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The strength of bases is measured on what scale? A. acid test B. litmus test C. ph scale D. pneumatic scale Answer:
C
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What type of isomers contain the same number of atoms of each kind but differ in which atoms are bonded to one another? A. structural isomers B. constitutional isomers C. unique isomers D. different isomers Answer:
A
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What is the gas that gives rotten eggs and sewage their distinctive smell? A. hydrogen sulfide B. methane C. hydrogen peroxide D. calcium sulfide Answer:
A
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What two values does a blood pressure reading include? A. high and low B. biotic and abiotic C. cholesterol and systolic D. systolic and diastolic Answer:
D
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In humans, what period lasts from the ninth week of development until birth? A. third trimester B. fetal period C. development period D. plasma period Answer:
B
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Where are protons found in the atom? A. within electrons B. in the nucleus C. in the orbital D. outside the nucleus Answer:
B
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What is produced when haploid gametes fuse in sexual reproduction? A. cell cluster B. diploid zygote C. deformity D. isolated zygote Answer:
B
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What are the two different types of vascular tissues called? A. acid and base B. biotic and abiotic C. xylem and phloem D. epidermis and dermis Answer:
C
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During which stage of development do all the major organs begin to form? A. nascent B. embryonic C. third trimester D. transgenic Answer:
B
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At the anode, liquid chloride ions are oxidized to what? A. nitrogen gas B. Heavy Gas C. chlorine gas D. elemental gas Answer:
C
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A diploid cell contains two sets of what? A. atoms B. neutrons C. ribosomes D. chromosomes Answer:
D
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On what basis are lipoproteins classified? A. mass B. weight C. diameter D. density Answer:
D
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The two ovaries are small, oval organs on either side of what part of the body? A. lungs B. uterus C. pancreas D. heart Answer:
B
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Gas exchange during respiration occurs primarily through what? A. activation B. vaporization C. diffusion D. secretion Answer:
C
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Enzymes in the stomach and small intestine break down proteins into what components? A. atoms B. lactic acids C. antioxidants D. amino acids Answer:
D
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Organisms incapable of photosynthesis that must therefore obtain energy and carbon from food by consuming other organisms are called what? A. heterotrophs B. autotrophs C. chemoautotrophs D. photoautotrophs Answer:
A
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What allows theories to be widely accepted? A. evidence B. hypothesis C. observation D. theory Answer:
A
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Elements that specifically are noted to have properties of both metals and nonmetals are known as what? A. alkali metals B. compund metals C. metalloids D. alloys Answer:
C
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What is the measure of change in velocity of a moving object? A. transmission B. vibration C. acceleration D. kinetic energy Answer:
C
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What celestial events are the source of elements heavier than iron? A. galaxies B. supernovas C. neutrons D. Space Answer:
B
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Algae are similar to plants in that they both produce their food through what process? A. cell division B. photosynthesis C. hydrolysis D. mitosis Answer:
B
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What do fungi produce to digest nutrients? A. sporozoans B. exoenzymes C. pores D. amino Answer:
B
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When light passes from one medium to another, it changes what? A. density B. speed C. temperature D. color Answer:
B
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The distance between the crests of electromagnetic waves is called what? A. trough B. crest C. wavelength D. variation Answer:
C
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People with celiac disease have an immune response to what, which ultimately leads to malnutrition, cramping, and diarrhea? A. fish B. gluten C. seeds D. lactose Answer:
B
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Chlorophyll is used in what food-making process that plants carry out? A. digestion B. colorization C. photosynthesis D. isolation Answer:
C
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What does an ammeter measure the flow of? A. water under pressure B. wind C. magnetic fields D. current through a circuit Answer:
D
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Burning forests, growing rice and raising livestock all cause a release of what into the atmosphere? A. glucose gases B. greenhouse gases C. carbonate gases D. oxide gases Answer:
B
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What type of pollution comes from sewage, storm drains, septic tanks, boats, and runoff from yards? A. social B. urban C. municipal D. collective Answer:
C
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What does oil do when mixed with water? A. dissappears B. forms droplets C. precipitates D. dissolves Answer:
B
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What is the term for the movement of individuals out of a population? A. colonization B. emigration C. immigration D. succession Answer:
B
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What might a scientist do to confirm the work of another? A. replicate their work B. develop a completely different experiment C. study their work D. question their methods Answer:
A
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Polar molecules result from differences in electronegativity of what in the molecule? A. atoms B. protons C. ions D. iron Answer:
A
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A diver's air bubbles increase in size as he approaches the surface because what decreases? A. water weight B. water direction C. water energy D. water pressure Answer:
D
