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df85dec4-e974-47a4-8680-1aa76d3c60e5
Who has proposed that cigarette advertising in all media be banned entirely?
[ "antismoking groups", "parents", "schools", "teachers" ]
antismoking groups
sciq
3a334e6a-6da8-412b-8dca-71021432e836
What is the reaction called when an acid and a base react?
[ "decomposition", "neutralization", "oxidation", "activation" ]
neutralization
sciq
3698ecf1-b075-47d5-9db0-afac4bd6e5ef
What is the term for when clumped solids sink to the bottom of the water?
[ "sediment", "sedimentation", "Foundation", "Clumping" ]
sedimentation
sciq
e329556f-88b8-4f48-ab75-6b5d58f09859
A wildfire clears a forest of vegetation and animal life, returning their nutrients to the ground leaving a foundation for rapid recolonization. what is this a classic example of?
[ "secondary succession", "typical succession", "cause succession", "primary succession" ]
secondary succession
sciq
ddeab01d-15fc-44c9-9a24-b733e213de26
What system of the body can specifically protect you from pathogens and other things that might make you ill?
[ "muscle", "immune", "cardiovascular", "digestion" ]
immune
sciq
43fe5c18-3a5d-4dd4-b801-8438d0fb085c
During glycolysis, each glucose molecule is broken down into two molecules of what compound?
[ "sugar", "cellulose", "chlorophyll", "pyruvate" ]
pyruvate
sciq
c08cf2e9-e1c4-4efe-a18f-67e213753e22
The single circular dna chromosome of bacteria is not enclosed in what, but instead occupies a specific location called the nucleoid within the cell?
[ "nucleus", "atom", "protons", "molecules" ]
nucleus
sciq
2c38e2f2-37d9-4ebd-b807-568f6a0032cd
Plaque is surgically removed from the walls of a vessel in which surgery?
[ "lumpectomy", "arthroscopy", "discectomy", "endarterectomy" ]
endarterectomy
sciq
5d69061f-7210-4c0e-b0ff-44dd89776c6d
Where does most of the earth's energy come from?
[ "magnetic field", "sun", "its atmosphere", "its core" ]
sun
sciq
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What is the primary energy source for cells?
[ "sucrose", "glucose", "glycogen", "protein" ]
glucose
sciq
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What is a simple sugar such as fructose or glucose?
[ "polysaccharides", "monosaccharide", "galactose", "disaccharide" ]
monosaccharide
sciq
18de5dad-a12b-4b0f-9170-c163f33c9c15
Gram-negative bacteria have a cell wall made of peptidoglycan, whereas gram-positive bacteria have a cell wall made of what?
[ "lipoteichoic acid", "solmization acid", "hydrolic acid", "choanocyte acid" ]
lipoteichoic acid
sciq
95dcdc76-7e5d-47ec-bfe2-9047709a1921
What term is used to describe muscle fibers that allows muscles to contract?
[ "ligaments", "organelle", "fluorescence", "organisms" ]
organelle
sciq
245db300-7f00-41e1-bff6-1df47398088a
What are the main organs for breathing in a mammal?
[ "nostrils", "lungs", "intestines", "gills" ]
lungs
sciq
1a5e7a43-78e7-4df9-990c-96d9570d7375
What class of animals have four limbs and produce amniotic eggs?
[ "mammals", "insects", "reptiles", "amphibians" ]
mammals
sciq
9c400eb0-57fd-4822-bf84-c6dadafe759a
No chemical process on the planet can match the output of what process?
[ "glycolysis", "photosynthesis", "sexual reproduction", "pollination" ]
photosynthesis
sciq
74a32b81-cebd-4238-bb81-94c7c5d7d5c5
Which disease afflicts children who don't get enough calcium during their bone formation stage?
[ "sids", "cancer", "rickets", "rabies" ]
rickets
sciq
4bd11609-4d25-41dc-95df-ac7c2136b147
What kind of reactions between an acid and a base yield a salt and water?
[ "neutralization", "oxidation", "distillation", "evaporation" ]
neutralization
sciq
047feae0-f6a3-4b91-a46e-34cf9fe373b3
What human bodily function does cellulose help with?
[ "reproduction", "moves food wastes", "stops food wastes", "sleep" ]
moves food wastes
sciq
0394a41a-db13-448f-a5b0-4f39253f7113
What are large vesicles derived from the endoplasmic reticulum and golgi apparatus?
[ "vacuoles", "tubules", "alleles", "chloroplasts" ]
vacuoles
sciq
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The burning of charcoal is what type of reaction?
[ "evaporation", "condensation", "combustion", "physical" ]
combustion
sciq
737d1570-fbd6-4121-a04a-f17e400e3cf4
What is responsible for the physical changes of puberty?
