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6c9f0dbb-9fc9-4236-9024-acabdcff0821
Which plants sometimes colonize areas by disrupting interactions between native organisms?
[ "carnivorous exotic plants", "bacteria exotic plants", "denser exotic plants", "invasive exotic plants" ]
invasive exotic plants
sciq
e8396963-d0ef-49e6-9705-c21fc17f9782
What are electromagnetic waves with the longest wavelengths called?
[ "radio waves", "sound waves", "infrared waves", "channel waves" ]
radio waves
sciq
150efef8-16dd-4d6c-8ec0-e32a08bf5de2
Resonance has been used in what kind of human-made recreational objects since prehistoric times?
[ "musical instruments", "toys", "paintbrushes", "arrows" ]
musical instruments
sciq
74c70410-30ff-4acf-83b3-06ab2fe42960
What is the strength of an earthquake called?
[ "power", "magnitude", "waves", "force" ]
magnitude
sciq
b30d81dd-249e-4e83-ab24-56e9b88fa243
What organs need constant pressure to filter the blood?
[ "dialysis", "arteries", "kidneys", "lungs" ]
kidneys
sciq
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After an infection has been brought under control and most cytotoxic t cells die off, a few remain as what?
[ "natural killer cells", "memory cells", "b cells", "control cells" ]
memory cells
sciq
7fcfd7f6-e0df-493c-94a9-c601a80760a9
How do lancelets reproduce?
[ "parthenogenesis", "aerobically", "asexually", "sexually" ]
sexually
sciq
de596d85-5185-4559-80eb-a811ef2d84f2
What is the storage form of glucose in humans and other vertebrates?
[ "placenta", "neurons", "glycogen", "fructose" ]
glycogen
sciq
c22392e0-27bc-402e-a419-b358f33f35a4
What two factors influence the pressure of fluids?
[ "depth and density", "temperature and density", "time and temperature", "depth and gravity" ]
depth and density
sciq
6086c532-f08f-4f84-b5d9-cfd2bd823336
Although it is the easiest to observe, what property is not ideal as a sole way to identify minerals?
[ "color", "density", "temperature", "composition" ]
color
sciq
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Where are bile acids, needed to emulsify lipids, stored in the body?
[ "cerebellum", "liver", "gallbladder", "womb" ]
gallbladder
sciq
10d7ff9d-7704-40e3-a311-885371158ef8
What type of molecule is first broken down in cellular respiration?
[ "glucose molecule", "oxygen molecule", "hydrogen molecule", "fructose molecule" ]
glucose molecule
sciq
8dceada9-1cc1-4647-ae6c-cf1e476aeef6
The rate at which the body uses food energy to sustain life and to do different activities is called the what?
[ "life cycle", "hormonal rate", "metabolic rate", "calorie rate" ]
metabolic rate
sciq
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How many valence electrons does carbon have?
[ "two", "five", "one", "four" ]
four
sciq
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What word describes a molecule that repels polar water?
[ "hydrophobic", "hydrophonic", "monophobic", "soluble" ]
hydrophobic
sciq
a1c03ca0-6fbe-40ef-953d-9c257ff116d8
Which pollution can cause lung cancer and can also make asthma and other diseases worse?
[ "climate pollution", "water pollution", "air pollination", "air pollution" ]
air pollution
sciq
589bde12-6b98-4278-8a7b-2ab58113e3c6
Counterweights and diagonal steel beams are used in buildings to hold down what?
[ "gravity", "sway", "inertia", "traction" ]
sway
sciq
14914a27-dd03-45e7-9d04-277981c37c0f
The major component of what cellular structures is the phospholipid bilayer?
[ "cytoplasm", "ribosomes", "cell membranes", "nuclei" ]
cell membranes
sciq
45b7ace6-00ea-4225-84b9-26df25cc5115
The cytoskeleton crisscrosses the cytoplasm, this gives what to the cell?
[ "external framework", "external passageway", "internal passageway", "internal framework" ]
internal framework
sciq
87425c13-f750-4af3-b8d0-b608d17e7361
Initiation, elongation, and termination are the three steps of what?
