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f0a5869e-8714-4b6e-b8f1-6203b6c4d2a4
How do parathyroid hormones react as a body ages?
[ "decrease with age", "use with age", "increase with age", "help with age" ]
increase with age
sciq
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What describe the fraction or percentage of a mixture that is made up of a particular substance.
[ "molecular scale", "solute level", "mole fractions", "atomic weight" ]
mole fractions
sciq
8b5c92b4-5347-4250-8ba1-d26aa1890af9
What are the most numerous organisms in the world?
[ "primates", "jellyfish", "insects", "reptiles" ]
insects
sciq
7683f6c4-6c8f-4693-a7bb-f6031d7f8501
What helps push the fetus from the uterus during birth?
[ "Shaking", "glands", "contractions", "tremors" ]
contractions
sciq
c57b88ab-04b7-49ca-9a3a-bb19534bc0a0
Telescopes use which kind of lenses to enlarge images?
[ "concave", "crystalline", "convex", "spherical" ]
convex
sciq
c04c19f2-23bd-4ecd-bd8d-801b594c9589
How does uric acid react to water?
[ "does not form", "mixes", "does not dissolve", "explodes" ]
does not dissolve
sciq
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Which kingdom are mosses and trees included in?
[ "gymnosperm", "plant", "fungus", "protista" ]
plant
sciq
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What is the developing human organism referred to as from the end of the eighth week until birth?
[ "fetus", "egg", "babies", "nucleus" ]
fetus
sciq
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In an acidic medium, add which ions to balance?
[ "magnesium", "helium", "hydrogen", "calcium" ]
hydrogen
sciq
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Which type of plankton make food via photosynthesis?
[ "common plankton", "phytoplankton", "dinoflagellates", "zooplankton" ]
phytoplankton
sciq
f6eb2c36-b39e-44a7-abfa-c3c1870fe4d4
What is capable of altering the rate of time passing?
[ "strong planetary fields", "strong gravitational fields", "strong magnetic fields", "weak gravitational fields" ]
strong gravitational fields
sciq
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Damages and deaths are directly affected by what in an earthquake?
[ "construction", "natural", "shaking", "structures" ]
construction
sciq
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What is the the basic si unit for mass?
[ "density", "volume", "kilogram (kg)", "pound" ]
kilogram (kg)
sciq
431a77f1-7fbf-4d5d-befe-dc19b39a1443
What are objects that are launched into the air called?
[ "stones", "booms", "shoots", "projectiles" ]
projectiles
sciq
48eb281f-be21-4a7d-9c8c-a6f5863ef487
What are hydrocarbons with double bonds called?
[ "alkenes", "amines", "alcohols", "aldehydes" ]
alkenes
sciq
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What is the liquid component in blood?
[ "aqueous humor", "plasma", "hemoglobin", "respiration" ]
plasma
sciq
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Functional groups are groups of atoms that occur within molecules and confer specific chemical properties to those molecules. they are found along the “carbon backbone” of what?
[ "macromolecules", "inorganic molecules", "functional molecules", "micromolecules" ]
macromolecules
sciq
61cac2fa-9cde-4eaa-812c-b7ec30f9e6a3
Predators can replace what tool in agriculture.
[ "harvesters", "fertilizer", "pesticides", "irrigators" ]
pesticides
sciq
5d9b2c2d-858f-4d3d-b50a-167a04ac3c05
What is a mixture of eroded rock, minerals, partly decomposed organic matter, and other materials called?
[ "sand", "loam", "sediment", "soil" ]
soil
sciq
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All cells need what for energy?
[ "glucose", "oxygen", "insulin", "light" ]
glucose
sciq
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In an experiment, what is the affected variable called?
[ "dependent variable", "form variable", "control variable", "independent variable" ]
dependent variable
sciq
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Does the stream-lined body featured on most fish increase or decrease water resistance?
[ "precipitates", "decrease", "increases", "quickens" ]
decrease
sciq
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What is the role of the sodium ion in the neutralization reaction of sodium flouride?
[ "circuit ion", "team ion", "spectator ion", "reflection ion" ]
spectator ion
sciq
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What is the name of the line used in topographic maps that shows different elevations?
[ "a crater line", "a contour line", "a curve line", "a patch line" ]
a contour line
sciq
fe01d9ca-7d2c-40e2-b1a6-add949e2c5b8
Sporangia produce spores that develop into tiny, heart-shaped what?
[ "cells", "tubules", "gametophytes", "filaments" ]
gametophytes
sciq
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A long chain of mountains that rises up high above the deep seafloor is called?
