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The name of a spinal cord region corresponds to the level at which spinal nerves pass through the what? A. notochord B. lumbar foramina C. synovial fluid D. intervertebral foramina Answer:
D
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Tests for levels of what in blood allow a diabetic patient to regulate how much insulin to administer? A. alcohol B. chloride C. glucose D. protein Answer:
C
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The process of breaking down food into nutrients is known as __________ A. energy B. digestion C. filtration D. absorption Answer:
B
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Reasoning can be broken down into two categories: deduction and? A. preduction B. conduction C. invention D. induction Answer:
D
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What are used to make maps of the moon and other planets? A. radio telescopes B. imaging satellites C. rendering satellites D. topographical charts Answer:
B
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What term describes how closely packed the particles of matter are? A. space B. range C. mass D. density Answer:
D
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Populations of viruses do not grow through cell division because they? A. non living B. are not cells C. Acidic D. Static Answer:
B
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What is likely to happen to a parasite if it kills its host? A. it adapts B. it mutates C. it dies D. it thrives Answer:
C
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What is a type of solid that lacks an ordered internal structure? A. an elastic solid B. an amorphous solid C. a sponge D. ice Answer:
B
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What is it called when you get the same result after repeating an experiment? A. variable B. initiation C. replication D. control Answer:
C
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What is the largest human organ? A. lungs B. brain C. stomach D. skin Answer:
D
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In the chest, the trachea divides as it enters the lungs to form the right and left what? A. ventricle B. bronchi C. atrium D. alveoli Answer:
B
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Many objects have color because they contain what? A. pigments B. solvents C. vitamins D. salts Answer:
A
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What is the process of action potentials in myelinated axons jumping between the nodes of ranvier called? A. photoreactive conduction B. saltatory conduction C. pinworm conduction D. saltatory movement Answer:
B
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What do craters and rifts become when the fill with water? A. grasses B. rivers C. creeks D. lakes Answer:
D
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What kind of power does not produce any pollutants, but produces waste that can be difficult to dispose of? A. electrical B. nuclear C. solar D. biofuel Answer:
B
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What is the long, narrow tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach by the mechanism of peristalsis? A. spinal cord B. esophagus C. liver D. gallbladder Answer:
B
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What is the temperature at which condensation of water vapor occurs called? A. the dew point B. the cooling point C. the boiling point D. the tipping point Answer:
A
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Alkenes have double bonds while alkynes have what? A. equal bonds B. triple bonds C. quadruple bonds D. single bonds Answer:
B
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What is our main source of aluminum ore? A. tin B. bauxite C. coal D. cobalt Answer:
B
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Rapidly produced genetic vairants are found in organisms with what type of generation time? A. oscillating B. repeating C. short D. long Answer:
C
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What are the 2 primary hosts of ebola in central africa? A. lions and elephants B. hyenas and apes C. apes and bats D. apes and hippos Answer:
C
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Unlike prokaryotic cells, dna and rna synthesis in eukaryotic cells occurs in a separate compartment from synthesis of what? A. protein B. membrane C. acids D. phenotype Answer:
A
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What important organelle (that would otherwise be centrally located and crucial to the cell's survival) do prokaryotic cells lack? A. protons B. nucleus C. electrons D. molecules Answer:
B
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What is the outer layer of an axon that acts like a layer of insulation, similar to the plastic that encases an electrical cord? A. nerve sheath B. lipids sheath C. myelin sheath D. layer sheath Answer:
C
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What occurs when some members of a species become geographically separated? A. symbiotic speciation B. reflective speciation C. allopatric speciation D. divergent speciation Answer:
C
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What creatures evolved from a lobe-finned lungfish ancestor? A. horses B. birds C. amphibians D. mice Answer:
C
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What is the term for a mixture of two or more substances that has the same composition throughout? A. solution B. fluid C. simple liquid D. structure Answer:
A
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What are flagellate protozoa that cause giardiasis? A. diatoms B. giardia C. fungus D. plankton Answer:
B
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Rna and dna are types of what biochemical compounds containing the elements carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphorus? A. nucleic acids B. hormones C. amino acids D. nitrous acids Answer:
A
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What are the contacts between neurons called? A. impulses B. electrodes C. synapses D. neurapses Answer:
C
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What is the color of the powder of a mineral? A. organic B. streak C. blue D. gray Answer:
B
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What basic plant structure facilitates dispersal of pollen and fruit by raising reproductive structures? A. root B. flower C. leaf D. stem Answer:
D