[ "differentiation", "transcription", "respiration", "mutation" ]
transcription
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What do we call the most widely accepted cosmological explanation of how the universe formed?
[ "big light theory", "singularity theory", "big crunch theory", "big bang theory" ]
big bang theory
sciq
c4ab76eb-e9d2-4aeb-b306-2ca3959de17d
Angiosperms possess reproductive structures that attract animals that perform what role?
[ "evolution", "vegetation", "isolation", "pollination" ]
pollination
sciq
72034055-c461-4a4b-94ca-74c46276b545
What kind of tissue consists of trabeculae and forms the inner layer of all bones?
[ "flotsam bone tissue", "spongy bone tissue", "denser bone tissue", "corregated bone tissue" ]
spongy bone tissue
sciq
0edfc3c5-3e15-4bdf-9e8c-8561f810e64c
What is the most important factor in determining the type of soil that forms in a particular area?
[ "migration", "climate", "altitude", "landscape" ]
climate
sciq
f2cfff29-0680-4e6e-8602-74a668bde217
Energy constantly changes back and forth between kinetic and what type of energy?
[ "potential", "practical", "physical", "mechanical" ]
potential
sciq
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The tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion is called what?
[ "stabilization", "inertia", "isolation", "kenetic force" ]
inertia
sciq
42d48fa0-7282-4dc5-8825-5cea72745049
When land used for mining or other purposes is restored to its natural state, what do you call the process, which is often mandated by law?
[ "urban renewal", "reclamation", "removal", "irrigation" ]
reclamation
sciq
d64e0636-1216-4d0d-a50a-9c0f153332bc
There are how many visual clues to indicate a chemical reaction?
[ "three", "five", "seven", "four" ]
four
sciq
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Genetic traits are characteristics encoded in what?
[ "bacteria", "rna", "dna", "nuclei" ]
dna
sciq
63230cd1-0bc4-42cc-af86-ff7129becc7e
In 1802, charles and gay-lussac both proposed that for a fixed amount of gas at a constant pressure, what is directly proportional to its absolute temperature?
[ "density", "volume", "liquid", "air" ]
volume
sciq
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What material is transported in a process called longshore drift?
[ "foods", "sediment", "boats", "grass" ]
sediment
sciq
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What has has revolutionized biological and biomedical research and applications?
[ "organism chain reaction", "Compound chain reaction", "polymerase chain reaction", "synthesis chain reaction" ]
polymerase chain reaction
sciq
8f86b92a-b4c4-4a37-9de7-dd59a5d8c8f2
Electrons are organized into shells and subshells about the nucleus of this?
[ "element", "atom", "compound", "molecule" ]
atom
sciq
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What is the double-membrane structure that constitutes the outermost portion of the nucleus?
[ "nuclear envelope", "energy envelope", "energy fold", "nuclear fold" ]
nuclear envelope
sciq
f2e481ae-8836-4b14-a9f6-1cfa58270b11
Each daughter cell represents one outcome of all possible combinations of maternal and paternal what?
[ "alleles", "genes", "chromosomes", "traits" ]
chromosomes
sciq
3ef475f8-bf2b-4b43-a44c-affaa52cdebe
What is the science of classifying the many organisms on earth called?
[ "taxonomy", "general classification", "methodology", "terminology" ]
taxonomy
sciq
6fb15207-3869-482f-b8ff-7a288ce7a284
Platelets play a role in what cascade of reactions that converts plasma fibrinogen to fibrin?
[ "bleeding", "hemophilia", "sickle cell anemia", "blood clotting" ]
blood clotting
sciq
dad6540f-a338-49db-bd00-015e21e2d002
What force includes forces of attraction and repulsion?
[ "centripetal force", "gravitational force", "molecular force", "magnetic force" ]
magnetic force
sciq
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How many atoms of oxygen does silicon dioxide contain?
[ "two", "one", "six", "three" ]
two
sciq
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A transformer has two coils, electrically insulated from each other. one coil is called the primary coil and the other is called the what?
