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Maintaining a balance inside the body or cells of organisms is known as?
[ "consciousness", "ketosis", "equanimity", "homeostasis" ]
homeostasis
sciq
91a0f65b-d3e9-4a2c-a749-5cd0a2655db3
The ability to what is affected by the velocity, or speed, of the water?
[ "impede", "hinder", "construct", "erode" ]
erode
sciq
a7d95e5a-bfe8-4e6a-9c17-95a935ade6e2
What is the process of isolating a specific gene and then making a copy of it for use in gene therapy?
[ "gene copying", "gene treatment", "attribute cloning", "gene cloning" ]
gene cloning
sciq
ebf24b3d-2251-4e74-b263-014e6db32583
The epochs of the universe are known back to very shortly after what 'explosive' event?
[ "big bang", "major bang", "Explosive bang", "Biggest bang" ]
big bang
sciq
4c2dbd40-7f82-46fb-85c4-1e5fd0191d51
What is the term for a change in an object’s motion, which occurs whenever an object is acted upon by an unbalanced force?
[ "acceleration", "rotation", "inclination", "compression" ]
acceleration
sciq
d0fe996c-0b4e-49b5-b9df-ffa71e90f50d
All metabolic functions carried out by a prokaryote take place in the plasma membrane or where else?
[ "mitochondrial", "extracellular", "cytosol", "Shell" ]
cytosol
sciq
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How does burning matter affect its mass?
[ "the mass decreases", "the mass quadruples", "the mass remains the same", "the mass increases" ]
the mass remains the same
sciq
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What type of stratified deposit is formed where lakes are covered by ice in the winter?
[ "telomeres", "varves", "tangles", "glacier" ]
varves
sciq
7353d9e7-2cc5-4209-a5f8-c0d081fd1740
Where do greenhouse gases trap heat?
[ "atmosphere", "space", "ground", "altitude" ]
atmosphere
sciq
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The hamstrings flex the leg, whereas the quadriceps femoris have what effect?
[ "extend", "contract", "no effect", "stabilize" ]
extend
sciq
aef1bfec-cef7-4d39-9994-22c382f167c1
Many ceramics are composed of what, which are salts containing anions composed of silicon and oxygen?
[ "silicates", "vinylates", "soils", "crystals" ]
silicates
sciq
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Attaching strips of neutral metals that are higher in the activity series can protect a structure from what?
[ "diffusion", "corrosion", "deoxidation", "weathering" ]
corrosion
sciq
d21f7df8-4bfd-4db6-b95f-5e9838fd3467
Weight is a measure of what force pulling down on an object?
[ "gravity", "motion", "distortion", "light" ]
gravity
sciq
c392747b-5921-4ec6-bea8-a56beba92bea
What organ absorbs about 90 percent of the water you ingest?
[ "large intestine", "skin", "small intestine", "lungs" ]
small intestine
sciq
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In drosophila, gradients of morphogens encoded by maternal effect genes determine what?
[ "body axes", "cells axes", "cell mass", "body mass" ]
body axes
sciq
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What features of a salamander's skin help protect itself from predators ?
[ "brightly colored and poisonous", "slimy and camouflaged", "camouflaged and thin", "thick and impenetrable" ]
brightly colored and poisonous
sciq
0d7204e4-0533-4cfa-8143-cd30d91ea76a
Precipitation maps show the amount of what in different areas?
[ "population", "rainfall", "heat", "geographical variety" ]
rainfall
sciq
ce05f2bc-6369-4fa9-8c9a-00bf3fb3be29
What is a germ cell that divides into gametocytes during gametogenesis?
[ "pollenation", "cocklebur", "gonads", "gametogonium" ]
gametogonium
sciq
dc8aae32-31f5-4477-9089-818119a01f78
The saguaro doesn't have any leaves to lose water by which process?
[ "evaporation", "propagation", "transpiration", "respiration" ]
transpiration
sciq
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What is the most important source of energy on earth?
