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What are elements that generally do not conduct electricity? A. metal B. iron C. copper D. nonmetals Answer:
D
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Superconductors expel a magnetic field from their interior. what is this phenomenon known as? A. meissner effect B. lauer effect C. eibner effect D. weissenberg effect Answer:
A
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Continually increasing the pressure on the liquid will eventually cause the substance to do what? A. erode B. solidify C. transform D. explode Answer:
B
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Hypersensitivity may refer to a maladaptive response of what system toward a harmless foreign substance? A. immune B. System C. brain D. oxygen Answer:
A
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Similarity that results from common ancestry is known as what? A. homology B. affinity C. heterogeny D. duality Answer:
A
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We all start as a single cell and soon grow into what? A. nucleus B. uterus C. embryo D. egg Answer:
C
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Which acid contains only one ionizable hydrogen? A. monoprotic acid B. lactic acid C. amino acid D. citric acid Answer:
A
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The epidermis is made of which closely packed cells? A. nerve cells B. epithelial cells C. muscle cells D. cancer cells Answer:
B
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What is a double membrane of the nucleus that encloses the genetic material? A. cell membrane B. nuclear enevelope C. nuclear wall D. cell wall Answer:
B
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What effect does changing temperature have on a system at equilibrium? A. the height B. energy C. stress D. movement Answer:
C
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What type of cancer can the use of tanning beds lead to? A. skin cancer B. tissue cancer C. brain cancer D. breast cancer Answer:
A
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Organisms tend to be larger in size at higher what levels? A. trophic B. benthic C. proteolytic D. Secondary Layer Answer:
A
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A major step in animal evolution was the evolution of what rigid rod that runs the length of the body? A. endoderm B. notochord C. limbic system D. mitochondria Answer:
B
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What is the name of the process that refers to the balance or equilibrium within the cell or a body? A. static B. determinants C. homeostasis D. hypothesis Answer:
C
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What is the clear, protective covering on the outside of the eye? A. retina B. vitreous fluid C. iris D. cornea Answer:
D
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Deeper layers of rock must be older than layers closer to the surface, this is the law of what? A. erosion B. flux C. superposition D. diffraction Answer:
C
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Dentists occasionally use metallic mixtures called amalgams for what? A. braces B. tools C. fillings D. anesthesia Answer:
C
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Which infection turns ant's abdomen red and fruit-like and an easy prey for birds? A. yeast B. cocklebur C. neotropicum D. trichina Answer:
C
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What do mitochondrions have an inner and outer version of? A. Fatty Acids B. Molecule C. protein D. membrane Answer:
D
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Resistance to pesticides in a population of insects is an example of what? A. macroevolution B. microevolution C. redistributions D. extinction Answer:
B
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What expresses the mass of substance in terms of the volume occupied by the substance? A. frequency B. velocity C. diameter D. density Answer:
D
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What organ is the hypothalamus a part of? A. brain B. heart C. Nervous system D. liver Answer:
A
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Urea, ammonia and uric acid are types of what waste, excreted in different forms by different species? A. methane waste B. fecal waste C. carbon waste D. nitrogenous waste Answer:
D
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Besides tasting food, what organ is necessary for mastication, deglutition (swallowing), and speech? A. tongue B. throat C. larnyx D. mouth Answer:
A
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What is transmitted by moving electrons in an electric current? A. electrical energy B. subsequent energy C. potential energy D. stellar energy Answer:
A
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What happens if a molecule forms strong bonds to the catalyst? A. molecules gets poisoned B. membrane gets poisoned C. catalyst gets poisoned D. surface gets poisoned Answer:
C
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In general, kinetic energy is the form of energy powering any type of matter in motion, while the energy of position is called what? A. potential energy B. thermal energy C. mechanical energy D. magnetic energy Answer:
A
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What event occurs between the two solstices? A. Leap Year B. summer C. equinox D. Christmas Answer:
C
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Alveoli can be found in which organ in the human body? A. Liver B. Heart C. Stomach D. lungs Answer:
D
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About one-fourth of the blood pumped with each heartbeat enters arteries serving what organs of digestion? A. stomach B. bowels C. lungs D. intestines Answer:
D
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The paired bones of the skull are the palatine, zygomatic, nasal, lacrimal, inferior nasal conchae bones, and what else? A. minilla B. ventral C. elongated D. maxilla Answer:
D
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Each muscle fiber contains hundreds of organelles called what? A. myofibrils B. slow twitch fibres C. pores D. fast glycolytic fibres Answer:
A
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The common cold and flu are examples of human diseases caused by what tiny particles? A. parasites B. viruses C. infections D. bacteria Answer:
B
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What are the two layers of the skin? A. epidermis and dermis B. epithelial and endometrial C. dermis and epithelial D. sebaceous and salivary Answer:
A
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Light can be used to eject what from a solid material? A. electrons B. calories C. protons D. neutrons Answer:
A
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What element is a biochemical compound based on? A. nitrogen B. hydrogen C. oxygen D. carbon Answer:
D
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The amniotic sac is attached to what? A. placenta B. uterus C. Stomach D. Umbilical Cord Answer:
A
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Which type of respiration helps organisms generate quick bursts of speed, as opposed to long steady movement? A. anaerobic respiration B. insertion respiration C. anabolic respiration D. digestion respiration Answer:
A
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When matter reacts, there can be what that comes from nowhere and is unaccounted for? A. bonds B. mass C. combustions D. concentrations Answer:
B
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What is located at about 80 degrees north latitude? A. the equator B. india C. alaska D. the north pole Answer:
D
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What is a byproduct from the combustion of fossil fuels like coal and gasoline? A. alcohol B. nitrogen dioxide C. carbon monoxide D. aluminum oxide Answer:
B
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What can damage animal tissues? A. nervous stress B. extreme pressure or temperature C. wind erosion D. acid and water exposure Answer:
B
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Along with other functions, what do carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids provide for the body? A. carbon B. hydrogen C. muscle D. energy Answer:
D
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What system of the body uses amylase and pepsin in its functioning? A. hormonal system B. respiratory system C. digestive system D. circulatory system Answer:
C
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What are genes located on the sex chromosomes called? A. diploid genes B. autosomes C. dimorphism - linked genes D. sex-linked genes Answer:
D
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The posterior pituitary releases which hormone, which stimulates uterine contractions during childbirth? A. estrogen B. insulin C. oxytocin D. estradiol Answer:
C
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What consists mainly of parenchymal cells with chloroplasts? A. mesophyll B. periosteum C. chlorophyll D. mitochondria Answer:
A
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What is the movement of animals from one place to another? A. migration B. trade C. population D. communication Answer:
A
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Twin studies have been instrumental in demonstrating what type of component in autism? A. internal B. environmental C. bacterial D. natural Answer:
B
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What is a measure of the size of sound waves? A. frequency B. amplitude C. wavelength D. voltage Answer:
B
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Covalent compounds form individual molecules rather than what? A. carbon B. crystals C. chemicals D. atoms Answer:
B
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Winds are caused by differences in what? A. temperature B. air pressure C. water pressure D. elevation Answer:
B
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What is generated when a heart ventricle contracts? A. artery pressure B. vein pressure C. blood pressure D. blood force Answer:
C
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What area beneath the earth's surface do magma collects? A. hot chambers B. magma chambers C. underneath chambers D. erosion chambers Answer:
B
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What develop inside chambers called ovaries, which originate within flowers and mature into fruits? A. angiosperm seeds B. pollen seeds C. tomoxia seeds D. trematode seeds Answer:
A
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What kind of lakes form when volcanic eruptions create holes that fill with water? A. crater lakes B. novel lakes C. artificial lakes D. formation lakes Answer:
A
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The size of the solute particles determines the rate of what? A. extracting B. dissolving C. merging D. solution Answer:
B
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The vas deferens and ejaculatory ducts are part of what system? A. female reproductive system B. female adaptive system C. male reproductive system D. male circulatory system Answer:
C
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What part of an egg contains the genetic material ? A. the nucleus B. the sperm C. the fetus D. here.the nucleus Answer:
A
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Bees and other wild animals perform what function on flowering plants, making them vital for crop reproduction? A. irrigation B. pesticide C. fertilizer D. pollenation Answer:
D
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What does the sebaceous gland secrete which waterproofs the skin and hair? A. progesterone B. sebum C. pus D. collagen Answer:
B
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What water is about 3.5% salt? A. spring water B. glacial water C. fresh water D. seawater Answer:
D
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Catabolic and anabolic hormones in the body help regulate these? A. hormone levels B. brain signals C. nutrient levels D. metabolic processes Answer:
D
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Food chains and what describe the transfer of energy within an ecosystem, from one organism to another? A. food webs B. fuel webs C. the webs D. spider webs Answer:
A
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The type of eruption a volcano has depends on the type of what in its chamber? A. cavity B. core C. magma D. funnel Answer:
C
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What organ has four ventricles, all of which developed from the original hollow space within the neural tube? A. heart B. bladder C. brain D. liver Answer:
C
