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Hormones produced by what gland in the neck increase the rate of metabolism in cells throughout the body? A. pituitary B. thymus C. kidney D. thyroid Answer:
D
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When the ventricles begin to contract, pressure within the ventricles rises and blood flows toward the area of lowest pressure, which is initially in the atria. this backflow causes the cusps of the tricuspid and mitral (bicuspid) valves to close. these valves are tied down to the papillary muscles by these? A. chollphyide tendineae B. choanocyte tendineae C. chordae tendineae D. photoreactive tendineae Answer:
C
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What is the skin of most reptiles covered with? A. scales B. cuticle C. pores D. hairs Answer:
A
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Gasoline, natural gas, fuel oil, diesel fuel, jet fuel, coal, kerosene, and propane are examples of what type of fule? A. hydrocarbon fuel B. polymerization fuel C. nuclear fue D. electrolysis fuel Answer:
A
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Nearly all life processes depend on what substance, which is involved in biochemical reactions? A. food B. hydrocarbons C. air D. water Answer:
D
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What has increased in the atmosphere throughout the history of the earth? A. nitrogen B. carbon C. wind D. oxygen Answer:
D
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Which two states of matter have definite volumes? A. contrasts and liquids B. bacteria and liquids C. solids and liquids D. GAS AND LIQUIDS Answer:
C
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Tendon, cartilage, and bone are examples of what type of tissue that supports and binds other tissues of the body? A. muscular tissue B. untreated tissue C. connective tissue D. repetitive tissue Answer:
C
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What is the sac-like organ at the end of the esophagus? A. larynx B. appendix C. rectum D. stomach Answer:
D
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Which class of acids acetic acid (ch 3 cooh) belongs to? A. anorganic acids B. organic acids C. strong acids D. common acids Answer:
B
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What happens to the total energy of the system when heat is positive? A. it decreases B. it increases C. nothing D. it remains constant Answer:
B
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What type of species can alternate between medusa and polyp forms? A. cnidarian B. chordata C. crocodilian D. mollusks Answer:
A
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Extensive and intensive are categories of properties that apply to what? A. matter B. volume C. height D. weight Answer:
A
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The vertebrate circulatory system enables blood to deliver ________ and remove wastes throughout the body. A. oxygen and nutrients B. fluid and nutrients C. acid and nutrients D. hydrogen and nutrients Answer:
A
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By what kind of change can a chemical change be reversed? A. another carbon change B. another radioactive change C. another thermal change D. another chemical change Answer:
D
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Earthquakes at convergent plate boundaries mark the location of the what? A. speeding lithosphere B. subducting lithosphere C. abducting lithosphere D. shorting lithosphere Answer:
B
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New seafloor forms when what object cools? A. debris B. rain C. lava D. ash Answer:
C
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What are groups of atoms that behave as a single unit called? A. ions B. protons C. molecules D. particles Answer:
C
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Hormones cause cellular changes by binding to receptors on these? A. fighter cells B. reach cells C. target cells D. able cells Answer:
C
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Food provides what type of energy needed by organisms, which is stored in bonds? A. caffeine B. radiation energy C. chemical energy D. calories Answer:
C
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Catabolic reactions involve breaking what? A. molecules B. levels C. bonds D. metals Answer:
C
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Scientists explain the world based on what? A. patterns B. theories C. observations D. changes Answer:
C
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What is the general name for saturated hydrocarbons? A. alkanes B. petrolatums C. enzymes D. halides Answer:
A
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Changing electric and mnagnetic fields radiate outward when? A. firing particles accelerate B. particles lose their charge C. particles multiply D. charged particles accelerate Answer:
D
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What significant part of the cell do prokaryotic cells lack? A. a ribosome B. a nucleus C. mitochondrial dna D. a cell wall Answer:
B
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Where do ectotherms get most of their heat? A. food B. metabolism C. external sources D. internally Answer:
C
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What layer is above the mesosphere? A. thermosphere B. stratosphere C. exosphere D. ionosphere Answer:
A
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What is produced by leydig cells in the embryonic testis and stimulates the development of male sexual organs? A. androgen B. insulin C. estrogen D. testosterone Answer:
D
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What is a continuous flow of electric charges called? A. electric current B. circuit C. magnetic current D. electricity Answer:
A
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What causes high winds and monsoon storms in the desert? A. moderate spring temperature B. high summer temperature C. low winter temperature D. and-12 summer temperature Answer:
B
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What are the three most common protective devices? A. fuses , circuit breaks & surge claws B. fuses, circuit breaks & surge protectors C. fuses , fabrication breaks & surge protectors D. tranistors, resistors & diodes Answer:
B
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Which veins return oxygen-rich blood from the lungs to the heart? A. pulmonary B. varicose C. respiratory D. jugular Answer:
A