[ "water", "moon", "sun", "the earth's core" ]
sun
sciq
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What do cyclotrons use to cause particles to move in circular orbits?
[ "magnetic field", "layers field", "mixed field", "occurs field" ]
magnetic field
sciq
f860c13a-7b9d-43d9-9062-c92f1be7c32f
An example of a variable relating to the ramp is its what?
[ "color", "mass", "steepness", "weight" ]
steepness
sciq
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Deep within the earth what force is so great that a rock behaves like a stretched rubber band?
[ "magnetism", "momentum", "pressure", "volcanoes" ]
pressure
sciq
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What shape is the colony of a volvox cell?
[ "pyramid", "tubular", "coil-shaped", "hollow ball shaped" ]
hollow ball shaped
sciq
21c630b0-bace-4d63-ace0-da57b63b08f5
What do puffer fish produce to protect itself?
[ "teeth", "venom", "hormones", "enzymes" ]
venom
sciq
17975fe2-8af6-4c40-99de-8710af837d8d
What are polymers composed of many sugar building blocks called?
[ "monosaccarides", "polysaccharides", "monomers", "hydrocarbons" ]
polysaccharides
sciq
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Most gas molecules in the atmosphere are pulled close to earth’s surface by what force?
[ "gravity", "traction", "weight", "light" ]
gravity
sciq
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Coral reefs and tropical rainforests are ecosystems known for what, contributing greatly to the species in existence on earth?
[ "spontaneous mutation", "commensalism", "biodiversity", "mass migrations" ]
biodiversity
sciq
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Gymnosperms and angiosperms are types of _________ seed plants.
[ "modern", "heritage", "genetic", "extinct" ]
modern
sciq
3015588b-b29b-4ec7-bfaa-41a5846ac8e8
Not getting enough calcium may cause what health problem?
[ "osteoporosis", "diabetes", "arthritis", "blindness" ]
osteoporosis
sciq
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What is the sequence of elementary steps that together comprise an entire chemical reaction called?
[ "reaction mechanism", "mechanical mechanism", "reaction circle", "basic reaction" ]
reaction mechanism
sciq
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What is the clear, curved structure that works with the cornea to help focus light at the back of the eye?
[ "retina", "lens", "pupil", "iris" ]
lens
sciq
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What is the color of the powder of a mineral called?
[ "pigment", "streak", "dye", "hue" ]
streak
sciq
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What part of the plant anchors it into the soil?
[ "roots", "leaves", "stems", "buds" ]
roots
sciq
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Evolution happens because of what?
[ "natural resources", "natural change", "natural process", "natural selection" ]
natural selection
sciq
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The nephron is the functional unit of what pair of organs?
[ "ribs", "eyes", "kidneys", "lungs" ]
kidneys
sciq
b349642a-47e2-4ac2-b4ff-9b70164a73c0
Nonshivering thermogenesis, which involves the breakdown of brown adipose tissue, is a special methods newborns have for what purpose?
[ "harnessing heat", "generating heat", "losing heat", "moving heat" ]
generating heat
sciq
e2a81815-b446-4e89-bad1-70e2a22f14ac
What do you call a predator species that affects other species' populations when its own population size changes?
[ "keystone species", "paradox species", "complement species", "symbiotic species" ]
keystone species
sciq
16159cf4-9b75-4c8a-a3ae-4b9e67b2553a
What do you call the electrons in the outer energy level of an atom that are involved in chemical bonds?
[ "transitions electrons", "helium electrons", "valence electrons", "force electrons" ]
valence electrons
sciq
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How many valence electrons do neutral phosphorus atoms have?
[ "three", "five", "nine", "four" ]
five
sciq
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What impact does photosynthesis have on the direction of electron flow?
[ "cools it", "cycles it", "reverses it", "repeats it" ]
reverses it
sciq
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In an experiment, what is kept constant so they will not affect the results, including affecting the dependent variable?
