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What season do the largest waves for surfers typically come? A. winter B. autumn C. spring D. summer Answer:
A
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The peripheral nervous system has major nerves that travel through every part of the body except which two places? A. lungs and spinal cord B. brain and heart C. muscles and brain D. brain and spinal cord Answer:
D
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Each nitrogenous base has one or two rings that include which atoms? A. carbon B. oxygen C. nitrogen D. hydrogen Answer:
C
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Pluto's orbit is so elliptical that sometimes it is inside the orbit of which planet? A. titan B. neptune C. Earth D. Mars Answer:
B
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More than half the compounds produced by the chemical industry are what? A. gas polymers B. replacement polymers C. synthetic polymers D. artificial polymers Answer:
C
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What is it called when electrons are shared equally? A. nonpolar bonds B. metabolized bonds C. helices bonds D. polar bonds Answer:
A
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Ribosomes are cellular substructures where what are synthesized? A. Molecule B. acids C. cells D. proteins Answer:
D
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How long can carbon be stored in sedimentary rock? A. 22 weeks B. around 10,000 years C. less than 1000 years D. millions of years Answer:
D
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What do you call an animal in which the embryo, often termed a joey, is born immature and must complete its development outside the mother's body? A. placental mammal B. marsupial C. eukaryotic D. monotreme Answer:
B
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What is the most important element to life? A. nitrogen B. oxygen C. carbon D. hydrogen Answer:
C
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The idea of evolution has been around for centuries. in fact, it goes all the way back to the ancient greek philosopher named? A. Galileo B. Pluto C. Xerxes D. aristotle Answer:
D
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When a balloon is rubbed against hair, why do they attract each other? A. lean electron charge B. constantly electron charge C. same electron charge D. opposite electron charge Answer:
D
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Living things get energy from food in a process called respiration, which releases what gas back into the atmosphere? A. nitrogen B. oxygen C. hydrogen D. carbon dioxide Answer:
D
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What is the name of the scientific field that deals with the general study of the solid earth? A. geology B. chemistry C. physics D. astronomy Answer:
A
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What kind of enzyme is phosphofructokinase? A. allosteric B. covalent C. intracellular D. orthosteric Answer:
A
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Covering about 16 percent of the moon's surface, maria are dark, solid, flat areas consisting of what substance? A. dust B. debris C. ash D. lava Answer:
D
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Sickle cell disease is caused by production of an abnormal type of what? A. hemoglobin B. thrombocyte C. leukocyte D. fat globule Answer:
A
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Who first proposed that earth is a magnet? A. Albert Einstein B. william gilbert C. Marconi D. Isaac Newton Answer:
B
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Which atomic model shows that the distances of electrons from the nucleus is not a fixed value? A. the equivocation model B. the distance model C. the electron model D. the quantum model Answer:
D
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What is it called when breaks in bone occur that is usually caused by excessive stress on the bone? A. ruptures B. faults C. fragments D. fractures Answer:
D
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What crystals consist of molecules at the lattice points of the crystal, held together by relatively weak intermolecular forces? A. healing crystals B. molecular crystals C. quartz crystals D. salt crystals Answer:
B
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What causes continents to drift closer to the poles or the equator? A. earthquakes B. plate movements C. plate tectonics D. time Answer:
B
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What is the major selective advantage of myelination? A. heat regulation B. space efficiency C. potentiation D. storage capacity Answer:
B
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What debated therapy offers a potential method for replacing neurons lost to injury or disease? A. stem cell therapy B. cell duplication C. cell production therapy D. stem cell reduction Answer:
A
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How many types of simple machines are there? A. six types B. two types C. ten types D. three types Answer:
A
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After dispersal of a seed, what next step may occur if environmental conditions are favorable? A. germination B. infection C. degradation D. bloom Answer:
A
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What is the term for the smallest particle of an element that still has the properties of that element? A. electron B. nucleus C. atom D. neutron Answer:
C
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What are insect parasites transmitted sexually? A. chlamydia B. pinworms C. deer ticks D. pubic lice Answer:
D
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What type of energy is used when a roller coaster runs downhill? A. proportional energy B. kinetic energy C. vibrational energy D. residual energy Answer:
B
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In what process is atp created by glycolysis, without oxygen? A. sedimentation B. fermentation C. condensation D. oxidation Answer:
B
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What helps deposit the material in caves as stalactites, stalagmites, and columns A. precipitation B. groundwater C. gas D. wastewater Answer:
B
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A recent deadly explosion in the gulf of mexico exemplified what source of ocean pollution? A. greenhouse gases B. algal bloom C. fracking disaster D. oil spill Answer:
D