[ "nicotine", "testosterone", "adrenaline", "caffeine" ]
testosterone
sciq
d4c697a0-1a13-4bec-b98c-3ed5f7dd5af5
Unlike prokaryotes, eukaryotes have what?
[ "cell nucleus", "cell membrane", "cell wall", "golgi apparatus" ]
cell nucleus
sciq
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An electron is accelerated from rest through a potential difference of what?
[ "volts", "joules", "watts", "amperes" ]
volts
sciq
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What is the most commonly used source of energy in the world?
[ "wind", "oil", "electricity", "water" ]
oil
sciq
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Silk and cotton are examples of what type of fibers?
[ "coral", "artificial", "natural", "mechanical" ]
natural
sciq
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Tuna have been shown to contain high levels of what metal?
[ "mercury", "iron", "titanium", "cadmium" ]
mercury
sciq
a491daef-5b93-4a45-b0ba-654892960443
What does the esophagus produce for lubrication?
[ "synovial fluid", "phloem", "mucous", "bile" ]
mucous
sciq
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What type of amplitudes and wavelengths avoid detection in deep water?
[ "low and long", "high and wide", "low and wide", "high and long" ]
low and long
sciq
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What is the smallest main part of the brain?
[ "the stem", "the claw", "the cortex", "the cerebellum" ]
the stem
sciq
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Adding the number of protons plus the number of neutrons in an atom, decides it's approximate mass, what is another word for this value?
[ "electron count", "real number", "atomic number", "atomic mass" ]
atomic number
sciq
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Why do people build dams and levees?
[ "prevent flooding", "increase flooding", "store drinking water", "to horde the water" ]
prevent flooding
sciq
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What runs through the penis and opens to the outside at the tip of the penis?
[ "fallopian tube", "vas deferens", "the urethra", "prostate gland" ]
the urethra
sciq
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What is the chemical name of table sugar?
[ "codeine", "sucrose", "potassium", "cellulose" ]
sucrose
sciq
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What enzyme is found in the small intestine catalyzes the hydrolysis of lactose?
[ "lactase", "lipase", "amylase", "elastases" ]
lactase
sciq
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While smooth muscle tissue can regenerate from stem cells called pericytes, dead cardiac muscle tissue is replaced by what type of tissue?
[ "scar tissue", "embryo tissue", "Maximum", "neon tissue" ]
scar tissue
sciq
09910c36-6905-4bd9-91fa-e68c50bf434d
What natural process allows water to return again to the earth’s surface?
[ "currents", "precipitation", "wind", "erosion" ]
precipitation
sciq
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What is a spectrometer able to produce from starlight?
[ "exposure", "radio waves", "spectrum", "aspect" ]
spectrum
sciq
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Without what food chain component, organic wastes and dead organisms would pile up everywhere, and their nutrients would no longer be recycled?
[ "acids", "probiotics", "decomposers", "nitrates" ]
decomposers
sciq
6a5ac1ef-d43a-4dd4-8425-245a975c193b
What are made on ribosomes in the cytoplasm?
[ "lipids", "proteins", "enzymes", "cells" ]
proteins
sciq
c789de1d-46d6-4a72-b954-ce4868e27dc6
How do you test a hypothesis?
[ "conduct experiments", "ask a co-worker about it", "write things on paper", "think of how they would work" ]
conduct experiments
sciq
d796ea4e-0025-41a6-be4d-0b9cd2e190c2
What kind of power plant uses energy to heat water that becomes steam and spins turbines?
[ "wind", "coal", "nuclear power plants", "hydroelectric" ]
nuclear power plants
sciq
ff4e3ce2-78ee-4782-a40b-40e321271cae
What is defined as the product of a force times the distance over which the force acts?
[ "matter", "motion", "energy", "work" ]
work
sciq
35668389-3f3f-4727-bd18-1bebcc1b7a68
Visible light has what that can be detected by the human eye?
[ "colors", "patterns", "dimensions", "wavelengths" ]
wavelengths
sciq
44be796f-ff33-4a5f-aaf2-7901806d23d6
Chemical elements and water are recycled through what cycle?
[ "evaporation", "dynamical", "biogeochemical", "biogenic" ]
biogeochemical
sciq
97fec538-c44b-45f5-b4f6-6711d98f41d3
The anterior muscles of the neck facilitate swallowing and what else?
[ "speech", "perspiration", "crying", "hearing" ]
speech
sciq
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How many directions can ions flow along the axon?
[ "two", "one", "six", "three" ]
one
sciq
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Ionic, covalent, and hydrogen are three important types of what type of interaction between different types of atoms?
[ "forms", "conflicts", "levels", "bonds" ]
bonds
sciq
c40bb4bd-b60e-4ec8-979b-f66bca834bae
In classical physics, momentum is a simple product of mass and this?
[ "acceleration", "velocity", "speed", "direction" ]
velocity
sciq
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What compounds contain only carbon and hydrogen?
