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What type of layers do animals' tissues develop from?
[ "cytoplasm", "transgenic", "embryonic", "dermic" ]
embryonic
sciq
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Vectors along the same line can be what to one another like ordinary numbers?
[ "added", "noted", "lost", "taken" ]
added
sciq
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As a cell grows, its volume increases more quickly than its what?
[ "surface area", "density", "age", "weight" ]
surface area
sciq
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What is the term for an antibody that inappropriately marks self-components as foreign?
[ "compromised antibody", "autoimmune antibody", "rogue antibody", "autoantibody" ]
autoantibody
sciq
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What type of orbit do the planets make in the solar system?
[ "figure eight", "conical", "elliptical", "vertical" ]
elliptical
sciq
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In which part of the ear are the vibrations amplified by the malleus, incus, and stapes?
[ "inner ear", "middle ear", "outer ear", "major ear" ]
middle ear
sciq
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What landform occurs most often along plate boundaries?
[ "volcanoes", "sinkholes", "geysers", "dunes" ]
volcanoes
sciq
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Which type of glaciers form several unique features through erosion, including cirques, arêtes, and horns?
[ "icebergs", "line glaciers", "valley glaciers", "deep glaciers" ]
valley glaciers
sciq
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What are the strongest chemical bonds?
[ "covalent and ionic bonds", "weak and ionic bonds", "mutual and stock bonds", "curvature and ionic bonds" ]
covalent and ionic bonds
sciq
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Bacteria break down the remains of digested food through a processed called what?
[ "oxidation", "fermentation", "synthesis", "regulation" ]
fermentation
sciq
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What is the term for the process in which water vapor changes to tiny droplets of liquid water?
[ "diffusion", "condensation", "dispersion", "vaporization" ]
condensation
sciq
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Specialized features of populations of galápagos finches inspired what theory?
[ "evolution by isolation", "evolution by force", "evolution by natural selection", "evolution by reaction" ]
evolution by natural selection
sciq
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In the equation for pressure, how is force expressed?
[ "meters", "teraflops", "newtons", "pounds" ]
newtons
sciq
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The radiocarpal and midcarpal joints are responsible for all movements of the hand and what other part of the body?
[ "foot", "wrist", "fingers", "shoulder" ]
wrist
sciq
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Psip can be positive or negative relative to what kind of pressure?
[ "atmospheric", "inertia", "magnetic", "manometric" ]
atmospheric
sciq
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Lava erupts through long cracks in the ground, also called what?
[ "ridges", "fissures", "crevasses", "faults" ]
fissures
sciq
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What is the smallest aromatic hydrocarbon?
[ "benzene", "sulfide", "phosphate", "furan" ]
benzene
sciq
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Which type of tree loses its leaves each fall and remains leafless in the winter?
[ "conifer", "annual", "perennial", "deciduous" ]
deciduous
sciq
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Water is a versatile solvent that can dissolve many ionic and polar molecular solutes to make what?
[ "sulfide solutions", "aqueous solutions", "sulfate solutions", "chloride solutions" ]
aqueous solutions
sciq
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Cigarettes are a major source of what kind of chemical substances linked with cancer?
[ "carcinogens", "alkaloids", "chemicals", "pesticides" ]
carcinogens
sciq
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Does the force of magnetism increase or decrease as the distance between objects increases?
[ "increase", "decrease", "fluctuate", "remain stable" ]
decrease
sciq
bae0f3aa-5650-4d6d-bb83-072e7e273153
What evolutionary concept emphasizes reproductive isolation?
[ "reproductive method concept", "chemical species concept", "toxic species concept", "biological species concept" ]
biological species concept
sciq
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What do you call the transfer of thermal energy between particles of matter that are touching?
[ "convection", "oxidation", "conduction", "activation" ]
conduction
sciq
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What's the term for a cyclic hydrocarbon with a carbon-carbon triple bond?
[ "tricycloalkyne", "bicycloalykne", "cycloalkyne", "bialkyne" ]
cycloalkyne
sciq
b4f7fd03-4561-4ee1-9d8c-f2ad4f595cd5
Osmosis is driven by the imbalance of what?
[ "evaporation", "precipitation", "isolation", "water concentration" ]
water concentration
sciq
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Chromosomes consist of what material made up of strings of dna?