[ "mid-ocean ridges", "sea mounds", "blue ridge mountains", "oceanic alps" ]
mid-ocean ridges
sciq
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When bacteria are destroyed by leukocytes, what are released into the blood?
[ "carcinogens", "proteins", "pyrogens", "sporozoans" ]
pyrogens
sciq
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Hierarchical classification can reflect the branching patterns of phylogenetic?
[ "fruits", "trees", "animals", "birds" ]
trees
sciq
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Unstable isotopes give off particles and energy as what?
[ "radiation", "radioactivity", "ultraviolet light", "electricity" ]
radioactivity
sciq
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What structure is an organelle that contains enzymes that break down and digest unneeded cellular components?
[ "tissue", "centrosome", "peroxisome", "lysosome" ]
lysosome
sciq
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What is the unit used to measure voltage?
[ "volts", "watt", "ohm", "ampere" ]
volts
sciq
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What type of gases are used for balloons, light bulbs and lighted signs?
[ "heavy", "helium", "noble", "ignoble" ]
noble
sciq
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Some living things on the ocean floor are sources of what human necessity?
[ "hormones", "pesticides", "steroids", "medicines" ]
medicines
sciq
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Many protists form what kind of beneficial association with other species?
[ "symbiotic", "Facultative", "evolved", "Opportunistic" ]
symbiotic
sciq
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When two of these meet, the result is often a storm?
[ "air pockets", "tectonic plates", "electromagnetic waves", "air masses" ]
air masses
sciq
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What causes food to move through the esophagus?
[ "peristalsis", "photosynthesis", "apoptosis", "proteolysis" ]
peristalsis
sciq
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What do we call the solid form of hydrocarbons?
[ "shale", "methane", "coal", "bauxite" ]
coal
sciq
ecd6e8a4-8d94-4da4-876f-cc3012e3ce46
What is needed to create muscles, regulate chemical reactions, and transport oxygen?
[ "lipids", "cytoplasm", "proteins", "enzymes" ]
proteins
sciq
c5b2d9c7-7140-45b8-8c16-f420e339ad9e
What does the vertebral column , or backbone, protect?
[ "axons", "neurons", "disks", "spinal cord" ]
spinal cord
sciq
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X rays and what other type of electromagnetic wave has the shortest wavelengths and the highest frequencies?
[ "X-rays", "plasma rays", "gamma rays", "ultraviolet rays" ]
gamma rays
sciq
72dc3f97-1866-423e-80c6-ea025cf4d1d6
The anterior pituitary produces seven different what, each with a special function?
[ "proteins", "neurotransmitters", "hormones", "enzymes" ]
hormones
sciq
44f722bd-a072-4b94-8249-3342104cca8c
What is the term for the measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in matter?
[ "temperature", "precipitation", "voltage", "friction" ]
temperature
sciq
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Pepsin and trypsin are examples of enzymes involved in what bodily process?
[ "digestion", "regeneration", "filtration", "perspiration" ]
digestion
sciq
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What is the only metalloid in group 13?
[ "gallium", "phosphorus", "alluminum", "boron" ]
boron
sciq
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How is a mammal developed if not inside of a placenta or a pouch?
[ "spawning or budding", "hatched from eggs", "mitosis", "cloning" ]
hatched from eggs
sciq
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Slime molds have several morphological similarities to fungi, including spore-generation, that are thought to be the result of convergent what?
[ "evolution", "generation", "phenomenon", "emergence" ]
evolution
sciq
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What do willow trees produce to kill bacteria?
[ "cytoplasmic acid", "salicylic acid", "chlorophyll", "enzymes" ]
salicylic acid
sciq
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The ph scale is a scale used to express the concentration of hydrogen ions in solution. a neutral solution, neither acidic nor basic, has a ph of what?
[ "6", "7", "8", "0" ]
7
sciq
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What is the term for something left behind by once-living organisms?
[ "fossils", "deposits", "decay", "waste matter" ]
fossils
sciq
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What connects the peripheral nervous system to the central nervous system?
[ "veins", "nerves", "fibers", "wires" ]
nerves
sciq
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In which supergroup are red algae and green algae included?
[ "archaeplastida", "xerophyte", "troglodyte", "spirogyra" ]
archaeplastida
sciq
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If a machine only changes the direction of a force without changing the ratio of the output/input forces, then what is its associated mechanical advantage?
[ "1", "1.5", "4", "2" ]
1
sciq
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What is an advantage of brightly colored fruits?
[ "attract animals to disperse their seeds", "warning of poisons", "make pretty paintings", "dyes for clothing" ]
attract animals to disperse their seeds
sciq
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What is the apt term for the very slow movement of rock and soil down a hillside?
