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Fish and other aquatic organisms use gills to capture dissolved what? A. nitrogen B. food C. sulfur D. oxygen Answer:
D
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What phase of a human life does not have a definite starting point? A. death B. adolescence C. childhood D. adulthood Answer:
D
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Where do all plants come from? A. terrestrial ancestors B. cetacean ancestors C. distant ancestors D. phylogenetic ancestors Answer:
A
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The esophagus runs a mainly straight route through the mediastinum of what? A. thorax B. stomach C. liver D. lungs Answer:
A
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What chambers are responsible for pumping blood out of the heart? A. vacuoles B. cells C. ventricles D. valves Answer:
C
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What's the term for the period during which women's ovaries stop producing eggs? A. menopause B. maturity C. adolescence D. puberty Answer:
A
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What is the set of steps that scientists use to learn about the world? A. Socratic method B. philosophic method C. rhythm method D. scientific method Answer:
D
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Which are the closest living relations to land plants? A. mammals B. arthropods C. sporozoans D. charophytes Answer:
D
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In vertebrates, what structure runs from the brain to the tail end of the backbone? A. ribcage B. aortic valve C. spinal cord D. backbone Answer:
C
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What is it called when the chance that a certain event will occur? A. difficulty B. mutation C. probability D. procession Answer:
C
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What is the hardest of all minerals? A. gold B. diamonds C. platinum D. titanium Answer:
B
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When bread bakes, yeast releases which gas? A. carbon monoxide B. oxygen C. hydrogen D. carbon dioxide Answer:
D
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What nervous tissue cells play a supporting role to neurons? A. mammalian cells B. reissner cells C. axial cells D. glial cells Answer:
D
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Use of oil-consuming bacteria to clean up an oil spill is an example of what? A. bioremediation B. generation C. biodegradation D. coagulation Answer:
A
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What is the process called in which living things produce offspring? A. diversification B. photosynthesis C. variation D. reproduction Answer:
D
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What are the building blocks of peptides? A. rocks B. alkali C. magnets D. amino acids Answer:
D
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The pull of the moon’s gravity on earth is the main cause of what water phenomenon? A. waves B. tides C. storms D. floods Answer:
B
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What happens to evolution when equilibrium is reached within the genes of the population? A. it accelerates B. it starts over C. it stops occurring D. it goes backwards Answer:
C
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Prostaglandins worsen what by increasing nociceptor sensitivity to noxious stimuli? A. recovery time B. inflammation C. pain D. reaction speed Answer:
C
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The outer surface of the heart changes from positive to negative during what? A. reproduction B. inflammation C. depolarization D. permeability Answer:
C
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What are the closest relatives to modern angiosperms? A. staurikosaurus B. sporozoans C. gnetophytes D. mitochondria Answer:
C
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Heating a gas gives its particles more of what type of energy? A. kinetic energy B. electrostatic energy C. nuclear energy D. residual energy Answer:
A
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What is the term for long carbohydrate molecules of repeated monomer units joined together by glycosidic bonds? A. template strands B. hydrocarbons C. polysaccharides D. fibres Answer:
C
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What is the only known planet with large amounts of water? A. jupiter B. earth C. mars D. saturn Answer:
B
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What is the disease in which bones lose mass and become more fragile and likely to break? A. fibrosis B. osteoporosis C. arthritis D. tuberculosis Answer:
B
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What speeds up the reactions of chemical digestion? A. digestive enzymes B. stomach acids C. electrical enzymes D. protein catalysts Answer:
A
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In how many states does water exist on earth? A. three matter states B. two matter states C. eight matter states D. one matter states Answer:
A
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Find the overall magnification of what instrument by finding the magnification of the objective, then the magnification of the eyepiece? A. Fixing microscope B. belt microscope C. part microscope D. compound microscope Answer:
D
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Insects have a highly specialized type of respiratory system called what? A. nasal system B. tracheal system C. grunion system D. gland system Answer:
B
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What are the two main minerals found in ocean water? A. sodium, chloride B. carbon , chloride C. dioxide , chloride D. quartz, carbon Answer:
A
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Which form of digestion is a purely physical process that does not change the chemical nature of the food? A. slow B. electromagnetic C. simple D. mechanical Answer:
D
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What was the early study of chemistry called? A. pharmacology B. horticulture C. magic systems D. alchemy Answer:
D
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What are used to balance chemical equations? A. fractions B. velocities C. coefficients D. densities Answer:
C
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What kind of core does mercury have? A. solid metal B. dense metal C. gas D. liquid metal Answer:
D
