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What is a sac filled with fluid or other material? A. a lesion B. Golgi apparatus C. a cyst D. a receptacle Answer:
C
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What is released during an enthalpy reaction? A. sound B. precipitation C. gold D. heat Answer:
D
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Solutions of ionic compounds and melted ionic compounds conduct what? A. radiation B. light C. sound waves D. electricity Answer:
D
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Quantum mechanics involves the study of material at what level? A. physical B. chemical C. atomic D. cellular Answer:
C
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What is the name of muscular blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart? A. Veins B. Aorta C. tubes D. arteries Answer:
D
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He mass spectrometer measures the percent abundance of different what? A. Proteins B. organisms C. isotopes D. reactions Answer:
C
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For what kind of animal is communication essential? A. social animals B. new born animals C. anti-social animals D. migrating animals Answer:
A
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The wavelength of a wave is the distance between corresponding points on what? A. spectrum B. adjacent waves C. basic waves D. distant waves Answer:
B
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Sandblasting a surface exemplifies what form of erosion? A. water B. abrasion C. glacial D. wind Answer:
B
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How do fungus-like protists such as slime molds reproduce? A. photosynthesis B. sexually C. with spores D. asexually Answer:
C
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Exchange occurs directly with the external environment in what type of organisms? A. cell clusters B. multicellular organisms C. unicellular organisms D. hematopoietic organisms Answer:
C
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Which part of a neuron contains the nucleus and most of the major organelles? A. simple body B. retinal body C. cell body D. organ body Answer:
C
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The oceans affect earth’s atmosphere and influence its what? A. mountains B. earthquakes C. volcanoes D. climate Answer:
D
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What are surrounded by a cell wall consisting of peptidoglycan? A. bacteria B. amoeba C. viruses D. protozoa Answer:
A
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Snake venom may join the class of drugs collectively known as thrombolytic agents, which can help speed up the degradation of an abnormal what? A. clot B. brain C. bone D. bleed Answer:
A
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Thousands of receptor cells that detect the sex attractant equip each filament of what structure? A. molecule B. optic nerve C. flagella D. antenna Answer:
D
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All solutions contain at least how many substances? A. four B. two C. one D. three Answer:
B
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Life probably began where? A. oceans B. the Sun C. rocks D. caves Answer:
A
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An enzyme is an organic catalyst produced by what? A. DNA B. living cell C. amino acid D. the liver Answer:
B
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Gasoline is derived from which other liquid? A. carbon B. oil C. liquid propane D. water Answer:
B
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What is the disease in which cells grow out of control and form abnormal masses? A. HIV B. cancer C. bronchitis D. diabetes Answer:
B
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What travels at a rate of 300,000 kilometers per second, or nearly instantaneously? A. gravity B. air C. light D. sound Answer:
C
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When atomic orbitals hybridize, the valence electrons occupy these? A. newly developed orbits B. newly created elements C. expanded pathways D. newly created orbitals Answer:
D
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Roundworms feed on various things, one of them being decaying organic matter. doing this, they play an important role in what famous cycle? A. life cycle B. water cycle C. carbon cycle D. soul cycle Answer:
C
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In preparation for phagocytosis, a portion of the inward-facing surface of the plasma membrane becomes coated with a protein called clathrin, which stabilizes this section of what? A. particles B. mitochondria C. membrane D. nuclei Answer:
C
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What is the main form of energy storage in plants? A. dioxide B. nitrogen C. liquid D. starch Answer:
D
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Something supplied by nature that helps support life, including ecosystems as well as minerals and fossil fuels, is called a what? A. fluid resource B. artificial resource C. visible resource D. natural resource Answer:
D
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Initial substances are called reactants, and the final substances are called what? A. products B. imports C. reactors D. exports Answer:
A
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What were the electrons initially called? A. cathode rays B. gamma rays C. plasma rays D. polymer rays Answer:
A
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What is the type of energy that involves movement? A. light energy B. thermal energy C. mechanical energy D. molecular energy Answer:
C
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What do sharks use to secrete salt to assist in osmoregulation? A. bladder gland B. ceramic gland C. rectal gland D. blood gland Answer:
C
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Why do viruses not belong to any domain of life? A. they are nonliving B. they are mortal C. they are too mature D. they are immortal Answer:
A
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What is a change in the sequence of bases in dna or rna called? A. evolution B. mutation C. radiation D. infection Answer:
B
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Metallic solids are composed entirely of which atoms? A. metals B. organic C. metallic D. toxic Answer:
C
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What compound gives tarnished copper it's green color? A. bronze B. copper carbonate C. zinc D. brass Answer:
B
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As the population grows, competition for food does what? A. stagnates B. decreases C. stays the same D. grows Answer:
D
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What is the property by which water molecules stick together? A. plasticity B. tension C. cohesion D. vitality Answer:
C
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What is the main sex hormone in males called? A. methane B. estrogen C. caffeine D. testosterone Answer:
D
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What is the name of the tube that joins the mouth to the digestive and respiratory tracts? A. esophagus B. fallopian tube C. pharynx D. larynx Answer:
C
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Unlike bryophyte and fern spores (which are haploid cells dependent on moisture for rapid development of gametophytes), seeds contain a diploid embryo that will germinate into what? A. ovary B. sporophyte C. gametophyte D. sperm Answer:
B
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Limestone is insoluble in water, so what can dissolve it? A. acid B. oxygen C. dioxide D. calcium Answer:
A
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Monatomic ions have an oxidation number equal to their what? A. size B. length C. charge D. cost Answer:
C
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Some flatworms are free-living carnivores that live mainly in which type of habitats? A. aquatic B. freshwater C. Desert D. Deciduous forest Answer:
A
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Characterized by a short lifespan, what begin with production in the bone marrow under the influence of csfs and interleukins? A. solutes B. pathogens C. leukocytes D. erythrocytes Answer:
C
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What force is perpendicular to velocity and causes uniform circular motion? A. centripetal force B. tangential force C. circular friction D. centripetal torque Answer:
A
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What are physical properties that do not depend on the substance present called? A. extensive properties B. multilateral properties C. internal properties D. intensive properties Answer:
D
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What does the secretion of the hormone cholecystokinin stimulate the release of? A. insulin and pepsin B. pancreatic juices, bile C. urea D. sweat, saliva Answer:
B
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What term is used to describe the electrostatic process used by most copy machines? A. xerography B. electrography C. microphotography D. titanomachy Answer:
A
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Symptoms of viral diseases result from what kind of response to a virus? A. mutation B. pathogenic C. infection D. immune Answer:
D
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The most common carbon atoms have six protons and six neutrons in their what? A. neuron B. ribosomes C. nuclei D. membrane Answer:
C
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What type of organisms have internal clocks that regulate cyclic processes? A. fungi B. protozoa C. eukaryotic D. endogenous Answer:
C
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How often does condensation occur in your cells? A. never B. daily C. weekly D. constantly Answer:
D
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Overharvesting is a serious threat particularly to which species? A. amphibious species B. terrestrial species C. aquatic species D. aerial species Answer:
C
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What are the cells that break down inorganic molecules to supply energy for the cell, and use carbon dioxide as a carbon source? A. chemoautotrophs B. Sediments C. fluctuations D. staurikosaurus Answer:
A
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Each type of electromagnetic radiation has a characteristic range of wavelengths. the longer the wavelength (or the more stretched out it appears), the less energy is carried. short, tight waves carry what? A. sound B. heat C. kinetic energy D. most energy Answer:
D
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What are clouds on earth made of? A. ozone B. rain C. carbon dioxide gas D. water vapor Answer:
D
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What do extensive properties depend on the amount of? A. sample temperature B. independent variables C. matter in a sample D. experimental controls Answer:
C
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What is the term for the rate at which velocity changes? A. acceleration B. compression C. transmission D. stability Answer:
A
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What determines which codon in the mrna the trna will bind to? A. anticodon B. gene C. amnion D. exon Answer:
A
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What is the term for the complete set of genes and alleles within a population? A. the biodiversity pool B. the ancestral pool C. the gene pool D. the chromosomal pool Answer:
C
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What unit of pressure is named for the scientist whose discoveries about pressure in fluids led to a law of the same name? A. newton B. ohm C. pascal D. joule Answer:
C
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Oxygen and what are required for rust to form? A. carbon B. water C. air D. pressure Answer:
B
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What is the process called in which a magnet loses its magnetic properties? A. diffusion B. polarization C. demagnetization D. vectorization Answer:
C
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The earliest animals were which kind of invertebrates? A. aquatic B. dinosaurs C. mammals D. insects Answer:
A
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A lake is an example of what type of biome? A. natural biome B. organic biome C. freshwater biome D. wet biome Answer:
C
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What kinds of waves are composed of various oscillating electric and magnetic fields? A. electromagnetic B. seismic C. tidal D. elastic Answer:
A
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When is the sun directly over the equator? A. Midsummer B. Fall C. equinox D. Winter Answer:
C
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What does the base of a nucleotide within dna consist of? A. ribosomes B. nitrogen C. protein D. hydrogen Answer:
B
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Which bones are flat and triangular and located at the back of the pectoral girdle? A. cochlea B. laminae C. vertebrae D. scapulae Answer:
D
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What always has the same elements in the same ratio? A. mitochondria B. compound C. component D. cell Answer:
B
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Prior to ovulation, ovarian steroid hormones stimulate the uterus to prepare for support of what? A. fetus B. fertilization C. embryo D. childbirth Answer:
C
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All polar compounds contain what type of bonds? A. weak B. polar C. balanced D. strong Answer:
B
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What often occurs on steep slopes in dry climates? A. landslides B. earthquakes C. volcanoes D. tsunamis Answer:
A
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What kind of organisms have many different types of specialized cells with particular jobs? A. intricate B. monocellular C. multicellular D. crude Answer:
C
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Part of the scientific process, these are statistical probabilities rather than certainties? A. results B. Hypothesis C. assumptions D. predictions Answer:
D
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Ecology is a major branch of what higher-level "classification" of science? A. chemistry B. geology C. physics D. biology Answer:
D
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What is necessary for organisms to survive in the deepest parts of the ocean? A. adaptations B. mutation C. competition D. reflexes Answer:
A
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What is the process of larva becoming an adult called? A. metamorphosis B. parthenogenesis C. evolution D. synthesis Answer:
A
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Capillaries rejoin to form venules, which convey blood to what? A. extremities B. glands C. veins D. arteries Answer:
C
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Although it is not vital to humans, calcitonin is important for calcium homeostasis in adults of some species in what group characterized by backbones? A. vertebrates B. reptiles C. mammals D. invertebrates Answer:
A
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What force holds planets in their orbits? A. Big Bang B. gravity C. magnetism D. centrifuge Answer:
B
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The nature of what gives metals the properties of being ductile and malleable? A. liquid bonds B. magneticism C. metallic bonds D. titanium bonds Answer:
C
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What are the special compartments that are surrounded by membranes inside eukaryotic cells called? A. chloroplasts B. ribosomes C. organelles D. vacuoles Answer:
C
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Molds and casts usually form in which type of rock? A. crystalline B. igneous C. metamorphic D. sedimentary Answer:
D
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What is a hole that is dug or drilled through the ground down to an aquifer called? A. canal B. ditch C. moat D. well Answer:
D
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When is a moving car said to be in dynamic equilibrium? A. at homeostasis B. zero net force C. at rest D. when accelerating Answer:
B
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Every chemical reaction between molecules involves breaking and forming of what? A. atomic pathways B. bonds C. orbits D. ions Answer:
B
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The mass percentage of a solution component is defined as the ratio of the component’s mass to ________? A. enough ’ s mass B. liquid's mass C. solution ’ s mass D. solvent's mass Answer:
C
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Harmful instances of what can result in errors in protein sequence that yield non-functional proteins? A. radiation B. mutation C. infection D. bioaccumulation Answer:
B
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When dissolved in water, the base sodium hydroxide (naoh) produces sodium ions with what charge? A. negative B. similar C. positive D. constant Answer:
C
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What precious resource allows us to grow food as well as materials we turn into clothing and medicine? A. mercury B. gasoline C. soil D. petroleum Answer:
C
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In what part of the body do escherichia coli bacteria live? A. your intestines B. your brain C. your urethra D. your kidneys Answer:
A
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Which state of matter has an intermediate level of entropy between solid and gas? A. liquid B. plasma C. water D. metal Answer:
A
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In recent years, it has been hypothesized that molecules in the environment also act as? A. homeostasis disruptors B. pathogens C. endocrine disruptors D. catalysts Answer:
C
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What is the diversity of living things called? A. ecosystem B. biodiversity C. adaptation D. habitat Answer:
B
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All lipids have two distinct domains, a hydrophobic and a what? A. covalent B. hydroceptive C. hydroaversive D. hydrophilic Answer:
D
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Oxytocin, which stimulates the contractions of labor, is a type of what? A. steroid B. hormone C. metabolite D. inhibitor Answer:
B
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When represented by a single letter dominant alleles are represented by what case letter? A. uppercase B. lowercase C. mixed letters D. numeral Answer:
A
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What do loess deposits form? A. diagonal cliffs B. vertical cliffs C. rotational cliffs D. horizontal cliffs Answer:
B
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Electrical messages are carried by chemicals called what? A. Biotoxins B. amino acids C. neurotransmitters D. receptors Answer:
C
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