[ "mitochondria", "gray matter", "rna", "chromatin" ]
chromatin
sciq
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Are scissors simple or compound machines?
[ "simple", "compound", "neither", "lever" ]
compound
sciq
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What type of isotopes have short half-lives and are given in very low doses?
[ "gasses", "radionuclides", "stable isotopes", "radioisotopes" ]
radioisotopes
sciq
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What is the multi-phase process in which the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell divides?
[ "fission", "mitosis", "cytokinesis", "Osmosis" ]
mitosis
sciq
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What are microscopic vessels with very thin, porous walls?
[ "veins", "valves", "arteries", "capillaries" ]
capillaries
sciq
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Which part of a fish helps them breathe?
[ "layers", "fins", "pores", "gills" ]
gills
sciq
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What produces hormones referred to as thymosins, which contribute to the development of the immune response in infants?
[ "thymus", "pancreas", "receptors", "heart" ]
thymus
sciq
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Some of the biggest waves occur with what type of storm that forms over the ocean and brings high winds?
[ "tropical storm", "hurricane", "tropical depression", "tsunami" ]
hurricane
sciq
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In many species, display behaviors, like a gorilla beating on its chest, are used instead of actual physical attacks to show what?
[ "friction", "dominance", "aggression", "stress" ]
aggression
sciq
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What are the two types of vascular tissue?
[ "cytoplasm and ectoplasm", "phloem and phlegm", "ectoderm and phloem", "xylem and phloem" ]
xylem and phloem
sciq
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Because heterotrophs cannot make their own food, what are they called?
[ "destroyers", "consumers", "customers", "products" ]
consumers
sciq
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Nucleic acids contain the information needed for cells to make what?
[ "lipids", "metabolytes", "proteins", "protons" ]
proteins
sciq
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Unlike corals, jellyfish spend most of their lives as what?
[ "infants", "medusae", "cercariae", "pupae" ]
medusae
sciq
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What are materials that eject electrons when illuminated with light called?
[ "illumination", "photoemissive", "fragmentation", "photogenic" ]
photoemissive
sciq
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Hfcs are used as a replacement for what?
[ "gases", "cfcs", "pollutants", "nitrofluorocarbons" ]
cfcs
sciq
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What has the burning of fossil fuels increased in the atmosphere?
[ "carbon dioxide", "ozone", "temperature", "oxygen" ]
carbon dioxide
sciq
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In humans, the sperm cell is the only cell with what structure that enables motility?
[ "flagella", "False Cell", "eukaryotic", "sporangia" ]
flagella
sciq
d2e6aea3-70e3-4a50-8180-cc4d9f2e7d88
Dispersal occurs only on what time scale?
[ "conventional", "evolutionary", "developmental", "regular" ]
evolutionary
sciq
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What type of feedback intensifies a change in the body’s physiological condition rather than reversing it?
[ "negative feedback", "neutral feedback", "positive feedback", "susceptible feedback" ]
positive feedback
sciq
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What law explains why some objects float and some sink.
[ "montenegrins ' law", "flanges ' law", "newton's law", "archimedes' law" ]
archimedes' law
sciq
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What is the force of gravity called?
[ "mass", "scale", "pressure", "weight" ]
weight
sciq
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The structure of the human tail bone is called what?
[ "a vestigial structure", "an artifact", "a abnormal structure", "a vital structure" ]
a vestigial structure
sciq
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Of course, a net external force is needed to cause any acceleration, just as newton proposed in his second law of what?
[ "gravity", "speed", "motion", "land" ]
motion
sciq
bf9d1580-55c7-48f1-bfea-3dcee6393a2a
The oldest fossil of land plants date back how many millions of years?
[ "430 million years", "520 million years", "470 million years", "350 million years" ]
470 million years
sciq
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What do young female meerkats act as in colonies?
[ "predators", "babysitters", "midwives", "defenders" ]
babysitters
sciq
b54b7eac-3e03-4884-8c5d-b7f669ce9cb2
Since europeans settled in the united states, about what percentage of topsoil has eroded away?
[ "42 percent", "10 percent", "25 percent", "33 percent" ]
33 percent
sciq
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What is first year after birth is called?