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Physical features on the earth's surface are known as ______ A. diversity B. landforms C. atmospheres D. biospheres Answer:
B
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"direct" and "alternating" are two kinds of what, which is associated with electricity? A. time B. constant C. current D. levels Answer:
C
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What is a strombolian eruption named for? A. an ice cleaner B. mt. stromboli C. a country D. mt. st. helens Answer:
B
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Which part of the plant conduct water and minerals as well as anchor the plant. A. leaves B. stem C. cilia D. roots Answer:
D
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Ice caps are found only in greenland and which other place? A. antarctica B. Siberia C. the tundra D. rainforests Answer:
A
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During a what type of reaction do chemical changes take place? A. biological B. toxic C. chemical D. nuclear Answer:
C
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In mammals, the cells on the exterior form the trophectoderm, which goes on to form what? A. aeroponics tissues B. cardiac tissues C. protoplanetary tissues D. extraembryonic tissues Answer:
D
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In sexual reproduction, what is the name of the gamete cell the male must contribute? A. plasma B. spore C. sperm D. ova Answer:
C
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The term "environment of deposition" is useful for understanding the characteristics of what type of rock? A. meteor B. limestone C. glacial D. sedimentary Answer:
D
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Apical dominance, seed germination, gravitropism, and resistance to freezing are all positively influenced by what type of chemicals in plants? A. hormones B. enzymes C. photosynthesis D. pesticides Answer:
A
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In the nasal cavity, what 2 things trap particles from incoming air? A. phlegm and hair B. mucus and skin C. saliva and hair D. mucus and hair Answer:
D
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Elemental carbon is a black, dull-looking solid that conducts heat and this? A. electricity B. light C. vibration D. energy Answer:
A
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Who created the periodic table? A. Niels Bohr B. Isaac Newton C. Gregor Mendel D. dmitri mendeleev Answer:
D
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What are unique in having adaptive immunity in addition to innate immunity? A. vertebrates B. invertebrates C. cells D. organelles Answer:
A
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All three axes are established before the zygote begins to undergo what? A. cleavage B. twinning C. birth D. cloning Answer:
A
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Because they are charged (polar), these ions do not diffuse through what? A. substrate B. cell wall C. membrane D. protein Answer:
C
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What are complex organic molecules that make up cells? A. sugars B. acids C. proteins D. carbohydrates Answer:
C
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A light bulb converts electrical energy to light and what? A. thermal energy B. chemical energy C. visible energy D. kinetic energy Answer:
A
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What are chemical bonds between atoms of nonmetals that share valence electrons called? A. gravitational bonds B. electron bonds C. ionic bonds D. covalent bonds Answer:
D
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What piece of technology can you use to see infrared light? A. microscope B. night goggles C. telescope D. light meters Answer:
B
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Lenses make use of what to create images? A. stimulation of light B. refraction of light C. envelopment of light D. resonance of light Answer:
B
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What do animals observe in others to help solve problems? A. communication B. behavior C. function D. patterns Answer:
B
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Reef sponges typically have what type of beneficial relationships with other reef species? A. symbiotic B. parasitic C. microbes D. mutual Answer:
A
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Where is the only place an electric charge can be found? A. conductor B. translator C. neuron D. ion Answer:
A
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What part of a cell do proteins travel to to be modified for the specific job they will do? A. plasma membrane B. nucleus C. lysosome D. golgi apparatus Answer:
D
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When current flows in just one direction, what is it called? A. mono-current B. reactant current C. alternating current D. direct current Answer:
D
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An ammeter must be connected in series with what to allow it to accurately measure the current flow without causing any disruptions? A. resistors B. capacitors C. configurations D. insulators Answer:
A
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What combines with rain to form acid rain? A. nitrogen and sulfur oxides B. carbon dioxide and sulfur oxides C. suction and sulfur oxides D. compost and sulfur oxides Answer:
A
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Bacterial stis include chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis are diseases that can usually be cured with what? A. antihistamines B. antioxidants C. antivirals D. antibiotics Answer:
D
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Rubbing your hands together warms them by converting work into what energy? A. layer energy B. thermal energy C. motion energy D. kinetic energy Answer:
B
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What is the opposite of nuclear fusion? A. energy fission B. nuclear fission C. Solar Power D. might fission Answer:
B
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What are the three classifications of elements? A. metals, non-metals and metaloids B. metals, non-metals and alkaloids C. alkaloids, metaloids, and non-metals D. metals, metaloids, and alkaloids Answer:
A
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Worms use a hydrostatic type of what anatomical structure to move through their environment? A. tail B. skeleton C. head D. gastrointestinal system Answer:
B
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What flexible organ enables swallowing and speech? A. diaphram B. stomach C. large intestine D. tongue Answer:
D
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What is a wall of rocks or concrete called? A. foot B. knee C. ankle D. groin Answer:
D
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What are the special mating behaviors in birds called? A. courtship B. display C. presentation D. attraction Answer:
A
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What kind of charges do protons give the nucleus? A. negative B. dynamic C. positive D. neutral Answer:
C
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What happens when a cell takes in substances through its membrane? A. dialysis B. metastasis C. endocytosis D. filtration Answer:
C
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What are compounds formed by ionic bonds called? A. layered compounds B. ionic compounds (salts) C. mixed compounds D. nuclear compounds Answer:
B
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What kind of diagrams can be used to illustrate electron movements and ion formation? A. electron dot diagrams B. contour maps C. venn diagrams D. atomic models Answer:
A
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What always continues in a red supergiant? A. fission B. fusion C. movement D. heat Answer:
B
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Glycolysis, the krebs cycle, and the electron transport chain are stages in what process? A. reproduction B. cell death C. aerobic cellular respiration D. mitosis Answer:
C
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Sex-linked traits are located on genes on what chromosomes? A. dna B. neural C. sex D. reactive Answer:
C
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What nerves attached to the brain are mainly responsible for motor and sensory functions? A. stimulation nerves B. somatic nerves C. autonomic nerves D. cranial nerves Answer:
D
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What would you need to see most cells? A. ultraviolet B. infrared C. mirror D. microscope Answer:
D
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The intermolecular structure of what has spaces that are not present in liquid water? A. condensation B. vapor C. ice D. distillate Answer:
C
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Some compounds form rigid frameworks called what? A. grids B. chemicals C. crystals D. ions Answer:
C
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What type of relationship is it when one variable increases the other variable decreases? A. curve B. divergence C. inverse D. regression Answer:
C
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What is the term for polyatomic ligands with two or more donor atoms? A. angiosperms B. proteins C. polyamines D. chelates Answer:
D
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A single, often oversimplified, path through which energy and matter flow through an ecosystem is also known as what? A. food chain B. fuel chain C. the chain D. life cycle Answer:
A
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Oncogenes are involved in the formation of what disease? A. colds B. heart disease C. autoimmune disease D. cancer Answer:
D
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The lack of annihilation radiation coming to us from space proves that the universe is dominated by what? A. vacuum B. space C. energy D. matter Answer:
D
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Dinitrophenol (dnp) is an uncoupler that makes the inner mitochondrial membrane leaky to protons. it was used until 1938 as a what? A. sleep loss drug B. weight loss drug C. bone density drug D. immune system booster Answer:
B
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Melanocytes are located in which layer of the epidermis? A. crust B. outer C. bottom D. follicle Answer:
C
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Soils with higher capacities generally have a larger reserve of what? A. protein B. hydrogen nutrients C. mineral nutrients D. water Answer:
C
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Materials that are good conductors of thermal energy are called? A. atmospheric inductors B. thermal conductors C. thermal inductors D. atmospheric conductors Answer:
B
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Composite cones are steep-sided, cone-shaped types of what, which produce explosive eruptions? A. volcanoes B. earthquakes C. craters D. mountains Answer:
A
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Deficiency of what is symptomized by nausea, fatigue and dizziness, and can be triggered by excessive sweating? A. salts B. electrolytes C. impurities D. calories Answer:
B
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Most thoracic vertebrae have two facets that articulate with the head of what structure? A. heart B. calf C. rib D. pelvic Answer:
C
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Thrombocytes are more commonly known by what name? A. droplets B. chromosomes C. platelets D. molecules Answer:
C
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What is the term for the remains or traces of living organisms? A. fossils B. remains C. ethings D. deposits Answer:
A
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What type of disease is caused by pathogens? A. nervous diseases B. autoimmune diseases C. viral diseases D. infectious diseases Answer:
D
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Worms grow to adult size without going through what stage? A. larval B. egg C. growth D. development Answer:
A
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What serves as a first responder to pathogenic threats that bypass natural physical and chemical barriers of the body? A. immense immune system B. cells immune system C. innate immune system D. super immune system Answer:
C
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Of the three basic types of emissions, which has the highest penetrating power? A. chemical radiation B. ultraviolet radiation C. gamma radiation D. fluid radiation Answer:
C
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True animals are divided into those with radial versus bilateral styles of what? A. molecular B. magnetic C. attracted D. symmetry Answer:
D
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