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Positive charge is mostly found in what part of an atom? A. ions B. neutrons C. nucleus D. electron shell Answer:
C
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In the lens makers' equation, diverging lenses and virtual images are associated with what kinds of numbers? A. positive numbers B. variable numbers C. negative numbers D. fractional numbers Answer:
C
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What is another name for producers? A. autotrophs B. plants C. rotifers D. allergens Answer:
A
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Consisting of a stigma, style, and ovary, the pistil of a flower is what type of organ? A. female respiratory organ B. female reproductive organ C. female neural organ D. female immune organ Answer:
B
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Chewing insects such as dragonflies and grasshoppers have how many sets of jaws? A. one B. four C. three D. two Answer:
D
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What kind of change occurs whenever matter changes into an entirely different substance with different chemical properties? A. carbon change B. reversible change C. chemical change D. physical change Answer:
C
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What is a small, relatively simple single-celled organism called? A. prokaryote B. amoeba C. ribosome D. eukaryote Answer:
A
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The golgi apparatus works like a mail room by receiving and sending what? A. enzymes B. particles C. proteins D. acids Answer:
C
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Which part of the body has mucus and hair to trap dust and also warms and moistens air so to not harm lung tissue? A. the nose B. the tongue C. the throat D. the ear Answer:
A
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What are the structures in the cytoplasm where proteins are made? A. chromosomes B. ribosomes C. nucleus D. prokaryotes Answer:
B
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What is the key issue in the small-population approach? A. genetic variation B. genetic mutation C. disease variation D. alternative variation Answer:
A
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What is the minimum depth in the aphotic zone? A. 450 meters B. 200 meters C. 150 meters D. 10 meters Answer:
B
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What is the process by which plants gain energy and produce sugar? A. chemosynthesis B. glycolysis C. respiration D. photosynthesis Answer:
D
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What are embedded in the membranes of b cells and bind a variety of antigens through their variable regions? A. b.a.p cell receptors B. er cell receptors C. a.m. cell receptors D. b cell receptors Answer:
D
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A statement that describes what always happens under certain conditions in nature is also known as what? A. scientific motion B. theory C. hypothesis D. scientific law Answer:
D
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What developmental stage do alligators lack that most other amphibians have? A. metamorphosis B. larval stage C. Egg Stage D. Tadpole stage Answer:
B
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What attaches a muscle to a bone? A. arteries B. marrow C. veins D. tendons Answer:
D
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What are two common weather characteristics of hurricanes? A. high winds and snowfall B. low winds and sandstorms C. high winds and rainfall D. small winds and rainfall Answer:
C
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What kind of organism causes the often fatal lung disease tuberculosis? A. pathogens B. algae C. virus D. bacteria Answer:
D
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Where do plates move apart in oceans and on land? A. divergent plate boundaries B. volcanic ridges C. coastal zones D. unsettled plate boundaries Answer:
A
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Zeros that appear in front of all of the nonzero digits are called what? A. significant digits B. non-numbers C. zero sum game D. left-end zeros Answer:
D
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What consists of thylakoid membranes surrounded by stroma? A. a nucleus B. a stem C. a photon D. a chloroplast Answer:
D
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Portable amplifiers have batteries that store what type of energy? A. carbon energy B. chemical energy C. kinetic energy D. mechanical energy Answer:
B
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The movement of ice causes glaciers to have cracks referred to as? A. anomalies B. fissures C. slides D. crevasses Answer:
D
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A muscle can return to its original length when relaxed due to a quality of muscle tissue called what? A. reach B. viscosity C. elasticity D. moisture Answer:
C
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What feature of the spine helps with flexibility and strength? A. arrangement B. curves C. angle D. shape Answer:
B
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How does a cell's membrane keep extracellular materials from mixing with it's internal components? A. absorbs extracellular materials B. repels extracellular materials C. destroys extracellular materials D. provides a barrier Answer:
D
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Respiratory development in the embryo begins around week 4. ectodermal tissue from the anterior head region invaginates posteriorly to form olfactory pits, which fuse with endodermal tissue of the developing pharynx. an olfactory pit is one of a pair of structures that will enlarge to become this? A. anal cavity B. eye cavity C. fluid cavity D. nasal cavity Answer:
D
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Anything that occupies space and has mass is known as what? A. solid B. dense C. opaque D. matter Answer:
D
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The temperature dependence of solubility can be exploited to prepare what solutions of certain compounds? A. instantiated B. mineralized C. supersaturated D. isolated Answer:
C
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Glasses are mixtures of oxides, the main component of which is silica (sio2). silica is called the glass former, while additives are referred to as this? A. glass actors B. addition modifiers C. natural modifiers D. glass modifiers Answer:
D