[ "primary stage", "infancy", "adolescence", "neonatal stage" ]
infancy
sciq
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What do you call a substance that cannot be separated into smaller pieces, which is also defined by the number of protons it has?
[ "electrol", "atom", "element", "molecule" ]
element
sciq
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A protective coating of zinc to prevent corrosion is applied to steel and other metals labeled what?
[ "polarized", "galvanized", "battered", "corroded" ]
galvanized
sciq
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How do bacteria reproduce?
[ "budding", "nuclear fission", "sexual reproduction", "binary fission" ]
binary fission
sciq
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The pituitary gland is associated with what bodily system?
[ "nervous", "endocrine", "digestive", "cardiovascular" ]
endocrine
sciq
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Why is it necessary to maintain proper levels of cations in intercellular fluids?
[ "keep cells healthy", "cell division", "for digestion", "reverse homeostasis" ]
keep cells healthy
sciq
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Evolving from a single common ancestor, what group of organisms was perhaps the dominant life form on earth 250 million years ago?
[ "acids", "proteins", "atoms", "fungi" ]
fungi
sciq
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What two forms can fluids take?
[ "vapor or gas", "mixture or gas", "water or gas", "liquid or gas" ]
liquid or gas
sciq
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What are ionic compounds that produce hydroxide ions when dissolved in water?
[ "isotopes", "bases", "acids", "enzymes" ]
bases
sciq
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When do end portions of two nonsister chromatids trade places?
[ "never", "during respiration", "at night", "at every crossover" ]
at every crossover
sciq
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Through which part of the body do most animals take in oxygen?
[ "mouth", "rectum", "ears", "nose" ]
mouth
sciq
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Magma can be created when temperature rises, pressure lowers, or what else is added?
[ "water", "sand", "air", "dirt" ]
water
sciq
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What is the rotational equivalent of a force?
[ "power", "centripetal force", "momentum", "torque" ]
torque
sciq
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What happens when when the immune system does not work properly?
[ "immunodeficiency", "diabetes", "anemia", "stroke" ]
immunodeficiency
sciq
79780ca9-177e-4791-a22f-05da4ab71dbe
What is the beneficial function to the body of sweating?
[ "regulating body temperature", "pheromone release", "diuretic effect", "calorie loss" ]
regulating body temperature
sciq
e58774eb-7ae8-4161-aed9-ed4f1b7e0a45
What type of microscope is used to see extremely small objects?
[ "optical microscope", "ultrasonic microscope", "electron microscope", "X-ray microscope" ]
electron microscope
sciq
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What is the most prevalent gas in the atmosphere, but not the most vital for life?
[ "carbon dioxide", "argon", "oxygen", "nitrogen" ]
nitrogen
sciq
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Why wouldn't a teakettle have an aluminum handle?
[ "it conducts heat", "it is magnetic", "it isn't washable", "it absorbs light" ]
it conducts heat
sciq
0a1e9b76-55f3-4633-9744-2f03133bf5a8
What can help scientist gather information for an investigation?
[ "observations", "variables", "controls", "conclusions" ]
observations
sciq
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What do we call the region on the lung root formed by the entrance of the nerves at the hilum?
[ "heart plexus", "brain plexus", "renal plexus", "pulmonary plexus" ]
pulmonary plexus
sciq
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Both oxygen and glucose are transported within the body via what?
[ "heart", "bone", "blood", "marrow" ]
blood
sciq
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An increase in the body's cholesterol levels can lead to your arteries filling with what?
[ "fat", "plaque", "marble", "triglycerides" ]
plaque
sciq
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After citric acid forms, it goes through a series of reactions that release what, which is then captured in special molecules?
[ "metabolytes", "hydrogen", "energy", "chlorophyll" ]
energy
sciq
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All chemical changes involve a transfer of what?
[ "energy", "hydrogen", "pressure", "nitrogen" ]
energy
sciq
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The normal response of the respiratory system to elevated ph is to increase the amount of what in the blood?
[ "acid", "glucose", "red blood cells", "co2" ]
co2
sciq
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What part of an atom is electrically neutral?
[ "electrons", "protons", "newtons", "neutrons" ]
neutrons
sciq
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Bar, circle, and line are all types of what?