[ "educated controls", "experimental controls", "similar controls", "atmospheric controls" ]
experimental controls
sciq
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The rate of evaporation depends only on the surface area of the liquid and is essentially constant. the rate of condensation depends on the number of molecules in the vapor phase and increases steadily until it equals the rate of this?
[ "accumulation", "evaporation", "condensation", "absorption" ]
evaporation
sciq
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What are the two main types of diabetes?
[ "type 0, 1", "type 1, type 2", "type 3, 4", "type a, b" ]
type 1, type 2
sciq
57ae687e-a069-4894-a640-50f25d325546
What function does the longer flagellae perform in dinoflagellates?
[ "attacks", "defends", "propels", "grasps" ]
propels
sciq
f7f282dc-ff5a-46c2-8e9d-0a22f354148a
What are the three stages of water?
[ "vapor, earth, internal", "ice, liquid, vapor", "liquid, underground, frozen", "ice, rock, sky" ]
ice, liquid, vapor
sciq
f3f8bd92-9f7e-4120-ab38-d0ec5ba91105
What is the first stage of cellular respiration?
[ "glycolysis", "breath", "photosynthesis", "defacation" ]
glycolysis
sciq
e2d1f178-2ee7-4f5b-8fd8-9519f711e825
Roundworms are intervertebrates that belong to which phylum?
[ "amoebozoa", "annelida", "Gordiacea", "nematoda" ]
nematoda
sciq
c2efaacc-8c5d-4c70-b76b-4440270a6135
The development of multi-cellular organisms begins from a single-celled zygote, which undergoes rapid cell division to form this?
[ "blastula", "eukaryote", "gametophyte", "multicell" ]
blastula
sciq
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While components of a mixture can be separated by physical means, the components of a pure substance can only be broken down through what means?
[ "thermal", "radiation", "chemical", "mechanical" ]
chemical
sciq
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What is it called when pollen from one plant fertilizes another plant of the same species?
[ "cross-breeding", "cross - vegetation", "cross-typing", "cross-pollination" ]
cross-pollination
sciq
e55f62dc-4b80-4218-80cb-42eab85c6edc
Calcium hydroxide and calcium carbonate are effective in neutralizing the effects of what on lakes?
[ "dioxide rain", "ozone rain", "acid rain", "oil rain" ]
acid rain
sciq
fc895fa0-601d-475f-a164-36596166badf
Most of these bacterial illnesses can be prevented with proper cooking of food and washing what?
[ "teeth", "hair", "vegetables", "hands" ]
hands
sciq
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If something is in the state of matter where it has both a definite shape and volume, then what state of matter is it in?
[ "plasma", "liquid", "solid", "gas" ]
solid
sciq
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What is the region known as the myelencephalon in the embryonic brain?
[ "Diencephalon", "medulla", "Telencephalon", "Mesencephalon" ]
medulla
sciq
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What involves the reaction of a hydrocarbon with oxygen gas to produce water and carbon dioxide?
[ "material reactions", "hydrogen reactions", "combustion reactions", "chemical reactions" ]
combustion reactions
sciq
b4b0300f-3f3b-4ec6-bf56-5d44ea5ee580
What law states that matter cannot be created or destroyed?
[ "conservation of energy", "construct of energy", "law of inertia", "Murphy's Law" ]
conservation of energy
sciq
5e7f2ac1-fa43-406d-8546-cac8939edf41
The air bubbles resulting from cavitation expand and block water channels of the what?
[ "ectoderm", "xylem", "heart", "respiration" ]
xylem
sciq
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Which gender typically experiences growth spurts first?
[ "female", "male", "no difference", "transgender" ]
female
sciq
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What are the only organisms that can decompose wood?
[ "bacteria", "protists", "fossil", "fungi" ]
fungi
sciq
db6b8658-4c2b-4eef-9da5-4f04cc0fb600
What part of the plant do nutrients enter?
