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What distinctive configuration of dna demonstrates the base-pairing nature of the bases? A. double loop B. single helix C. double helix D. triple helix Answer:
C
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Lipids are broken down by what? A. hydrolysis B. amino acids C. triglycerides D. lipases Answer:
D
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What are considered to be the most basic concepts in the field of physical science? A. matter and energy B. force and matter C. energy and motion D. change and energy Answer:
A
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What are materials that can be magnetized called? A. Metal material B. ferromagnetic materials C. interstitial materials D. catalytic materials Answer:
B
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Toxic compounds in the environment have the most severe impact on animals that are top-level what? A. omnivores B. carnivores C. herbivores D. vegetarian Answer:
B
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In genetics, what do you call characteristics that are passed from a parent to child? A. mutations B. similarities C. traits D. habits Answer:
C
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One gram of proteins provides how many calories of energy? A. eight B. two C. four D. zero Answer:
C
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What kind of succession occurs in an area that has never before been colonized? A. support succession B. secondary succession C. addition succession D. primary succession Answer:
D
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A sprain is a strain or tear in what part of the body? A. skeleton B. a ligament C. torso D. stomach Answer:
B
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Which gland is located in the sella turcica of the sphenoid bone within the cranial floor? A. glucose gland B. mammalian gland C. thyroid gland D. pituitary gland Answer:
D
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What is light that has only a single wavelength called? A. spectroscopy B. monochromatic C. primary D. fluorescent Answer:
B
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Combined substances are either compounds or what? A. mixtures B. concentrations C. combinations D. solutions Answer:
A
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What are the catalysts that occur naturally in living organisms and are primarily protein molecules? A. enzymes B. carbohydrates C. hormones D. acids Answer:
A
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Amino acid units in a protein are connected by what bonds? A. ionic B. covalent C. acidic D. peptide Answer:
D
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Magnetism is due to the movement of what within atoms? A. neutrons B. magnetrons C. electrons D. protons Answer:
C
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Ground subsidence is a consequences of the overuse of what? A. chemicals B. topsoil C. plants D. groundwater Answer:
D
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What organ do most fish have that is used to detect movement and vibration in the surrounding water? A. lateral line B. eye C. nares D. operculum Answer:
A
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Excretion is the process of removing excess water and wastes from the body. what are the main organs of excretion? A. eyes B. kidneys C. lungs D. brains Answer:
B
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What is caused by the same virus that causes chicken pox? A. blisters B. shingles C. boils D. mumps Answer:
B
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Amniotes are animals that produce eggs with membranes possessing what property, which allowed them to lay eggs on land? A. absorbent B. heavy C. waterproof D. hard Answer:
C
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When water particles become hot enough to overcome the force of attraction between them, what happens to the water? A. it pools B. it boils C. it evaporates D. it freezes Answer:
B
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In mammals, what layer protects the egg? A. zona pellucida B. Choloza C. Albumen D. Germinal Disc Answer:
A
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After infecting a host, what inactive state do some viruses enter? A. hibernation B. immunity C. latency D. potency Answer:
C
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Changes in the number of what can lead to disorders like down syndrome? A. prokaryotes B. dna C. genes D. chromosomes Answer:
D
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What are centrioles made from? A. short filaments B. short particles C. short microtubules D. carbon Answer:
C
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What of most species are resistant cells that can survive harsh conditions? A. subtypes B. phenotypes C. zygotes D. gonads Answer:
C
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Animals can not produce their own food making them _________. A. omnivores B. autotrophs C. photoreliant D. heterotrophs Answer:
D
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In the stomach, which material's arrival triggers churning and the release of gastric juices? A. acid B. food C. bile D. hair Answer:
B
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What is the term for seed plants? A. proteins B. sporozoans C. germospores D. spermatophytes Answer:
D
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Cnidarians have a simple digestive system with a single opening surrounded by what type of structures, which are used to capture prey? A. spines B. claws C. antennae D. tentacles Answer:
D
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What is the state of matter that resembles a gas, but is made of ions, giving it different properties than a typical gas? A. vapor B. gamma C. acid D. plasma Answer:
D
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Natural selection for what type of trait changes the distribution of phenotypes? A. major trait B. parent trait C. maladaptive trait D. polygenic trait Answer:
D
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Systemic veins return blood low in what to the right atrium? A. dioxide B. oxygen C. nutrients D. nitrogen Answer:
B
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The three long muscles on the back of the knee are part of which group? A. hamstring group B. patella C. synovial joint D. adductors Answer:
A
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What shapes, supports, and protects the cell? A. the cell wall B. the chloroplast C. the mesothelium D. the epithelium Answer:
A
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What process, which results because of great pressure at the center of a star, causes stars to shine? A. electric fusion B. energy fusion C. gravitational pull D. nuclear fusion Answer:
D
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What do we call the formation of a gas from a liquid at temperatures below the boiling point? A. steaming B. melting C. evaporation D. pulverization Answer:
C
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What is a sugar that is found in fruits? A. fructose B. sucrose C. ethanol D. glucose Answer:
A
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What are unsaturated hydrocarbons with at least one triple bond between carbon atoms? A. amines B. ketones C. lipids D. alkynes Answer:
D
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Are ecotones wide or narrow? A. somewhere in between B. can be both C. narrow D. wide Answer:
B
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Which infection of multicellular eukaryotes is usually limited to particular tissues? A. digestive B. bacterial C. parasites D. viral Answer:
D
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What is the term for the breakdown of unstable isotopes into stable elements? A. radioactive decay B. secondary decay C. isotopic decay D. radioactive decrease Answer:
A
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What are the light wavelengths that the human eye can detect called? A. ultraviolet light B. apparent light C. visible light D. infrared light Answer:
C
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Most of the energy used by living things comes either directly or indirectly from what? A. the soil B. the sun C. plants D. the moon Answer:
B
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Population growth is determined by rates of birth, death, immigration, and what else? A. relaxation B. exploitation C. excitation D. emigration Answer:
D
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What works by selecting for alleles that confer beneficial traits or behaviors, while selecting against those for deleterious qualities? A. characteristic selection B. natural selection C. artificial selection D. same selection Answer:
B
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Paint keeps oxygen and water from coming into direct contact with the metal, which prevents what? A. filtration B. corrosion C. evaporation D. heat Answer:
B
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What type of electrons do all group 14 elements have four of? A. internal B. valence C. second layer D. shell Answer:
B
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List the three major types of blood vessels. A. vessels, arteries, capillaries B. vessels, tubes, veins C. veins, capillaries, vessels D. arteries,capillaries, veins Answer:
D
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Acetone is the simplest type of what organic compound that involves a carbonyl in which the carbon atom makes single bonds with two other carbon atoms? A. protein B. enzyme C. ketone D. anion Answer:
C
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What term is used to describe birds that hunt, eat mammals, and other birds? A. consumers B. predators C. raptors D. warriors Answer:
C
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What do you call a compound that contains both an amino group and a carboxyl group in the same molecule? A. catalyst B. amino acid C. carbolic acid D. compound acid Answer:
B
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What system consists of structures that produce eggs, secrete female sex hormones, and ultimately enable birth of a fetus? A. female reproductive system B. female uterus system C. male reproductive system D. female hormone system Answer:
A
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The medieval catapult has a heavy ballast on one end and what on the other end? A. fragment B. projectile C. propellant D. pivot Answer:
B
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What period starts after the baby is born, and the placenta is expelled from the body? A. traumatic B. fetal C. postpartum D. postfetal Answer:
C
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What do you call the lightless part of the ocean? A. aphotic zone B. Davy Jones' Locker C. photoreactive zone D. photic zone Answer:
A
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The creation of a voltage across a current-carrying conductor by a magnetic field is known as what? A. show effect B. hall effect C. newton effect D. off effect Answer:
B
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Pavement cells, large, irregularly shaped parenchymal cells which lack chloroplasts, make up the majority of what? A. layers B. Skin C. epidermis D. dermis Answer:
C
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What do convergent plate boundaries with trenches have? A. geysers B. caves C. volcanoes D. earthquakes Answer:
C
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Around what percentage of the earth's surface water is contained in the ocean? A. 99% B. 97% C. 86 % D. 92 % Answer:
B
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What celestial structure does not give off its own light? A. asteroids B. the stars C. the moon D. meteors Answer:
C
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Which rule is a result of trends in energies and is useful in explaining why atoms form the ions that they do? A. coupling rule B. electrons rule C. nutron rule D. octet rule Answer:
D
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What is the second most common type of cancer in both men and women? A. heart B. skin C. breast D. lung Answer:
D
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What is the main difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells? A. presence of a nucleus B. presence of cytoplasm C. absence of cytoplasm D. enlarged mitochondria Answer:
A
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What is a layer of saturated porous rock? A. an overhang B. a shear C. an aquifer D. a quarry Answer:
C
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What element, which often forms polymers, has a unique ability to form covalent bonds with many other atoms? A. carbon B. oxygen C. hydrogen D. iron Answer:
A
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Early in the development of a human fetus, the skeleton is made entirely of what? A. bones B. membrane C. cartilage D. anterior Answer:
C
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What type of disease can be treated by radioactive elements in glucose? A. genetic disorder B. cancer C. mutation D. infection Answer:
B
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What theory of gases describes this state of matter as composed of tiny particles in constant motion with a lot of distance between the particles? A. thermal B. magnetic C. optical D. kinetic Answer:
D
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When egg laying and mating occur together, as in external fertilization, the certainty of what is high? A. paternity B. high reproduction rate C. survival D. germination Answer:
A
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What control reproductive cycles, which are in turn regulated by environmental cues? A. brain waves B. nerve impulses C. enzymes D. hormones Answer:
D
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Which gas is responsible for global warming? A. oxygen B. carbon dioxide C. hydrocarbons D. ozone Answer:
B
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The short length of what in women is the best explanation for the greater incidence of uti in women? A. uterus B. fallopian tube C. vagina D. urethra Answer:
D
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What type of cells are flagella rare in? A. intracellular B. cancer. C. synthetic D. eukaryotic Answer:
D
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Solids and liquids are phases of matter that have their own unique what? A. masses B. temperatures C. volumes D. properties Answer:
D
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What do many fungi secrete that break down complex molecules to smaller molecules that can be absorbed? A. water vapor B. carbohydrates C. enzymes D. hormones Answer:
C
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All three types of convergent plate boundaries produce what destructive phenomenon? A. storm B. earthquake C. volcano D. tornado Answer:
B
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How do plants obtain their energy? A. photosynthesis B. HETEROTROPHS C. Sugar Transfer D. glycolysis Answer:
A
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The mouth, stomach, esophagus, small intestine, and large intestine are all part of what organ system? A. respiratory B. muscular C. digestive D. lymphatic Answer:
C
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An environment in which cells neither sink nor swell is known as what? A. isotonic environment B. pressured environment C. electrolyte environment D. exothermic environment Answer:
A
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Particulates from cigarette smoke that enter what structures can cause a permanent reduction in lung capacity? A. chambers B. alveoli C. glands D. cells Answer:
B
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Terrestrial arthropods generally have internal surfaces specialized for what? A. gas exchange B. food gathering C. water uptake D. protection Answer:
A
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What are the two groups that tripoblastic eucoelomates can be divided into based on early embryonic development differences? A. protostomes and eurostomes B. protostomes and deuterostomes C. heterodimers and deuterostomes D. odontoblasts and deuterostomes Answer:
B
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What part of the cell is surrounded by a membrane and holds the genetic information for the cell? A. nucleus B. upper C. cell wall D. lower Answer:
A
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What are angiosperms most important function to humans? A. food B. water filtration C. oxygen production D. gasoline Answer:
A
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How many atoms are evenly organized around a central atom? A. seven B. five C. six D. four Answer:
C
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What are formed by atoms gaining electrons? A. ions B. oxides C. cations D. anions Answer:
D
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What type of fish are the majority of living species? A. cartilaginous fish B. freshwater fish C. lungfish D. ray-finned fish Answer:
D
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What are the light highlands of the moon called? A. kepler hills B. terrae C. mariae D. craters Answer:
B
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The shape of earlobes is an example of what kind of trait, which is influenced by genes and passed along through generations? A. inherited trait B. genetic disorder C. instinct D. acquired trait Answer:
A
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Mosses, liverworts, and hornworts are examples of what type of plant in which gametophyte generation is dominant? A. choanocyte plants B. vascular plants C. nonvascular plants D. photoreactive plants Answer:
C
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Release of spores in a suitable environment will lead to germination and a new generation of what? A. gametophytes B. filaments C. assemblages D. seeds Answer:
A
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Why are living things considered to be renewable? A. they decompose B. they reproduce C. they inherit traits D. they evolve Answer:
B
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What is the term for the metabolic reaction where living systems build new molecules? A. connectionism B. metabolism C. symbolism D. anabolism Answer:
D
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Name the three types of muscle tissue. A. smooth, long, tight B. skeletal, smooth, cardiac C. skeletal, cardiac, long D. cardiac, smooth, long Answer:
B
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Cellular respiration and photosynthesis are important parts of which cycle? A. greenhouse effect B. water cycle C. vapor cycle D. carbon cycle Answer:
D
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What are the winds that occur in belts that encircle the planet? A. global winds B. galactic winds C. new winds D. global rains Answer:
A
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Human mammary glands can produce what substance, which can be used to feed children? A. edema B. milk C. sperm D. urea Answer:
B
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What is a prerequisite for fertilization to take place in plants? A. photosynthesis B. pollination C. mitosis D. germination Answer:
B
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Water is allowed to flow downhill into a large turbine to harness power. what helps the turbine spin? A. polar energy B. residual energy C. kinetic energy D. electrostatic energy Answer:
C
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