cells" ]
muscle cells
sciq
d7827a5a-cdd1-40ec-aea6-1a2a355d56d1
What are electrons at the outermost energy level of an atom are called?
[ "ions", "valence electrons", "core electrons", "shell electrons" ]
valence electrons
sciq
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Reaching conclusions about unobserved things on the basis of what has already been observed is known as what kind of reasoning?
[ "conductive", "inductive", "reductive", "primitive" ]
inductive
sciq
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The molecular formula is still c 4 h 10 , which is the same formula as?
[ "carbon hydroxide", "butane", "propane", "chlorine" ]
butane
sciq
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A structure composed of two or more types of tissues that work together to perform the same function is called?
[ "organ", "System", "order", "Group" ]
organ
sciq
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All cells undergo what during a lifetime, but when this process is out of control, cancer results?
[ "cell transition", "cell death", "cell division", "cell mutation" ]
cell division
sciq
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Amylase and pepsin are examples of enzymes needed for what process?
[ "filtration", "digestion", "absorption", "fermentation" ]
digestion
sciq
abcc5211-639b-4fe5-95b2-0de3cc1b0cae
What two words describe the debate over whether behaviors are caused by genetics or by environment?
[ "dominant and recessive", "positive and negative", "nature and nurture", "kinetic and potential" ]
nature and nurture
sciq
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Why do comet tails always point away from the sun instead of trailing behind the comet?
[ "dust particles evaporate", "dust particles recoil", "dust particles attract", "dust particles liquify" ]
dust particles recoil
sciq
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What is the term for the average number of individuals in a population per unit of area or volume?
[ "population structure", "Density group", "population density", "population diameter" ]
population density
sciq
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Gibbs free energy values can be used to determine what?
[ "equal lines", "equilibrium differentials", "prime constants", "equilibrium constants" ]
equilibrium constants
sciq
eceb3be5-c182-4400-bd55-2992be7ffbc8
Creep, which usually takes place where the ground freezes and thaws frequently, involves movement of particles due to what force?
[ "gravity", "normal", "friction", "wind" ]
gravity
sciq
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Which parasite causes downy mildew in grape plants?
[ "plasmopara viticola", "taphrina confusa", "epichloe typhina", "chrysomyxa ledi" ]
plasmopara viticola
sciq
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What property is defined as the magnitude or size of displacement between two positions?
[ "distance", "Distance", "gravity", "passing" ]
distance
sciq
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Endosperm usually develops before the what does?
[ "nucleus", "embryo", "fetus", "gamete" ]
embryo
sciq
f4b0da75-307c-4a7e-89e2-2d0f3d272dc4
What is the term for geological activity that occurs within a plate?
[ "deformation activity", "perennials activity", "disruption activity", "intraplate activity" ]
intraplate activity
sciq
bfe91544-56dd-4e21-b01f-0d733714e45e
What is a three-dimensional anticline called?
[ "cyclone", "dome", "volcano", "cave" ]
dome
sciq
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Electrical energy consumed can be expressed as the product of power multiplied by what else?
[ "time", "speed", "energy", "work" ]
time
sciq
520e5312-5389-4a45-8c29-21fd1bb5c02e
What is the name for a substance that can be used to follow the pathway of that substance through some structure?
[ "solution", "tracker", "tracer", "gel" ]
tracer
sciq
fafd6869-d72d-4a0c-ae2a-e67a0f382042
What do osteoclasts do to bone?
[ "break it down", "build it up", "lengthen it", "strengthen it" ]
break it down
sciq
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What do tube worms rely on for food?
[ "fatty microorganisms", "sponges microorganisms", "lentiviruses microorganisms", "chemosynthetic microorganisms" ]
chemosynthetic microorganisms
sciq
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Size is a general feature of cell structure that relates to?
[ "timing", "function", "instance", "activation" ]
function
sciq
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Altitude is height above what?
[ "sea level", "the water table", "the earth's core", "the earth's surface" ]
sea level
sciq
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Conservation of what property of ecosystems is the aim of measures like the endangered species act?
[ "natural selection", "biodiversity", "Allopatric speciation", "bioremediation" ]
biodiversity
sciq
3e45418d-f6b6-4c71-8ec9-2fc379f0ef8b
Nearly all rocks are made of what?
[ "sand", "magma", "calcium", "minerals" ]
minerals
sciq
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What type of cell division produces gametes?
[ "apoptosis", "mutations", "meiosis", "mitosis" ]
meiosis
sciq
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Where are feces formed?
[ "liver", "large intestine", "small intestine", "duodenum" ]
large intestine
sciq
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What measurement of the wave is used to determine the magnitude of an earthquake?
[ "length", "width", "diameter", "height" ]
height
sciq
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In a food chain, only about 10 percent of what passes to the next level?
[ "mineral", "energy", "hydrogen", "vitamins" ]
energy
sciq
f92863cd-ba66-4e71-8404-285e5f147fe1
In plants, a high concentration of iaa inhibits what?
[ "technology elongation", "Cell reproduction", "cell elongation", "same elongation" ]
cell elongation
sciq
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The rate of heat transfer by radiation is largely determined by what?
[ "color", "environment", "scope", "sound" ]
color
sciq
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Comparisons of amino acid sequences can shed light on the evolutionary divergence of what?
[ "related species", "dinosaurs", "mammals", "birds" ]
related species
sciq
4f4c2741-8c94-4779-a28a-b5b4e94822f5
How high or low a sound seems is associated with what property of the sound?