[ "the stem", "the seeds", "the roots", "the flower" ]
the roots
sciq
4d0bb5b0-e573-4e89-aaa2-b3f754703ca1
What is a solid particle that is indestructible?
[ "nucleus", "quark", "neutron", "atom" ]
atom
sciq
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Activated macrophages and neutrophils discharge what that signals molecules that enhance an immune response?
[ "nucelotides", "alkaloids", "cytokines", "pathogens" ]
cytokines
sciq
3a5b6be8-97a2-4c3e-87e3-bdf3e08d4b02
The extracellular fluid is in contact with the axon membrane only at what location?
[ "synapses", "Sensory Receptors", "the nodes", "dendrites" ]
the nodes
sciq
5dc94eee-c210-4193-838d-a078c37ca8b4
Muscarinic receptors can cause both depolarization or hyperpolarization depending on the what?
[ "gravity", "phenotype", "strain", "subtype" ]
subtype
sciq
98759831-cfa4-4b16-a200-d4b585ab64f3
What does rising air do when it reaches the top of the troposphere?
[ "warms", "heats", "dries", "cools" ]
cools
sciq
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The what is the number of wave cycles that pass a specified point in space in a specified amount of time?
[ "intensity", "density", "frequency", "vibrancy" ]
frequency
sciq
db05f731-2ed7-4b1b-937f-e3b01ccc7ecf
Intermediate filaments tend to give the structural stability to what?
[ "cells", "muscles", "proteins", "nerves" ]
cells
sciq
89d68b23-3145-4412-89bf-4b07b7a726ec
What is the process in which a layer of a second metal is deposited on the metal electrode that acts as the cathode during electrolysis?
[ "electroplating", "distillation", "cold fusion", "casting" ]
electroplating
sciq
af70a9f9-d0bc-4da4-9e8d-42ce383d2afe
What is the term for diseases in which blood does not clot normally?
[ "lymphoma", "hemophilia", "arthritis", "diabetes" ]
hemophilia
sciq
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Cardiomyocytes are striated muscle cells found where?
[ "in cardiac tissue", "in the diaphram", "in lung tissue", "in the intestines" ]
in cardiac tissue
sciq
9cb95013-b9ee-46af-9c7d-7a24e60be985
Which protein, that stores oxygen in muscle cells, has been purified from a number of organisms?
[ "melanin", "potassium", "iodine", "myoglobin" ]
myoglobin
sciq
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A membrane has what property if it can control what molecules or ions enter or leave the cell?
[ "susceptible permeability", "selective permeability", "impermeability", "indiscreet permeability" ]
selective permeability
sciq
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What is the term for the amount of space taken up by an object?
[ "mass", "volume", "size", "weight" ]
volume
sciq
1802eb58-4086-429a-b161-8f0004bf7f5f
What is the most common form of cancer in women?
[ "breast cancer", "ovarian cancer", "melanoma", "lung cancer" ]
breast cancer
sciq
7fd5304c-97b9-43ae-be22-5d01478b5f3a
Exposure to what is the most common cause of hearing loss?
[ "Guitar", "outside sounds", "angry sounds", "loud sounds" ]
loud sounds
sciq
506fb825-22aa-45bb-bd4f-5c1b1134befc
What basic plant structures generally have large surface areas and high surface-to-volume ratios?
[ "roots", "leaves", "stems", "flowers" ]
leaves
sciq
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What is the main component of phytoplankton?
[ "algae", "cells", "amoebas", "seawater" ]
algae
sciq
6efb9ad8-bfbd-4751-b27d-4502d15eb264
Metabolic enzymes catalyze catabolic reactions that break down what?
[ "carbohydrates", "proteins", "impurities", "lipids" ]
carbohydrates
sciq
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Ponds and lakes are examples of what kind of biome?