[ "creep", "drop", "landslide", "glide" ]
creep
sciq
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The zeros at the end of a number are known as what?
[ "remaining zeros", "trailing zeros", "rest zeros", "edge zeros" ]
trailing zeros
sciq
a1e3cb22-2d20-4b2a-ad0e-bdd65cd82143
Does water get colder or warmer the deeper you go?
[ "warmer", "colder", "colder, than warmer", "neither" ]
colder
sciq
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Many transition metals and their compounds are used as what?
[ "insulators", "bases", "sealants", "catalysts" ]
catalysts
sciq
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What do willow trees produce to kill bacteria?
[ "Posion", "salicylic acid", "bacterial acid", "facultative acid" ]
salicylic acid
sciq
01b5c642-6146-40ff-aa40-f6c2d681a97b
What do decomposers release once they have broken down the dead organisms?
[ "inorganic molecules", "unusable molecules", "organic molecules", "essential molecules" ]
inorganic molecules
sciq
3cb5c447-418d-48e9-8096-bc59a971281e
Often determining the strength or intensity of a wave, this term is the distance from the equilibrium point of motion to either its lowest or highest point?
[ "density", "frequency", "peak", "amplitude" ]
amplitude
sciq
2f8b4fa1-863f-4d67-ad18-b7ed8354b94a
Which type of muscle fiber can sustain long contractions?
[ "slow fibers", "direct fibers", "intense fibers", "fast fibres" ]
slow fibers
sciq
b25ef6da-3824-478b-bad3-7e644425c08f
We would genetically be all the same if genes did not have different what?
[ "bases", "alleles", "atoms", "antigens" ]
alleles
sciq
1973ba27-d058-4ac5-a585-a5826a181b6f
Thylakoid membranes contain molecules of what green pigment used in photosynthesis?
[ "sodium", "copper", "chlorophyll", "carbonate" ]
chlorophyll
sciq
a004c387-e1a4-4ef2-9a46-4d7db223a313
What is the name for a way of learning that involves reward or punishment?
[ "subjective", "instinct", "objective", "conditioning" ]
conditioning
sciq
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What scale measures the total energy released by an earthquake?
[ "direct magnitude scale", "moment magnitude scale", "moment identification scale", "moment radiation scale" ]
moment magnitude scale
sciq
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All enzymes have an optimal temperature and what?
[ "ph", "ions", "shapes", "weight" ]
ph
sciq
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When do homologous chromosomes form pairs?
[ "metathesis", "mitosis", "transcripton", "meiosis" ]
meiosis
sciq
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What forms when the metal sodium gives up an electron to the nonmetal chlorine?
[ "van der waals force", "hydrogen bond", "an ionic bond", "covalent bond" ]
an ionic bond
sciq
2bcf2537-9202-4d0b-a6d8-e2506023a324
What type of gas is produced by alcoholic fermentation of the glucose in corn or other plants?
[ "ethanol", "ethyl", "methanol", "isopropyl" ]
ethanol
sciq
e32d959a-64b3-4504-9b66-8692f776e482
What type of transport is vesicle transport considered to be?
[ "passive transport", "intercellular transport", "catalyst", "active transport" ]
active transport
sciq
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Strong bands of dense, regular connective tissue that connect muscles to bones are called what?
[ "veins", "membranes", "tendons", "cartilage" ]
tendons
sciq
709fcfe2-ff46-4871-b954-ad277960df62
Homes and transportation use what percent of all energy in the u.s.?
[ "fifteen", "twenty five", "half (fifty)", "forty" ]
half (fifty)
sciq
d31d4dc2-cbf8-4455-a235-a5dd84dfccf1
What falls roughly in the middle of the electromagnetic spectrum, having shorter wavelengths and higher frequencies than microwaves, but not as short and high as x rays?
[ "radio waves", "ultraviolet light", "gamma rays", "light" ]
light
sciq
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What are models good for?
[ "they are identical to the real thing", "they are independent variables", "they give us an idea of what the real thing is like", "they are expensive to make" ]
they give us an idea of what the real thing is like
sciq
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Explanations of some aspect of the natural world based on repeated observations are termed what?
[ "scientific insights", "scientific thoughts", "scientific theories", "scientific guesses" ]
scientific theories
sciq
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What is found in abundance in the polar ice caps and under the surface of mars?
[ "water", "fossils", "carbon", "bacteria" ]
water
sciq
99b8dc6f-b1da-4a78-ad35-518b3b7d8892
What do nerve impulses travel along?
[ "axons", "membranes", "arteries", "pores" ]
axons
sciq
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Cyanobacteria are bluish green in color because they contain what?