[ "hydrocarbons", "molecules", "particles", "carbonates" ]
hydrocarbons
sciq
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Synthetic and natural rubber, styrofoam and plastic are examples of organic what?
[ "metals", "solutions", "polymers", "microbes" ]
polymers
sciq
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Some viruses carry a few viral enzyme molecules within their what?
[ "capsids", "plastids", "hormones", "DNA" ]
capsids
sciq
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Dietary proteins are broken down into what components when food is digested?
[ "polymer acids", "amino acids", "protein acids", "organic acids" ]
amino acids
sciq
d7cb4c8b-8d7e-42d0-a4da-bd9bd507b1d9
What kind of plants do not need adaptations for absorbing, transporting, and conserving water?
[ "desert plants", "normal plants", "terrestrial plants", "aquatic plants" ]
aquatic plants
sciq
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Organisms cannot live alone, needing other organisms to survive; what is this relationship called?
[ "coexistence", "interdependence", "independence", "dominance" ]
interdependence
sciq
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What force pulls bodies with mass together?
[ "gravity", "solar", "thermal", "isolation" ]
gravity
sciq
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If a fixed amount of gas maintains a perfectly inversely proportional relationship between volume and pressure, then what else must be constant about the gas?
[ "temperature", "density", "friction", "surface tension" ]
temperature
sciq
889b2bfa-6a51-4eb7-8ade-67fee944ede8
What conveys signals received by the eye to the brain?
[ "sciatic nerve", "optic nerve", "motor nerve", "sensory nerve" ]
optic nerve
sciq
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When cardiac muscle contracts, the heart does what?
[ "pumps blood", "cardiac arrest", "heart murmur", "irregular heartbeat" ]
pumps blood
sciq
da1baa9c-870b-4f4b-9c8f-7f63f03c61f5
Do placental mammals give birth to relatively small or large fetuses?
[ "they don't give birth", "neither", "small", "large" ]
large
sciq
39aa3ae5-536a-4df2-ae2e-6c3fb4f1ab49
What is the largest class of elements?
[ "acids", "oils", "metals", "organics" ]
metals
sciq
1ce1e557-46d8-4ee8-9c3a-3138876bb3ac
Liquid hcl can be used to do what to the ph of a swimming pool?
[ "heighten it", "increase it", "raise it", "lower it" ]
lower it
sciq
0f839ffa-3ebf-42e8-b6d2-812c5cee51e6
The three greatest proximate threats to biodiversity are habitat loss, overharvesting, and introduction of what?
[ "carbon dioxide", "exotic species", "carbon monoxide", "solar radiation" ]
exotic species
sciq
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The sun’s energy is converted to chemical energy by a what?
[ "mammal", "bacterium", "plant", "amphibian" ]
plant
sciq
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What are antacids comprised of?
[ "gases", "bases", "solids", "acids" ]
bases
sciq
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Where can neurohormones act within the body?
[ "nerve endings", "digestive process", "throughout", "brain only" ]
throughout
sciq
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What are composed of a phosphate group, a sugar, and one of five different nitrogenous bases.
[ "nucleotides", "cytotypes", "carotenoids", "prokaryotes" ]
nucleotides
sciq
a3e248a1-f7e1-4332-9c95-c6bec2f45bfb
Scientists measure the gases that escape from a volcano to predict what?
[ "storms", "eruptions", "snowfall", "floods" ]
eruptions
sciq
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What molecule is made of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom?
[ "water", "lipids", "carbohydrate", "Oxygen" ]
water
sciq
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What occurs when muscle fibers get shorter?
[ "muscle tension", "muscle diffusion", "muscle extension", "muscle contraction" ]
muscle contraction
sciq
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The nitrogen cycle includes air, soil, and what?
[ "water", "heat", "decomposers", "living things" ]
living things
sciq
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As the organism grows more sophisticated, what happens to the process of gene regulation?
[ "becomes simplified", "degenerates", "becomes more complex", "becomes fractured" ]
becomes more complex
sciq
f24ec5cc-46b7-4a2b-9c87-eec51eeda36a
Rh antibodies can prove dangerous if they cross what barrier in pregnancy?
[ "stomach", "fungal", "embryo", "placental" ]
placental
sciq
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Galaxies can be spiral, elliptical, or which other type?
[ "oblong", "simple", "vertical", "irregular" ]
irregular
sciq
cc46c94f-ff3e-4f49-82e6-6ce8595e0027
What often involves the loss of hydrogen, the gain of oxygen, or the loss of electrons?
[ "decomposition", "oxidation", "carbonation", "precipitation" ]
oxidation
sciq
e467749a-8464-4f63-9049-554cfbf29db5
Luster, malleability, ductility, and conductivity are all properties of which kind of material?