[ "tertiary coil", "secondary coil", "young coil", "quadratic coil" ]
secondary coil
sciq
4acb60ba-4fbe-444d-a983-223d59882088
What state of matter is characterized by tiny particles separated by large distances, which do not experience any force of attraction or repulsion with each other?
[ "steam", "emissions", "gas", "liquids" ]
gas
sciq
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Where are unsaturated fatty acids commonly found?
[ "butter", "oil", "fish", "animal products" ]
oil
sciq
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Why is gingko biloba planted in public spaces?
[ "self-containing", "resistant to pollution", "self-pollinating", "for xeriscaping" ]
resistant to pollution
sciq
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What term means a representation of an object, system, or process?
[ "icon", "presentation", "model", "pattern" ]
model
sciq
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What makes metals shiny?
[ "light characterization", "light energy", "light expansion", "light reflection" ]
light reflection
sciq
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What are materials that have high resistance to electric current called?
[ "cooling insulators", "power insulators", "electric insulators", "motion reducers" ]
electric insulators
sciq
3676dec1-a1f4-471e-ab76-08af1765e1ed
Which system in your body stores urine and is controlled by the nervous system?
[ "muscular system", "digestive system", "cardiovascular system", "urinary system" ]
urinary system
sciq
4e802cbc-ac68-48da-b72d-07b8ff81fefa
Which type of isomers generally have lower boiling and melting points than straight-chain isomers?
[ "straight-chain isomers", "branched-chain isomers", "branched-looping isomers", "branched - solar isomers" ]
branched-chain isomers
sciq
f10cfd58-6687-483b-9cbd-79e187469e1e
Which temperature scale is commonly used in science?
[ "kelvin scale", "centigrade", "ph scale", "celsius" ]
kelvin scale
sciq
09ef9b18-8016-4d3f-968a-0f6c92de9e81
What is required for both the synthesis and breakdown of molecules?
[ "sunlight", "energy", "mixing", "heating" ]
energy
sciq
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Parasites usually harm their hosts (or they wouldn't be parasites), but what do they usually stop short of doing?
[ "killing their host", "benefiting their hosts", "reproducing with hosts", "mutating their hosts" ]
killing their host
sciq
ec54a850-4540-4d7f-a32c-dc9c53ff9b49
What basic structures are the site of all the life functions of an organism?
[ "cells", "proteins", "genes", "lipids" ]
cells
sciq
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From where have the earliest ocean plants thought to have evolved?
[ "green pepinia ancestor", "simple alga ancestor", "green alga ancestor", "simple coral ancestor" ]
green alga ancestor
sciq
d65f809f-79f0-4055-8122-d1aa42ad3dc1
The liver has three main components: hepatocytes, bile canaliculi, and this?
[ "coronary sinusoids", "hepatic sinusoids", "blood sinusoids", "tissue sinusoids" ]
hepatic sinusoids
sciq
fb24d0ca-7da5-4f1c-8a04-9a1ff5790a33
What bone is is one of a pair that together form the upper jaw, much of the hard palate, the medial floor of the orbit, and the lateral base of the nose?
[ "maxillary bone", "mandibular bone", "mastoid process", "nasal bone" ]
maxillary bone
sciq
fb373304-200a-4a24-b5eb-04f7f775baeb
When a rock is altered by heat from a nearby magma, what occurs?
[ "contact metamorphism", "evaporation", "form metamorphism", "sublimation" ]
contact metamorphism
sciq
9cea700e-743c-459d-b72b-b1f18d636fa8
Which is one of the most complicated parts of gene regulation in eukaryotic cells?
[ "end of transcription", "middle of transcription", "aftermath of transcription", "start of transcription" ]
start of transcription
sciq
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How is thermal energy transferred in every-day, real life situations, such as holding a warm cup?
[ "condensation", "decomposition", "conduction", "oxidation" ]
conduction
sciq
3b62a40c-5e38-40cf-b887-221a739d5286
What consists of all the biotic and abiotic factors in an area and their interactions?
