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The name of a spinal cord region corresponds to the level at which spinal nerves pass through the what? A. lumbar foramina B. synovial fluid C. intervertebral foramina D. notochord Answer:
C
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Tests for levels of what in blood allow a diabetic patient to regulate how much insulin to administer? A. alcohol B. glucose C. protein D. chloride Answer:
B
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The process of breaking down food into nutrients is known as __________ A. energy B. digestion C. filtration D. absorption Answer:
B
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Reasoning can be broken down into two categories: deduction and? A. preduction B. conduction C. induction D. invention Answer:
C
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What are used to make maps of the moon and other planets? A. radio telescopes B. topographical charts C. imaging satellites D. rendering satellites Answer:
C
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What term describes how closely packed the particles of matter are? A. mass B. density C. space D. range Answer:
B
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Populations of viruses do not grow through cell division because they? A. non living B. Acidic C. Static D. are not cells Answer:
D
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What is likely to happen to a parasite if it kills its host? A. it dies B. it thrives C. it adapts D. it mutates Answer:
A
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What is a type of solid that lacks an ordered internal structure? A. an amorphous solid B. ice C. an elastic solid D. a sponge Answer:
A
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What is it called when you get the same result after repeating an experiment? A. control B. variable C. replication D. initiation Answer:
C
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What is the largest human organ? A. skin B. lungs C. brain D. stomach Answer:
A
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In the chest, the trachea divides as it enters the lungs to form the right and left what? A. atrium B. ventricle C. bronchi D. alveoli Answer:
C
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Many objects have color because they contain what? A. pigments B. vitamins C. salts D. solvents Answer:
A
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What is the process of action potentials in myelinated axons jumping between the nodes of ranvier called? A. photoreactive conduction B. saltatory movement C. pinworm conduction D. saltatory conduction Answer:
D
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What do craters and rifts become when the fill with water? A. grasses B. rivers C. lakes D. creeks Answer:
C
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What kind of power does not produce any pollutants, but produces waste that can be difficult to dispose of? A. biofuel B. nuclear C. electrical D. solar Answer:
B
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What is the long, narrow tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach by the mechanism of peristalsis? A. spinal cord B. liver C. esophagus D. gallbladder Answer:
C
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What is the temperature at which condensation of water vapor occurs called? A. the boiling point B. the cooling point C. the tipping point D. the dew point Answer:
D
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Alkenes have double bonds while alkynes have what? A. equal bonds B. triple bonds C. single bonds D. quadruple bonds Answer:
B
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What is our main source of aluminum ore? A. cobalt B. coal C. tin D. bauxite Answer:
D
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Rapidly produced genetic vairants are found in organisms with what type of generation time? A. repeating B. short C. oscillating D. long Answer:
B
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What are the 2 primary hosts of ebola in central africa? A. apes and hippos B. hyenas and apes C. lions and elephants D. apes and bats Answer:
D
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Unlike prokaryotic cells, dna and rna synthesis in eukaryotic cells occurs in a separate compartment from synthesis of what? A. membrane B. protein C. phenotype D. acids Answer:
B
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What important organelle (that would otherwise be centrally located and crucial to the cell's survival) do prokaryotic cells lack? A. nucleus B. electrons C. protons D. molecules Answer:
A
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What is the outer layer of an axon that acts like a layer of insulation, similar to the plastic that encases an electrical cord? A. myelin sheath B. layer sheath C. lipids sheath D. nerve sheath Answer:
A
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What occurs when some members of a species become geographically separated? A. reflective speciation B. allopatric speciation C. divergent speciation D. symbiotic speciation Answer:
B
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What creatures evolved from a lobe-finned lungfish ancestor? A. mice B. horses C. birds D. amphibians Answer:
D
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What is the term for a mixture of two or more substances that has the same composition throughout? A. fluid B. simple liquid C. solution D. structure Answer:
C
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What are flagellate protozoa that cause giardiasis? A. giardia B. diatoms C. plankton D. fungus Answer:
A
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Rna and dna are types of what biochemical compounds containing the elements carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphorus? A. amino acids B. nitrous acids C. hormones D. nucleic acids Answer:
D
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What are the contacts between neurons called? A. electrodes B. neurapses C. impulses D. synapses Answer:
D
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What is the color of the powder of a mineral? A. streak B. gray C. organic D. blue Answer:
A
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What basic plant structure facilitates dispersal of pollen and fruit by raising reproductive structures? A. flower B. root C. leaf D. stem Answer:
D
