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Resistance to pesticides in a population of insects is an example of what?
[ "macroevolution", "microevolution", "extinction", "redistributions" ]
microevolution
sciq
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What expresses the mass of substance in terms of the volume occupied by the substance?
[ "density", "frequency", "diameter", "velocity" ]
density
sciq
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What organ is the hypothalamus a part of?
[ "liver", "brain", "Nervous system", "heart" ]
brain
sciq
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Urea, ammonia and uric acid are types of what waste, excreted in different forms by different species?
[ "nitrogenous waste", "fecal waste", "carbon waste", "methane waste" ]
nitrogenous waste
sciq
5b9f5bb5-e952-4cd4-aa76-e3a72b388553
Besides tasting food, what organ is necessary for mastication, deglutition (swallowing), and speech?
[ "mouth", "larnyx", "throat", "tongue" ]
tongue
sciq
3d78dd84-1c19-4cdb-9d54-da40763d5c83
What is transmitted by moving electrons in an electric current?
[ "stellar energy", "potential energy", "electrical energy", "subsequent energy" ]
electrical energy
sciq
764db3ce-e95c-4e80-9958-2049edfcb271
What happens if a molecule forms strong bonds to the catalyst?
[ "catalyst gets poisoned", "surface gets poisoned", "molecules gets poisoned", "membrane gets poisoned" ]
catalyst gets poisoned
sciq
093e8edc-430a-4d5f-aadc-88dff85386b6
In general, kinetic energy is the form of energy powering any type of matter in motion, while the energy of position is called what?
[ "potential energy", "magnetic energy", "mechanical energy", "thermal energy" ]
potential energy
sciq
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What event occurs between the two solstices?
[ "Christmas", "summer", "Leap Year", "equinox" ]
equinox
sciq
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Alveoli can be found in which organ in the human body?
[ "Stomach", "Heart", "Liver", "lungs" ]
lungs
sciq
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About one-fourth of the blood pumped with each heartbeat enters arteries serving what organs of digestion?
[ "bowels", "stomach", "lungs", "intestines" ]
intestines
sciq
426c169a-9072-43ae-82a6-774a51b7cb7f
The paired bones of the skull are the palatine, zygomatic, nasal, lacrimal, inferior nasal conchae bones, and what else?
[ "elongated", "ventral", "maxilla", "minilla" ]
maxilla
sciq
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Each muscle fiber contains hundreds of organelles called what?
[ "fast glycolytic fibres", "myofibrils", "pores", "slow twitch fibres" ]
myofibrils
sciq
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The common cold and flu are examples of human diseases caused by what tiny particles?
[ "bacteria", "parasites", "viruses", "infections" ]
viruses
sciq
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What are the two layers of the skin?
[ "sebaceous and salivary", "epidermis and dermis", "epithelial and endometrial", "dermis and epithelial" ]
epidermis and dermis
sciq
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Light can be used to eject what from a solid material?
[ "calories", "electrons", "protons", "neutrons" ]
electrons
sciq
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What element is a biochemical compound based on?
[ "hydrogen", "carbon", "oxygen", "nitrogen" ]
carbon
sciq
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The amniotic sac is attached to what?
[ "Umbilical Cord", "placenta", "Stomach", "uterus" ]
placenta
sciq
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Which type of respiration helps organisms generate quick bursts of speed, as opposed to long steady movement?
[ "digestion respiration", "anaerobic respiration", "anabolic respiration", "insertion respiration" ]
anaerobic respiration
sciq
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When matter reacts, there can be what that comes from nowhere and is unaccounted for?
[ "mass", "bonds", "combustions", "concentrations" ]
mass
sciq
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What is located at about 80 degrees north latitude?
[ "the north pole", "india", "the equator", "alaska" ]
the north pole
sciq
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What is a byproduct from the combustion of fossil fuels like coal and gasoline?
[ "nitrogen dioxide", "carbon monoxide", "alcohol", "aluminum oxide" ]
nitrogen dioxide
sciq
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What can damage animal tissues?
[ "wind erosion", "acid and water exposure", "extreme pressure or temperature", "nervous stress" ]
extreme pressure or temperature
sciq
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Along with other functions, what do carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids provide for the body?
[ "muscle", "energy", "hydrogen", "carbon" ]
energy
sciq
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What system of the body uses amylase and pepsin in its functioning?
