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What layer is below the lithosphere and in the upper mantle? A. hydrosphere B. asthenosphere C. troposphere D. magnetosphere Answer:
B
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What are lipopolysaccharide components of the outer membrane of gram-negative bacteria? A. endotoxins B. reactants C. hormones D. pathogens Answer:
A
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In aquatic communities, the main producers are photosynthetic protists and what? A. eukaryotes B. crustaceans C. prokaryotes D. arthropods Answer:
C
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How does the liquid in a thermometer respond to heat or cold? A. expands or contracts B. disappears C. rises or vaporizes D. freezes or boils Answer:
A
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In most fish, where does the embryo develop in relation to the mother's body? A. Eggs B. outside C. water D. inside Answer:
B
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What is the name of the life stage when a child becomes sexually mature? A. adulthood B. adolescence C. puberty D. maturity Answer:
C
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Cytokinesis divides what part of the cell into two distinctive cells? A. cell wall B. DNA C. nucleus D. cytoplasm Answer:
D
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What is it called when a liquid displays more attraction between the liquid particles than attraction between the liquid and the glass? A. flexion B. stability C. cohesion D. tension Answer:
C
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In what type of mining must tunnels be blasted into the rock so that miners and equipment can get to the ore? A. strip mining B. open-pit mining C. gold mining D. underground mining Answer:
D
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What kind of energy is released when the thermochemical reaction of a campfire converts wood to carbon dioxide and water? A. light B. smoke C. ultraviolet D. heat Answer:
D
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Like the mitochondria, chloroplasts have their own dna and ribosomes, but chloroplasts have an entirely different function. chloroplasts are plant cell organelles that carry out what? A. digestion B. reproduction C. growth D. photosynthesis Answer:
D
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While normal light microscopes can magnify objects up to about 1,500 times, what advanced instruments can magnify objects up to 1,000,000 times? A. micro microscopes B. magnetic microscopes C. electric microscopes D. electron microscopes Answer:
D
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What kind of energy does pyruvate have a lot of? A. nuclear B. gravitational C. thermal D. chemical Answer:
D
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What type of landscape has grasslands with scattered trees, are hot and have extensive dry seasons along with fire? A. tundra B. deserts C. savannas D. arctic Answer:
C
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What may be lost when waves travel through matter, but not when they travel through space? A. frequency B. matter C. energy D. threshold Answer:
C
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Where does mechanical digestion begin? A. mouth B. stomach C. intestines D. brain Answer:
A
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How does the sun generate energy? A. matter multiplication B. nuclear fusion C. certain fusion D. atomic division Answer:
B
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What stored form of energy is made up of glycerol and three fatty acid chains? A. hydrocarbons B. carbohydrates C. triglycerides D. particulates Answer:
C
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What do jellyfish give off to startle possible predators? A. plankton B. energy C. light D. electricity Answer:
C
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What is an example of a metaloid element? A. silicon B. argon C. chlorine D. fluorine Answer:
A
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Scientists use a quantity called __________ as a measure of disorder, or randomness. A. entropy B. motion C. vector count D. chance level Answer:
A
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Niche refers to the role a species plays in what? A. migration B. the habitat C. the ecosystem D. reproduction Answer:
C
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An irreversible increase in size is known as? A. mass B. strength C. growth D. volume Answer:
C
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Bacterial contamination of foods can lead to digestive problems, an illness known as what? A. food poisoning B. headache C. ulcers D. acid reflux Answer:
A
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All combustion reactions are what type of reactions? A. reversible B. flammable C. geothermal D. exothermic Answer:
D
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What produces microspores that develop into pollen grains containing male gametophytes? A. leaves B. stamens C. stems D. petals Answer:
B
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When a star's core collapses inward while the outer layers spread and cool, what "colorful" celestial body forms? A. green giant B. white giant C. red giant D. blue giant Answer:
C
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Timber, obtained from trees that can be replanted to replace those that are cut down, is an example of what type of resource? A. renewable B. fossil fuel C. mineral D. nonrenewable Answer:
A
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What type of blood does the right side of the heart collect and then pump to the lungs? A. nitrogen-poor blood B. nitrogen-rich blood C. oxygen-rich blood D. oxygen-poor blood Answer:
D
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What elements have the highest attraction for electrons? A. carbons B. nonmetals C. metals D. gases Answer:
B
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What is the layman's term for mammals raising their hair with tiny muscles in the skin, something that is automatic in humans sensing cold? A. goosebumps B. spine tingling C. follicles D. hypothermia Answer:
A
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What are ring-shaped hydrocarbons called? A. curved hydrocarbons B. cyclic hydrocarbons C. cylindrical hydrocarbons D. reverse hydrocarbons Answer:
B