[ "chloroplasts", "microbial", "chlorophyll", "carbonate" ]
chlorophyll
sciq
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How many miles is the distance between the earth and sun?
[ "82", "91", "93", "78" ]
93
sciq
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What is the dominant form of plant life in most terrestrial ecosystems, comprising about 90 percent of all plant species?
[ "gymnosperms", "bryophytes", "pteridophytes", "angiosperms" ]
angiosperms
sciq
a7ec0ae8-8ef5-4201-a6f5-ff1abfe8c380
What is the largest mammal on earth?
[ "giraffe", "blue whale", "tiger shark", "water buffalo" ]
blue whale
sciq
97e76f2c-9a92-4fea-b798-3eac56267aa3
What are elements that generally do not conduct electricity?
[ "nonmetals", "copper", "metal", "iron" ]
nonmetals
sciq
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Superconductors expel a magnetic field from their interior. what is this phenomenon known as?
[ "meissner effect", "weissenberg effect", "lauer effect", "eibner effect" ]
meissner effect
sciq
b6ea3ae9-42fa-4f86-bda9-3ba75e47ac8b
Continually increasing the pressure on the liquid will eventually cause the substance to do what?
[ "transform", "explode", "solidify", "erode" ]
solidify
sciq
0ed22739-4b8e-41d6-9011-a1a22766d5a6
Hypersensitivity may refer to a maladaptive response of what system toward a harmless foreign substance?
[ "System", "immune", "brain", "oxygen" ]
immune
sciq
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Similarity that results from common ancestry is known as what?
[ "duality", "heterogeny", "homology", "affinity" ]
homology
sciq
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We all start as a single cell and soon grow into what?
[ "nucleus", "embryo", "egg", "uterus" ]
embryo
sciq
c203250a-e826-4e6a-860c-cd26f9f2eb15
Which acid contains only one ionizable hydrogen?
[ "amino acid", "monoprotic acid", "citric acid", "lactic acid" ]
monoprotic acid
sciq
c02cb54d-37d8-4671-b267-a433197629fb
The epidermis is made of which closely packed cells?
[ "epithelial cells", "cancer cells", "muscle cells", "nerve cells" ]
epithelial cells
sciq
13bb1b62-e147-457c-92e7-934927bb0086
What is a double membrane of the nucleus that encloses the genetic material?
[ "cell membrane", "cell wall", "nuclear wall", "nuclear enevelope" ]
nuclear enevelope
sciq
dec9490e-f8e5-4241-8ab4-9f8f4922764c
What effect does changing temperature have on a system at equilibrium?
[ "the height", "energy", "stress", "movement" ]
stress
sciq
733970fd-58a3-4be6-ae47-5761b8d3f971
What type of cancer can the use of tanning beds lead to?
[ "skin cancer", "breast cancer", "tissue cancer", "brain cancer" ]
skin cancer
sciq
acd06f3a-610e-4358-ab02-ce9758633f1d
Organisms tend to be larger in size at higher what levels?
[ "benthic", "proteolytic", "trophic", "Secondary Layer" ]
trophic
sciq
80922dc6-e970-4d73-b0a9-44296c77344f
A major step in animal evolution was the evolution of what rigid rod that runs the length of the body?
[ "notochord", "mitochondria", "limbic system", "endoderm" ]
notochord
sciq
5c012979-011c-4a25-ba5d-7850eebf2568
What is the name of the process that refers to the balance or equilibrium within the cell or a body?
[ "static", "hypothesis", "determinants", "homeostasis" ]
homeostasis
sciq
f8936a91-ba9f-4b84-8a2c-9478a502ac8d
What is the clear, protective covering on the outside of the eye?
[ "retina", "cornea", "vitreous fluid", "iris" ]
cornea
sciq
775c7bdd-15d6-4825-a6bc-f1c20032a8a1
Deeper layers of rock must be older than layers closer to the surface, this is the law of what?
[ "erosion", "diffraction", "flux", "superposition" ]
superposition
sciq
9d0e49bc-cee0-44eb-bae1-82ca3565178a
Dentists occasionally use metallic mixtures called amalgams for what?
[ "fillings", "braces", "tools", "anesthesia" ]
fillings
sciq
1673d93c-9bff-437b-9ed7-0d1f2c8cccf8
Which infection turns ant's abdomen red and fruit-like and an easy prey for birds?
[ "trichina", "cocklebur", "yeast", "neotropicum" ]
neotropicum
sciq
22739bec-7ffc-42b1-86af-4aa05955c377
What do mitochondrions have an inner and outer version of?
[ "Molecule", "membrane", "protein", "Fatty Acids" ]
membrane
sciq