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What is defined as the amount of force acting on a given area?
[ "power", "energy", "resistance", "pressure" ]
pressure
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: What is defined as the amount of force acting on a given area? Options: A. power B. energy C. resistance D. pressure Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: pressure.
What system consists of glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream?
[ "nervous system", "the endocrine system", "Muscular system", "Respiratory system" ]
the endocrine system
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: What system consists of glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream? Options: A. nervous system B. the endocrine system C. Muscular system D. Respiratory system Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: the endocrine system.
Where are the oceans most polluted?
[ "along coasts", "in warmer waters", "along reefs", "on the ocean floor" ]
along coasts
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: Where are the oceans most polluted? Options: A. along coasts B. in warmer waters C. along reefs D. on the ocean floor Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: along coasts.
What organelles are known as the energy "powerhouses" of the cells?
[ "carbohydrates", "mitochondria", "proteins", "atoms" ]
mitochondria
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: What organelles are known as the energy "powerhouses" of the cells? Options: A. carbohydrates B. mitochondria C. proteins D. atoms Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: mitochondria.
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
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: What is the effect on pressure when the area of applied force is very concentrated? Options: A. pressure reduces B. pressure disperses C. direction increases D. pressure increases Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: pressure increases.
What two elements primarily make up the sun?
[ "oxygen and hydrogen", "hydrogen and helium", "calcium and helium", "nitrogen and argon" ]
hydrogen and helium
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: What two elements primarily make up the sun? Options: A. oxygen and hydrogen B. hydrogen and helium C. calcium and helium D. nitrogen and argon Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: hydrogen and helium.
Adipose is a connective tissue made up of cells called what?
[ "hepatocytes", "oocytes", "keratinocytes", "adipocytes" ]
adipocytes
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: Adipose is a connective tissue made up of cells called what? Options: A. hepatocytes B. oocytes C. keratinocytes D. adipocytes Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: adipocytes.
Where are about 75% of the tar sands in the world located?
[ "venezuela and onatrio,canada", "alberta, canada and peru", "venezuela and alberta, canada", "china and onatrio, canada" ]
venezuela and alberta, canada
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: Where are about 75% of the tar sands in the world located? Options: A. venezuela and onatrio,canada B. alberta, canada and peru C. venezuela and alberta, canada D. china and onatrio, canada Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: venezuela and alberta, canada.
Does pressure increase or decrease when gas particles heat up?
[ "decreases", "stays constant", "increase", "stagnates" ]
increase
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: Does pressure increase or decrease when gas particles heat up? Options: A. decreases B. stays constant C. increase D. stagnates Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: increase.
What are the two most common vision problems?
[ "glaucoma and nearsightedness", "colorblindness and farsightedness", "colorblindness and nearsightedness", "nearsightedness and farsightedness" ]
nearsightedness and farsightedness
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: What are the two most common vision problems? Options: A. glaucoma and nearsightedness B. colorblindness and farsightedness C. colorblindness and nearsightedness D. nearsightedness and farsightedness Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: nearsightedness and farsightedness.
What is the pair of bean-shaped organs that filters blood and produces urine?
[ "arteries", "lungs", "kidneys", "heart" ]
kidneys
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: What is the pair of bean-shaped organs that filters blood and produces urine? Options: A. arteries B. lungs C. kidneys D. heart Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: kidneys.
Met, asn, trp, and gln connect together like beads on a necklace and are an example of what type of acids?
[ "organism acids", "peptic acids", "amino acids", "polymer acids" ]
amino acids
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: Met, asn, trp, and gln connect together like beads on a necklace and are an example of what type of acids? Options: A. organism acids B. peptic acids C. amino acids D. polymer acids Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: amino acids.
What is a carbon-based compound that is found in living things called?
[ "genetic compound", "organic compound", "biological compound", "biochemical compound" ]
biochemical compound
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: What is a carbon-based compound that is found in living things called? Options: A. genetic compound B. organic compound C. biological compound D. biochemical compound Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: biochemical compound.
What do you call a mirror shaped like the inside of a bowl?
[ "circular", "curved", "convex", "concave" ]
concave
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: What do you call a mirror shaped like the inside of a bowl? Options: A. circular B. curved C. convex D. concave Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: concave.