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What type of compound is essential to life? A. nitrogen B. carbon C. water D. oxygen Answer:
C
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Which part of the ear amplifies the sound waves? A. eardrum B. ear canal C. middle ear D. cochlea Answer:
C
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The shape of a virus is determined by the type and arrangement of proteins in its what? A. nuclei B. capsid C. anode D. enamel Answer:
B
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What is the rising and sinking of warm and cooler material called? A. diffusion B. depression C. convection D. conveyance Answer:
C
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What is a group of connected cells that have a similar function within an organism called? A. nucleus B. organ C. tissue D. colony Answer:
C
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The number of what subatomic particles can vary between atoms of the same element? A. neutrons B. protons C. neurons D. electrons Answer:
A
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Water is recycled constantly through which system? A. the troposphere B. the hydropshere C. the ecosystem D. the habitat Answer:
C
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The process in which organ systems work to maintain a stable internal environment is called what? A. homeostasis B. thrombosis C. ketosis D. consciousness Answer:
A
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What do scientist's believe mercury's core is mostly made of? A. quicksilver B. water C. melted iron D. helium gas Answer:
C
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What material comprises the sun and other stars, as well as lightning and the northern lights? A. gas B. plasma C. aurora D. gamma Answer:
B
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The function of which organ is to filter blood and form urine? A. liver B. lungs C. kidneys D. gallbladder Answer:
C
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The attraction between all objects in the universe is known as ______. A. variation B. electricity C. magnetism D. gravity Answer:
D
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Friction causes the molecules on rubbing surfaces to move faster, which produces what? A. heat B. precipitation C. cold D. life Answer:
A
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The cell wall acts as an extra layer of protection, helps the cell maintain its shape, and prevents what? A. dehydration B. Respiration C. exhaustion D. extinction Answer:
A
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What's another term for egg-laying mammals? A. amphibians B. herbivores C. viviparus D. monotremes Answer:
D
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What code is the same in all living things and shows that all organisms are related by descent from a common ancestor? A. descendant B. biochemical C. intrinsic D. genetic Answer:
D
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All animals that derive energy from food are classified as what? A. paleotrophs B. lifeforms C. heliotrophs D. heterotrophs Answer:
D
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Through which process is the human gene for insulin placed into bacteria? A. migration B. transformation C. mutation D. absorption Answer:
B
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What is a symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit? A. parasitism B. inorganic C. mutualism D. detrimental Answer:
C
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What is the term for longer chains of monosaccharides ? A. polysaccharides B. hydrocarbons C. proteins D. oligosaccharides Answer:
A
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Electrical potential energy can be described by the equation pe = qv, where q is the electric charge and v is what? A. voltage B. frequency C. amplitude D. wavelength density Answer:
A
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What are broad explanations that are widely accepted as true? A. informal theories B. scientific hypotheses C. scientific experiments D. scientific theories Answer:
D
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What process is at work when warm air or water rises, and cool air or water sinks? A. radiation B. moisture C. evaporation D. convection Answer:
D
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If force is applied further away from a pivot point, than what kind of acceleration will be greater? A. parameters B. angular C. rectangular D. circular Answer:
B
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The kinetic-molecular theory as it applies to gases has how many basic assumptions? A. two B. seven C. five D. four Answer:
C
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During photosynthesis, what is energy from the sun converted to after entering a plant? A. chloride B. Carbon C. Proteins D. glucose Answer:
D
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Formic acid is found in the secretions of? A. stinging ants B. stomach acid C. sweat glands D. acid rain Answer:
A
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What do hydrophilic substances have an affinity for? A. heat B. soil C. water D. air Answer:
C
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What is a structure that consists of two or more types of tissues that work together to do the same job? A. organ system B. cell C. organism D. organ Answer:
D
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What is formed when amino acids are linked together in a long chain? A. protein B. hormones C. amino acid D. water molecule Answer:
A
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Both diffusion and effusion are related to the speed at which what objects move? A. gas molecules B. electricity C. copper molecules D. solids Answer:
A
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Baroreceptors in the aortic arch and carotid sinuses monitor what level in the body? A. air intake B. temperature C. hunger D. blood pressure Answer:
D
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The electronegativity of an element increases with increasing of what state? A. oxidation B. evaporation C. isolation D. conduction Answer:
A
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Animals require air, water, and what in order to live and survive? A. mates B. time C. shade D. food? Answer:
D
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How many types of bosons are there? A. three B. five C. four D. one Answer:
C