[ "circulatory system", "digestive system", "respiratory system", "hormonal system" ]
digestive system
sciq
c367b0e1-fcf8-41ad-bbae-31db22331776
What are genes located on the sex chromosomes called?
[ "diploid genes", "dimorphism - linked genes", "autosomes", "sex-linked genes" ]
sex-linked genes
sciq
c96a42c7-842c-43fc-b284-4f20b9763fdf
The posterior pituitary releases which hormone, which stimulates uterine contractions during childbirth?
[ "estrogen", "estradiol", "insulin", "oxytocin" ]
oxytocin
sciq
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What consists mainly of parenchymal cells with chloroplasts?
[ "periosteum", "mesophyll", "chlorophyll", "mitochondria" ]
mesophyll
sciq
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What is the movement of animals from one place to another?
[ "trade", "population", "migration", "communication" ]
migration
sciq
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Twin studies have been instrumental in demonstrating what type of component in autism?
[ "natural", "internal", "environmental", "bacterial" ]
environmental
sciq
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What is a measure of the size of sound waves?
[ "wavelength", "frequency", "voltage", "amplitude" ]
amplitude
sciq
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Covalent compounds form individual molecules rather than what?
[ "chemicals", "atoms", "carbon", "crystals" ]
crystals
sciq
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Winds are caused by differences in what?
[ "temperature", "air pressure", "elevation", "water pressure" ]
air pressure
sciq
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What is generated when a heart ventricle contracts?
[ "vein pressure", "artery pressure", "blood pressure", "blood force" ]
blood pressure
sciq
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What area beneath the earth's surface do magma collects?
[ "magma chambers", "hot chambers", "erosion chambers", "underneath chambers" ]
magma chambers
sciq
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What develop inside chambers called ovaries, which originate within flowers and mature into fruits?
[ "pollen seeds", "tomoxia seeds", "angiosperm seeds", "trematode seeds" ]
angiosperm seeds
sciq
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What kind of lakes form when volcanic eruptions create holes that fill with water?
[ "novel lakes", "crater lakes", "artificial lakes", "formation lakes" ]
crater lakes
sciq
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The size of the solute particles determines the rate of what?
[ "dissolving", "extracting", "solution", "merging" ]
dissolving
sciq
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The vas deferens and ejaculatory ducts are part of what system?
[ "female reproductive system", "male circulatory system", "female adaptive system", "male reproductive system" ]
male reproductive system
sciq
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What part of an egg contains the genetic material ?
[ "the fetus", "the nucleus", "the sperm", "here.the nucleus" ]
the nucleus
sciq
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Bees and other wild animals perform what function on flowering plants, making them vital for crop reproduction?
[ "fertilizer", "pesticide", "irrigation", "pollenation" ]
pollenation
sciq
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What does the sebaceous gland secrete which waterproofs the skin and hair?
[ "progesterone", "sebum", "collagen", "pus" ]
sebum
sciq
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What water is about 3.5% salt?
[ "seawater", "spring water", "glacial water", "fresh water" ]
seawater
sciq
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Catabolic and anabolic hormones in the body help regulate these?
[ "hormone levels", "nutrient levels", "brain signals", "metabolic processes" ]
metabolic processes
sciq
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Food chains and what describe the transfer of energy within an ecosystem, from one organism to another?
[ "food webs", "the webs", "fuel webs", "spider webs" ]
food webs
sciq
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The type of eruption a volcano has depends on the type of what in its chamber?
[ "cavity", "magma", "core", "funnel" ]
magma
sciq
ff36e0cc-b1a7-494c-af3d-1372c52cf89b
What organ has four ventricles, all of which developed from the original hollow space within the neural tube?
[ "bladder", "liver", "brain", "heart" ]
brain
sciq
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The cell theory and the theory of evolution by natural selection are basic to all fields in what branch of science?
[ "zoology", "chemistry", "rock science", "life science" ]
life science
sciq
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How many types of antigens can an antibody match?
[ "two", "one", "infinite", "four" ]
one
sciq
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What do drugs that alleviate symptoms of schizophrenia block?
[ "histamine receptors", "adrenaline receptors", "dopamine receptors", "ephedrine receptors" ]
dopamine receptors
sciq
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What destroys the filtered pathogens?
