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What kind of charge do electrons have? A. unusual B. effective C. positive D. negative Answer:
D
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What are lipids that contain phosphorus called? A. alkaloids B. eukaryotes C. phospholipids D. amino acids Answer:
C
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How many chambers does the stomach of a ruminant have? A. 4 B. 3 C. 5 D. 1 Answer:
A
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What states that chemical reactions occur when atoms, ions, or molecules collide? A. reaction theory B. elemental theory C. disturbance theory D. collision theory Answer:
D
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Biological macromolecules are organic, which means that they must contain what? A. hydrogen B. aluminum C. oxygen D. carbon Answer:
D
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What do you call the membrane lining the back of the eye? A. aperture B. retina C. cornea D. stimulation Answer:
B
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Lacking blood vessels, nerve endings, or glands, the epidermis is the outer layer of what? A. liver B. skin C. brain D. lungs Answer:
B
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The deepest region of the adrenal cortex is the zona reticularis, which produces small amounts of a class of steroid sex hormones called what? A. androgens B. testosterone C. dioxins D. estrogen Answer:
A
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All living things maintain a stable internal environment through what process? A. consciousness B. alertness C. maintenance D. homeostasis Answer:
D
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Tropical rainforests are an example of a climate that occurs near what? A. equator B. deserts C. poles D. tundras Answer:
A
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What changes the chemical composition of a substance and can only occur through a chemical reaction? A. mineral changes B. carbon changes C. Oxygen Changes D. chemical changes Answer:
D
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What term is used to describe the way that animals interact with each other or their environment? A. animal behavior B. animal magnetism C. animal range D. animal decline Answer:
A
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What kind of bees are most adult bees in a hive? A. worker bees B. drones C. larvae D. queens Answer:
A
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In most animals, the circulatory system is used to transport blood through the what? A. fur B. nerves C. body D. stratum corneum Answer:
C
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In sexually reproducing organisms, parents pass a copy of each type of what to their offspring by producing gametes? A. phenotype B. chromosome C. genome D. molecule Answer:
B
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At transform plate boundaries, two plates move in which directions? A. parallel B. same C. north and south D. opposite Answer:
D
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The voltages generated at a power plant are stepped up by what passive devices, which then reduce voltage to a safe level at the point of use? A. capacitors B. transistors C. transformers D. batteries Answer:
C
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What is the term for the dark brown or black coating found on exposed desert rocks, which is formed of iron and manganese oxides? A. desert shadow B. desert rust C. desert varnish D. desert patina Answer:
C
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What two ways may catalyst be classified? A. oxygenated or heterogenous B. homogeneous or heterogeneous C. reactive or nonreactive D. fast or slow Answer:
B
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What phylum has the highest number of species on earth? A. lichens B. lophotrochozoa C. cephalopods D. arthropods Answer:
D
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The speed of a wave is a product of its wavelength and what else? A. frequency B. voltage C. density D. magnitude Answer:
A
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What type of gas are stars made up of? A. freon B. hydrogen C. water vapor D. calcium Answer:
B
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What are one of the most abundant organic molecules in living systems and have the most diverse range of functions of all macromolecules? A. proteins B. cells C. acids D. carbons Answer:
A
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A geiger counter is used for detecting what? A. radiation B. convection C. pressure D. mutation Answer:
A
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All species have evolved a pattern of living, called a life history strategy, in which they partition energy for growth, maintenance, and what? A. abundance B. variation C. deatn D. reproduction Answer:
D
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What are the most diverse plants on earth? A. angiosperms B. gymnosperms C. grasses D. conifers Answer:
A
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What is the second line of defense? A. inflammatory response B. rejection of foreign bodies C. immune response D. fight or flight Answer:
A
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What is the term for when organisms need other organisms to survive? A. intradependence B. realization C. coexistence D. interdependence Answer:
D
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What is an organic compound that is made up of only carbon and hydrogen? A. a catalyst B. an acid C. a component D. a hydrocarbon Answer:
D
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Bile salts produced by the liver assist in breaking apart what kind of fats? A. Sugar B. dietary C. soluble D. carbohydrates Answer:
B
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Where does most of the sound we hear travel through? A. the ground B. light C. water D. air Answer:
D
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A reptile's what doesn't generate enough energy to keep their body temperature stable? A. metabolism B. skin C. respiration D. tissue Answer:
A
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Bar, circle, and line are examples of what kind of data visualization? A. maps B. formulas C. spreadsheets D. graphs Answer:
D
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What is the first phase of mitosis? A. telophase B. prophase C. meiosis D. metaphase Answer:
B
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What term means an area where two closely related species continue to interact and reproduce? A. common zone B. hybrid zone C. heterozone D. homozone Answer:
B
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Fungi may have both asexual and sexual stages of what? A. photosynthesis B. reproduction C. development D. absorption Answer:
B
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Geysers erupt because what boiling hot substance is trapped beneath their surface? A. lava B. oil C. gas D. water Answer:
D
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About one-third of the human cerebral cortex is dedicated to analyzing and perceiving information related to what sense? A. touch B. hearing C. taste D. vision Answer:
D
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Fungus-like protists are what kind of feeders? A. absorptive B. demonstrative C. refractive D. reverse Answer:
A
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What is the process in which many new species evolve in a short period of time to fill available niches called? A. adaptive radiation B. adaptation C. learned behavior D. spontaneous mutation Answer:
A
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After fertilization, how many cells does a zygote form into? A. two B. three C. one D. six Answer:
A
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Which common oxidizing agent can be used to oxidize alcohols? A. potassium chloride B. hydrogen chloride C. potassium dichromate D. hydrogen dichromate Answer:
C
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What are gemstones known as when light cannot pass through them? A. opaque B. blocking C. protective D. inorganic Answer:
A
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In biology, a relationship that benefits both entities is known as what? A. predatory B. mutualism C. altruism D. naturalism Answer:
B
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Some animals prepare for the long winters by storing food and going dormant, a behavior called what? A. pollination B. gestation C. resting D. hibernation Answer:
D
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Biochemical reactions are optimal at physiological temperatures because many what lose function at lower and higher temperatures? A. carbohydrates B. hormones C. enzymes D. neurons Answer:
C
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What is the attachment of ducklings to their mother an example of? A. magnetism B. imprinting C. validating D. impressionism Answer:
B
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All chordates are deuterostomes possessing a what? A. zygote B. hydrochord C. endoderm D. notochord Answer:
D
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In vascular plants, the sporophyte generation is what? A. dominant B. fast C. evident D. submissive Answer:
A
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The combined gradient that affects an ion includes its concentration gradient and its what? A. electrical gradient B. electron bond C. cell membrane D. radiation gradient Answer:
A
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What is the first cell of a new organism? A. seed B. egg C. zygote D. nucleus Answer:
C
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What part of the cell in plants and algae does photosynthesis take place? A. organelles B. fibers C. mitochondria D. cell wall Answer:
A
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Exemplified by canada and alaska, what kind of climate has cool, short summers and long, cold winters, little precipitation, and abundant conifers? A. subarctic climate B. droughts climate C. temperate climate D. tropical climate Answer:
A
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What are the only organelles that prokaryotic cells have? A. ribosomes B. chloroplasts C. nuclei D. fibroblasts Answer:
A
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What is the name of the cloud where most long-period comets come from? A. volt cloud B. bulge cloud C. oort cloud D. stellar cloud Answer:
C
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Different feeding "positions" in a food chain or web are associated with what kinds of levels? A. autotrophic B. benthic C. heptic D. trophic Answer:
D
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Ionic compound atoms of various elements gain or lose electrons to? A. produce ions B. expel ions C. flatten ions D. become ions Answer:
A
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Sedimentary rocks form in what kind of layers? A. vertical B. stacked C. horizontal D. magnetic Answer:
C
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Plants obtain the molecules for cellular function though what? A. tissues B. Plants C. nutrients D. photosynthesis Answer:
D
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The group of plants that can make their own food from inorganic raw materials in the presence of sunlight are referred to as what? A. autosynonomys B. autotrophic C. symbiotic D. heterotrophic Answer:
B
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What type of disorders are caused by mutations in genes or abnormal numbers of chromosomes? A. genetic disorders B. thyroid disorders C. immune system disorders D. emotional disorders Answer:
A
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What is the measure of sound intensity levels? A. decibels B. octaves C. centimeters D. moles Answer:
A
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What is the temperature at which a substance freezes known as? A. zero point B. absolute zero C. freezing point D. drop point Answer:
C
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Blood from what organs enters the left atrium of the heart? A. Lymph nodes B. lungs C. Brain D. intestines Answer:
B
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The farther an area is from the equator, what happens to the temperature? A. it increases B. it fluctuates C. it gets lower D. it stabilizes Answer:
C
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What sort of issues can be determined by looking for certain particles in amniotic fluid? A. impossible disorders B. genetic disorders C. organic disorders D. artificial disorders Answer:
B
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The lunar landscape is covered by craters caused by what? A. water B. asteroid impacts C. volcanoes D. earth impacts Answer:
B