Ions that contain fewer electrons than protons have a net positive charge and are called what?
[ "anions", "particles", "oxides", "cations" ]
cations
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: Ions that contain fewer electrons than protons have a net positive charge and are called what? Options: A. anions B. particles C. oxides D. cations Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: cations.
What factors consist of parts of the environment that are or were alive, and their remains?
[ "biotic factors", "abiotic factors", "decomposition factors", "xerophytic factors" ]
biotic factors
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: What factors consist of parts of the environment that are or were alive, and their remains? Options: A. biotic factors B. abiotic factors C. decomposition factors D. xerophytic factors Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: biotic factors.
What is another name for a reasonable explanation for something that might be formed near the beginning of a scientific inquiry into a problem?
[ "hypothesis", "experiment", "theory", "conclusion" ]
hypothesis
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: What is another name for a reasonable explanation for something that might be formed near the beginning of a scientific inquiry into a problem? Options: A. hypothesis B. experiment C. theory D. conclusion Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: hypothesis.
What is the logarithmic scale that measures the largest jolt of energy released by an earthquake called?
[ "richter scale", "Shake scale", "Geiger counter", "tremor scale" ]
richter scale
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: What is the logarithmic scale that measures the largest jolt of energy released by an earthquake called? Options: A. richter scale B. Shake scale C. Geiger counter D. tremor scale Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: richter scale.
Polarization occurs between a charged and what other object?
[ "neutral", "molecular", "motionless", "obsolete" ]
neutral
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: Polarization occurs between a charged and what other object? Options: A. neutral B. molecular C. motionless D. obsolete Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: neutral.
Glucose, fructose, and other sugars that have six carbons are called what?
[ "catalysts", "hexoses", "fluxes", "alcohols" ]
hexoses
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: Glucose, fructose, and other sugars that have six carbons are called what? Options: A. catalysts B. hexoses C. fluxes D. alcohols Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: hexoses.
What is precipitation that flows over the surface of the land?
[ "blizzard", "seawater", "runoff", "storm surge" ]
runoff
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: What is precipitation that flows over the surface of the land? Options: A. blizzard B. seawater C. runoff D. storm surge Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: runoff.
What is the method that is a plan for asking questions and testing possible answers called?
[ "forecasting", "sample size", "independent variable", "scientific investigation" ]
scientific investigation
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: What is the method that is a plan for asking questions and testing possible answers called? Options: A. forecasting B. sample size C. independent variable D. scientific investigation Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: scientific investigation.
What branch of physics deals with the smallest units of elements and compounds?
[ "gravity", "atomic", "oxygen", "quantum" ]
atomic
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: What branch of physics deals with the smallest units of elements and compounds? Options: A. gravity B. atomic C. oxygen D. quantum Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: atomic.
What kinds of acids are proteins made out of?
[ "acetic acids", "amino acids", "protein acids", "sequence acids" ]
amino acids
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: What kinds of acids are proteins made out of? Options: A. acetic acids B. amino acids C. protein acids D. sequence acids Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: amino acids.
Whisk ferns have yellow sporangia and no what?
[ "stems", "leaves", "flowers", "roots" ]
leaves
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: Whisk ferns have yellow sporangia and no what? Options: A. stems B. leaves C. flowers D. roots Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: leaves.
Do tropical regions have very high or very low rates of immigration?
[ "medium", "very high", "too high", "low" ]
very high
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: Do tropical regions have very high or very low rates of immigration? Options: A. medium B. very high C. too high D. low Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: very high.
What type of experiment involves two identical experiments carried out side-by-side, with and without an independent variable?
[ "blind test", "defined experiment", "controlled experiment", "trial run" ]
controlled experiment
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: What type of experiment involves two identical experiments carried out side-by-side, with and without an independent variable? Options: A. blind test B. defined experiment C. controlled experiment D. trial run Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: controlled experiment.
How does the core of the sun radiate energy?
[ "nuclear fusion", "electrical radiation", "carbon radiation", "nuclear fission" ]
nuclear fusion
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: How does the core of the sun radiate energy? Options: A. nuclear fusion B. electrical radiation C. carbon radiation D. nuclear fission Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: nuclear fusion.
What is the concentration of gas molecules in the mesosphere?
