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What goes through different larval stages? A. octopuses B. plants C. sponges D. crustaceans Answer:
D
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What is the major cause of chronic respiratory disease as well as cardiovascular disease and cancer? A. drinking B. exercise C. smoking D. diet Answer:
C
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Monotremes, marsupials, and placental mammals are subclasses of what? A. birds B. mammals C. reptiles D. amphibians Answer:
B
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What type of mammal gives birth to young that need to develop further in the mother's pouch after birth? A. whales B. humans C. marsupials D. aborigines Answer:
C
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What is the measure of how closely molecules are packed together? A. length B. volume C. frequency D. density Answer:
D
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What is the leading cause of lung cancer? A. chewing tobacco B. tobacco smoke C. tuberculosis D. heredity Answer:
B
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The golgi removes some sugar monomers and substitutes others, producing a large variety of what? A. proteins B. carbohydrates C. electrolytes D. fats Answer:
B
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Parenchymal, collenchymal, and sclerenchymal cells are associated with what types of living things? A. parasites B. plants C. fungi D. primates Answer:
B
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What is the name of the location in which a stream or river starts? A. mouth B. source C. shore D. spring Answer:
B
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What disease occurs when cells in the breast grow out of control and form a tumor? A. adult breast growth B. muscular cyst C. muscle cancer D. breast cancer Answer:
D
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What process refers to the changes that occur in populations of living organisms over time? A. spontaneous mutation B. variation C. adaptation D. evolution Answer:
D
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Alkenes can react with what to form alcohols? A. water B. sugars C. air D. proteins Answer:
A
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Wind blown sand contributes to what type of erosion? A. filtration B. vegetation C. abrasion D. sedimentary Answer:
C
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Bases are ionic compounds consisting of hydroxide ions and a what? A. carbonate B. cinion C. sulfate D. cation Answer:
D
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What causes the menstrual cycle to be repeated? A. uteris B. gravity C. ovaries D. lack of fertilization Answer:
D
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What happens when turgid cells in a nonwoody tissue push against each other? A. the tissue dies B. the tissue stiffens C. the tissues merge D. the tissue melts Answer:
B
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What is the waxy substance that epidermal cells secrete? A. cuticle B. cellulose C. bile D. saliva Answer:
A
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What is the length of the route between two points? A. distance B. speed C. velocity D. direction Answer:
A
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According to the first law of thermodynamics, what can neither be created nor destroyed? A. food B. energy C. light D. fuel Answer:
B
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What are the three primary pigment colors? A. red, green, blue B. red, white, blue C. green, orange, purple D. cyan, yellow, magenta Answer:
D
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How do organophostbate pesticides work? A. inhibiting cryptosporidium B. inhibiting reticulum C. inhibiting acetylcholinesterase D. inhibiting testosterone Answer:
C
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In the case of a light bulb, electricity is converted to light and what kind of energy? A. chemical B. nuclear C. thermal D. abstract Answer:
C
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Where in relation to the home, are levels of vocs found to be higher? A. On slopes B. indoors C. outdoors D. in Fields Answer:
B
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Density and pressure of air decreases with what? A. horizontal distance B. altitude C. temperature D. humidity Answer:
B
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Energy is absorbed in the process of converting a liquid at its boiling point into a what? A. mesh B. plasma C. gas D. solid Answer:
C
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Images in what type of mirror are reversed left and right but not reversed top and bottom? A. virtual B. convex C. plane mirror D. concave Answer:
C
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What do cells produce as they age? A. wrinkles B. oxidants C. proto-oncogenes D. carcinogens Answer:
C
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The body of the simplest sponges takes the shape of a cylinder with a large central cavity, called? A. vacuole B. spongocoel C. spicule D. spirogyra Answer:
B
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Laid on dry land by reptiles, amniotic eggs have what that prevents them from drying out? A. double shells B. oil coating C. double yolks D. waterproof membranes Answer:
D
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What three rs represent the steps that you personally can take to conserve our natural resources and minimize waste? A. rinse, reuse, recycle B. reduce, reuse, re-educate C. remove, reduce, reuse D. reduce, reuse, recycle Answer:
D
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What is the process that allows organisms with better traits to survive and produce? A. succession B. natural selection C. adaptation D. spontaneous mutation Answer:
B
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What is the term for a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction but is not changed or used up in the reaction? A. a mechanism B. an acid C. a contribute D. a catalyst Answer:
D
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What type of compounds can form crystals? A. ionic compounds B. magnetic compounds C. molecular compounds D. integral compounds Answer:
A
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In grazing, a predator partially eats but does not kill what? A. pack B. predators C. prey D. time Answer:
C