[ "parasites", "antibodies", "neutrophils", "lymphocytes" ]
lymphocytes
sciq
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A device that produces a very focused beam of visible light of just one wavelength and color is called?
[ "prism", "microwave", "mirror", "laser" ]
laser
sciq
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The second step in eukaryotic cell division is division of which part of the cell?
[ "nucleus", "Cell Division", "protons", "molecules" ]
nucleus
sciq
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Approximately how many galaxies are there in the universe?
[ "an infinite number", "a trillion", "an octillion", "about a hundred billion" ]
about a hundred billion
sciq
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What theory of evolution is charles darwin most known for?
[ "natural variety", "natural change", "immoral selection", "natural selection" ]
natural selection
sciq
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What organ system is different in men and women?
[ "reproductive organs", "nervous organs", "respratory organs", "lymphatic organs" ]
reproductive organs
sciq
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Why do effusive eruptions rarely kill anyone?
[ "they move slowly", "They are minor", "They are low temperature", "They occur rarely" ]
they move slowly
sciq
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What are hot fragments of rock called?
[ "magma", "shards", "obsidian", "pyroclasts" ]
pyroclasts
sciq
64939f6e-bcec-40d1-88bd-eebf69cd8407
Unevenness or asymmetry in the focus of the eye describes what visual defect?
[ "hyperopia", "myopia", "presbyopia", "astigmatism" ]
astigmatism
sciq
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The addition of electron gives the halide ions the same electron configuration as what gas?
[ "a fatty gas", "a noble gas", "a flammable gas", "an inert gas" ]
a noble gas
sciq
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Partially decayed remains of plants and animals form the organic portion of what?
[ "grasses", "nutrients", "soil", "minerals" ]
soil
sciq
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Where is the most significant connection between the cerebellum and the rest of the brain?
[ "at the meninges", "at the pons", "at the cerebrum", "at the medulla oblongata" ]
at the pons
sciq
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What do you call the daily changes in the level of ocean water?
[ "shores", "tides", "waves", "currents" ]
tides
sciq
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What are the specialized building blocks of your body?
[ "cells", "muscles", "proteins", "tissues" ]
cells
sciq
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What do plants make to store extra glucose?
[ "water", "sugars", "starches", "fats" ]
starches
sciq
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Sand dunes migrate when sand is blown up a slope and this force pulls it down the other side?
[ "gravity", "air pressure", "earthquakes", "spin" ]
gravity
sciq
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Inside each lymph node is a honeycomb of connective tissue with spaces filled by what?
[ "white blood cells", "red blood cells", "hemoglobin", "platelets" ]
white blood cells
sciq
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What "apparatus" is responsible for sorting, modifying, and shipping off the products that come from the rough endoplasmic reticulum?
[ "receptor apparatus", "golgi apparatus", "secretion apparatus", "plasma apparatus" ]
golgi apparatus
sciq
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When two haploid gametes unite during fertilization they form what?
[ "a mutated cell", "haploid cell", "a diploid cell", "a fertilized cell" ]
a diploid cell
sciq
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What kind of phenotype results in a case of incomplete dominance?
[ "long phenotype", "backward phenotype", "short phenotype", "intermediate phenotype" ]
intermediate phenotype
sciq
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Chloroplasts, chromoplasts, and leucoplasts are all plastids, organelles found in what kind of cells?
[ "lung cells", "heart cells", "animal cells", "plant cells" ]
plant cells
sciq
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What is the attraction of a particular atom for the electrons of a covalent bond called?
[ "ionization", "conductivity", "electromagnetism", "electronegativity" ]
electronegativity
sciq
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How many continents do birds breed on?
[ "4", "7", "3", "2" ]
7
sciq
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Dna consists of how many long chains of nucleotides?
[ "two", "one", "zero", "three" ]
two
sciq
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What is the transition from liquid to gas is called?
[ "boiling", "freezing", "condensing", "melting" ]
boiling
sciq
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What is inside the plasma membrane of a prokaryotic cell?
[ "electron", "cytoplasm", "alkaline", "protoplasm" ]
cytoplasm
sciq
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When the helium is gone, the stars become what?
[ "red giants", "comets", "white dwarfs", "yellow dwarfs" ]
white dwarfs
sciq
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What is the change of state from a solid to a gas without passing through the liquid state?
[ "neutralization", "sublimation", "speciation", "vaporization" ]
sublimation
sciq
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What type of cells are gametes?