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What increases in processes in which solid or liquid reactants form gaseous products and when solid reactants form liquid products? A. respiration B. glucose C. entropy D. evaporation Answer:
C
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How many pairs of legs do arachnids have? A. 4 B. 8 C. 6 D. ten Answer:
A
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Besides the uppermost mantle, what else is the lithosphere composed of? A. surface B. crust C. outer core D. inner core Answer:
B
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What is another term for dry ice? A. liquid nitrogen B. solid carbon dioxide C. ice crystals D. carbonated ice Answer:
B
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Name the process that produces many copies of a certain gene. A. gene multiplication B. gene cloning C. gene diversion D. gene addition Answer:
B
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Rupture or blockage of arteries in the head is the usual cause of what condition? A. stroke B. migraine headache C. heart attack D. heart disease Answer:
A
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What type of lines run next to each other? A. perpendicular lines B. fault lines C. crater lines D. contour lines Answer:
D
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What type of light sensing organs do scaophopoda have? A. cilia B. radula C. setae D. antennae Answer:
B
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What kind of cleavage do mammalian eggs exhibit? A. cocklebur B. Meroblastic C. holoblastic D. spicule Answer:
C
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What is the name of the process for delivering water to crops? A. drainage B. irrigation C. bilge D. reclamation Answer:
B
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What is the process in which a liquid boils and changes to a gas? A. sublimation B. melting C. vaporization D. freezing Answer:
C
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What are the two most common common ways that brain and spinal cord injuries occur? A. sports and household accidents B. car crashes and falls C. car crashes and athletic activities D. falls and surgical error Answer:
C
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What is the largest planet in the solar system? A. mars B. saturn C. jupiter D. pluto Answer:
C
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What are elements required in very small amounts? A. minerals B. pollutants C. macronutrients D. micronutrients Answer:
D
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What can be calculated by multiplying an object’s mass in kilograms (kg) by its velocity in meters per second (m/s)? A. height B. ground speed C. momentum D. energy Answer:
C
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What will happen to a rock when it's under tremendous stress? A. it will solidify B. it will rebound C. it will fracture D. it will slow Answer:
C
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Very large stars eventually become what extremely dense space regions, which are so dense that no light can escape from them? A. dark matter B. moons C. black holes D. worm holes Answer:
C
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Which theory suggests plant species richness increases with island size? A. island ecosystem model B. island biology model C. island symbolic model D. island equilibrium model Answer:
D
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What state of hydrogen can be predicted based on the atoms to which it is bonded? A. precipitation B. evaporation C. oxidation D. condensation Answer:
C
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What occurs when there is little to no rain in a period of time? A. floods B. hurricanes C. pollution D. droughts Answer:
D
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At any specific time, the rate at which a reaction is proceeding is known as its what? A. immediate rate B. emitted rate C. instantaneous rate D. spontaneous rate Answer:
C
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The skin is a familiar organ made of what kind of tissue? A. recurrent tissue B. innate tissue C. aberrant tissue D. epithelial tissue Answer:
D
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Evolution that occurs over a short period of time is known as what? A. short term evolution B. relatedness C. microevolution D. pseudoevolution Answer:
C
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What do osteoblasts secrete that mineralizes to become bone matrix? A. spongin B. calcium C. carbon D. collagen Answer:
D
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Atoms that have gained electrons and become negatively charged are called what? A. cations B. negative ions C. negative atoms D. anions Answer:
B
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Snakes are which type of animal? A. herbivorous B. omnivores C. carnivorous D. vegivors Answer:
C
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Cancer occurs most often in adults over what age? A. twenty B. thirty C. fifty D. seventy Answer:
C
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Mammals are either herbivores, carnivores or what? A. vegetarians B. nematodes C. omnivores D. decomposers Answer:
C
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What paired human organs play a vital role in maintaining homeostasis? A. kidneys B. ears C. lungs D. eyes Answer:
A
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What is the process in which glucose is made using energy in light called? A. photosynthesis B. photogenesis C. glucosynthesis D. gluconeogenesis Answer:
A
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What zone is outside the radiative zone? A. convection zone B. peripheral zone C. activation zone D. diffusion zone Answer:
A
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What do you call the temperature at which a liquid boils and starts changing to a gas? A. melting point B. vapor point C. transformation point D. boiling point Answer:
D
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The distinctive appearance of what tissue is due to polysaccharides called chondroitin sulfates? A. bone B. collagen C. membrane D. cartilage Answer:
D
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In the humid subtropical climate, summers are ____ but winters are very cold. A. windy B. dry C. long D. wet Answer:
D