[ "standing lake biome", "standing freshwater biome", "standing liquid biome", "standing marine biome" ]
standing freshwater biome
sciq
576dd32e-e0cd-40da-b835-7e1768bcc4af
The skeletons of humans and horses are examples of what?
[ "exoskeletons", "endoskeletons", "pliant skeletons", "hydroskeleton" ]
endoskeletons
sciq
e95470a9-e122-446d-b412-6ee48dc5e372
What type of tissue transports water, nutrients, and food in plants?
[ "normal tissue", "vascular tissue", "rough tissue", "smooth tissue" ]
vascular tissue
sciq
71d1d8ad-8bf8-43f7-ad0b-cc1bbc843263
Stomata are special pores that allow gasses to enter and exit what?
[ "the soil", "the skin", "the flower", "the leaf" ]
the leaf
sciq
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What is created when the wave source moves faster than the wave propagation speed?
[ "loop wake", "superceding wake", "bow wake", "piece wake" ]
bow wake
sciq
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In a transverse wave, the highest point the wave reaches is known as the?
[ "flow", "axis", "crest", "valley" ]
crest
sciq
e2986c8a-aacf-464d-a7bb-56b49aa848c7
Which orbitals do electrons fill first?
[ "closest to the nucleus", "empty orbitals", "charged orbitals", "furthest from nucleus" ]
closest to the nucleus
sciq
caa6aebd-5dab-445b-a1c5-43def8e8f58b
Many discrete characters are determined by a single gene locus with different alleles that produce distinct what?
[ "clusters", "phototypes", "subtypes", "phenotypes" ]
phenotypes
sciq
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What is the hardest type of coal?
[ "Bituminous", "peat", "lignite", "anthracite" ]
anthracite
sciq
b6b62e7d-a593-43b3-8339-36f812d516be
All cells have voltages across their what?
[ "display membranes", "ribosomes", "plasma membranes", "nuclei" ]
plasma membranes
sciq
67b36159-1b62-49c5-ba29-69ed4d6877dc
Which is the largest planet in our solar system?
[ "uranus", "titan", "jupiter", "neptune" ]
jupiter
sciq
2b0cab33-def1-48b7-aa10-747f88815bd9
A crucial function of the cranial nerves is to keep visual stimuli centered on the fovea of what eye structure?
[ "scelra", "retina", "pupil", "iris" ]
retina
sciq
2ef6f207-e1f5-41bb-8998-884b736b34d8
In what process is energy from the sun converted to stored chemical energy in an organism?
[ "photosynthesis", "metabolism", "cellular respiration", "digestion" ]
photosynthesis
sciq
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Sunlight gives plants the energy they need for what?
[ "glycolysis", "photosynthesis", "absorption", "respiration" ]
photosynthesis
sciq
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What is lowered when salts go into ion form?
[ "power", "charge", "voltage", "resistance" ]
resistance
sciq
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What is produced during the hydrogenation of vegetable oils?
[ "rich fatty acids", "trans fatty acids", "partially-hydrogenated fatty acids", "complete fatty acids" ]
trans fatty acids
sciq
2688c98c-0ba9-47c0-8265-6d35e6e9685d
Where does fertilization usually take place?
[ "ovary", "vagina", "fallopian tubes", "uterus" ]
fallopian tubes
sciq
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What monitors the level of carbon dioxide in the blood?
[ "the lungs", "the heart", "the brain stem", "the kidneys" ]
the brain stem
sciq
4b9fb8f9-f6ef-4234-b9d7-c6013999f07a
When volume does not change, temperature is proportional to what other property?
[ "Length", "Density", "pressure", "resistance" ]
pressure
sciq
0a3974ab-3742-45d9-a0b9-7047f12b51b3
Single-displacement reactions are a subset of what?
[ "particle reactions", "redox reactions", "gravitational reactions", "kinetic reactions" ]
redox reactions
sciq
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What is the process by which the substances you consume are taken up by the blood?
[ "evaporation", "digestion", "filtration", "absorption" ]
absorption
sciq