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What is the leading cause of skin cancer? A. dehydration B. smoking C. sunlight D. artificial light Answer:
C
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What is cholera? A. energy B. protein C. bacteria D. glucose Answer:
C
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Which element has atomic number 87? A. barium B. iron C. francium D. argon Answer:
C
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What is the basic chemical building block of matter; it is the simplest chemical substance? A. atoms B. helium C. hydrogen D. element Answer:
D
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What do you call the lower layer of soil that is permanently frozen, and is a frequent feature of tundra? A. underfoot B. solid C. solvent D. permafrost Answer:
D
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Modern taxonomy is based on many hypotheses' of the evolutionary history of organisms, known as this? A. algorithm B. phylogeny C. pathogeny D. cladistic Answer:
B
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What method plays a role in determining the approximate age of the earth and makes use of uranium? A. radioactive dating B. carbon dating C. waste dating D. fuel dating Answer:
A
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The study of energy and energy transfer involving physical matter is what? A. nuclear energy B. biochemistry C. geology D. thermodynamics Answer:
D
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In a science lab, what device would you use to measure the volume of a liquid? A. Richter scale B. anemometer C. graduated cylinder D. yardstick Answer:
C
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Human blood has a buffering system to minimize extreme changes in what? A. calcium B. sodium level C. ions D. ph Answer:
D
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The unpaired ethmoid bone is located where within the central skull? A. at the midline B. at the top C. at the point D. at the fold Answer:
A
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A statement is considered what if it is open to being falsified? A. untrue B. hypothesis C. valid D. premature Answer:
B
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Name the physical phenomenon of the ocean that has a significant impact on both ocean life and human life. A. el pino B. el nieto C. las nino D. el nino Answer:
D
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What is the process by which large particles, such as cells, are taken in by a cell? A. mitosis B. phagocytosis C. active transport D. diffusion Answer:
B
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Budding is a form of what type of reproduction in tunicates? A. nuclear B. sexual C. microscopic D. asexual Answer:
D
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Ocean water releases dissolved carbon dioxide into the atmosphere when what happens to the temperature? A. Drops B. Later C. Goes Down D. it rises Answer:
D
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The physical sciences can be divided into physics and what other science? A. biology B. astrology C. chemistry D. phsycology Answer:
C
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What do you call trees that lose their leaves in the fall and grow new ones in the spring? A. coniferous B. deciduous C. fibrous D. perennial Answer:
B
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In which organ of the body does gluconeogenesis primarily take place? A. kidney B. heart C. spleen D. liver Answer:
D
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What kind of structure contains the largest known single cell? A. Ovaries B. egg C. sperm D. proteins Answer:
B
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While enzymatic hydrolysis proceeds, peristalsis moves the mixture of chyme and digestive juices along what? A. small intestine B. large intestine C. stomach D. esophagus Answer:
A
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What is the most common type of muscle in the human body? A. digestive B. skeletal C. internal D. fetal Answer:
B
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The last two stages of aerobic respiration require what? A. sulfur B. carbon C. water D. oxygen Answer:
D
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The rate of dissolving is influenced by surface area, stirring, and what else? A. temperature B. density C. gravity D. oxygen Answer:
A
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What disease unique to humans and is caused by two variola viruses? A. ebola B. smallpox C. AIDS D. diabetes Answer:
B
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What is the average kinetic energy of particles of matter? A. temperature B. momentum C. friction D. magnetism Answer:
A
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How can you prevent your ice cream from getting a sandy texture? A. by adding salt B. by using lowfat milk C. by adding oil D. by using fructose Answer:
D
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Plants can lose their leaves, flower, or break dormancy in response to a change in what? A. events B. seasons C. periods D. averages Answer:
B
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What is the second highest mountain in the world, at over 28,000 feet? A. k2 B. makalu C. everest D. pikes peak Answer:
A
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What are the two classifications of natural resources? A. renewable and nonrenewable B. productive and nonrenewable C. renewable and reusable D. recyclable and reversible Answer:
A
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Maintaining a high metabolic rate takes a lot of what? A. fuel B. energy C. power D. hydrogen Answer:
B
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What is the photosynthesis factory of the plant? A. chloroplast B. genome C. pistil D. stamen Answer:
A
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The process that a plant increases in size is known as what? A. harvest B. growth C. trend D. fertilization Answer:
B
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What are reversible physical changes in matter called? A. alterations B. transformations C. changes of state D. chemical change Answer:
C
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Compounds that form from two or more nonmetallic elements are called what? A. hydrogen bonds B. valent bonds C. covalent bonds D. ionic bonds Answer:
C
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The ability to maintain a stable internal temperature, despite the climate, is exhibited by members of what animal group? A. mammals B. fish C. parasites D. reptiles Answer:
A
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What are substances that provide hydrogen ions (h+) and lower ph? A. acids B. proteins C. nutrients D. bases Answer:
A
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What are mercury manometers often used to measure? A. brain waves B. blood pressure C. balance D. weight Answer:
B
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What did rockets help launch into space during their beginning? A. shuttles B. rovers C. sensors D. satellites Answer:
D
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What sound can be heard when sound waves bounce back from a hard object? A. loop B. echo C. boom D. eerie Answer:
B
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Robert merrifield developed the first synthetic approach for making what essential cell substances in the lab? A. lipids B. cells C. proteins D. acids Answer:
C
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Strangeness, charm, bottomness, and topness are properties of what subatomic particle? A. dark matter B. molecules C. quarks D. pion Answer:
C
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What needs to happen to temperature to cause pressure to increase dramatically? A. boiling point B. large increase C. no increase D. small increase Answer:
B
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Australopithecus afarensis is an ancestor of what primate? A. lemurs B. orangutans C. gorillas D. humans Answer:
D
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Organs that produce eggs and secrete estrogen are part of what system? A. digestive system B. female reproductive system C. male reproductive system D. circulatory system Answer:
B
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What are the most common types of compounds found on earth? A. hydrogen-based compounds B. carbon-based compounds C. ionic compounds D. sodium - based compounds Answer:
B
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Which planet is closest to the sun? A. Venus B. Earth C. Jupiter D. mercury Answer:
D
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What do you call it when adult fish of the same species come together in a group and release gametes into the water at the same time? A. schoaling B. poaching C. migration D. spawning Answer:
D
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What happens to the volume of a gas as the kelvin temperature increases? A. it drops B. it continues C. it decreases D. it increases Answer:
D
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If only one atom of a specific type is present what is not used? A. covalent bond B. subset C. subscript D. consonant Answer:
C
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What are the earliest reptile genus named? A. collorhabdium B. hylonomus C. scolecophis D. brachyophis Answer:
B
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What produces all the cells of the root and the root cap? A. apical meristem B. somatic meristem C. algal meristem D. interior meristem Answer:
A
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What is the master gland of the endocrine system? A. pituitary gland B. Hypothyroid C. Thyroid D. Thymus Answer:
A
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The earth’s biomes are categorized into two major groups named what? A. icelandic and aquatic B. terrestrial and aquatic C. aquatic and galactic D. terrestrial and galactic Answer:
B
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What does the thymus gland produce? A. b cells B. t cells C. insulin D. hormones Answer:
B
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During which phase does dna replication occur in the cell cycle? A. mitosis B. gap C. synthesis D. resting Answer:
C
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What kind of interactions do polar substances experience? A. dipole-dipole interactions B. axial interactions C. monopole-dipole interactions D. monopole-monopole interactions Answer:
A
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Which process is glycolysis in during cellular respiration? A. enzymatic B. hydrolysis C. aerobic D. anaerobic Answer:
D
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Saturated hydrocarbons are given the general name of what? A. lipids B. carbohydrates C. enzymes D. alkanes Answer:
D
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In the cellular process of transcription, dna code is converted into what other kind of code? A. sna B. fna C. rna D. dpa Answer:
C
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If a gyroscope is not spinning, it acquires angular momentum in the direction of what? A. gravity B. acceleration C. torque D. velocity Answer:
C
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Which leukocytes are first to respond to bacterial infections? A. erythrocytes B. chemocytes C. neutrophils D. microcytes Answer:
C
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What thin whip-like structures help prokaryotes move toward food or away from toxins? A. antennae B. cilia C. sporangia D. flagella Answer:
D
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What common process is used in the production of bread, cheese and alcoholic beverages? A. condensation B. oxidation C. fermentation D. cloning Answer:
C
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Comprising 10 percent of the mass of the brain, what structure has varied functions that all point to a role in the motor system? A. superior peduncle B. medulla oblongata C. cerebrum D. cerebellum Answer:
D
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What is a segment of dna that carries a code for making a specific polypeptide chain called? A. nucleotide B. a protein C. amino acid D. a gene Answer:
D
