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What part of the cell controls what enters and leaves? A. membrane B. protein C. nucleus D. organism Answer:
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Where does the development of a fetus take place? A. the female reproductive system B. The bladder C. The kidney D. The vagina Answer:
A
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What is the critical factor for the survival of segmented worms? A. humidity and sunlight B. water and humidity C. sunlight and warmth D. sunlight and water Answer:
B
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During sexual arousal what does the clitoris, vagina, and labia minora all engorge with? A. blood B. bacteria C. urine D. fluid Answer:
A
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What is another term for joules per second? A. jacobs B. watts C. jiffies D. parsons Answer:
B
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What is extracted from rock by heap leaching, flotation, or smelting? A. copper B. methane C. ore D. fuel Answer:
C
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What tool is useful for studying the ocean floor because the environment is remote and underwater? A. telescope B. sonar C. scale D. microscope Answer:
B
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What is the functional unit of the kidney which actively filters blood and generates urine? A. epithelial B. sechron C. mecrophron D. nephron Answer:
D
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Name two candidates for the original sources of viral genomes. A. macrophages and transposons B. ediacara and transposons C. chloroplasts and transposons D. plasmids and transposons Answer:
D
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What do you call a substance that is not an acid or a base? A. neutral B. equivalent C. toxic D. oxidic Answer:
A
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An amide bond joining two amino acid units is called a what? A. ammonia bond B. peptide bond C. carboxyl bond D. precipitate bond Answer:
B
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What is the name for spherical groups of old stars held tightly together by gravity? A. dark matter B. elliptical clusters C. globular clusters D. nebula Answer:
C
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What type of state do most fungi spend their lives in? A. meiosis B. diploid C. haploid D. triploid Answer:
C
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What is the white solid that forms on corroded battery terminals? A. ammonia sulfate B. copper sulfate C. straight sulfate D. lead sulfate Answer:
D
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What does the decomposition of dead organisms and organic waste release into the atmosphere, soil, or ocean? A. carbon B. hydrogen C. nitrogen D. oxygen Answer:
A
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In which process do two light nuclei combine to produce a heavier nucleus and great energy? A. nuclear fusion B. light fusion C. general fusion D. certain fusion Answer:
A
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What results from the consumption of pathogenic bacteria, viruses, or parasites that contaminate food? A. foodborne diseases B. parabens diseases C. hidebound diseases D. airborne diseases Answer:
A
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What type of physical properties of a substance do not depend on amount? A. intensive B. extensive C. inherent D. stable Answer:
A
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A wave that consists of vibrating electric and magnetic fields is called what? A. thermal wave B. electromagnetic wave C. mechanical wave D. propagate wave Answer:
B
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Both endocytosis and ______ are active transport processes. A. biosynthesis B. exocytosis C. cellular respiration D. proteolysis Answer:
B
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What type of roads and parking lots prevent rainwater from soaking into the ground? A. shaded B. paved C. dirt D. gravel Answer:
B
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What type of acid is often used as a preservative for acidic foods such as fruit juices? A. citric acid B. sulfuric acid C. hydrochloric acid D. benzoic acid Answer:
D
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Vascular plants evolved what basic structures to collect sunlight? A. flowers B. stems C. roots D. leaves Answer:
D
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The entropy is decreasing because a gas is becoming a what? A. vapor cloud B. solid C. liquid D. swirl Answer:
C
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Sucrose does not undergo reactions that are typical of aldehydes and ketones, therefore it is a nonreducing what? A. sugar B. wheat C. juice D. salt Answer:
A
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An electric stove changes electric current to what form of energy? A. nuclear B. thermodynamic C. thermal D. kinetic Answer:
C
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Mammals are endothermic vertebrates that have four limbs and produce what type of eggs? A. gymnoic B. epithelial C. amniotic D. umbilical Answer:
C
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Which group of metals in the periodic table include elements such as sodium and potassium? A. alkali metals B. actinides C. lanthanides D. igneous metals Answer:
A
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What is the term for force that opposes motion between any touching surfaces? A. friction B. gravity C. tension D. stress Answer:
A
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Most animals are in which clade? A. eutheria B. bilateria C. synapsids D. metazoa Answer:
B
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What system carries nerve impulses to internal organs, controlling activities that are not under your control, such as sweating and digesting food? A. circulatory nervous system B. limbic nervous system C. hormonal nervous system D. autonomic nervous system Answer:
D
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What are invertebrate chordates that retain all four defining chordate traits as adults called? A. sporozoans B. tunicates C. lancelets D. vertebrates Answer:
C
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What has traditionally been defined as a force of attraction between two masses? A. mass B. volume C. gravity D. motion Answer:
C
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What members of an ecosystem food chain take in food by eating producers or other living things? A. decomposers B. primary producers C. consumers D. insectivores Answer:
C
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What are small organelles and are the site of protein synthesis? A. ribosomes B. chloroplasts C. nucleus D. vacuoles Answer:
A
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Lungs, pharynx, larynx, trachea, and bronchi are part of which system? A. nervous B. respiratory C. digestive D. neural Answer:
B
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What is necessary for growth and energy? A. nutrients B. determination C. warmth D. breeding Answer:
A
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Bryophyta is the formal taxonomic name for the phylum that consists solely of what? A. trees B. grasses C. lichens D. mosses Answer:
D
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In humans, how many chromosomes does each somatic cell have? A. 48 B. 46 C. 36 D. 51 Answer:
B
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Like mitochondria, plastids contain their own what? A. dna B. riboflavin C. bacteria D. molecule Answer:
A
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Terrestrial and aquatic are the two basic categories of what, on earth? A. atmospheres B. dendrites C. biomes D. substrates Answer:
C
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When dissolved in water, what do strong acids transfer to the solvent completely? A. acidic electrons B. acidic proteins C. acidic neutrons D. acidic protons Answer:
D
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On the atomic level, the dissolution of an ionic compound occurs when water interacts with the what in the crystal lattice? A. particles B. ions C. fractals D. atoms Answer:
B
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What is one method to observe nebulae? A. telescope B. mirror C. kaleidoscope D. microscope Answer:
A
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When alternating primary current passes through coil p, it does what to the iron core? A. heats it B. magnetizes it C. electrilizes it D. creates it Answer:
B
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What state of matter exists if particles do not have enough kinetic energy to overcome the force of attraction between them? A. plasma B. gas C. solid D. liquid Answer:
C
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What is the“packet” of energy called that the nucleus emits during gamma decay? A. gamma particle B. ultraviolet particle C. radioactive particle D. transient particle Answer:
A
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The movement of molten metal in earth's outer core creates? A. the magnetic field B. the gravitational field C. earthquakes D. the stellar field Answer:
A
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Mechanical churning of food in what organ serves to further break it apart and expose more of its surface area to digestive juices, creating an acidic “soup” called chyme? A. stomach B. gall bladder C. kidneys D. liver Answer:
A
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A constant and plentiful supply of oxygen is required in order to maintain a high rate of what? A. metabolism B. digestion C. cell division D. magnesium Answer:
A
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Organisms interact with each other and what else? A. thermal environment B. physical environment C. outside enviroment D. atmospheric environment Answer:
B
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What is the center of an earthquake called? A. the core B. the impact C. the magnitude D. the epicenter Answer:
D
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Calvin cycle reactions can be organized into three basic stages: fixation, reduction, and this? A. demarcation B. transformation C. regeneration D. creation Answer:
C
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What type of cells are arranged into tightly packed sheaths around the veins of the leaf? A. bundle-sheath cells B. cellulose C. pattern - sheath cells D. cell walls Answer:
A
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How are the number of moles of carbon dioxide gas calculated? A. stoichiometry B. phytochemistry C. relativistic D. casuistry Answer:
A
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What is the name of the blood protein that carries oxygen from the lungs to the body's assorted tissues? A. hemoglobin B. White Blood cells C. insulin D. plasma Answer:
A
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The sun and many other light sources produce waves that are randomly this? A. colored B. amplified C. obfuscated D. polarized Answer:
D
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Each vertebral vein also flows into which vein? A. spiral B. brachiocephalic C. xerophyte D. trichina Answer:
B
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Almost all plants make food through what process? A. photosynthesis B. hydrolysis C. glycolysis D. evolution Answer:
A
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What did darwin call the evolutionary concept of change in populations over generations? A. descent with modifications B. reproduction with modifications C. metabolism with modifications D. formation with modifications Answer:
A
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Surprisingly, where would you find the earth’s tallest mountains and deepest canyons? A. taiga B. rain forests C. Tibet D. ocean floor Answer:
D
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The part of the shadow in which light is completely blocked is called what? A. eclipse B. umbra C. penumbra D. corona Answer:
B
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What is the name of the period of transition between the beginning of puberty and adulthood? A. aging B. childhood C. maturation D. adolescence Answer:
D
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The formula unit of sodium chloride dissociates into one sodium ion and one? A. oxygen ion B. electron C. chloride ion D. magnesium ion Answer:
C
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Fibrous root systems have many small branching roots called what? A. taproots B. tendrils C. fibrous roots D. vines Answer:
C
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A system of glands secretes what chemical messenger molecules into the blood? A. acids B. metabolytes C. hormones D. enzymes Answer:
C
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In eukaryotic cells, molecules such as enzymes are usually compartmentalized into different what? A. organelles B. atoms C. electrons D. organisms Answer:
A
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What does the stable form of sulfur at room temperature contain? A. six - membered rings B. eight-membered rings C. four - membered rings D. electron shell Answer:
B
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What term means the amount of a substance required to form a saturated solution in a given amount of solvent at a specified temperature? A. viscosity B. turbidity C. solubility D. concentration Answer:
C
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What bone forms the upper jaw and supports the upper teeth? A. subaerial bone B. tibular bone C. orbital bone D. maxillary bone Answer:
D
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What does increasing a solute's temperature do? A. increases its viscosity B. no change C. decrease its solubility D. increases its solubility Answer:
D
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What are the pyramid-shaped, paired organs that are connected to the trachea by the right and left bronchi? A. stomachs B. ovaries C. kidneys D. lungs Answer:
D
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The global biosphere includes all areas of what? A. study B. geography C. life D. science Answer:
C
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Atomic orbitals from different atoms overlap to form what? A. molecular orbitals B. planet orbitals C. space orbitals D. plasma orbitals Answer:
A
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Particulates cause lung diseases. they can also increase the risk of heart disease and the number of what? A. coughing B. cancer C. asthma attacks D. shortness of breath Answer:
C
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What reinforces the thin walls of the right ventricle and plays a crucial role in cardiac conduction? A. pores band B. moderator band C. pores valve D. moderator valve Answer:
B
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What kind of radiation is observed in honeycreeper birds? A. adaptive B. spontaneous C. destructive D. symbiotic Answer:
A
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What do we call the worldwide radio-navigation system formed from a constellation of 24 satellites and their ground stations? A. cellular network B. radio waves C. compass D. gps Answer:
D
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What substance can be eroded by wind or water? A. metal B. wood C. soil D. sand Answer:
C
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What unit of the nervous system consists of a cell body, dendrites, and axon? A. ganglion B. neuron C. mitochondria D. Transmitter Answer:
B
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What are small planets in our solar system called? A. light planets B. scrub planets C. Tiny planets D. dwarf planets Answer:
D
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What is electrons in the highest occupied principal energy level of an atom called? A. shell electrons B. non-valence electrons C. valence electrons D. gradient electrons Answer:
C
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Pacemaker cells stimulate the spontaneous contraction of cardiac muscle as a functional unit, called a what? A. adipocytes B. syncytium C. coenocyte D. tapetum Answer:
B
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A mineral’s crystal shape is determined by the way what objects are arranged? A. particles B. molecules C. Electrons D. atoms Answer:
D
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Unlike prokaryotes, eukaryotes have a what? A. cell wall B. mitochondria C. flagellum D. cell nucleus Answer:
D
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What term is used to describe major changes in the genetic material? A. mutational alterations B. eukaryotic alterations C. chromosomal alterations D. generational alterations Answer:
C
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What type of rocks form when sediments are compacted and cemented together? A. crystalline rocks B. igneous rocks C. metamorphic rocks D. sedimentary rocks Answer:
D
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Processes in which matter changes between liquid and solid states are freezing and? A. boiling B. transpiration C. melting D. steaming Answer:
C
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Abrasion is a process of what type of weathering? A. mechanical B. geological C. environmental D. molecular Answer:
A
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Mendel’s observation of pea plants also included many crosses that involved multiple traits, which prompted him to formulate the principle of this? A. independent contain B. independent assortment C. independent texture D. dependent evolution Answer:
B
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The skull consists of cranial bones and what other type of bones? A. nasal B. subdermal C. superficial D. facial Answer:
D
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Insects are arthropods in which class? A. hexapoda B. trichina C. lexapoda D. xerophyte Answer:
A
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What is the tail bone an example of? A. invertebrate structure B. primordial structure C. vestigial structure D. parasitic structure Answer:
C
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What is the intersection point of the critical temperature and the critical pressure called? A. instance point B. peak point C. critical point D. basic juncture Answer:
C
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Nuclear power plants produce electricity through what? A. severe fission B. induced fission C. High Fission D. intense fission Answer:
B
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When the body goes into survival mode, it's first priority is to produce enough of which substance for the brain? A. blood B. plasma C. insulin D. glucose Answer:
D
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What do we consider the basic building blocks of life? A. cells B. neurons C. atoms D. muscles Answer:
A
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Which law describes the angle at which the reflected rays leave the surface is equal to the angle at which the incident rays strike the surface? A. diffusion B. velocity C. gravity D. reflection Answer:
D
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What major pigment in the photosynthetic system is based on a complex molecule and gives plants their green color? A. melanin B. chlorophyll C. chloroplasm D. cadmium Answer:
B
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If heat is released by the system into the surroundings, a chemical reaction or physical change is called what? A. static B. biochemical C. endothermic D. exothermic Answer:
D
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