[ "very low density", "medium density", "high density", "low density" ]
very low density
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: What is the concentration of gas molecules in the mesosphere? Options: A. very low density B. medium density C. high density D. low density Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: very low density.
What type of energy causes erosion at the shore?
[ "tidal", "potential", "wave", "kinetic" ]
wave
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: What type of energy causes erosion at the shore? Options: A. tidal B. potential C. wave D. kinetic Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: wave.
Long distance runners try to maintain constant velocity with very little acceleration or deceleration to conserve what?
[ "energy", "pressure", "momentum", "fuel" ]
energy
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: Long distance runners try to maintain constant velocity with very little acceleration or deceleration to conserve what? Options: A. energy B. pressure C. momentum D. fuel Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: energy.
What is the smallest particle of an element that still has the element’s properties?
[ "an atom", "a nucleus", "an ion", "an electron" ]
an atom
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: What is the smallest particle of an element that still has the element’s properties? Options: A. an atom B. a nucleus C. an ion D. an electron Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: an atom.
A biofilm is a colony of what that is stuck to a surface such as a rock or a host’s tissues?
[ "eukaryotes", "vacuoles", "prokaryotes", "insects" ]
prokaryotes
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: A biofilm is a colony of what that is stuck to a surface such as a rock or a host’s tissues? Options: A. eukaryotes B. vacuoles C. prokaryotes D. insects Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: prokaryotes.
The stem of a horsetail is characterized by the presence of joints, or nodes: hence the name arthrophyta, which means this?
[ "solid plant", "elongated plant", "jointed plant", "molted plant" ]
jointed plant
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: The stem of a horsetail is characterized by the presence of joints, or nodes: hence the name arthrophyta, which means this? Options: A. solid plant B. elongated plant C. jointed plant D. molted plant Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: jointed plant.
What do power plants burn to generate electricity?
[ "nuclear fuel", "fossil fuels", "biofuel", "timber" ]
fossil fuels
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: What do power plants burn to generate electricity? Options: A. nuclear fuel B. fossil fuels C. biofuel D. timber Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: fossil fuels.
What organ lets us understand what we see, hear, or sense in other ways, and allows us to use language, learn, think, and remember?
[ "heart", "bone", "Kidneys", "brain" ]
brain
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: What organ lets us understand what we see, hear, or sense in other ways, and allows us to use language, learn, think, and remember? Options: A. heart B. bone C. Kidneys D. brain Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: brain.
What is the more common term for ethanoic acid, the active substance in vinegar?
[ "amino acid", "acetic acid", "methyl acid", "polymer acid" ]
acetic acid
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: What is the more common term for ethanoic acid, the active substance in vinegar? Options: A. amino acid B. acetic acid C. methyl acid D. polymer acid Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: acetic acid.
What type of pollution results from the contaminants that enter a waterway or water body through a single site?
[ "targeted source pollution", "simple source pollution", "liquid source pollution", "point source pollution" ]
point source pollution
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: What type of pollution results from the contaminants that enter a waterway or water body through a single site? Options: A. targeted source pollution B. simple source pollution C. liquid source pollution D. point source pollution Which option is correct and why...
The correct answer is: point source pollution.
What are the "chemical messenger" molecules used by the endocrine system?
[ "axons", "hormones", "acids", "enzymes" ]
hormones
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: What are the "chemical messenger" molecules used by the endocrine system? Options: A. axons B. hormones C. acids D. enzymes Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: hormones.
Many innovative farming methods can prevent what type of erosion, which is especially important in agriculture?
[ "vegetable erosion", "soil erosion", "plains erosion", "fertilizer erosion" ]
soil erosion
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: Many innovative farming methods can prevent what type of erosion, which is especially important in agriculture? Options: A. vegetable erosion B. soil erosion C. plains erosion D. fertilizer erosion Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: soil erosion.
As the atoms approach one another, their electron clouds gradually begin to do what?
[ "overlap", "magnetize", "disappear", "shrink" ]
overlap
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: As the atoms approach one another, their electron clouds gradually begin to do what? Options: A. overlap B. magnetize C. disappear D. shrink Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: overlap.
What force holds together both types of star clusters?
[ "magnetism", "weight", "gravity", "inertia" ]
gravity
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: What force holds together both types of star clusters? Options: A. magnetism B. weight C. gravity D. inertia Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: gravity.