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Bone tissues include compact bone, spongy bone, bone marrow, and? A. cartilage B. periosteum C. esophagus D. epithelium Answer:
B
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What type of bacteria causes the disease called tuberculosis? A. E. coli B. staphylococcus C. mycobacterium D. streptococcus Answer:
C
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Studies have shown that not only does reproduction have a cost as far as how long male fruit flies live, but also fruit flies that have already mated several times have limited amounts of this? A. eggs B. sperm C. chromosomes D. dna Answer:
B
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What are the two most common causes of diseases? A. bacteria and viruses B. bacteria and protazoa C. nutritional deficiencies D. viruses and protazoa Answer:
A
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Organic compounds are defined as covalently bonded compounds containing carbon, excluding carbonates and what else? A. acids B. gases C. crystals D. oxides Answer:
D
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What drives the turbine in a thermonuclear reactor? A. heated oil B. heated water or steam C. magnets D. wind energy Answer:
B
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What is the term for physicians and scientists who research and develop vaccines and treat and study conditions ranging from allergies to aids? A. endocrinologists B. immunologists C. vaccinologists D. virologists Answer:
B
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Where are temperatures the lowest? A. in asia B. at the equator C. over the oceans D. at the poles Answer:
D
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Protecting the surface of metal prevents what? A. diffusion B. evaporation C. extraction D. corrosion Answer:
D
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What type of tissues are major barriers to the entry of pathogens into the body? A. vascular B. skin C. nasal D. mucosal Answer:
D
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Trash that gets into fresh and saltwater waterways is called what type of debris? A. pollution B. aquatic C. water D. ocean Answer:
B
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What is the term for genes that control the expression of other genes within specific regions of cells in the developing organism? A. data genes B. expression genes C. gap genes D. age genes Answer:
C
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In vertebrates, what tissue is a type of connective tissue that supports the entire body structure? A. cartilage B. collagen C. bone D. blood Answer:
C
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Red blood cells don't have a nucleus. this allows them to do what? A. carry more oxygen B. be redder C. move faster D. heal faster Answer:
A
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The number of electron pairs that hold two atoms together is called? A. electron order B. proton order C. bond order D. nuclear order Answer:
C
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What occurs when the immune system makes an inflammatory response to a harmless antigen? A. immunity B. asthma attack C. allergies D. antibodies Answer:
C
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What energy source, now making a comeback, has helped propel ships and pump water for many years? A. wind energy B. weather energy C. solar energy D. geothermal energy Answer:
A
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What is it called when the nucleus of an atom splits into two smaller nuclei? A. cell division B. nuclear fusion C. complex fission D. nuclear fission Answer:
D
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The curie (ci) is one measure of the rate of what? A. growth B. division C. spin D. decay Answer:
D
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A unique type of organism is also known as what? A. element B. parasites C. taxonomy D. species Answer:
D
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Snakes use what anatomical structure to smell scents in the air? A. branched tongue B. forked tails C. forked eyes D. forked tongue Answer:
D
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What chemical element helps forms strong bones and teeth in humans? A. calcium B. potassium C. iron D. magnesium Answer:
A
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The limit to how much solute will dissolve in a given amount of solvent is called what? A. solubility B. potency C. strength D. density Answer:
A
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What occurs when hot magma transforms rock that it contacts? A. existence metamorphism B. contact metamorphism C. form metamorphism D. changing metamorphism Answer:
B
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What term refers to entities, events or powers regarded as being beyond nature, and cannot be explained by scientific means? A. fictional B. hypothetical C. supernatural D. natural Answer:
C
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What causes an elastic force in springs? A. momentum B. freezing C. velocity D. stretching or compressing Answer:
D
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What effect is responsible for flight paths looking curved? A. resonant effect B. tonal effect C. coriolis effect D. volumetric effect Answer:
C
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Wetlands are environments in which the soil is either permanently or periodically saturated with what? A. hydrogen B. oil C. water D. spores Answer:
C
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When the ground absorbs the water and it settles below the surface it is called what? A. precipitation B. glacier C. wastewater D. groundwater Answer:
D
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Some metabolic pathways release what by breaking down complex molecules to simpler compounds? A. hydrogen B. energy C. fat D. water Answer:
B
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What is the smallest portion of a crystal lattice? A. unit cell B. element cell C. ionic cell D. function cell Answer:
A
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What is one major cause of skin cancer? A. visible light B. infrared light C. sunscreen D. ultraviolet light Answer:
D
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Which important decomposers are known to live just about anywhere on earth? A. sporozoans B. protazoas C. viruses D. archeans Answer:
D