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What type of tissue produces and secretes several hormones involved in lipid metabolism and storage? A. hormonal tissue B. somatic tissue C. metabolism tissue D. adipose tissue Answer:
D
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What is the process in which organ systems work to maintain a stable internal environment? A. ketosis B. organ balance C. homogeneity D. homeostasis Answer:
D
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What must people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes frequently check? A. blood glucose levels B. blood density levels C. blood plasma levels D. muscle glucose levels Answer:
A
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What is it called when two alleles are both expressed in the heterozygous individual? A. codominance B. weak dominance C. low dominance D. shared dominance Answer:
A
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What part of a spider is equipped with poison glands? A. pedipalps B. chelicerae C. baleen D. vacuole Answer:
B
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Esters are neutral compounds that undergo what process, which is a reaction with water? A. osmosis B. hydrolysis C. replication D. cellular respiration Answer:
B
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Evolution occurs because of changes in what over time? A. atoms B. mitochondria C. alleles D. genomes Answer:
C
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When does coal release most of its energy? A. when compressed B. when falling C. when burning D. when forming Answer:
C
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What was once believed to be the smallest of all particles, as dalton's theory proposed? A. neutron B. nucleus C. atom D. molecule Answer:
C
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The actinides are all what type of elements? A. multiple B. large C. radioactive D. nuclear Answer:
C
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What type of feeders are sea lilies and feather stars? A. silt feeders B. suspension feeders C. bottom feeder D. deposit feeder Answer:
B
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What are the proteins called that speed up biochemical reactions in cells? A. peptides B. enzymes C. carbohydrates D. hormones Answer:
B
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What isotope of carbon is typically used to date ancient items? A. nitrogen 14 B. carbon 14 C. carbon 12 D. uranium 14 Answer:
B
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What two planets is the asteroid belt found between? A. Jupiter and Earth B. Mars and Earth C. Jupiter and Saturn D. mars and jupiter Answer:
D
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When wood is burned what kind of energy allows the wood to burn? A. carbon B. physical C. radiation D. chemical Answer:
D
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The cubic crystal system is composed of how many different types of unit cells? A. one B. four C. three D. five Answer:
C
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In which solution is the amount of dissolved material equal both inside and outside of the cell? A. hypotonic B. isotonic C. exothermic D. supersaturated Answer:
B
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What element is the most common element in the universe? A. helium B. nitrogen C. carbon D. hydrogen Answer:
D
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What is the term for anything that has mass and volume? A. liquid B. energy C. matter D. gass Answer:
C
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What is in danger of happening when thick magma is formed? A. earthquakes B. explosive eruptions C. focused eruptions D. continuous eruptions Answer:
B
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The important equation pv = nrt holds true for substances in what state of matter? A. gas B. solids C. products D. liquids Answer:
A
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The measurement of the extent of something along its greatest dimension is its what? A. stretch B. length C. depth D. portion Answer:
B
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What force explains why objects may float in water? A. cool force B. buoyant force C. warm force D. gravity force Answer:
B
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Which organelle is made up of 5 to eight cup shaped, membrane covered stacks of discs known as cisternae? A. nucleus B. endoplasmic reticulum C. vacuole D. golgi apparatus Answer:
D
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How many bones does the mammalian middle ear have? A. four B. two C. twelve D. three Answer:
D
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What can echinoderms sense with their simple eyes? A. colors B. shapes C. light D. electricity Answer:
C
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What do we call water that has been used for cleaning, washing, flushing, or manufacturing? A. Grey water B. groundwater C. wastewater D. sewage Answer:
C
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What is the name for an area that is covered in water, or at least has soggy soil, during all or part of the year? A. a wetland B. a stream C. coastal zone D. a crater Answer:
A
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Regulation of the reproductive system is a process that requires the action of hormones from which gland? A. pituitary gland B. thyroid gland C. salivary gland D. adrenal gland Answer:
A
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What occurs when organisms acquire and pass on new traits from one generation to the next generation? A. evolution B. birth C. phenomenon D. variation Answer:
A
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What process provides more than 99% of energy? A. glycolysis B. cellular respiration C. photosynthesis D. nuclear fusion Answer:
C
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What tissue blocks entry of pathogens in mammals? A. dendritic B. epithelial C. esophageal D. pathological Answer:
B
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What in the axils of leaves and stems give rise to branches? A. chloroplasts B. meristems C. nodules D. axillary buds Answer:
D
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The existence of what tiny, fundamental particles of matter was first proposed in the 1960s? A. neutrons B. molecules C. atoms D. quarks Answer:
D
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Animals that defend their area are generally known as what kinds of animals? A. territorial B. neutral C. mutants D. carnivores Answer:
A
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