What are the rod-like structures made of short microtubules that play an important part in cellular division?
[ "centrioles", "mitochondria", "cilia", "fibrils" ]
centrioles
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: What are the rod-like structures made of short microtubules that play an important part in cellular division? Options: A. centrioles B. mitochondria C. cilia D. fibrils Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: centrioles.
Vertebrates with four limbs are also called what?
[ "tetrapods", "Amphibians", "Birds", "Mammals" ]
tetrapods
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: Vertebrates with four limbs are also called what? Options: A. tetrapods B. Amphibians C. Birds D. Mammals Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: tetrapods.
What is the name of the disorder of the arteries in which cholesterol and other materials are deposited on the interior of the arterial wall?
[ "anemia", "arthritis", "atherosclerosis", "paralysis" ]
atherosclerosis
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: What is the name of the disorder of the arteries in which cholesterol and other materials are deposited on the interior of the arterial wall? Options: A. anemia B. arthritis C. atherosclerosis D. paralysis Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: atherosclerosis.
What is defined as a close relationship between organisms of different species in which at least one of the organisms benefits?
[ "endosymbiosis", "parasitic", "co-operative", "symbiosis" ]
symbiosis
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: What is defined as a close relationship between organisms of different species in which at least one of the organisms benefits? Options: A. endosymbiosis B. parasitic C. co-operative D. symbiosis Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: symbiosis.
What do you call the force identified by a north and south pole?
[ "normal force", "gravity", "magnetism", "buoyancy" ]
magnetism
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: What do you call the force identified by a north and south pole? Options: A. normal force B. gravity C. magnetism D. buoyancy Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: magnetism.
The voltage of a voltaic cell can be determined by the reduction potentials of what?
[ "full reactions", "old reactions", "half reactions", "thermal reactions" ]
half reactions
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: The voltage of a voltaic cell can be determined by the reduction potentials of what? Options: A. full reactions B. old reactions C. half reactions D. thermal reactions Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: half reactions.
What type of fatty acids have bent chains?
[ "lipids", "cholesterol", "unsaturated fatty acids", "saturated fatty acids" ]
unsaturated fatty acids
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: What type of fatty acids have bent chains? Options: A. lipids B. cholesterol C. unsaturated fatty acids D. saturated fatty acids Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: unsaturated fatty acids.
All seed plants and a few seedless vascular plants are what?
[ "protozoans", "zygotes", "homosporous", "heterosporous" ]
heterosporous
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: All seed plants and a few seedless vascular plants are what? Options: A. protozoans B. zygotes C. homosporous D. heterosporous Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: heterosporous.
The three segments of arthropods are the head, thorax and what?
[ "abdomen", "antennae", "chest", "appendages" ]
abdomen
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: The three segments of arthropods are the head, thorax and what? Options: A. abdomen B. antennae C. chest D. appendages Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: abdomen.
A notochord has in common with what vertbrate structure?
[ "rib cage", "spinal cord", "rip chord", "trichord" ]
spinal cord
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: A notochord has in common with what vertbrate structure? Options: A. rib cage B. spinal cord C. rip chord D. trichord Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: spinal cord.
Most members of what mammalian order possess opposable thumbs?
[ "primates", "marsupials", "amphibians", "rodents" ]
primates
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: Most members of what mammalian order possess opposable thumbs? Options: A. primates B. marsupials C. amphibians D. rodents Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: primates.
What refers to a group of individual organisms of the same species that live closely together?
[ "a flock", "a colony", "a enviroment", "a habitat" ]
a colony
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: What refers to a group of individual organisms of the same species that live closely together? Options: A. a flock B. a colony C. a enviroment D. a habitat Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: a colony.
The rise in greenhouse gases has what effect on the temperature of earth?
[ "it increases", "more moderate", "no effect", "it drops" ]
it increases
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: The rise in greenhouse gases has what effect on the temperature of earth? Options: A. it increases B. more moderate C. no effect D. it drops Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: it increases.
What two types of atoms bond to form sulfate minerals?
[ "oxygen and calcium", "carbon and sulfur", "oxygen and sulfur", "oxygen and carbon" ]
oxygen and sulfur
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: What two types of atoms bond to form sulfate minerals? Options: A. oxygen and calcium B. carbon and sulfur C. oxygen and sulfur D. oxygen and carbon Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: oxygen and sulfur.