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Plants supply, ultimately, most of the food eaten by terrestrial animals, along with what gas? A. carbon dioxide B. hydrogen C. oxygen D. nitrogen Answer:
C
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Chemical reactions are typically written to imply that they proceed in one direction - if they can occur in either direction, they are considered what? A. singular B. reactive C. observable D. reversible Answer:
D
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Single-celled eukaryotes that share some traits with animals are also called? A. prokaryotes B. eukaryotes C. monomers D. microorganisms Answer:
B
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Antibiotics can be used to fight what, in general? A. bacteria B. pathogens C. fever D. viruses Answer:
A
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An organism that carries pathogens from one individual to another is called what? A. host B. germ cell C. vector D. virus Answer:
C
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What fills the epidermal cells that make up fingernails and toenails? A. chromatin B. cellulose C. amino acids D. keratin Answer:
D
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What is the name for a parasite that causes disease? A. fungi B. microbes C. pathogen D. enfluenza Answer:
C
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What type of map shows the elevation and features in an area? A. geographic B. topographic C. gradient D. meteorological Answer:
B
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What are organelles made of protein and ribosomal rna (rrna)? A. carbons B. chromosomes C. ribosomes D. electrons Answer:
C
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What are major temperature zones primarily based on? A. gps B. longitude C. altitude D. latitute Answer:
D
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What type of muscle is found in the walls of other internal organs such as the stomach? A. inorganic muscle B. Fiber Muscle C. smooth muscle D. Tube Muscle Answer:
C
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A visual "copy" of an object that is formed by reflected or refracted light is called what? A. photo B. instance C. mirror D. image Answer:
D
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From the pharynx, air next passes through what structure, also known as the voice box because it contains vocal cords? A. trachea B. pancreas C. diaphram D. larynx Answer:
D
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Vertebrates are all chordates that have a what? A. backbone B. circulatory system C. fossil D. brain Answer:
A
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What do structures of the human eye collect and focus? A. light B. sugars C. electricity D. air Answer:
A
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Different elements differ in the size, mass, and other properties of what fundamental structures? A. compounds B. atoms C. particles D. ions Answer:
B
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Breasts are considered accessory organs of what body system? A. nervous system B. digestive system C. lymphatic system D. female reproductive system Answer:
D
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Because plants lack what kind of system, their first line of defense is usually the death of cells surrounding infected tissue to prevent spread of infection? A. nervous system B. digestion system C. hormones system D. immune system Answer:
D
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What type of cells make up tumors? A. cancer cells B. boyle cells C. consumption cells D. white blood cells Answer:
A
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When leaves wilt, what plant process ceases? A. reactions B. carbonation C. photosynthesis D. hydration Answer:
C
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What type of tissue makes up much of the inside of a plant? A. ground tissue B. leaf tissue C. stem tissue D. working tissue Answer:
A
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Saliva can carry the hiv virus, but it won't spread it, unless the saliva gets into what? A. kidneys B. lungs C. bloodstream D. liver Answer:
C
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Does blood flow increase or decrease when blood vessels constrict? A. increases B. it stops C. decrease D. it's not affected Answer:
C
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What is venus covered in a thick layer of? A. fog B. storms C. gases D. clouds Answer:
D
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What type of aquifer is trapped between two impermeable rock layers? A. confined B. abandoned C. segmented D. solid Answer:
A
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Name the multi-phase process in which the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell divides? A. mitosis B. symbiosis C. cytokinesis D. meiosis Answer:
A
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What is the term for the basic contractile unit of the muscle? A. sarcomere B. sphincter C. bandimere D. filament Answer:
A
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What are chemical messengers that control sexual development and reproduction? A. sex hormones B. proteins C. neurotransmitters D. lipids Answer:
A
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What are species that are first to colonize a disturbed area called? A. pioneer species B. exploratory species C. novel species D. brave species Answer:
A
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What planet is the easiest to observe? A. uranus B. pluto C. mercury D. mars Answer:
D
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Where does the heartbeat originate in vertebrates? A. the heart B. the pulse C. the tissue D. the blood Answer:
A
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What is a process where some substances called reactants change chemically into different substances called products? A. chemical reaction B. carbon reaction C. crystals reaction D. non-chemical reaction Answer:
A
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Cellulose is the main structural component of what part of the plant cell, and makes up over thirty percent of plant matter? A. cell wall B. flowers C. roots D. proteins wall Answer:
A
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What is a push or a pull acting on an object? A. force B. action C. energy D. pulse Answer:
A