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In the scientific method, what is the initial, unproven explanation for why something is occurring? A. theories B. concepts C. idea D. hypothesis Answer:
D
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What is the name of an element with a different number of neutrons? A. reaction B. solution C. mineral D. isotope Answer:
D
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Nitrogen and sulfur oxides form what type of rain? A. toxic rain B. acid rain C. common rain D. heavy rain Answer:
B
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Polyester fabric's resistance to wrinkling comes from the cross-linking of what? A. velocity strands B. wool strands C. polymer strands D. algae strands Answer:
C
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What term refers to the sequence of community and ecosystem changes after a disturbance? A. progressions B. ecological succession C. physiological succession D. disturbance succession Answer:
B
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What is the network of fibers that organizes structures and activities in the cell called? A. cytoplasm B. DNA C. cytoskeleton D. enzymes Answer:
C
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Decreasing the volume of a gas and keeping everything else the same will cause its pressure to change in what way? A. decrease B. lower C. increase D. heat up Answer:
C
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What evolutionary strategy enables substantial activity during sleep for some animals? A. adaptation B. mutation C. reproduction D. hibernation Answer:
A
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The cells of the blastocyst form an inner cell mass called the what? A. xerophyte B. chloroplast C. blastocyst D. embryoblast Answer:
D
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How do all musical instruments create sound? A. conduction B. vibration C. stimulation D. condensation Answer:
B
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What system disorders include kidney stones, kidney failure, and urinary tract infections? A. nervous system B. digestive system C. urinary system D. renal system Answer:
C
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What type of respiration has the advantage of releasing more energy? A. elastic B. aerobic C. anaerobic D. kinetic Answer:
B
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Major climate types are based on what two things? A. environment & precipitation B. topography & temperature C. temperature & precipitation D. oxygen & precipitation Answer:
C
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When amino acids bind together, they form a long chain called what, which is an essential component of protein? A. enzyme B. polypeptide C. lipids D. peptide Answer:
B
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What type of cells does meiosis produce? A. child cells B. mutated cells C. haploid daughter cells D. diploid daughter cells Answer:
C
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Organisms that lack both a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles are known as what, in general? A. prokaryotic B. trophic C. barren D. photosynthetic Answer:
A
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What happens to most of the energy in a trophic level as it passes to the next higher level? A. it is lost B. it is transferred C. it stays the same D. it increases Answer:
A
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What is the name for a specific amount of solute that can dissolve in a given amount of solvent? A. viscosity B. concentration C. humidity D. solubility Answer:
D
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What is freshwater below the earth's surface called? A. groundwater B. sediment C. geyser D. precipitation Answer:
A
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What forms when crystals precipitate out from a liquid? A. plants sedimentary rocks B. liquid sedimentary rocks C. chemical sedimentary rocks D. plasma sedimentary rocks Answer:
C
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What do people build to protect areas from floods? A. drains B. sewers C. dams D. reinforced walls Answer:
C
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What system of the body is responsible for ultimately ridding it of waste and excess water? A. digestive system B. circulatory system C. respiratory system D. excretory system Answer:
D
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What's it called when there's a sudden flow of mud? A. avalanche B. mudflow C. sediment D. dirt bath Answer:
B
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Which zone is located below 200 meters from the surface? A. aphotic zone B. mesopelagic C. observable zone D. epipelagic Answer:
A
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Food chewed evenly during mastication moisten and lubricate the lining of the mouth and this? A. larynx B. trachea C. esophagus D. pharynx Answer:
D
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Photosynthesis is initiated by what hitting plants? A. sunlight B. dirt C. air D. moisture Answer:
A
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What is the process of drawing general conclusions based on many pieces of evidence? A. experimental reasoning B. quantum reasoning C. primitive reasoning D. inductive reasoning Answer:
D
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Name the fibrous joint in which two parallel bones are united to each other by fibrous connective tissue. A. gomphosis B. suture C. cartilage D. syndesmosis Answer:
D
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What's the best way humans can conserve water? A. boil it B. use more C. use less D. salt it Answer:
C
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Although fewer in number than chemical synapses, what type of synapses are found in all nervous systems and play important and unique roles? A. duplicating synapses B. electrical synapses C. dual synapses D. beginning synapses Answer:
B
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What consists of a nitrogen atom bonded to some combination of carbons and hydrogens? A. a chloride B. an amine C. a metalloid D. an alkali Answer:
B
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When do hammerhead sharks usually hunt? A. at night B. summer C. in the day D. winter Answer:
A
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What types of glands do only female mammals have? A. pituitary B. thyroid C. mammary D. respiratory Answer:
C
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