[ "wood", "nonmetals", "metals", "ores" ]
metals
sciq
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Anosmia, the loss of what sense, is often the result of the olfactory nerve being severed?
[ "smell", "balance", "general sensitivity", "taste" ]
smell
sciq
76f27fc9-8cd2-4d70-96ba-0b2a4a0ae962
Which planet is the kuiper belt closest to?
[ "Jupiter", "Mars", "neptune", "Venus" ]
neptune
sciq
7f6f6198-3bdc-4b75-be91-55844f03479d
Does warm air sit above or below cooler air in the troposphere?
[ "near", "adjacent", "above", "below" ]
below
sciq
bb46b458-3025-4452-b567-09d8ae3b2a38
What is the name for the stratospheric gas layer that protects living things from uv radiation?
[ "toposphere", "ozone layer", "carbon layer", "atmospheric layer" ]
ozone layer
sciq
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All atoms have equal numbers of what two particles?
[ "electrons and neutrons", "electrons and protons", "photons and protons", "nuclei and neutrons" ]
electrons and protons
sciq
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What is the only planet that rotates clockwise as viewed from its north pole?
[ "uranus", "venus", "mars", "earth" ]
venus
sciq
16435d2f-468c-4998-b36b-c37928c1c7af
Most radioactive emissions that people are exposed to are on the order of a few dozen what?
[ "ticks", "micrograms", "millirems", "millivolts" ]
millirems
sciq
2c5886b1-81e5-4019-987b-a9e24d55e7c2
What decay produces helium nuclei?
[ "duo decay", "alpha decay", "radiative decay", "Beta Decay" ]
alpha decay
sciq
f53de0c2-fcd6-4b6f-ac0f-344fc40e8d23
Instead of wood, what do some fireplaces use?
[ "kerosene", "gasoline", "propane", "acetylene" ]
propane
sciq
c2252326-2a7f-42b0-9853-2738a3c857d4
What is the sum of all biochemical reactions in cells called?
[ "diffusion", "evolution", "metabolism", "respiration" ]
metabolism
sciq
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What process is magnesium important to?
[ "photosynthetic", "carbon cycle", "absorption", "dna replication" ]
photosynthetic
sciq
d6215fc5-d6da-44a7-9c01-30a20fe44d8e
What type of shots do people with allergy get?
[ "nasal shots", "flu shots", "allergy shots", "booster shots" ]
allergy shots
sciq
d2be9cad-5efc-4293-94af-376e33643e3b
Where do polychaete worms live?
[ "lakes", "digestive tract", "garden soil", "the ocean floor" ]
the ocean floor
sciq
b3f30aa5-294f-49f2-a34e-53a9d4791c0a
What kind of material that might otherwise go to a landfill can serve as the source of biomass power?
[ "organic waste", "mechanical waste", "reactive waste", "microscopic waste" ]
organic waste
sciq
d0b6c107-8e57-4228-9f15-aacc4d9ae99b
What was the appendix used for in the past but is no longer needed for?
[ "digest food", "sense danger", "fight infection", "produce food" ]
digest food
sciq
681afc6c-87c9-44c3-8f4c-5357b7f3b368
Dermal, vascular, and ground tissue make up what part of a plant, which bears the leaves, flowers and fruits?
[ "leaves", "flowers", "stem", "root" ]
stem
sciq
d05e06a3-dd65-4846-b514-31ff17e3b074
What term is used to describe the conditions in the sky on any particular day?
[ "humidity", "weather", "temperature", "forecast" ]
weather
sciq
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What does the human body produce to help digest food?
[ "carbohydrates", "fiber", "enzymes", "vitamins" ]
enzymes
sciq
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What is a coil of wire with electric current flowing through it called?
[ "tectonic valve", "carrier valve", "a solenoid", "hydraulic valve" ]
a solenoid
sciq
bbfbf6a1-eb82-44bc-b91f-c55848087ee8
What type of young do scorpions produce?
[ "identical", "guppies", "twins", "live" ]
live
sciq
3fe53900-5a64-4c7d-8868-2b54f02f9455
The chloroplast integrates the two stages of what process?
[ "photosynthesis", "defacation", "polarization", "breathing" ]
photosynthesis
sciq
56759daf-a232-4160-8011-8fadcbeee6c1
What is the name for the amount of water vapor in the air?
[ "humidity", "ambient", "heat", "viscosity" ]
humidity
sciq
9d314134-2952-41bc-a075-1473ae7c1ffd
What is the body system that digests food mechanically and chemically and absorbs nutrients?
[ "metabolism system", "ingestion system", "digestive system", "internal system" ]
digestive system
sciq
aad0ef66-9a66-4cfa-b42e-909d8695ba88
What is measured with a personal dosimeter?
[ "exposure to radioactivity", "alcohol concentration", "blood insulin", "internal temperature" ]
exposure to radioactivity
sciq