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Introduction of antigens into the body through immunization can confer what benefit? A. active immunity B. sensitive immunity C. growth rate D. active respiration Answer:
A
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What part of the brain is largest in intelligent mammals? A. cerebrum B. thallus C. manubrium D. cortex Answer:
A
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What is the cause of most ocean waves? A. winds B. Magnetic pull C. tides D. Gravity Answer:
A
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What is the lowest layer of the atmosphere called? A. lithosphere B. troposphere C. asthenosphere D. mesosphere Answer:
B
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What is the biggest group of animals on the planet? A. arthropods B. herbivores C. mammles D. carnivores Answer:
A
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The presence of solute particles blocks some of the ability for liquid particles to do what? A. melt B. fuse C. dissolve D. evaporate Answer:
D
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What are color and hardness physical properties of? A. matter B. ions C. elements D. cells Answer:
A
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What are steroid hormones made of? A. lipids B. water C. amino acid D. organisms Answer:
A
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How many processes contribute to the emergence of viral diseases? A. one B. four C. three D. two Answer:
C
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What type of scale is the richter scale? A. algorithmic B. asymmetric C. dimensional D. logarithmic Answer:
D
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Where is pedocal soil commonly found? A. slopes B. forests C. deserts D. grasslands Answer:
D
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What are the key cells in the immune response? A. lymphocytes B. keratinocytes C. erythrocytes D. leukocytes Answer:
A
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Where are most chloroplasts found in plants? A. roots B. stems C. flowers D. leaves Answer:
D
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What type of x-linked trait is color blindness? A. recessive B. dominant C. predominant D. conscientiousness trait Answer:
A
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What do you call a condensation reaction in which an ester is formed from an alcohol and a carboxylic acid? A. transesterification B. decarboxylation C. esterisation D. esterification Answer:
D
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These types of cella support young, growing parts of a plant? A. pinworm cells B. collenchyma cells C. epidermal cells D. angular cells Answer:
B
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What can be used to convert the energy provided by the sun to usable electrical energy? A. Power Plants B. solar cells C. Wind Mills D. Pannels Answer:
B
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Most plant cells have a large central what? A. loci B. vacuole C. membranes D. nuclei Answer:
B
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When you heat a pot of water on a stove top, energy moves from the pot to its metal handle by what process? A. convection B. induction C. thermal radiation D. conduction Answer:
D
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Of all the mineral nutrients, what contributes the most to plant growth and crop yields? A. methane B. oxygen C. nitrogen D. silicon Answer:
C
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What do you call a reaction that consumes energy as it is carried out? A. exothermic B. unstable C. autotrophic D. endothermic Answer:
D
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What type of rain dissolves and damages stone buildings and statues? A. plastic rain B. acid rain C. stored rain D. morning rain Answer:
B
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What organ packages nutrients absorbed by the digestive system; produces plasma proteins, clotting factors, and bile; and disposes of worn-out cell components and waste products? A. heart B. brain C. liver D. liver Answer:
C
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What is defined as a push or pull acting on an object? A. motion B. work C. effort D. force Answer:
D
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How much time does the moon take to complete one revolution around the earth? A. one month B. one day C. one week D. one year Answer:
A
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Like other amphibians, frogs generally lay their eggs in moist environments, which are required since the eggs lack what feature? A. membrane B. shells C. nucleus D. tubes Answer:
B
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What is the ratio of a wave frequency to its vibration frequency? A. same B. two C. one D. three Answer:
A
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What is the hollow and muscular balloon-shaped organ that collects urine? A. urinary bladder B. kidney C. urethra D. prostate Answer:
A
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Sugars, starches, and cellulose are examples of what biochemical compounds that organisms use for energy? A. prokaryotes B. calories C. carbohydrates D. proteins Answer:
C
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During the embryonic stage of vertebrates, the notochord develops into what? A. umbilical cord B. rib cage C. backbone D. brain stem Answer:
C
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What category of joints is immovable? A. synarthrosis B. sporozoans C. diarthroses D. amphiarthroses Answer:
A
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What do male cones in seed plants contain? A. spores B. nutrients C. nitrogen D. pollen Answer:
D
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What kind of harm does a corrosive substance cause? A. Builds a crust B. Attracts dust C. Rust objects D. eats through objects Answer:
D
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Receptors for what chemical messengers recognize molecules with specific shapes and side groups, and respond only to those that are recognized? A. enzymes B. acids C. hormones D. chromosomes Answer:
C
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