[ "macroevolution", "habitat", "community", "ecosystem" ]
ecosystem
sciq
568d6142-efe4-4955-83b6-9e9c7a6b527c
What is the theory scientists use to explain the matter in the universe and how it's held together?
[ "organic model", "original model", "standard model", "specific model" ]
standard model
sciq
a35fe9a7-40c5-4334-bb77-5920fb0707e6
In what group of animals several forms of asexual reproduction are found?
[ "invertebrates", "insects", "arthropods", "crustaceans" ]
invertebrates
sciq
fa9d86c3-f228-4b44-bc73-3b273d000882
After the amino acid molecule has been bound to its what, protein synthesis can take place?
[ "dna molecule", "RNA receptor", "trna carrier", "base" ]
trna carrier
sciq
61d0d1a4-67c7-4ad0-ab38-2c9442bb90e1
The conversion of food that is consumed to nutrients involves what two major processes:
[ "digestion and absorption", "secrete and absorption", "untangling and absorption", "absorption and excretion" ]
digestion and absorption
sciq
c68302fd-d798-4039-a476-abe1f8252fd2
What is the unsorted pile of material dropped by glaciers called?
[ "glacial runoff", "glacial till", "landfill", "icy deposit" ]
glacial till
sciq
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Each proton has how many units of positive charge?
[ "three", "one", "two", "zero" ]
one
sciq
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Because charges must have an unbroken path to follow, electric current cannot flow through a material unless it forms what?
[ "complete loop", "closed loop", "closed area", "total loop" ]
closed loop
sciq
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In living systems, diffusion of substances into and out of cells is mediated by the what membrane?
[ "ferment", "fluid", "plasma", "gas" ]
plasma
sciq
fd53385b-42fe-4d41-8380-ff25eb90960c
Ancient greeks mistook what simple sedentary animals for plants?
[ "corals", "parasites", "sponges", "fungi" ]
sponges
sciq
5ee9e09d-9528-4d8f-81f0-cc98f32743ef
What trimester is associated with rapid fetal growth?
[ "first trimester", "third trimester", "fourth trimester", "second trimester" ]
third trimester
sciq
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What are all scientific explanations and interpretations based on?
[ "controls", "facts", "changes", "theories" ]
facts
sciq
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What is the process in which an atom becomes an ion known as?
[ "ionization", "evaporation", "oxidation", "electrification" ]
ionization
sciq
269368e1-0edd-4205-b8a6-a52c7d7e6fd8
What are two examples of lipids?
[ "adipose tissue and olive oil", "vitamins and fatty acid", "fats and oils", "defects and oils" ]
fats and oils
sciq
14fe7cd5-25c5-4f94-955e-98adba6c466c
What can radioactive strontium replace in the human body making it dangerous?
[ "magnesium", "potassium", "oxygen", "calcium" ]
calcium
sciq
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Silicon with an element that gives it extra electrons is which type of semiconductor?
[ "i.g - type", "n-type", "m. Type", "k. - type" ]
n-type
sciq
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Cold sores, influenza, and the common cold are all?
[ "trend infections", "viral infections", "anal infections", "digestive infections" ]
viral infections
sciq
c433af0b-129f-4500-9e67-8844b3fce644
What helps to propel sponge larvae through the water?
[ "cilia", "antennae", "tentacles", "mucus" ]
cilia
sciq
9a394a86-b572-4b0a-8bb8-0a7631bab9a5
The majority of cells in blood are erythrocytes or?
[ "s.a blood cells", "50.3 blood cells", "red blood cells", "Deep Blood Cells" ]
red blood cells
sciq
396e05b5-8fdd-482a-8a85-00e7a21ccd22
Which gases trap heat in the atmosphere?
[ "ozone", "methane and helium", "fluorine and nitrogen", "greenhouse" ]
greenhouse
sciq
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The arrangement of what plant structures can be classified as either alternate, spiral, or opposite?
[ "fruits", "leaves", "roots", "spores" ]
leaves
sciq
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Acceleration is defined as the change in what over time?
[ "direction", "velocity", "volume", "mass" ]
velocity
sciq
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Some protists absorb nutrients from decaying matter like a what?