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What are found primarily in lines around the edges of some continents? A. volcanoes B. glaciers C. Reefs D. earthquakes Answer:
D
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What is another name for trisomy 21? A. Fragile X B. down syndrome C. cystic fibrosis D. Tay-Sachs Disease Answer:
B
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Which part of the brain regulates the rate of breathing? A. brain stem B. brain charge C. brain stem D. brain uptake Answer:
A
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Light with the longest wavelengths is called what? A. X-rays B. infrared light C. UV light D. visible light Answer:
B
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Which gas do people exhale during each breath? A. oxygen B. carbon dioxide C. carbon monoxide D. nitrogen Answer:
B
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Nonvascular plants such as liverworts, hornworts, and mosses lack what three typical plant features? A. roots, stems, leaves B. chloroplasts, stems, flowers C. flowers, leaves, bark D. roots, leaves, chloroplasts Answer:
A
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Much of the iron produced is refined and converted into what? A. steel B. plastic C. wood D. sugar Answer:
A
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What can be formed by converging light rays behind a lens, onto a piece of film? A. a photograph B. a prism C. a kaleidoscope D. a mirror Answer:
A
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What is the star-like structure inside the paramecia? A. the elongated vacuole B. the contractile vacuole C. the reflex vacuole D. the baré vacuole Answer:
B
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What is the study of the chemical elements necessary for plant growth called? A. phototropism B. photosynthesis C. plant nutrition D. plant propagation Answer:
C
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Both alpha and beta decay change the number of what in an atom's nucleus? A. protons B. Gamma decay C. neutrons D. electrons Answer:
A
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What types of living things are divided into nonvascular and vascular groupings? A. organs B. plants C. animals D. mammals Answer:
B
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What can exposure to chemical or biological agents cause later in life? A. spontaneous mutation B. an acquired immunodeficiency C. regression D. adaptation Answer:
B
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What direction are sediments deposited? A. diagonally B. magnetic poles C. horizontally D. vertically Answer:
C
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When the air temperature reaches the dew point, water vapor starts to do what? A. dissipate B. condense C. evaporate D. germinate Answer:
B
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What do you call the metal elements listed below the periodic table? A. shift metals B. rare metals C. process metals D. transition metals Answer:
D
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Each silicon atom shares how many valence electrons with other silicon atoms in a crystal? A. ten B. three C. four D. five Answer:
C
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What is produced by the reaction of metal oxide with water? A. soluble metal hydroxides B. hydrogen gas C. heat energy D. rust Answer:
A
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Which type of weathering causes changes int he rocks materials, chemical or mechanical? A. liquid B. nuclear C. mineral D. chemical Answer:
D
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What type of rocks form from sediments that are cemented and compacted? A. crystalline B. granite C. limestone D. sedimentary Answer:
D
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What is the common term for solid carbon dioxide, which is used as a coolant? A. antifreeze B. dry ice C. blue ice D. liquid nitrogen Answer:
B
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What is the most common type of joint in the human body? A. movable joints B. dorsal joints C. proximal joints D. transverse joints Answer:
A
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What kind of relationship exists between living things that depend on the same resources? A. parasitic B. symbiotic C. antagonistic D. competition Answer:
D
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Latitude plays an important role in determining what in a region? A. migration B. drought C. landscape D. climate Answer:
D
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A very small artery that leads to a capillary is known as what? A. arterium B. vein C. capillary junction D. arteriole Answer:
D
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What kind of systems use fluid to transmit pressure and increase force? A. plumbing systems B. hydraulic systems C. thermal systems D. electromagnetic systems Answer:
B
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What organ interprets what our sensory organs sense? A. thyroid B. lungs C. nerves D. brain Answer:
D
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Gametes are products through meiosis in which organs? A. cones B. hormones C. kidneys D. gonads Answer:
D
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Haumea, which is the third brightest kuiper belt object has an odd oval shape which is probably caused by what? A. Slow rotation B. unusually rapid rotation C. extremely rapid rotation D. particularly rapid rotation Answer:
C
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A changing magnetic field produces an electric current in what? A. matter B. organ C. substance D. a conductor Answer:
D
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What do plants do to prevent water loss at night? A. open their petals B. close their leaves C. close their stems D. shed their petals Answer:
B
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What term describes a colloidal dispersion of a liquid in either a liquid or a solid? A. emulsion B. compound C. mix D. suspension Answer:
A
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What evidence is there that mt. everest was once at the bottom of a sea? A. glaciers B. skulls C. corals D. fossils Answer:
D
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Because atoms have equal numbers of positive protons and negative electrons, what kind of electric charge do they possess? A. negative B. positive C. none D. neutral Answer:
D
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