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Makemake and pluto are classified as what type of celestial object? A. dwarf planets B. gas giants C. black holes D. nebula Answer:
A
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What do you call the entire range of wavelengths of electromagnetic waves? A. molecular spectrum B. electric spectrum C. electromagnetic spectrum D. gaseous spectrum Answer:
C
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Joules and calories are the units of what? A. mass and potential B. weight and energy C. energy and heat D. heat and velocity Answer:
C
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The brain and spinal cord are part of what system? A. central nervous system B. cardiovascular system C. immune system D. digestive system Answer:
A
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The two parathyroid glands are located behind what gland? A. hypothalmus B. pituitary gland C. thyroid D. thymus Answer:
C
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Fission is a method of what type of reproduction exhibited by some planarians? A. asexual B. propagation C. sexual D. spawning Answer:
A
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The best method for preparing pure phosphorous acid is by hydrolyzing what? A. phosphorus trichloride B. carbon trichloride C. dioxide trichloride D. dioxide phosphat Answer:
A
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What bonds result from the overlap of atomic orbitals? A. covalents B. valent C. metallic D. hydrogen Answer:
A
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What is a cluster of neuron cell bodies in the pns called? A. ganglion B. groupilion C. gangnem D. crystals Answer:
A
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Unlike the passive form, the sodium-potassium pump uses what type of transport? A. active B. phase C. Low D. High Answer:
A
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On insects, what are the openings on the sides of the abdomen that allows respiration to occur? A. chloroplasts B. gills C. spiracles D. wings Answer:
C
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Salts of weak acids or bases can affect the acidity or what of their aqueous solution? A. atomicity B. ductility C. basicity D. compound Answer:
C
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Flowers, double fertilization, and fruits are unique features of what life cycle? A. early lifehood B. angiosperm C. dinoflagellate D. protozoa Answer:
B
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What is most often the cause of encephalitis? A. parasites B. calcium buildup C. bacterial infections D. viruses Answer:
D
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Why do microwaves have a higher energy than radio waves? A. lower frequency B. higher resonance C. higher decibel D. higher frequency Answer:
D
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What is cytology. A. the study of cancers B. the study of plants C. the study of cell structure D. the study of atomic structure Answer:
C
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When solids change to gasses, they generally pass through what other state? A. carbon B. chemical C. frozen D. liquid Answer:
D
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What is the structure which hangs from a newly hatched salmon larva? A. stomach sac B. yolk sac C. liquid sac D. air sac Answer:
B
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What is made up of the pinna, ear canal, and eardrum? A. the inner ear B. the outer ear C. the nervous system D. the epidermis Answer:
B
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What type of solvents is glucose insoluble in? A. nonpolar B. polar C. alkaline D. acidic Answer:
A
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What organ is divided into the duodenum, the jejunum, and the ileum? A. kidney B. lung C. large intestine D. small intestine Answer:
D
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Ectotherms undergo a variety of changes at the cellular level to acclimatize to shifts in what? A. air pressure B. temperature C. oxygen D. precipitation Answer:
B
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A comet striking the earth may have caused mass extinction, this would have decreased sunlight, which would have effected what plant process reducing food? A. fertilization B. photosynthesis C. glycolysis D. decomposition Answer:
B
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Normal body temperature is ideal for most of what type of reactions? A. theoretical B. biochemical C. gas D. plasma Answer:
B
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What separates and strongly unites bodies of adjacent vertebrae? A. synovial fluid B. collagen fibers C. intervertebral disc D. interstitial fluid Answer:
C
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About 20 percent of carbon dioxide is bound by hemoglobin and is transported where? A. brain tissues B. intestines C. bones D. lungs Answer:
D
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Which outermost secondary xylem layers transport water? A. the farthest B. the oldest C. the narrowest D. the youngest Answer:
D
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What did volcanic gases help to form on earth? A. plants B. water C. rocks D. atmosphere Answer:
D
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What is formed when the ceiling of an underground cave collapses? A. sinkhole B. groundwater C. hill D. mountain Answer:
A
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What type of muscle makes up most of the heart? A. heart muscle B. cardiac muscle C. respiratory muscle D. chest muscles Answer:
B
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What measures the amount of water in the air? A. fire index B. temperature C. humidity D. cloud cover Answer:
C
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Most terrestrial vertebrates have what type of lungs? A. internal B. mechanical C. external D. extra Answer:
A
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What process joins two haploid gametes into a diploid zygote? A. fertilization B. embryo C. fusion D. migration Answer:
A
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Planets are held by the force of gravity in elliptical orbits around what? A. sun B. mars C. earth D. jupitor Answer:
A
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What is the fastest land animal? A. ostrich B. rhino C. cheetah D. greyhound Answer:
C
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What is the process by which the remains of living things become fossils? A. petrification B. decomposition C. fossilization D. sublimation Answer:
C
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Meters, such as those in analog fuel gauges on a car, are a common application of magnetic torque on a current-carrying what? A. loop B. dial C. circuit D. arc Answer:
A
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What causes reduction of elasticity in all organs? A. age B. radiation C. weight gain D. low vitamin D Answer:
A
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How many protons and electrons each do carbon atoms have? A. six B. nine C. two D. five Answer:
A
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What thickens the cortex around the inner edge of a cell? A. plasma membrane B. mitochondria C. microfilaments D. vacuoles Answer:
C
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What value of dissolved substances is higher than that of their corresponding precipitate? A. negentropy B. ordiny C. binary D. entropy Answer:
D
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Is an acid lower or higher than 7 on the ph scale? A. higher than 7 B. twice as much as 7 C. exactly 7 D. lower than 7 Answer:
D
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Although what biochemicals circulate throughout the body and come into contact with many different cell types, they only affect cells that possess the necessary receptors? A. hormones B. enzymes C. organs D. Cells Answer:
A
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The right atrium receives all of the systemic venous return. most of the blood flows into either the superior vena cava or this? A. exterior vena cava B. resulted vena cava C. inferior vena cava D. identical vena cava Answer:
C
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Tissue is made up of layers of tightly packed cells that line the surfaces of the body, such as skin. A. resultant tissue B. weak tissue C. neural tissue D. epithelial tissue Answer:
D
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Most lipid hormones are derived from what? A. cholesterol B. protein C. fat D. tissue Answer:
A
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A fact or question is only considered science if it has what property? A. it is believable B. it is interesting C. it is mineral D. it is testable Answer:
D
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Which branch of science is the study of energy, matter, and their interactions? A. geology B. meteorology C. physics D. biology Answer:
C
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What is the smallest unit capable of life known as? A. organism B. a cell C. living thing D. insect Answer:
B
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Making associations between experiences is often a part of what activity? A. learning B. eating C. dying D. sleeping Answer:
A
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The spectrum is made up of discrete lines representing transitions of the hydrogen electron between specific energy levels within what? A. an element B. the molecule C. the atom D. a rainbow Answer:
C
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In the field of biodiversity, "richness" and "abundance" are used to describe different what? A. nutrients B. species C. densities D. water sources Answer:
B
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Nitrogen is an important macronutrient because it is part of nucleic acids and proteins. atmospheric nitrogen, which is the diatomic molecule n2, or dinitrogen, is the largest pool of nitrogen in these? A. desert biomes B. terrestrial ecosystems C. aquatic ecosytems D. gas planets Answer:
B
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What is the term for rotation of a bone toward the midline of the body? A. lateral rotation B. visual rotation C. interior rotation D. medial rotation Answer:
D
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What cause rabies, measles, diarrheal diseases, hepatitis, polio, and cold sores? A. contaminants B. bacteria C. viruses D. parasites Answer:
C
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What are the two methods in which mutations arise in dna? A. produced or spontaneous B. accelerated or spontaneous C. induced or spontaneous D. accelerated or random Answer:
C
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Water follows where sodium ions lead, due to what process? A. electrolysis B. absorption C. hydration D. osmosis Answer:
D
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What group of simple organisms recycles nutrients and has been on earth since long before multicellular life appeared? A. bacteria B. protists C. eukaryotes D. prokaryotes Answer:
D
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What is the term for dry climate regions at higher altitudes that have short grasses and low bushes? A. deserts B. fringes C. steppes D. prairie Answer:
C
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Changing the frequency of sound waves, will change the _________ of the sound of a musical instrument? A. distance B. velocity C. pitch D. direction Answer:
C
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What does the term porifera means? A. pore-clogging B. poreless C. pore-bearing D. pore - signifying Answer:
C
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What zone is the narrow strip along the coastline that is covered by water at high tide and exposed to air at low tide? A. intertidal zone B. astrolabe zone C. disturbance zone D. aquifer zone Answer:
A
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Integral and peripheral proteins are associated with what fatty bilayer? A. lipid B. protein C. cartilage D. carbohydrate Answer:
A
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What effect describes how earth’s rotation steers winds and surface ocean currents? A. Big Bang theory B. coriolis C. centripetal force D. dorsalis Answer:
B
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What type of shape does sodium chloride have? A. oblong B. round C. cubic D. trianguler Answer:
C
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In what form of matter is hydrogen at room temperature? A. solid B. gas C. dissolved D. liquid Answer:
B
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What is the smallest contractile portion of a muscle? A. filaments B. sarcomere C. cell D. capillary Answer:
B
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Which is the fourth planet from the sun? A. mars B. earth C. jupiter D. mars Answer:
A
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