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What type of compound is essential to life? A. carbon B. oxygen C. nitrogen D. water Answer:
D
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Which part of the ear amplifies the sound waves? A. cochlea B. ear canal C. eardrum D. middle ear Answer:
D
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The shape of a virus is determined by the type and arrangement of proteins in its what? A. enamel B. anode C. nuclei D. capsid Answer:
D
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What is the rising and sinking of warm and cooler material called? A. convection B. conveyance C. diffusion D. depression Answer:
A
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What is a group of connected cells that have a similar function within an organism called? A. organ B. nucleus C. colony D. tissue Answer:
D
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The number of what subatomic particles can vary between atoms of the same element? A. electrons B. neurons C. protons D. neutrons Answer:
D
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Water is recycled constantly through which system? A. the habitat B. the ecosystem C. the hydropshere D. the troposphere Answer:
B
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The process in which organ systems work to maintain a stable internal environment is called what? A. thrombosis B. ketosis C. homeostasis D. consciousness Answer:
C
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What do scientist's believe mercury's core is mostly made of? A. melted iron B. helium gas C. quicksilver D. water Answer:
A
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What material comprises the sun and other stars, as well as lightning and the northern lights? A. gas B. plasma C. aurora D. gamma Answer:
B
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The function of which organ is to filter blood and form urine? A. kidneys B. lungs C. liver D. gallbladder Answer:
A
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The attraction between all objects in the universe is known as ______. A. gravity B. magnetism C. electricity D. variation Answer:
A
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Friction causes the molecules on rubbing surfaces to move faster, which produces what? A. precipitation B. cold C. heat D. life Answer:
C
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The cell wall acts as an extra layer of protection, helps the cell maintain its shape, and prevents what? A. dehydration B. Respiration C. extinction D. exhaustion Answer:
A
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What's another term for egg-laying mammals? A. herbivores B. amphibians C. viviparus D. monotremes Answer:
D
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What code is the same in all living things and shows that all organisms are related by descent from a common ancestor? A. intrinsic B. genetic C. descendant D. biochemical Answer:
B
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All animals that derive energy from food are classified as what? A. lifeforms B. heliotrophs C. paleotrophs D. heterotrophs Answer:
D
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Through which process is the human gene for insulin placed into bacteria? A. absorption B. mutation C. transformation D. migration Answer:
C
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What is a symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit? A. parasitism B. detrimental C. inorganic D. mutualism Answer:
D
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What is the term for longer chains of monosaccharides ? A. proteins B. oligosaccharides C. polysaccharides D. hydrocarbons Answer:
C
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Electrical potential energy can be described by the equation pe = qv, where q is the electric charge and v is what? A. voltage B. frequency C. amplitude D. wavelength density Answer:
A
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What are broad explanations that are widely accepted as true? A. scientific theories B. scientific experiments C. informal theories D. scientific hypotheses Answer:
A
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What process is at work when warm air or water rises, and cool air or water sinks? A. evaporation B. radiation C. convection D. moisture Answer:
C
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If force is applied further away from a pivot point, than what kind of acceleration will be greater? A. rectangular B. angular C. parameters D. circular Answer:
B
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The kinetic-molecular theory as it applies to gases has how many basic assumptions? A. seven B. five C. two D. four Answer:
B
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During photosynthesis, what is energy from the sun converted to after entering a plant? A. Carbon B. chloride C. glucose D. Proteins Answer:
C
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Formic acid is found in the secretions of? A. acid rain B. stinging ants C. stomach acid D. sweat glands Answer:
B
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What do hydrophilic substances have an affinity for? A. soil B. air C. water D. heat Answer:
C
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What is a structure that consists of two or more types of tissues that work together to do the same job? A. organ B. cell C. organism D. organ system Answer:
A
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What is formed when amino acids are linked together in a long chain? A. water molecule B. hormones C. amino acid D. protein Answer:
D
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Both diffusion and effusion are related to the speed at which what objects move? A. electricity B. copper molecules C. solids D. gas molecules Answer:
D
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Baroreceptors in the aortic arch and carotid sinuses monitor what level in the body? A. hunger B. temperature C. blood pressure D. air intake Answer:
C
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The electronegativity of an element increases with increasing of what state? A. conduction B. isolation C. evaporation D. oxidation Answer:
D
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Animals require air, water, and what in order to live and survive? A. shade B. food? C. mates D. time Answer:
B
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How many types of bosons are there? A. three B. one C. four D. five Answer:
C
