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Earth is the only planet in the solar system that has what element, which is essential for human life, present in all three of its states? A. carbon B. oxygen C. water D. helium Answer:
C
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Although individuals of a given species are genetically similar, they are not identical; every individual has a unique set of these? A. traits B. mutations C. habits D. chromosomes Answer:
A
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The following definition relates to which term: the application of knowledge to real-world problems? A. technology B. capitalism C. invention D. industry Answer:
A
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Pauropods, presumed relatives of millipedes usually found in soil, leaf litter and other moist places, live on all continents except what? A. Europe B. Ocean C. inland D. antarctica Answer:
D
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The frequency of a wave is the reciprocal of what other attribute of the wave? A. term B. amplitude C. period D. length Answer:
C
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People with type o blood are often called what? A. flexible donors B. universal donors C. complete donors D. likely donors Answer:
B
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Chemical changes occur because of what? A. evaporation B. chemical reactions C. liquid reactions D. toxic reactions Answer:
B
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Low-level exposure of humans to radiation can cause what? A. bleeding B. coughing C. cancer D. illness Answer:
C
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What are the nonliving parts of ecosystems like soil and air called? A. irrelevant factors B. inorganic factors C. abiotic factors D. exemplified factors Answer:
C
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A mixture of a metal with one or more other elements is called? A. a hydrogen B. an alloy C. a carbon D. a cobalt Answer:
B
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What is a small protein that helps fight infections? A. zygote B. glutamate C. cytokine D. phenotype Answer:
C
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What type of scientists study the effects people have on their environment? A. integrated scientists B. biological scientists C. ecological scientists D. environmental scientists Answer:
D
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What do you call the diffusion of solutes through transport proteins in the plasma membrane? A. facilitated diffusion B. Osmosis C. exposed diffusion D. necessitated diffusion Answer:
A
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Like bacteria, archaea can have what to assist with movement? A. antennae B. sporangia C. flagella D. cilia Answer:
C
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What kind of mutations are produced by nucleotide-pair insertions or deletions? A. shifty B. frameshift C. cloned D. framing Answer:
B
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A form of carbon in which carbon atoms are arranged in a hollow sphere is known as? A. fullerene B. amines C. chondrite D. analyte Answer:
A
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The two complementary strands of what are separated, much like unzipping a zipper, in the initiation phase? A. mRNA B. RNA C. Chromosomes D. dna Answer:
D
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Things that are hydrophobic repel or otherwise don't really mix with what? A. heat B. air C. magnets D. water Answer:
D
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Arteries and veins are two of the three types of blood vessels, what is the third? A. capillaries B. fibroids C. neurons D. muscles Answer:
A
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What basic structure holds plants upright, bears leaves and other structures, and transports fluids between roots and leaves? A. flowers B. leaves C. branches D. stem Answer:
D
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What kind of parasites are nearly all ticks that live on the body surfaces of reptiles or mammals? A. protozoa B. ectoparasites C. helminths D. bloodsucking Answer:
D
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What results when birth rates fall even lower than death rates? A. disease B. increased growth rate C. negative growth rate D. mutation Answer:
C
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How do hydrogen bonds help ions and other polar molecules? A. solidify in water B. dissolve in water C. change in water D. activate in water Answer:
B
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What two things determine how much kinetic energy an object has? A. its weight and volume B. its mass and direction C. its mass and velocity D. its height and speed Answer:
C
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What are the pores in plants that keep certain gases and liquids in and out called? A. stigmata B. chloroplasts C. lesions D. stomata Answer:
D
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What is the disease in which bronchioles in the lungs periodically swell and fill with mucus? A. allergy B. asthma C. nausea D. leukemia Answer:
B
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E. histolytica causes what kind of dysentery? A. spicule B. cocklebur C. Spastic D. amebic Answer:
D
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What is a copy of an image formed by reflection or refraction? A. a mirror image B. an image C. a photographic image D. an example Answer:
B
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What term refers to the union of a male and female of the same species for reproduction? A. life cycle B. evolution C. mating D. behavior Answer:
C
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What bodily function do the triceps help perform? A. perform crunches B. extend the arm C. make a fist D. lift the leg Answer:
B
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What properties describe the existence of matter, as opposed to chemical properties that describe how substances change into other substances? A. physical B. astronomical C. gravitational D. biological Answer:
A
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Which phylum are all vertebrate organisms a member of? A. phylum chordata B. phylum arthropod C. pylum protozoa D. phylum hominid Answer:
A
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What property of matter is defined as the ability to do work and is required by all living organisms in order to grow and reproduce? A. growth B. energy C. food D. heating Answer:
B
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What do nearly all nonsense mutations lead to ? A. downs syndrome B. nonfunctional proteins C. hormone release D. dehydration Answer:
B
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What cannot be created or destroyed in a chemical reaction? A. matter B. heat C. energy D. mass Answer:
A
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When the energy of the earthquake reaches shore, it forms a huge wave called? A. a typhoon B. a tsunami C. a tidal wave D. a surge Answer:
B
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Which muscle is broad, triangular and located on the inferior part of the back where it inserts into the aponeurosis? A. dorsolateral dorsi B. bronchus dorsi C. latissimus dorsi D. Synergistic dorsi Answer:
C
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What do organisms need to speed up biochemical reactions? A. carbohydrates B. enzymes C. hormones D. genes Answer:
B
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The properties of cyclic hydrocarbons are generally quite similar to those of the corresponding open-chain compounds. so cycloalkanes (with the exception of cyclopropane, which has a highly strained ring) act very much like noncyclic alkanes. cyclic structures containing five or six carbon atoms, such as cyclopentane and cyclohexane, are particularly what? A. stable B. small C. reactive D. large Answer:
A
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What collect data on the land and sea in regards to the weather? A. weather stations B. thermal stations C. wind stations D. turbine stations Answer:
A
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What is a form of matter that has a definite volume, but an indefinite shape? A. a solid B. a plasma C. a gas D. a liquid Answer:
D
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What is stored and concentrated in the gallbladder? A. insulin B. bile C. oxygen D. calcium Answer:
B
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What is the first step towards wound repair? A. electrolysis factors B. hormone factors C. blotting factors D. clotting factors Answer:
D
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Noble gases are monatomic because they only contain one of what? A. molecules B. ions C. atoms D. charges Answer:
C
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Genetic variation helps ensure that some organisms will survive if what happens? A. there's an earthquake B. their environment changes C. they get eaten D. they die Answer:
B
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Earth’s magnetic north and south poles are not the same as what? A. geographic hemispheres B. geographic currents C. equatorial planes D. geographic poles Answer:
D
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Push or pull acting on an object is also called? A. effort B. space C. force D. Gravity. Answer:
C
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What colors in a neon sign represent real neon? A. red, orange B. blue, green C. yellow, white D. purple, blue Answer:
A
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What kind of waves consist of vibrating electric and magnetic fields? A. electromagnetic waves B. gaseous waves C. hydraulic waves D. sound waves Answer:
A
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When do weather balloons return to earth? A. when the air cools B. when the timer runs out C. when it bursts D. when the air heats up Answer:
C
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What is the addition of oxygen to a molecule or the removal of hydrogen from a molecule called? A. ionization B. oxidation C. evaporation D. precipitation Answer:
B
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Hair and nails are made of what? A. cellulose B. chromatin C. proteins D. keratin Answer:
D
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What radiation, generally produced by thermal motion and the vibration and rotation of atoms and molecules, literally means "below red"? A. ultraviolet B. infrared C. gamma radiation D. microscopic Answer:
B
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Lactose intolerance is a condition characterized by indigestion caused by this? A. dairy products B. raw products C. fried products D. pasteurized products Answer:
A
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What is the name of the liquid component of a solution? A. solvent B. ionic C. reactant D. solute Answer:
A
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What type of tissue consists of cells that cover inner and outer body surfaces? A. epithelial? B. Soft Tissue C. aberrant ? D. mitochondrial ? Answer:
A
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Where is the site of photosynthesis? A. the organism B. the chloroplast C. another chloroplast D. the chloroburst Answer:
B
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What can be identified as an element, a compound, or a mixture? A. energy B. light C. matter D. waves Answer:
C
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Vaccination is the process of exposing a person to pathogens on purpose so the person will develop what? A. immunity B. allergy C. autonomy D. sensitivity Answer:
A
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What is the layer above the troposphere? A. stratosphere B. earth C. condensation D. sediment Answer:
A
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The calvin cycle and light reactions are the two stages of what process? A. cell growth B. evaporation C. condensation D. photosynthesis Answer:
D
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Untreated chlamydia can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease, which affects what organ system? A. circulatory system B. nervous system C. female reproductive system D. endocrine system Answer:
C
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What feature of the land do contour lines show? A. bodies of water B. trails C. flat surfaces D. three-dimensional shape Answer:
D
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By what process does the haploid gametophyte produce the gametes? A. Spermatogenesis B. mitosis C. angiogenesis D. meiosis Answer:
B
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Where do carrier proteins carry ions or molecules? A. back to nucleus B. between nuclei C. across isotopes D. across the membrane Answer:
D
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Among vertebrates, what broad category of animals is most capable of learning? A. mammals B. reptiles C. birds D. fish Answer:
A
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What is the first step of the calvin cycle called? A. carbon maturation B. carbon fixation C. breath fixation D. dioxide fixation Answer:
B
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What harmful substance must not be drained into s storm sewer? A. motor oil B. water runoff C. alcohol D. debris Answer:
A
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What is the special name given to the diffusion of water through the cell membrane? A. osmosis B. hemostasis C. electrolysis D. passive transport Answer:
A
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What happens to the electrical conductivity of metals when placed in a pot of boiling water? A. increases slowly B. increases quickly C. decreases slowly D. stays the same Answer:
C
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Most bird species display this behavior, meaning the male and female remain together for breeding for a few years or until one mate dies? A. dichotomy B. polygamy C. monogamy D. isolation Answer:
C
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Many pathogens spread by droplets in the air. droplets are released when a person does what? A. cries or laughs B. coughs or sneezes C. vomits or cries D. itches or scratches Answer:
B
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Chemical reactions that consume energy are called what? A. inefficient reactions B. greedy reactions C. endothermic reactions D. exothermic reactions Answer:
C
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What do most organisms eat in the profundal zone of a lake? A. fish waste B. dead organisms C. fresh organisms D. algae organism Answer:
B
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The variation in a sample can be represented by what quantity, which means the total spread of values? A. variety B. range C. median D. mode Answer:
B
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A protein’s shape is determined, most fundamentally, by the sequence of what type of acids? A. amino B. lactic C. acetic D. lipids Answer:
A
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What are the 3 types of tissues that modern plants have? A. sinuous , ground , and vascular B. sturdy , ground , and vascular C. cambrium, epidermis, and ground D. dermal, ground, and vascular Answer:
D
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Tropomyosin is a type of what, that winds around the chains of the actin filament and covers the myosin-binding sites to prevent actin from binding to myosin? A. protein B. bacteria C. enzyme D. amine Answer:
A
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Which group of the periodic table consists of hydrogen and the alkali metals? A. group 1 B. group 4 C. group 2 D. group 3 Answer:
A
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What helps frogs swim during the tadpole phase? A. cilia B. fins C. a tail D. flagella Answer:
C
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What kind of radiation can be used to disrupt the dna-rna protein synthesis cycle that allows bacteria to reproduce? A. ionizing B. non-ionizing C. infrared D. microwave Answer:
A
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The adult cells that form the butterfly begin growing in what developmental stage? A. embryo B. mitochondria C. pupa D. caterpillar Answer:
A
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What is the simplest type of carbon-based compounds? A. Buckminsterfullerine B. hydrocarbons C. graphite D. particles Answer:
B
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What kinds of cells that are important to our physical functioning can atrophy when they are not used? A. digestive B. muscles C. reproductive D. brain Answer:
B
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Dengue fever and yellow fever are examples of diseases caused by what type of pathogen? A. worms B. fungi C. virus D. bacteria Answer:
C
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The geologic time scale is divided into eons, eras, periods, and? A. epochs B. zones C. cultures D. tropics Answer:
A
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What molecule is used for most energy functions in organisms? A. ADP or Adenosine Diphosphate B. DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid C. RNA or ribonucleic acid D. atp or adenozine triphosphate Answer:
D
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Which part of the nephron collects wastes in the blood? A. tubule B. vesicle C. filter D. waste sac Answer:
A
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What kind of behavior occurs only after experience or practice? A. memory B. juvenile behavior C. instinctive behavior D. learned behavior Answer:
D
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The right side of the heart collects what type of blood from the body? A. dioxide-poor B. oxygen-rich C. potassium-rich D. oxygen-poor Answer:
D
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Hot material from near the sun’s center rises in which zone? A. drifting zone B. convection zone C. thermosphere D. radiative zone Answer:
B
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The presence of what in leaf cells makes most leaves appear green? A. hydrogen B. chlorophyll C. carbonate D. sodium Answer:
B
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What is the name of the project concerning genetics that is one of the landmark scientific events of the last 50 years? A. manhattan project B. blue beam project C. human genome project D. human organism project Answer:
C
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Wind is one method for dispersal of what, ensuring a new generation? A. dust B. clouds C. seeds D. eggs Answer:
C
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Most ecosystems are disturbed too often to attain what final, stable status? A. climax community B. undisrupted community C. even community D. calm community Answer:
A
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What kind of diet is typical for raptors, such as hawks and owls? A. carnivorous B. carnivorous or herbivorous C. fishes D. herbivorous Answer:
A
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The most basic division of land plants is between what type of plants? A. deciduous and evergreen B. perennial and annual C. nonvascular and vascular D. succulents and conifers Answer:
C
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What do vaccines produce to combat viral diseases? A. hyperthyroidism B. sensitivity C. sterility D. immunity Answer:
D
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Internal functions are coordinated and regulated so that the internal environment of a living thing is relatively constant, referred to as what? A. hypothesis B. stabilizer C. homeostasis D. homogenesis Answer:
C
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What is a long, tube-shaped bundle of neurons, protected by the vertebrae? A. a ganglion B. an axon C. the spinal cord D. a dendrite Answer:
C
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