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Which organ will bladder infections commonly damage if untreated? A. kidney B. heart C. tissue D. lungs Answer:
A
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What is the acid that is released by the stomach that kills most pathogens that enter the stomach? A. Hydrofluoric Acid B. hydrochloric acid C. Sulfuric Acid D. Nitric Acid Answer:
B
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What occurs when force is applied to a moving object? A. inertia B. acceleration C. transmission D. stimulation Answer:
B
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Smooth, cardiac, and skeletal are all types of what? A. teeth B. bone C. hormones D. muscle Answer:
D
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What group of elements does sodium belong to? A. alkali metals B. halogens C. noble gases D. metalloids Answer:
A
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Pure constructive interference and pure destructive interference are distinguished by whether or not identical waves are what? A. after phase B. in phase C. before phase D. in equilibrium Answer:
B
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The process of photosynthesis uses chlorophyll, which is located in organelles called what? A. nucleus B. mitochondria C. fibroblasts D. chloroplasts Answer:
D
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What kind of oily substance is secreted from sebaceous glands? A. progesterone B. pus C. sebum D. Blood Answer:
C
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Some reactions need extra help to occur quickly. they need another substance called what? A. protein B. a catalyst C. neurotransmitter D. hormone Answer:
B
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What have approximately the same mass as protons but no charge? A. reactions B. neutrons C. atoms D. electrons Answer:
B
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Amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling can indicate whether a suspected genetic disorder is present at what stage? A. toddler B. adult C. fetal D. infant Answer:
C
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What do you call aquatic biomes in the ocean? A. freshwater biomes B. coastal biomes C. marine biomes D. ocean dwellers Answer:
C
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The reaction of which body system causes food allergies? A. lymphatic system B. cardiac system C. nervous system D. immune system Answer:
D
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Leaving tampons in for too long can put you at risk of what syndrome? A. Scalded Skin Syndrome B. Vaginismis C. Endometrial Cancer D. toxic shock Answer:
D
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There are three flat skeletal muscles in the antero-lateral wall of what? A. shoulder socket B. thoracic cavity C. hip joint D. abdomen Answer:
D
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The dead, dry stratum corneum is the most superficial layer of what and is the layer exposed to the outside environment? A. intestinal B. dermis C. epidermis D. lungs Answer:
C
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What protein is produced when a plasma cell is stimulated by antigens? A. immunoglobulin B. keratin C. dystrophin D. collagen Answer:
A
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An unbalanced force on an object in motion causes what? A. acceleration B. velocity C. vibration D. agitation Answer:
A
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Partial albinism results from a mutation in an enzyme that is involved in the production of what? A. cytoplasm B. hair C. melanin D. cancer Answer:
C
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Where does a baby travel to after leaving the uterus? A. birth canal B. nasal canal C. ear canal D. tissue canal Answer:
A
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Name an important natural resource in and of itself. A. food chain B. water C. biodiversity D. habitat Answer:
C
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In classical conditioning, a response called the conditioned response is associated with what? A. unconditioned stimulus B. blocking effect C. external inhibition D. conditioned stimulus Answer:
D
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What kind of bonds does boron form rather than metallic lattices? A. bilateral B. electron bonds C. magnetic bonds D. multicenter Answer:
D
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What broad group of living things serves as the major producers in terrestrial biomes? A. plants B. animals C. flowers D. vases Answer:
A
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Birds that move pollen from flower to flower are called what? A. pollinators B. spores C. carnivores D. frogs Answer:
A
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The major cause of outdoor air pollution is the burning of? A. trash B. trees C. charcoal briquettes D. fossil fuels Answer:
D
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What is the ideal mechanical advantage in the single fixed pulley? A. 2 B. zero C. 4 D. 1 Answer:
D
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What science is the study of matter and the changes it undergoes? A. astronomy B. chemistry C. biology D. geology Answer:
B
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What is driven by the sun's energy and moves water over the surface of earth? A. sun cycle B. the water cycle C. tides D. weather cycle Answer:
B
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What are materials that are poor thermal conductors called? A. thermal insulators B. warmth insulators C. pollution insulators D. sunlight insulators Answer:
A
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Balanced chemical reactions are balanced in what? A. molecular bonds B. terms of moles C. electrical charge D. atoms Answer:
B
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The autonomic nervous system serves as the relay between what and the internal organs? A. peripheral nervous system B. somatic system C. hormones D. central nervous system Answer:
D
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The role that a particular species plays in its ecosystem is also known as what? A. type B. niche C. unique D. market Answer:
B
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What element has the atomic number 16? A. helium B. oxygen C. sulfur D. neon Answer:
C
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