Where does groundwater primarily come from?
[ "erosion", "sediment", "precipitation", "evaporation" ]
precipitation
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: Where does groundwater primarily come from? Options: A. erosion B. sediment C. precipitation D. evaporation Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: precipitation.
What determines sex in animals?
[ "cell density", "cell structure", "ribosomes", "sex chromosomes" ]
sex chromosomes
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: What determines sex in animals? Options: A. cell density B. cell structure C. ribosomes D. sex chromosomes Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: sex chromosomes.
The joints of the carpal bones in the wrist are examples of what type of joints?
[ "digit joints", "planar joints", "filter joints", "isojoints" ]
planar joints
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: The joints of the carpal bones in the wrist are examples of what type of joints? Options: A. digit joints B. planar joints C. filter joints D. isojoints Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: planar joints.
If a unit is named after a person it needs to be?
[ "forgotten", "squandered", "capitalized", "short" ]
capitalized
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: If a unit is named after a person it needs to be? Options: A. forgotten B. squandered C. capitalized D. short Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: capitalized.
What is the name for the inner lining of the uterus?
[ "the uterine shell", "cuticle", "the epidermis", "the endometrium" ]
the endometrium
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: What is the name for the inner lining of the uterus? Options: A. the uterine shell B. cuticle C. the epidermis D. the endometrium Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: the endometrium.
What is it called when currents keep reversing direction?
[ "stream current", "alternating current", "circle current", "emitting current" ]
alternating current
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: What is it called when currents keep reversing direction? Options: A. stream current B. alternating current C. circle current D. emitting current Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: alternating current.
What is the name given to anything that has mass and takes up space?
[ "matter", "molecule", "vacuum", "organism" ]
matter
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: What is the name given to anything that has mass and takes up space? Options: A. matter B. molecule C. vacuum D. organism Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: matter.
What is the upper most level of earth's layers called?
[ "mantle", "surface", "volcanic", "crust" ]
crust
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: What is the upper most level of earth's layers called? Options: A. mantle B. surface C. volcanic D. crust Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: crust.
What are secreted into the gi tract by organs of the gi tract or from a nearby gland named the pancreas?
[ "insulin and pepsin", "digestive enzymes", "stomach acid", "bile" ]
digestive enzymes
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: What are secreted into the gi tract by organs of the gi tract or from a nearby gland named the pancreas? Options: A. insulin and pepsin B. digestive enzymes C. stomach acid D. bile Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: digestive enzymes.
In what organ does pepsin help break down proteins?
[ "liver", "kidney", "stomach", "skin" ]
stomach
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: In what organ does pepsin help break down proteins? Options: A. liver B. kidney C. stomach D. skin Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: stomach.
What begins when a neuron receives a chemical stimulus?
[ "a metabolism impulse", "a induce impulse", "a nerve impulse", "nerve reaction" ]
a nerve impulse
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: What begins when a neuron receives a chemical stimulus? Options: A. a metabolism impulse B. a induce impulse C. a nerve impulse D. nerve reaction Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: a nerve impulse.
Pink snapdragons are an example of what?
[ "cloning", "grafting", "incomplete dominance", "nh3 hybridization" ]
incomplete dominance
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: Pink snapdragons are an example of what? Options: A. cloning B. grafting C. incomplete dominance D. nh3 hybridization Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: incomplete dominance.
Air quality is a measure of what in the air?
[ "pollutants", "water", "clouds", "gases" ]
pollutants
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: Air quality is a measure of what in the air? Options: A. pollutants B. water C. clouds D. gases Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: pollutants.
What do solar cells convert the energy in sunlight into?
[ "experimental energy", "electrical energy", "subsequent energy", "free energy" ]
electrical energy
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: What do solar cells convert the energy in sunlight into? Options: A. experimental energy B. electrical energy C. subsequent energy D. free energy Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: electrical energy.
Both endotherms and ectotherms control what through behavioral responses to changes in the environment?
[ "sleep cycles", "gas temperature", "hormones", "body temperature" ]
body temperature
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: Both endotherms and ectotherms control what through behavioral responses to changes in the environment? Options: A. sleep cycles B. gas temperature C. hormones D. body temperature Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: body temperature.
