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What term means the amount of space matter takes up? A. mass B. volume C. density D. weight Answer:
B
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All of the stages that a cell goes through make up what? A. photosynthesis B. cytokineses C. glycolysis D. the cell cycle Answer:
D
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What term is used to describe birds that mate for an entire season or even stay paired for their entire life? A. polygamous B. homogeneous C. monogamous D. asexual Answer:
C
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What branch of science offers an overview of the physiology of humans? A. marine biology B. engineer C. geology D. human biology Answer:
D
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In atherosclerosis, thickening of an arterial wall due to this can restrict blood flow through the artery? A. low blood pressure B. digestion C. high blood pressure D. plaque formation Answer:
D
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Moist skin distinguishes frogs from what animal with dry, bumpy skin? A. snakes B. newts C. turtles D. toads Answer:
D
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Scientists perform experiments to test their hypotheses because sometimes the nature of natural universe is what? A. this obvious B. become obvious C. very obvious D. not obvious Answer:
D
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What is the term for movement toward light? A. phototaxis B. autolysis C. phototropism D. gravitational pull Answer:
A
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Ultraviolet radiation has the highest energy; which has the lowest? A. thermal B. infrared C. nuclear D. kinetic Answer:
B
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What kind of proteins either activate or deactivate the transcription of other genes? A. carbon proteins B. perfect regulatory proteins C. master complex proteins D. master regulatory proteins Answer:
D
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What occurs when the pancreas doesn’t make enough insulin or else the body’s cells are resistant to the effects of insulin? A. diabetes B. anemia C. colitis D. hepatitis Answer:
A
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According to the octet rule, magnesium is unstable because its valence shell has just two of what? A. electrons B. neutrons C. protons D. quarks Answer:
A
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What make distant objects appear both nearer and larger? A. lasers B. astrolabes C. telescopes D. mirrors Answer:
C
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The atmosphere consists of oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, which exerts a certain pressure referred to as what? A. atmospheric pressure B. nitrogen pressure C. tidal pressure D. gravity pressure Answer:
A
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What is the oxygen-storing protein found in diving mammals' muscles called? A. hemoglobin B. pheromone C. myoglobin D. pigment Answer:
C
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The modern atomic theory states that all matter is composed of what? A. quarks B. molecules C. atoms D. ions Answer:
C
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Pressure has a significant effect on the solubility of what state of matter? A. solids B. water C. gases D. mixtures Answer:
C
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The site of some nutrient absorption, the ileum is the third part of what digestive organ? A. large intestine B. small intestine C. stomach D. rectum Answer:
B
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If both atoms are the same, they have the same electronegativity and share what type of bond? A. nonpolar covalent B. ionic C. isotopic covalent D. metabolic Answer:
A
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What forms when oceanic crust subducts into the mantle at convergent plate boundaries? A. volcanic mountain ranges B. glaciers C. tsunamis D. coral Answer:
A
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The skin plays an important role in preventing the escape of what commonly found liquid from the body? A. stomach acid B. urine C. hormones D. water Answer:
D
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Which area of the human heart pumps the blood to the right ventricle? A. left ventricle B. true atrium C. right atrium D. left atrium Answer:
C
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What moves sediments after they have formed? A. photosynthesis B. perspiration C. erosion D. migration Answer:
C
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What involves the emission of a particle and/or energy as one atom changes into another? A. atomic transformation B. spontaneous mutation C. enthalpy D. radioactive decay Answer:
D
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Certain anaerobic parabasalid species exist in the digestive tracts of termites and wood-eating cockroaches, where they contribute an essential step in the digestion of this? A. nutrients B. carbonate C. cellulose D. fiber Answer:
C
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What do you call a group of cells of the same kind that performs the same function? A. nucleus B. organ system C. tissue D. molecule Answer:
C
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What is the name of a reactant in an enzymatic reaction? A. membrane B. tissues C. substrate D. Scar Answer:
C
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The ideal gas law is used like any other gas law, with attention paid to the unit and making sure that temperature is expressed in kelvin. however, the ideal gas law does not require a change in the conditions of a gas sample. the ideal gas law implies that if you know any three of the physical properties of a gas, you can calculate this? A. fourth B. third C. second D. unrelated Answer:
A
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What is a reaction in which an atom or molecule is added to an unsaturated molecule, making a single product? A. an addition reaction B. single reaction C. complete reaction D. homeostasis Answer:
A
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What is the main problem in both types of diabetes? A. metabolism B. blood pressure C. blood concentration D. insulin production Answer:
D
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The structure of mitochondrion plays an important role in what? A. sexual reproduction B. aerobic respiration C. cell division D. magnetism Answer:
B
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Topographic maps have a horizontal scale to indicate what distances? A. horizontal B. vertical C. perpendicular D. diagonal Answer:
A
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What can occur when one end of a small diameter tube is immersed in liquid? A. thermal action B. diffusion action C. transfusion action D. capillary action Answer:
D
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What kind of system do echinoderms possess? A. primitive respiratory B. water-based circulatory C. photosynthetic D. autonomic nerous system Answer:
B
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Fossils provide a window into the past. they are evidence for what? A. evolution B. intelligent design C. generation D. emergence Answer:
A
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Dominant alleles rarely cause what type of disorders, since the mutant allele is likely to die out of the population? A. sex-linked disorders B. genetic disorders C. mutations D. cancers Answer:
B
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Near-earth asteroids cross paths with earth, meaning they could collide; what are the paths called? A. curves B. galaxies C. orbits D. trajectory Answer:
C
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Reflected in their relatively high level of intelligence and their ability to learn new behaviors, what organs tend to be relatively large in primates? A. kidneys B. lungs C. brains D. hearts Answer:
C
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This inverse relationship between solubility and temperature can be understood by looking at a what? A. molecular model B. potassium model C. nutrient model D. a slide Answer:
A
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Energy from sunlight enters many ecosystems through what process? A. photosynthesis B. multiplication C. isolation D. reproduction Answer:
A
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What is the world’s most serious resource problem? A. water scarcity B. gas shortage C. citrus blight D. deforestation Answer:
A
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Quarks also have a different type of charge, called what? A. pure charge B. spontaneous charge C. contrast charge D. color charge Answer:
D
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Thylakoids in a chloroplast contain what plant pigment? A. dye B. ultramarine C. melanin D. chlorophyll Answer:
D
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The expulsion stage begins when the fetal head enters what? A. you can see the umbilical cord B. uterus C. birth canal D. head is outside vagina Answer:
C
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What type of waste is likely to explode? A. liquid waste B. solid waste C. explosive waste D. mesh waste Answer:
C
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Named after the dutch physicist, the van de graaff is a type of what device used for nuclear research? A. barometer B. accelerator C. electromagnetic D. radiation detector Answer:
B
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A substance that displays different colors when in the presence of an acid or a base is called what? A. reactor B. pH scale C. litmus test D. an acid-base indicator Answer:
D
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What is the name for the study of the plants and animals that live in fresh water bodies ? A. limnology B. hydrology C. oceanography D. nematology Answer:
A
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What does urine leave the body through? A. uterus B. colon C. vagina D. urethra Answer:
D
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What type of plant is the dominant group of land plants? A. thermal plants B. vascular plants C. grass plants D. oxygen plants Answer:
B
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What term is used to describe a process in which material travels from regions of high concentration to low concentration until equilibrium is reached? A. Osmosis B. diffusion C. fission D. active transport Answer:
B
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Poetically speaking, nature reserves are islands of what, in a sea of habitat degraded by human activity? A. biodiversity B. ecosystem C. habitats D. refuge Answer:
A
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Reactive elements are able to combine more what with other elements? A. symmetrically B. slowly C. quickly D. easily Answer:
D
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What do scientists attach to aquatic animals to collect information? A. fluorescent tags B. ultraviolet tags C. satellite tags D. radio tags Answer:
C
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Upon ovulation, the oocyte released by the ovary is swept into where? A. placental barrier B. uterine tube C. vas deferens D. umbilical cord Answer:
B
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Giardiasis and malaria are diseases caused by what organism? A. worms B. larvae C. bacteria D. protozoa Answer:
D
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The number of waves that pass a fixed point in a given amount of time is referred to as what? A. wave harmonics B. tendency frequency C. wave frequency D. wave speed Answer:
C
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The name carbon tetrachloride implies one carbon atom and four of which other atoms? A. iodine B. nitrogen C. chlorine D. calcium Answer:
C
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Most of a mushroom's surface area is actually where? A. air B. underground C. hidden D. underwater Answer:
B
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Interneurons carry what back and forth between sensory and motor neurons? A. nerve impulses B. sciatica C. flux impulses D. electricity Answer:
A
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What are the mineral deposits that fill in underground cracks called? A. motherlode B. veins C. cores D. currents Answer:
B
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Some of the small moons of saturn are found within what features distinctive to the planet? A. craters of saturn B. crest of saturn C. rings of saturn D. interior of saturn Answer:
C
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An image that is double the size of the object would have what? A. magnification B. configuration C. illumination D. stimulation Answer:
A
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What is made up of bands of cells that contract for movement? A. vascular tissue B. muscle tissue C. collagen D. cartilage Answer:
B
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What is the name of the muscular tube that carries urine out of the body? A. urethra B. rectum C. bladder D. uterus Answer:
A
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Tissues are organized by what? A. cells B. lipids C. structures D. branches Answer:
A
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Carbon released by burning fossil fuels contributes to what effect in the atmosphere? A. shielding effect B. cloud effect C. smog effect D. greenhouse effect Answer:
D
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What are a class of biochemical compounds that living things use to store energy? A. hydrocarbons B. calories C. proteins D. lipids Answer:
D
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Which element has an atomic number of 16? A. methane B. acid C. oxygen D. sulfur Answer:
D
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Fossil evidence indicates that the ancestors of humans originated on which continent? A. north america B. south america C. africa D. australia Answer:
C
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What will spores that eventually germinate develop into? A. gametes B. yeast cells C. new hyphae D. hydra Answer:
C
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A binary molecular compound is made up of two of what? A. elements B. wafers C. compounds D. cells Answer:
A
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Sound, like all waves, travels at a certain speed and has the properties of frequency and this? A. wavelength B. gravity C. energy D. momentum Answer:
A
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Do bacteria sexually reproduce? A. yes B. sometimes C. they don't reproduce D. no Answer:
D
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What is type of sugar is produced through photosynthesis? A. insulin B. carbohydrates C. glucose D. glutamate Answer:
C
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The light-sensing cells in the retina are called rods and what else? A. cones B. stents C. sensor cells D. light cells Answer:
A
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Lampreys possess a large round sucker, lined with teeth, that surrounds the mouth and is used to feed on what? A. parasites B. herbivores C. marrow D. blood Answer:
D
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What is the type of plant that has a single cotelydon in the seedling? A. moss B. conifer C. monocot D. dicot Answer:
C
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What element is essential for amino acid and nucleic acid production? A. oxygen B. nitrogen C. carbon D. hydrogen Answer:
B
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In plants and algae where does photosynthesis takes place in? A. chloroplasts B. cell wall C. nucleus D. cytoplasm Answer:
A
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What is crucial for the fermentation progress in making bread? A. cold B. larvae C. yeast D. fruit Answer:
C
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What hormone does the endocrine system secrete to help cells absorb blood sugar? A. Cortisol B. glucose C. testosterone D. insulin Answer:
D
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What part of the sporophyte produces microspores that form male gametophytes and megaspores that form female gametophytes? A. pollen B. leaves C. flower D. chloroplasts Answer:
C
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This calcification prevents diffusion of nutrients into the matrix, resulting in what dying and the opening up of cavities in the diaphysis cartilage? A. keratinocytes B. chondrocytes C. phytocytes D. nanoparticles Answer:
B
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What is the greek word meaning "to help make things easier"? A. toy B. mode C. machine D. battery Answer:
C
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High levels of radiation can remove electrons from? A. acids B. metals C. humans D. water Answer:
B
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What is the only planet we know that has plate techtonics? A. earth B. Mars C. Jupiter D. Saturn Answer:
A
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Variation in muscle cells gives further insight into some benefits of what type of respiration? A. natural B. aerobic C. anaerobic D. enzymatic Answer:
C
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Violet and red are two types of what kind of light? A. radioactive B. ultraviolet C. visible D. infrared Answer:
C
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The duodenum is a part of which part of the gi tract? A. large intense B. ulna C. pharynx D. small intestine Answer:
D
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A complete ionic equation is a chemical equation in which the dissolved ionic compounds are written as what? A. joined ions B. separated ions C. charged ions D. realized ions Answer:
B
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The barrier defenses are not a response to infections, but they are continuously working to protect against a broad range of what? A. nutrients B. mates C. pathogens D. ecosystems Answer:
C
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A minority of people on earth use up most of the planet's what, including energy? A. sand B. resources C. air D. water Answer:
B
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Groundwater dissolves minerals and carries the ions in a what? A. mixture B. transition C. jet stream D. solution Answer:
D
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What is the area of our universe that isn't stars and galaxies called? A. solar systems B. nebula C. dark matter D. galaxies Answer:
C
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What neurotransmitter is associated with the fight-or-flight response? A. endorphins B. adrenaline C. stomach acid D. bile Answer:
B
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What do scientists think are the oldest eukaryotes? A. prokaryotes B. fungi C. protists D. arthropods Answer:
C
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Geologists found that the youngest rocks on the seafloor were where? A. late - ocean ridges B. early - ocean ridges C. seabed floor D. mid - ocean ridges Answer:
D
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The stability of an ecosystem depends on the actions of what, exemplified by mushrooms on a decaying log and bacteria in soil? A. fluxes B. whitefly C. aphids D. decomposers Answer:
D
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Anabolic steroids, a form of the male sex hormone testosterone, are one of the most widely known performance-enhancing drugs. steroids are used to help build what? A. nervous tissue B. brain tissue C. muscle mass D. bone mass Answer:
C
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