[ "mite", "plant", "insects", "fungus" ]
fungus
sciq
d5c10ef8-1043-4e59-80b4-4ee7a9400b5d
What noble gas follows hydrogen on the periodic table?
[ "helium", "halogen", "oxygen", "nitrogen" ]
helium
sciq
dcae5a57-eec0-45eb-bd9e-70933222db9d
What is the order and family of a meat-eating cat like a tiger?
[ "Synapsida felidae", "hierarchies felidae", "Mammalia felidae", "carnivora felidae" ]
carnivora felidae
sciq
5978cd13-16d8-42bd-92b9-c42a78f56999
What is required between cytoskeleton and motor proteins for cell motility?
[ "inhibition", "translation", "absorption", "interaction" ]
interaction
sciq
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Underground rock in a molten state is called?
[ "igneous", "gaseous", "lava", "magma" ]
magma
sciq
da518bab-111b-49d0-b7eb-f59dafae4f8d
What takes over the synthesis and secretion of progesterone throughout pregnancy as the corpus luteum degenerates?
[ "ovaries", "placenta", "vagina", "uterus" ]
placenta
sciq
0e692981-d8d9-4575-a665-2642f1f7d5ee
Distillation is an effective method to separate mixtures comprised of two or more what?
[ "ionic compounds", "elements", "pure liquids", "solutes" ]
pure liquids
sciq
58f3c1a1-de9a-40b9-910e-30a01536c31c
Aids is an infectious disease of which system?
[ "endocrine", "immune", "muscular", "digestion" ]
immune
sciq
4ff7b964-cefc-406d-8e5d-a4c672d3b90b
Where are the olfactory organs of snails located?
[ "their tentacles", "their shell", "their anus", "their feet" ]
their tentacles
sciq
9111587d-25e7-4c96-81e4-06931a2fe20b
What is the term for a pure substance that possesses unique properties and cannot be broken down into other substances?
[ "alloy", "plastic", "element", "light" ]
element
sciq
1552ee7c-31dc-403d-9629-569daacbb1a0
What is the term for a cross in which the inheritance of two characteristics are tracked at the same time?
[ "dihybrid cross", "identical twin", "fraternal", "Mendelian" ]
dihybrid cross
sciq
7bbfe52a-c952-4fd2-a8ba-363c7213a074
Through what system of the body do hormones generally travel?
[ "circulatory system", "respiratory", "excretory", "endocrine" ]
circulatory system
sciq
8319ed65-a1c3-4602-86bf-fdd5641e3436
What sort of digestion do animals engage in?
[ "essential", "internal", "external", "poison" ]
internal
sciq
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What is the most abundant biochemical compound?
[ "tissue", "methane", "cellulose", "soil" ]
cellulose
sciq
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When organisms penetrate a rock, they accelerate breakdown by chemical means and what other means?
[ "temperature", "geological", "ecological", "mechanical" ]
mechanical
sciq
736b3616-b2bd-478c-ace7-a8bb40de62b2
What determines velocity?
[ "change in direction", "mass per unit", "distance over time in a given direction", "direction" ]
distance over time in a given direction
sciq
de9613b4-3a4d-4ce3-a747-cb787ba6f6ca
What term is used to describe a simple diagram that shows one way energy flows through an ecosystem?
[ "fuel chain", "food chain", "water cycle", "food pyramid" ]
food chain
sciq
ef2d3f3d-656d-4954-9f2c-b95b26d812f9
How can nuclear fusion in stars be simulated?
[ "plutonium accelerators", "nuclear reactors", "particle accelerators", "nitrogen accelerators" ]
particle accelerators
sciq
682a061b-5c25-4ad1-9e37-0eaab5b202e0
What type of tissue transmits nerve impulses throughout the body?
[ "nervous", "epithelial", "fibrous", "connective" ]
nervous
sciq
f1b380ad-89d3-4b15-8578-21f6aa70bcc1
Animals produce most of what chemicals, which are needed to synthesize the fatty acids they need?
[ "carbohydrates", "solvents", "hormones", "enzymes" ]
enzymes
sciq