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What is the name for the line dividing the earth's hemispheres? A. equator B. longitude C. latitude D. plate Answer:
A
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Dependent on the frequency of sound waves, what term described how high or low a sound seems to a listener? A. curve B. direction C. wavelength D. pitch Answer:
D
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Solar cells convert the energy in sunlight to what type of energy? A. stellar energy B. active energy C. radical energy D. electrical energy Answer:
D
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What occurs when a parent cell splits into two identical daughter cells of the same size? A. binary fission B. symbiotic fission C. twin fission D. linear fission Answer:
A
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A group of individuals that consists of genetically related individuals that can breed to produce fertile young is known as what? A. colonies B. species C. population D. community Answer:
B
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What is the most dangerous type of radiation? A. beta rays B. plasma rays C. sunlight rays D. gamma rays Answer:
D
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What is the result when two monosaccharides are bound together? A. hydrolysis B. disaccharide C. Peroxide D. polyketide Answer:
B
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What are the two major atmospheric gases? A. nitrogen and hydrogen B. hydrogen and oxygen C. carbon and helium D. nitrogen and oxygen Answer:
D
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What do you call the strands of dna wrapped around proteins, which are located inside the nucleus? A. fibrils B. receptors C. chromosomes D. ribosomes Answer:
C
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Land could not be colonized by other organisms until what became established? A. gases B. oxygen C. carbon dioxide D. plants Answer:
D
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What are bacteria that stain purple are called? A. gram-positive bacteria B. gram-neutral bacteria C. gram-negative bacteria D. complex bacteria Answer:
A
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When the bud is fully developed, it breaks away from the parent cell and forms a new what? A. leaf B. flower C. stem D. organism Answer:
D
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Arrows and cannon balls are examples of objects with what kind of motion? A. accelerating B. velocity C. fluid D. projectile Answer:
D
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What is the sugar that the cells of living things use for energy? A. glucose B. sucrose C. insulin D. chlorophyll Answer:
A
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What is the most important muscle involved in the process of breathing? A. trachea B. chest C. mouth D. diaphragm Answer:
D
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What is the basic characteristic of monoprotic bases? A. accepts no protons B. accepts one neutron C. accepts one proton D. accepts no neutrons Answer:
C
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What do we call a device used to store electric charge? A. capacitor B. battery C. charger D. amplifier Answer:
A
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Has this ever happened to you? you walk across a carpet, reach out to touch a metal doorknob, and get an unpleasant electric shock? .the reason you get a shock is because of what? A. temperature charge B. sunlight charge C. solar charge D. electrical charge Answer:
D
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What planet is closest to our sun? A. Pluto B. Earth C. mercury D. Venus Answer:
C
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The ordovician-silurian extinction event is the first recorded mass extinction and the second largest. during this period, about what percent of marine species went extinct? A. 40 percent B. 99 percent C. 85 percent D. 10 percent Answer:
C
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A small molecule that binds to a larger molecule is known as a? A. lipid B. ligand C. oxide D. enzyme Answer:
B
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What process that begins in utero during fetal development and continues on into adolescence involves closing of the skull? A. ossification B. calcification C. incubation D. elongation Answer:
A
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What traits are those that are inherited unchanged in a hybridization? A. dominant traits B. mutations C. recessive traits D. alleles Answer:
A
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What is required to break down and build up molecules and to transport molecules across plasma membranes? A. electricity B. energy C. calcium D. salt Answer:
B
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The three main rock types are igneous, metamorphic, and what? A. crystalline B. silicate C. basalt D. sedimentary Answer:
D
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What body part does encephalitis attack? A. lungs B. brain C. heart D. liver Answer:
B
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What type of reproduction takes place when an animal simply divides into two parts? A. fission B. sexual reproduction C. budding D. fusion Answer:
A
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Winds moving air masses causes what? A. tremors B. tsunami C. earthquake D. weather Answer:
D
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How many orders of magnitudes bigger is the electric force? A. 36 B. 39 C. 33 D. 45 Answer:
B
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What is the term for any way that an animal interacts with other animals or the environment? A. animal biology B. immunity C. animal way D. animal behavior Answer:
D
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A mushroom is only a specialised reproductive part of the whole fungus. the main part of the fungi is underground in a whole web of hyphae, called this? A. mycelium B. detritus C. hypothalamus D. bacterium Answer:
A
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Most oxygen in blood is bound to a protein called what, and carried to the tissues? A. plasma B. hemoglobin C. hydrogen D. platelete Answer:
B
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What do we call the only light that people can see? A. visible light B. spectral light C. natural light D. wave light Answer:
A
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