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What astronomical phenomenon, formed of split asteroids or planetary rocks, provides clues about our solar system? A. comets B. galaxies C. stars D. meteorites Answer:
D
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An electron possesses both particle and these? A. land properties B. wave properties C. shock properties D. surging properties Answer:
B
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What are mutant versions of normal genes called? A. proto-oncogenes B. anti-oncogenes C. extinction - oncogenes D. antecedent - oncogenes Answer:
A
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The heart and a network of blood vessels that run throughout the body make up what organ system? A. lymphatic system B. cardiovascular system C. immune system D. respiratory system Answer:
B
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When a predator kills and eats its prey, what sort of predation is this referred to as? A. true B. just C. false D. predestined Answer:
A
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Pressure, volume, and temperature are related by which law? A. gas law B. Law of Conservation C. Murphy's Law D. law of inertia Answer:
A
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Different forms, or allotropes, of carbon are diamond, graphite, and what? A. ligands B. carbonite C. fullerenes D. vesicles Answer:
C
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What is the process in which organisms reproduce sexually by joining gametes called? A. stimulation B. migration C. propagation D. fertilization Answer:
D
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What is the force of attraction between things that have mass A. momentum B. motion C. gravity D. friction Answer:
C
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Mitosis and meiosis are two types of what process, with dramatically different products? A. cell solution B. cell transition C. cell division D. cell diffusion Answer:
C
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Zinc reacting with hydrochloric acid produces bubbles of which gas? A. carbon B. mustard C. hydrogen D. helium Answer:
C
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Water gains and loses what more slowly than does land, affecting seasonal conditions inland and on the coast? A. humidity B. minerals C. heat D. volume Answer:
C
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Covalent solutes separate into what when dissolved? A. individual molecules B. true molecules C. second molecules D. new molecules Answer:
A
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What term indicates moles per liter, whereas molality is moles per kilogram of solvent? A. pollenation B. kilocalorie C. abundance D. molarity Answer:
D
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Many of the hormones are secreted in response to what signals of the body? A. heart system signals B. nose system signals C. nervous system signals D. skeletal system signals Answer:
C
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What are two of the most common vision problems? A. blindness and astigmatism B. nearsightedness and farsightedness C. myopia and nearsightedness D. cross-eye and blindness Answer:
B
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Hydrochloric acid is formed when hcl is dissolved into what? A. blood B. water C. sodium D. plasma Answer:
B
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Atoms of the same element that have different masses are called what? A. mutations B. variations C. radioactive D. isotopes Answer:
D
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What term is used to describe potential energy due to an object’s shape? A. stimulated potential energy B. elastic potential energy C. flexible energy D. kinetic energy Answer:
B
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What property is characterized by eddies and swirls that mix layers of fluid together, unlike laminar flow? A. evaporation B. turbulence C. compression D. combustion Answer:
B
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What process refers to a separation of charge within an atom or molecule? A. rotation B. diffusion C. convection D. polarization Answer:
D
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What is the largest cartilaginous fish? A. dolphin B. sturgeon C. blue whale D. whale shark Answer:
D
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Capillaries in the chorionic villi filter fetal wastes out of the blood and return clean, oxygenated blood to the fetus through what? A. umbilical vein B. separates vein C. skin vein D. Back Vein Answer:
A
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What is the term for a random change in allele frequencies that occurs in a small population? A. evolution B. mutation C. genetic drift D. speciation Answer:
C
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Aerobic exercise helps improve the cardiovascular system, while what exercise causes muscles to get bigger and stronger? A. endurance B. anaerobic C. enzymatic D. skeletal Answer:
B
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An excessive posterior curvature of the thoracic region is also known as what? A. osmosis B. babesiosis C. lordosis D. kyphosis Answer:
D
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What are the two main divisions of the human nervous system? A. left and right B. central and identical C. central and peripheral D. somatic and autonomic Answer:
C
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What is composed of two strands of nucleotides in a double-helical structure? A. molecule B. RNA C. bacteria D. dna Answer:
D
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The body is made up of how many types of tissue? A. four B. seven C. six D. five Answer:
A
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The great astronomer edwin hubble discovered that all distant galaxies are receding from our milky way galaxy with velocities proportional to their what? A. dimensions B. masses C. distances D. paths Answer:
C
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What is friction that acts on objects while it is rolling over a surface called? A. opposing friction B. rolling friction C. blowing friction D. surface friction Answer:
B
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Traditionally, mammals were divided into groups based on what? A. their sizes B. their behaviors C. their characteristics D. their colors Answer:
C
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