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In abalones and limpets, what is conical, but somewhat flattened?
A. the heart
B. the head
C. the bone
D. the shell | D |
What is the mass that is "lost" in fission or fusion actually converted to?
A. momentum
B. pressure
C. energy
D. hydrogen | C |
What were the first photosynthetic organisms on earth?
A. bacteria
B. fungi
C. trees
D. mosses | A |
What is formed when different gases are confined to the same container?
A. homogeneous mixture
B. compact mixture
C. linear mixture
D. particulate mixture | A |
Is the most basic what is the most basic of the sciences, concerning itself with energy, matter, space and time, and their interactions?
A. physics
B. experiments
C. genetics
D. biology | A |
What heisenberg principle imposes ultimate limits on what is knowable in science?
A. uncertainty principle
B. impossibility principle
C. vacuum principle
D. certainty principle | A |
Birds are the most numerous type of what vertebrates?
A. tetrapod
B. arachnipod
C. amphipod
D. ornithopod | A |
The fossil record indicates that anthropoids began diverging from other primates about how many million years ago?
A. 50
B. 70
C. 60
D. 40 | A |
In a photosystem, pigments in the light-harvesting complex pass light energy to two special molecules of what in the reaction center?
A. carbonate
B. nutrient
C. chlorophyll
D. calcium | C |
What is the basic unit of matter?
A. dark material
B. neutron
C. nucleus
D. atom | D |
The variable is the speed of light. for the relationship to hold mathematically, if the speed of light is used in m/s, the wavelength must be in meters and the frequency in what?
A. miles
B. centimeters
C. hertz
D. gigawatts | C |
The common earthworm and leeches are examples of what type of worm?
A. segmented
B. castrated
C. elongated
D. encapsulated | A |
The process of moving from areas of high amounts to areas of low amounts is called what?
A. transfer
B. diffusion
C. deposition
D. filtration | B |
What occurs when two free radicals come in contact with each other?
A. termination
B. assimilation
C. radiation
D. cancellation | A |
Air flows into the lungs largely due to a difference in what?
A. thrust
B. resistance
C. gravity
D. pressure | D |
In contrast to mammals and birds, freshwater fishes produce large volumes of very dilute what?
A. blood
B. nitrogen
C. urine
D. feces | C |
What are scientists called who study the weather and give forecasts?
A. climatologists
B. geologists
C. botanists
D. meteorologists | D |
Hawkmoths are insects that are similar in appearance and behavior to hummingbirds. Which of the following is LEAST valid?
A. These organisms are examples of convergent evolution.
B. These organisms were subjected to similar environmental conditions.
C. These organisms are genetically related to each other.
D. These org... | C |
A _______ of biology is a fundamental concept that is just as true for a bee or a sunflower as it is for us.
A. hypothesis
B. theory
C. principle
D. notion | C |
In which organ of the body does gluconeogenesis primarily take place?
A. kidney
B. spleen
C. heart
D. liver | D |
What is the first digestive organ that food enters?
A. stomach
B. mouth
C. esophagus
D. tongue | B |
What are the two stages in the life cycle of a jellyfish?
A. medusa and polyp
B. banshee and polyp
C. witch and polyp
D. archangel and polyp | A |
What kind of waves consist of vibrating electric and magnetic fields?
A. hydraulic waves
B. electromagnetic waves
C. sound waves
D. gaseous waves | B |
Where would you find three tiny bones called the hammer, anvil, and stirrup?
A. middle ear
B. tail bone
C. foot
D. neck | A |
Hybrid orbitals are formed only in which type of bonded atoms?
A. covalently
B. thermally
C. partially
D. ionically | A |
What part of the plant, in general, is responsible for transport and storage of water and minerals?
A. leaves
B. petals
C. pistil
D. stems | D |
What can damage the hair cells lining the cochlea of the inner ear?
A. loud sounds
B. unexpected sounds
C. wavering sounds
D. amelodic sounds | A |
Worms use a hydrostatic type of what anatomical structure to move through their environment?
A. tail
B. head
C. gastrointestinal system
D. skeleton | D |
What type of structures evolved to do the same job by unrelated organisms?
A. dioxide structures
B. analogous structures
C. primal structures
D. symmetrical structures | B |
In animal cells, which of the following represents the most likely pathway that a secretory protein takes as it is synthesized in a cell?
A. Plasma membrane–Golgi apparatus–ribosome–secretory vesicle–rough ER
B. Ribosome–Golgi apparatus–rough ER–secretory vesicle–plasma membrane
C. Plasma membrane–Golgi apparatus–ribos... | D |
What is the small intestine lined with that helps with nutrient absorption?
A. hilum
B. villi
C. cannula
D. bile | B |
When a solution freezes, only what particles come together to form a solid phase, while the presence of solute particles interferes with that process?
A. solvent
B. hydrogen
C. pigment
D. diluent | A |
What are the devices placed in electric circuits where charge can build up, which store energy when charged and release it when they discharge?
A. antennas
B. resistors
C. capacitors
D. generators | C |
Why do homonuclear diatomic molecules have zero dipole moment?
A. no electrical attraction
B. no difference in electronegativity
C. no activation energy
D. at homeostasis | B |
What is the term for plants that lack vascular tissues, roots, leaves, seeds, and flowers?
A. primates
B. bryophytes
C. conifers
D. chloroplasts | B |
Molecules of gas are rare in what outermost region of the planet's atmosphere?