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The cell theory and the theory of evolution by natural selection are basic to all fields in what branch of science? A. chemistry B. zoology C. rock science D. life science Answer:
D
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How many types of antigens can an antibody match? A. infinite B. two C. four D. one Answer:
D
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What do drugs that alleviate symptoms of schizophrenia block? A. ephedrine receptors B. dopamine receptors C. histamine receptors D. adrenaline receptors Answer:
B
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What destroys the filtered pathogens? A. neutrophils B. lymphocytes C. antibodies D. parasites Answer:
B
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A device that produces a very focused beam of visible light of just one wavelength and color is called? A. prism B. laser C. mirror D. microwave Answer:
B
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The second step in eukaryotic cell division is division of which part of the cell? A. protons B. molecules C. Cell Division D. nucleus Answer:
D
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Approximately how many galaxies are there in the universe? A. an octillion B. an infinite number C. a trillion D. about a hundred billion Answer:
D
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What theory of evolution is charles darwin most known for? A. natural selection B. natural variety C. natural change D. immoral selection Answer:
A
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What organ system is different in men and women? A. nervous organs B. respratory organs C. reproductive organs D. lymphatic organs Answer:
C
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Why do effusive eruptions rarely kill anyone? A. They are low temperature B. They occur rarely C. they move slowly D. They are minor Answer:
C
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What are hot fragments of rock called? A. magma B. shards C. pyroclasts D. obsidian Answer:
C
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Unevenness or asymmetry in the focus of the eye describes what visual defect? A. hyperopia B. myopia C. presbyopia D. astigmatism Answer:
D
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The addition of electron gives the halide ions the same electron configuration as what gas? A. a fatty gas B. a noble gas C. an inert gas D. a flammable gas Answer:
B
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Partially decayed remains of plants and animals form the organic portion of what? A. nutrients B. soil C. minerals D. grasses Answer:
B
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Where is the most significant connection between the cerebellum and the rest of the brain? A. at the pons B. at the medulla oblongata C. at the meninges D. at the cerebrum Answer:
A
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What do you call the daily changes in the level of ocean water? A. waves B. shores C. currents D. tides Answer:
D
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What are the specialized building blocks of your body? A. tissues B. cells C. proteins D. muscles Answer:
B
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What do plants make to store extra glucose? A. fats B. sugars C. water D. starches Answer:
D
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Sand dunes migrate when sand is blown up a slope and this force pulls it down the other side? A. air pressure B. gravity C. spin D. earthquakes Answer:
B
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Inside each lymph node is a honeycomb of connective tissue with spaces filled by what? A. red blood cells B. white blood cells C. hemoglobin D. platelets Answer:
B
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What "apparatus" is responsible for sorting, modifying, and shipping off the products that come from the rough endoplasmic reticulum? A. golgi apparatus B. plasma apparatus C. secretion apparatus D. receptor apparatus Answer:
A
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When two haploid gametes unite during fertilization they form what? A. haploid cell B. a diploid cell C. a mutated cell D. a fertilized cell Answer:
B
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What kind of phenotype results in a case of incomplete dominance? A. intermediate phenotype B. backward phenotype C. long phenotype D. short phenotype Answer:
A
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Chloroplasts, chromoplasts, and leucoplasts are all plastids, organelles found in what kind of cells? A. lung cells B. animal cells C. heart cells D. plant cells Answer:
D
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What is the attraction of a particular atom for the electrons of a covalent bond called? A. conductivity B. ionization C. electronegativity D. electromagnetism Answer:
C
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How many continents do birds breed on? A. 4 B. 3 C. 2 D. 7 Answer:
D
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Dna consists of how many long chains of nucleotides? A. zero B. two C. one D. three Answer:
B
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What is the transition from liquid to gas is called? A. condensing B. freezing C. melting D. boiling Answer:
D
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What is inside the plasma membrane of a prokaryotic cell? A. electron B. cytoplasm C. alkaline D. protoplasm Answer:
B
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When the helium is gone, the stars become what? A. red giants B. comets C. white dwarfs D. yellow dwarfs Answer:
C
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What is the change of state from a solid to a gas without passing through the liquid state? A. sublimation B. vaporization C. speciation D. neutralization Answer:
A
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What type of cells are gametes? A. reproductive B. cardiac C. proteins D. immune Answer:
A
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What is the touch response in plants called? A. pollenation B. phototropism C. thigmotropism D. sensitivity Answer:
C
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Humans have an estimated 20,000 to 22,000 of what units of heredity? A. chromosomes B. eggs C. cells D. genes Answer:
D
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