[ "graphs", "maps", "algorithms", "theories" ]
graphs
sciq
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Unlike eukaryotic cells, dna and rna synthesis in prokaryotic cells occurs together with synthesis of what?
[ "mutation", "membrane", "protein", "fruit" ]
protein
sciq
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What type of bacteria are sometimes used as weapons of bioterrorism?
[ "avian", "pathogenic", "carcinogenic", "hypothermic" ]
pathogenic
sciq
a7498a1f-77dd-49b9-8b1e-063877ccc988
What is the name of a joint in which one bone rotates in relation to another bone?
[ "hinge", "pivot joint", "ball and socket", "gliding" ]
pivot joint
sciq
35f3157c-7e50-461a-b0c0-7a2d4af88048
Cirrus, stratus, and cumulus are types of what?
[ "storms", "slopes", "clouds", "plants" ]
clouds
sciq
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What is a buildup of electric charges on objects?
[ "static", "potential", "wattage", "conduction" ]
static
sciq
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Where do you find the greatest biodiversity?
[ "in the tundra", "at the poles", "in the tropics", "in shallow lakes" ]
in the tropics
sciq
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The ostwald process is the commercial method for producing what?
[ "citric acid", "nitric acid", "deoxyribonucleic acid", "chlorine" ]
nitric acid
sciq
d62f30aa-4a86-4e92-b723-174e4ec7f093
What includes the bones and cartilage?
[ "skeleton", "lungs", "skull", "fossil" ]
skeleton
sciq
a59c8e7d-7210-4bec-b1a3-902beba46148
What type of constraints are placed on technological design?
[ "legal and social", "physical and social", "moral and legal", "physical and legal" ]
physical and social
sciq
faf507a5-2e25-436c-8b21-07cf2094933a
What cycle is the second stage of cellular respiration?
[ "glycolysis", "krebs cycle", "sodium potassium pump", "electron transport chain" ]
krebs cycle
sciq
68a0b234-ef4a-49a5-9eb8-4a39fdea197d
What phenomenon can cause a protein in an organism to be made incorrectly?
[ "evolution", "allele", "heredity", "mutation" ]
mutation
sciq
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What are mid-wavelength electromagnetic waves commonly referred to as?
[ "x-rays", "gamma rays", "electricity", "light" ]
light
sciq
afb2d4db-b2b4-4b00-9a3e-b322bbfc8fa7
Bronchial tubes in the lungs branch into ever-smaller structures, finally ending in alveoli. the alveoli act like what?
[ "springs", "filters", "bellows", "tiny bubbles" ]
tiny bubbles
sciq
7d8e7066-a410-4ebd-ba57-24479627a2cc
What can be used to accelerate the rate at which chemical reactions occur?
[ "components", "protein", "hormones", "enzymes" ]
enzymes
sciq
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Air temperature changes as what increases?
[ "pressure", "density", "altitude", "salinity" ]
altitude
sciq
acf93911-346e-47a0-8e85-4e0dbf2802a7
What happens to energy in a closed system?
[ "is wasted", "is conserved", "is destroyed", "is replicated" ]
is conserved
sciq
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What are magnetites naturally attracted to?
[ "stone", "glass", "aluminum", "iron" ]
iron
sciq
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The visceral senses are most often below the limit of conscious perception because they are involved in this?
[ "homeostatic regulation", "subtle regulation", "sensory balance", "homeostatic manipulation" ]
homeostatic regulation
sciq
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The ideal gas law does not require that the properties of what?
[ "gas change", "transit change", "copper change", "liquid change" ]
gas change
sciq
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Vertebrates lacking what structures often use lungs for gas exchange?
[ "spores", "nostrils", "pores", "gills" ]
gills
sciq
c83eb50e-3152-4b68-a8d8-2598575783af
What "kind" of water may take longer to become contaminated than surface water, while the natural cleaning process may take longer?
[ "spring water", "lake water", "dam water", "groundwater" ]
groundwater
sciq
88ccedde-937f-4393-8a35-7457c4be1698
Long-term storage of what element occurs when matter from living organisms is buried deep underground and becomes fossilized?
[ "hydrogen", "Nitrogen", "carbon", "oxygen" ]
carbon
sciq