[ "proteins", "reproductive", "cardiac", "immune" ]
reproductive
sciq
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What is the touch response in plants called?
[ "thigmotropism", "sensitivity", "phototropism", "pollenation" ]
thigmotropism
sciq
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Humans have an estimated 20,000 to 22,000 of what units of heredity?
[ "cells", "eggs", "genes", "chromosomes" ]
genes
sciq
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What is defined as the amount of force acting on a given area?
[ "power", "energy", "pressure", "resistance" ]
pressure
sciq
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What system consists of glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream?
[ "nervous system", "the endocrine system", "Respiratory system", "Muscular system" ]
the endocrine system
sciq
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Where are the oceans most polluted?
[ "in warmer waters", "along reefs", "along coasts", "on the ocean floor" ]
along coasts
sciq
a292ecbd-98d9-40ca-9a51-78a62193f18f
What organelles are known as the energy "powerhouses" of the cells?
[ "carbohydrates", "proteins", "atoms", "mitochondria" ]
mitochondria
sciq
215b8bb1-9d09-48b3-afe3-c856c45093d2
What is the effect on pressure when the area of applied force is very concentrated?
[ "pressure reduces", "pressure disperses", "direction increases", "pressure increases" ]
pressure increases
sciq
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What two elements primarily make up the sun?
[ "calcium and helium", "nitrogen and argon", "oxygen and hydrogen", "hydrogen and helium" ]
hydrogen and helium
sciq
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Adipose is a connective tissue made up of cells called what?
[ "oocytes", "keratinocytes", "adipocytes", "hepatocytes" ]
adipocytes
sciq
1bb4ae23-c60f-4b89-94b4-0d4bea9ea3c7
Where are about 75% of the tar sands in the world located?
[ "venezuela and onatrio,canada", "alberta, canada and peru", "china and onatrio, canada", "venezuela and alberta, canada" ]
venezuela and alberta, canada
sciq
2bdb73c2-26f8-41f6-ae39-b994702d67f6
Does pressure increase or decrease when gas particles heat up?
[ "increase", "stays constant", "decreases", "stagnates" ]
increase
sciq
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What are the two most common vision problems?
[ "nearsightedness and farsightedness", "colorblindness and farsightedness", "glaucoma and nearsightedness", "colorblindness and nearsightedness" ]
nearsightedness and farsightedness
sciq
011a1d15-5cd0-4456-b753-52cb293310b7
What is the pair of bean-shaped organs that filters blood and produces urine?
[ "arteries", "kidneys", "lungs", "heart" ]
kidneys
sciq
b04b9e48-75bf-4181-bb37-120a94c1cd55
Met, asn, trp, and gln connect together like beads on a necklace and are an example of what type of acids?
[ "polymer acids", "amino acids", "organism acids", "peptic acids" ]
amino acids
sciq
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What is a carbon-based compound that is found in living things called?
[ "biological compound", "biochemical compound", "organic compound", "genetic compound" ]
biochemical compound
sciq
2b9755d6-ebf0-4a45-9acf-6166910c2caf
What do you call a mirror shaped like the inside of a bowl?
[ "concave", "circular", "convex", "curved" ]
concave
sciq
d4756a11-c6f3-4827-8d2e-a8b6427fa1c6
Ions that contain fewer electrons than protons have a net positive charge and are called what?
[ "anions", "oxides", "cations", "particles" ]
cations
sciq
aaa9f1b8-fa23-4585-9b2f-47f1e11383ef
What factors consist of parts of the environment that are or were alive, and their remains?
[ "biotic factors", "decomposition factors", "xerophytic factors", "abiotic factors" ]
biotic factors
sciq
25514559-dd9e-4ae3-b9a6-9d7a6107aa31
What is another name for a reasonable explanation for something that might be formed near the beginning of a scientific inquiry into a problem?
[ "theory", "hypothesis", "conclusion", "experiment" ]
hypothesis
sciq
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What is the logarithmic scale that measures the largest jolt of energy released by an earthquake called?
[ "tremor scale", "Geiger counter", "Shake scale", "richter scale" ]
richter scale
sciq
7a7bb6c1-f22f-4d59-9b3e-5276188a6616
Polarization occurs between a charged and what other object?
[ "motionless", "obsolete", "neutral", "molecular" ]
neutral
sciq