[ "wavelength", "frequency", "decibel", "pitch" ]
pitch
sciq
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Alveolar ducts and broncioles are developing parts of what organ system?
[ "nervous", "respiratory", "digestive", "immune" ]
respiratory
sciq
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During photosynthesis what organelle is used by plants to change sunlight into chemical energy?
[ "chloroplasts", "ribosome", "mitochondria", "golgi apparatus" ]
chloroplasts
sciq
23fd2fce-9be5-4fbd-8e69-9d27fe5912e0
Small water bodies often fed by springs are called what?
[ "oceans", "rivers", "puddles", "ponds" ]
ponds
sciq
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The combustion of propane gas produces carbon dioxide and what else?
[ "methane", "water vapor", "carbon monoxide", "phosphorous" ]
water vapor
sciq
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Tremetol, a metabolic poison found in the white snake root plant, prevents the metabolism of what?
[ "sodium", "sugars", "lactate", "lipids" ]
lactate
sciq
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Water, carbon dioxide, and what other element are important agents of chemical weathering?
[ "methane", "helium", "oxygen", "sulfur" ]
oxygen
sciq
974c5e1e-af29-46aa-8033-0ee62e8ea531
Deserts and forests are examples of what type of biome?
[ "acquatic", "freshwater", "abundant", "terrestrial" ]
terrestrial
sciq
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Lampreys use their sucker to feed on what part of other fish species?
[ "heart", "liver", "brain", "blood" ]
blood
sciq
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Nonflowering vascular plants have how many basic types of leaves?
[ "three", "five", "one", "four" ]
three
sciq
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Somatosensation includes all sensation received from the skin and mucous membranes, as well as from these?
[ "five senses", "organs", "limbs and joints", "glial cells" ]
limbs and joints
sciq
69718479-2fe7-4777-bcf4-c6584ee3d0b6
What is the only class of animals that has hair?
[ "birds", "mammals", "reptiles", "amphibians" ]
mammals
sciq
c835ddb1-4a45-4a32-b7dd-9681647e4e81
What is the muscular organ that nourishes and supports the growing embryo?
[ "ovary", "stomach", "fallopian tube", "uterus" ]
uterus
sciq
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The smallest cyclic ether is called what?
[ "quark", "epoxide", "peroxidase", "aldehyde" ]
epoxide
sciq
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Dialysis is a medical process of removing wastes and excess water from the blood by diffusion and ultrafiltration. when kidney function fails, dialysis must be done to artificially rid the body of this?
[ "bile juices", "calories", "waste and fluids", "mucus and phloem" ]
waste and fluids
sciq
6fb5765a-ca3f-485e-a63b-e6929d2faa35
What is the study of how living things interact with each other and with their environment?
[ "geology", "scientology", "ecology", "biology" ]
ecology
sciq
db11ff8d-2cdc-45a6-b5b1-f785aabda8fc
What is a continuous flow of electric charge called?
[ "microwave current", "electric current", "magnetism", "powered current" ]
electric current
sciq
ab3f98e7-888a-434f-8c5f-82bd66ecc99f
How many years can dissolved carbon be stored in the deep ocean?
[ "thousands", "hundreds", "tens", "unknown" ]
thousands
sciq
8aeac488-ccb6-4414-805c-1f88c4f1d993
What effect causes winds and currents to form circular patterns?
[ "centrifugal effect", "jet stream", "coriolis effect", "horse latitudes" ]
coriolis effect
sciq
d1153ecc-56cb-414e-b0a0-f58c036de70b
What type of sunlight inhibits vertical growth in a plant?
[ "infrared", "direct", "indirect", "reduced" ]
direct
sciq
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Why does ice wedging occur?
[ "water freezes", "water evaporates", "water expands", "water melts" ]
water expands
sciq
78bfd41c-5edb-4bfa-b78d-d868594b5b9f
Are humans a new or old species on the earth?
[ "new", "old", "primal", "extinct" ]
new
sciq
58bf5b8c-6803-48c6-9b1a-3fb71cf8e450
What kind of surface would cause diffusion when light is reflected off of it?
[ "smooth surfaces", "rough surfaces", "cold surfaces", "hot surfaces" ]
rough surfaces
sciq
b5df8891-5a68-4b70-a84c-ec4151f0c2c2
What are plants called that grow where you don't want them?
[ "shrubs", "reeds", "grasses", "weeds" ]
weeds
sciq
aef06705-8f9f-4351-b128-b09075bd285f
Who proposed that everything in the universe exerts a force of attraction on everything else?
[ "einstein", "newton", "wilson", "bell" ]
newton
sciq
cd54dc6f-1dfc-4ccf-a926-2e43989b7d23
Living organisms are comprised of organic compounds, which are molecules built around what element?
[ "silicon", "carbon", "oxygen", "helium" ]
carbon
sciq
be46bd87-0571-45af-8f92-e77c6afc2b13
Which mineral do native americans use to decorate items?
[ "Tanzanite", "turquoise", "Topaz", "Amethyst" ]
turquoise
sciq
3e30f68b-1e5f-4fff-87f1-ba7e400b8c77
What's the most common disorder from having an extra chromosome?
[ "Turner syndrome", "Williams syndrome", "cri-du-chat syndrome", "down syndrome" ]
down syndrome
sciq
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What type of respiration does not use oxygen?
[ "cellular", "condensation", "fermentation", "oxidation" ]
fermentation
sciq
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Besides depth soundings, what else are bathymetric maps made of?
[ "intensity data", "sonar data", "density measures", "solar data" ]
sonar data
sciq