What occurs when the bronchioles swell and the muscles around the bronchioles contract?
[ "bronchitis", "allergies", "asthma", "nausea" ]
asthma
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: What occurs when the bronchioles swell and the muscles around the bronchioles contract? Options: A. bronchitis B. allergies C. asthma D. nausea Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: asthma.
What giant planet is far away from and much less dense than earth?
[ "mars", "uranus", "venus", "jupiter" ]
jupiter
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: What giant planet is far away from and much less dense than earth? Options: A. mars B. uranus C. venus D. jupiter Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: jupiter.
Bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa are examples of what, the term for a disease-causing microorganism?
[ "microbe", "fungus", "germ", "pathogen" ]
pathogen
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: Bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa are examples of what, the term for a disease-causing microorganism? Options: A. microbe B. fungus C. germ D. pathogen Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: pathogen.
Newton’s third law of motion describes what property of forces that means balance?
[ "acceleration", "gravity", "magnetism", "symmetry" ]
symmetry
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: Newton’s third law of motion describes what property of forces that means balance? Options: A. acceleration B. gravity C. magnetism D. symmetry Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: symmetry.
Translation is the second part of the central dogma of what?
[ "molecular biology", "molecular gastronomy", "string theory", "relativity" ]
molecular biology
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: Translation is the second part of the central dogma of what? Options: A. molecular biology B. molecular gastronomy C. string theory D. relativity Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: molecular biology.
What helps us see rainbows in the sky?
[ "spectral light", "visible light", "prism", "myopia" ]
visible light
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: What helps us see rainbows in the sky? Options: A. spectral light B. visible light C. prism D. myopia Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: visible light.
How the individuals in a population are spread throughout their habitat is referred to as what?
[ "population spread", "population habitation", "population distribution", "habitual distribution" ]
population distribution
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: How the individuals in a population are spread throughout their habitat is referred to as what? Options: A. population spread B. population habitation C. population distribution D. habitual distribution Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: population distribution.
The passenger pigeon, the dodo bird, and the woolly mammoth represent individual cases of what fate?
[ "compression", "extinction", "isolation", "accumulation" ]
extinction
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: The passenger pigeon, the dodo bird, and the woolly mammoth represent individual cases of what fate? Options: A. compression B. extinction C. isolation D. accumulation Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: extinction.
Both fats and oils are made up of long chains of carbon atoms that are bonded together. what are these chains called?
[ "amino acids", "nucleic acids", "fatty acids", "metabolic acids" ]
fatty acids
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: Both fats and oils are made up of long chains of carbon atoms that are bonded together. what are these chains called? Options: A. amino acids B. nucleic acids C. fatty acids D. metabolic acids Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: fatty acids.
What adds phosphate groups to receptor proteins at the surface of the cell?
[ "brain kinases", "nitrogen kinases", "receptor kinases", "protein kinases" ]
receptor kinases
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: What adds phosphate groups to receptor proteins at the surface of the cell? Options: A. brain kinases B. nitrogen kinases C. receptor kinases D. protein kinases Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: receptor kinases.
Cold fronts in winter may bring what type of storm?
[ "snow storm", "monsoon", "showers", "typhoon" ]
snow storm
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: Cold fronts in winter may bring what type of storm? Options: A. snow storm B. monsoon C. showers D. typhoon Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: snow storm.
What is added to alcohol and used as an antiseptic?
[ "chlorine", "arsenic", "iodine", "chloride" ]
iodine
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: What is added to alcohol and used as an antiseptic? Options: A. chlorine B. arsenic C. iodine D. chloride Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: iodine.
Excretion of ions occurs mainly through what organ?
[ "tissues", "Heart", "kidneys", "lungs" ]
kidneys
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: Excretion of ions occurs mainly through what organ? Options: A. tissues B. Heart C. kidneys D. lungs Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: kidneys.
Acids can also react with metals, and when they do they produce what?
[ "alloys", "rust", "potassium gas", "hydrogen gas" ]
hydrogen gas
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: Acids can also react with metals, and when they do they produce what? Options: A. alloys B. rust C. potassium gas D. hydrogen gas Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: hydrogen gas.
Convection is the transfer of what type of energy by particles moving through a fluid?