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What astronomical phenomenon, formed of split asteroids or planetary rocks, provides clues about our solar system? A. meteorites B. stars C. comets D. galaxies Answer:
A
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An electron possesses both particle and these? A. land properties B. surging properties C. wave properties D. shock properties Answer:
C
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What are mutant versions of normal genes called? A. anti-oncogenes B. proto-oncogenes C. antecedent - oncogenes D. extinction - oncogenes Answer:
B
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The heart and a network of blood vessels that run throughout the body make up what organ system? A. immune system B. lymphatic system C. cardiovascular system D. respiratory system Answer:
C
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When a predator kills and eats its prey, what sort of predation is this referred to as? A. predestined B. just C. false D. true Answer:
D
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Pressure, volume, and temperature are related by which law? A. Law of Conservation B. Murphy's Law C. gas law D. law of inertia Answer:
C
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Different forms, or allotropes, of carbon are diamond, graphite, and what? A. vesicles B. fullerenes C. carbonite D. ligands Answer:
B
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What is the process in which organisms reproduce sexually by joining gametes called? A. stimulation B. propagation C. fertilization D. migration Answer:
C
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What is the force of attraction between things that have mass A. friction B. gravity C. momentum D. motion Answer:
B
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Mitosis and meiosis are two types of what process, with dramatically different products? A. cell solution B. cell division C. cell transition D. cell diffusion Answer:
B
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Zinc reacting with hydrochloric acid produces bubbles of which gas? A. hydrogen B. mustard C. carbon D. helium Answer:
A
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Water gains and loses what more slowly than does land, affecting seasonal conditions inland and on the coast? A. minerals B. humidity C. heat D. volume Answer:
C
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Covalent solutes separate into what when dissolved? A. second molecules B. true molecules C. new molecules D. individual molecules Answer:
D
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What term indicates moles per liter, whereas molality is moles per kilogram of solvent? A. abundance B. kilocalorie C. pollenation D. molarity Answer:
D
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Many of the hormones are secreted in response to what signals of the body? A. skeletal system signals B. nervous system signals C. nose system signals D. heart system signals Answer:
B
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What are two of the most common vision problems? A. myopia and nearsightedness B. cross-eye and blindness C. blindness and astigmatism D. nearsightedness and farsightedness Answer:
D
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Hydrochloric acid is formed when hcl is dissolved into what? A. water B. plasma C. sodium D. blood Answer:
A
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Atoms of the same element that have different masses are called what? A. mutations B. isotopes C. radioactive D. variations Answer:
B
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What term is used to describe potential energy due to an object’s shape? A. elastic potential energy B. flexible energy C. kinetic energy D. stimulated potential energy Answer:
A
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What property is characterized by eddies and swirls that mix layers of fluid together, unlike laminar flow? A. evaporation B. compression C. turbulence D. combustion Answer:
C
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What process refers to a separation of charge within an atom or molecule? A. convection B. rotation C. diffusion D. polarization Answer:
D
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What is the largest cartilaginous fish? A. sturgeon B. dolphin C. whale shark D. blue whale Answer:
C
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Capillaries in the chorionic villi filter fetal wastes out of the blood and return clean, oxygenated blood to the fetus through what? A. skin vein B. umbilical vein C. separates vein D. Back Vein Answer:
B
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What is the term for a random change in allele frequencies that occurs in a small population? A. evolution B. genetic drift C. speciation D. mutation Answer:
B
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Aerobic exercise helps improve the cardiovascular system, while what exercise causes muscles to get bigger and stronger? A. enzymatic B. anaerobic C. skeletal D. endurance Answer:
B
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An excessive posterior curvature of the thoracic region is also known as what? A. osmosis B. lordosis C. babesiosis D. kyphosis Answer:
D
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What are the two main divisions of the human nervous system? A. left and right B. somatic and autonomic C. central and peripheral D. central and identical Answer:
C
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What is composed of two strands of nucleotides in a double-helical structure? A. bacteria B. molecule C. dna D. RNA Answer:
C
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The body is made up of how many types of tissue? A. four B. five C. seven D. six Answer:
A
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The great astronomer edwin hubble discovered that all distant galaxies are receding from our milky way galaxy with velocities proportional to their what? A. dimensions B. distances C. paths D. masses Answer:
B
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What is friction that acts on objects while it is rolling over a surface called? A. rolling friction B. surface friction C. opposing friction D. blowing friction Answer:
A
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Traditionally, mammals were divided into groups based on what? A. their characteristics B. their behaviors C. their colors D. their sizes Answer:
A
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