[ "Chemical", "atmospheric", "thermal", "Nuclear" ]
thermal
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: Convection is the transfer of what type of energy by particles moving through a fluid? Options: A. Chemical B. atmospheric C. thermal D. Nuclear Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: thermal.
Foresters commonly inoculate pine seedlings with a type of what to promote growth?
[ "yeast", "proteins", "soil", "fungi" ]
fungi
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: Foresters commonly inoculate pine seedlings with a type of what to promote growth? Options: A. yeast B. proteins C. soil D. fungi Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: fungi.
What are animal fats and oils such as olive and vegetable oil classified as?
[ "amino acids", "inorganic compounds", "lipids", "proteins" ]
lipids
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: What are animal fats and oils such as olive and vegetable oil classified as? Options: A. amino acids B. inorganic compounds C. lipids D. proteins Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: lipids.
What type of alloys are used in musical instruments?
[ "bronze", "copper", "plastics", "brass" ]
brass
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: What type of alloys are used in musical instruments? Options: A. bronze B. copper C. plastics D. brass Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: brass.
Osteoclasts and osteoblasts play key roles in repair of what?
[ "liver", "heart", "brain", "bone" ]
bone
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: Osteoclasts and osteoblasts play key roles in repair of what? Options: A. liver B. heart C. brain D. bone Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: bone.
What is the general shape of centrioles?
[ "arc", "spherical", "rod", "oval" ]
rod
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: What is the general shape of centrioles? Options: A. arc B. spherical C. rod D. oval Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: rod.
Why does water infiltrate the ground?
[ "run-off from flooding", "gravity", "prolonged drought conditions", "because soil and rocks are porous" ]
because soil and rocks are porous
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: Why does water infiltrate the ground? Options: A. run-off from flooding B. gravity C. prolonged drought conditions D. because soil and rocks are porous Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: because soil and rocks are porous.
What is the upward force exerted by fluids when any object, such as a boat, is placed in it?
[ "human force", "bouyant force", "impetuous force", "atomic force" ]
bouyant force
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: What is the upward force exerted by fluids when any object, such as a boat, is placed in it? Options: A. human force B. bouyant force C. impetuous force D. atomic force Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: bouyant force.
What do dendrites receive signals from?
[ "fibers", "electrons", "neurons", "hormones" ]
neurons
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: What do dendrites receive signals from? Options: A. fibers B. electrons C. neurons D. hormones Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: neurons.
What is the term for the exchange of genetic material between non-sister chromatids of homologous chromosomes?
[ "inheritance", "asexual reproduction", "meiosis", "crossing-over" ]
crossing-over
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: What is the term for the exchange of genetic material between non-sister chromatids of homologous chromosomes? Options: A. inheritance B. asexual reproduction C. meiosis D. crossing-over Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: crossing-over.
What must be overcome to change the motion of an object?
[ "weight", "pressure", "density", "inertia" ]
inertia
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: What must be overcome to change the motion of an object? Options: A. weight B. pressure C. density D. inertia Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: inertia.
Which action of the stomach helps chemical digestion by gastric juice?
[ "peristalsis", "churning action", "contraction", "chewing" ]
churning action
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: Which action of the stomach helps chemical digestion by gastric juice? Options: A. peristalsis B. churning action C. contraction D. chewing Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: churning action.
What two lenses comprise a compound microscope?
[ "objective and eyepiece", "scope and focus", "concave and convex", "polarized and focal" ]
objective and eyepiece
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: What two lenses comprise a compound microscope? Options: A. objective and eyepiece B. scope and focus C. concave and convex D. polarized and focal Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: objective and eyepiece.
Physical and chemical differences help ecologists distinguish between freshwater and marine types of what?
[ "habitats", "biomes", "microbiomes", "cities" ]
biomes
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: Physical and chemical differences help ecologists distinguish between freshwater and marine types of what? Options: A. habitats B. biomes C. microbiomes D. cities Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: biomes.
What are the organic compounds that the body needs in small amounts to function properly; humans need 13 different ones?
[ "proteins", "nutrients", "minerals", "vitamins" ]
vitamins
Answer the following multiple-choice question. Question: What are the organic compounds that the body needs in small amounts to function properly; humans need 13 different ones? Options: A. proteins B. nutrients C. minerals D. vitamins Which option is correct and why?
The correct answer is: vitamins.