A. thermosphere
B. ozone layer
C. ionosphere
D. exosphere | D |
What do puffer fish produce to protect itself?
A. teeth
B. hormones
C. enzymes
D. venom | D |
What is the connecting piece of a sperm packed with?
A. mitochondria
B. glucose
C. Gelatin
D. protein | A |
What body part boasts three articulations and includes the patella?
A. elbow
B. hip
C. knee
D. ankle | C |
What are the light highlands of the moon called?
A. craters
B. terrae
C. mariae
D. kepler hills | B |
What is a device used to measure temperature changes during chemical processes called?
A. altimeter
B. calorimeter
C. alethiometer
D. thermometer | B |
What are the most dramatic, sudden, and dangerous types of mass wasting?
A. earthquakes
B. landslides
C. volcanoes
D. monsoons | B |
What happens when antibodies are transferred to a person who has never been exposed to the pathogen?
A. passive immunity
B. active disease
C. acquired immunity
D. allergic reaction | A |
What type of matter in the spinal cord has the appearance of an ink-blot test and is subdivided into regions that are referred to as horns?
A. bright matter
B. wet matter
C. gray matter
D. dark matter | C |
What is the term for many different types of animals within the same species?
A. habitat
B. diversity
C. pollution
D. differentiation | B |
In solids, particles can't overcome the force of attraction between them because they lack what?
A. kinetic energy
B. residual energy
C. momentum
D. gravity | A |
What type of change occurs when matter changes chemically into an entirely different substance with different chemical properties?
A. physical
B. chemical
C. material
D. genetic | B |
What term describes the energy required to increase the surface area of a liquid by a given amount?
A. surface tension
B. boiling point
C. viscosity
D. elastic collision | A |
The common cold and flu are examples of human diseases caused by what tiny particles?
A. infections
B. parasites
C. bacteria
D. viruses | D |
The production of multiple copies of a single gene is called?
A. gene variation
B. gene cloning
C. gene change
D. cell cloning | B |
In what form is most of the earth's freshwater?
A. frozen
B. liqued
C. gas
D. steam | A |
Rather than being dead, dry, and brittle, what support structures of the human body consist of living tissues and are supplied with blood and nerves?
A. hearts
B. bones
C. feet
D. lungs | B |
What is the chief organ of the urinary system?
A. kidney
B. liver
C. lung
D. bladder | A |
Which of the following will result in an increase in the rate of tissue protein synthesis?
A. Increased glucagon secretion in the fasting state.
B. Increased insulin secretion in the fed state.
C. Increased availability of lysine in the fed state.
D. Secretion of cortisol under conditions of stress. | B |
What is the name given to the use of controlled nuclear fusion as an energy source?
A. fossil fuel
B. thermonuclear power
C. half-life
D. generator power | B |
An allele that is masked is referred to as:
A. recessive.
B. redundant.
C. repressed.
D. reclusive. | A |
What type of movement is caused by erosion from direct gravity?
A. frictional movement
B. mass movement
C. normal movement
D. electron movement | B |
The earliest types of what lacked flowers, leaves, roots and stems?
A. plants
B. houses
C. clouds
D. animals | A |
Each silicon atom shares how many valence electrons with other silicon atoms in a crystal?
A. three
B. ten
C. four
D. five | C |
Suppose A, B, and C are statements such that C is true if exactly one of A and B is true. If C is false, which of the following statements must be true?
A. If A is true, then B is false.
B. If A is false, then B is false.
C. If A is false, then B is true.
D. Both A and B are true. | B |
What is the term for an expression showing the relationship of the reaction rate to the concentrations of each reactant?
A. decay law
B. rate law
C. concentric law
D. flow law | B |
Light retains its original color under water because what remains the same when light is refracted?
A. sound
B. density
C. wave length
D. frequency | D |
How does alcohol expand over a wide range of temperatures?
A. uniformly
B. variably
C. erratically
D. exponentially | A |
In birds, modified front legs are actually what?
A. tails
B. claws
C. arms
D. wings | D |
Eutherian mammals possess a specialized structure called the corpus callosum that links what hemispheres?
A. cerebral
B. cortical
C. appendages
D. spatial | A |
An example of beta decay is the emission of an electron by a carbon-14 what?
A. protons
B. ion
C. nucleus
D. molecules | C |
If everything in a system stays the same but the pressure deceases, gas bubbles will change in what way?
A. they pop
B. they get bigger
C. they multiply
D. they get smaller | B |
What type of physical properties of a substance do not depend on amount?
A. extensive
B. intensive
C. inherent
D. stable | B |
What do you call the fast-moving air currents high in the troposphere?
A. jet streams
B. cyclones
C. stationary fronts
D. wind streams | A |
What form do alkali metals take at room temperature?
A. gas
B. solid
C. liquid
D. compound | B |
Let A be a real 2x2 matrix. Which of the following statements must be true?
I. All of the entries of A^2 are nonnegative.
II. The determinant of A^2 is nonnegative.
III. If A has two distinct eigenvalues, then A^2 has two distinct eigenvalues.
A. I only
B. II only
C. III only
D. II and III only | B |
What relatively new addition to and highest level of the system of taxonomic classification includes just three divisions, the eukarya, the archaea, and the bacteria?
A. domain
B. element
C. branch
D. content | A |
Purkinje fibers have a fast inherent what?
A. conduction rate
B. induction rate
C. electromagnetic rate
D. replication rate | A |
Bivalvia and gastropoda are classes of what phylum?
A. fishes
B. mollusks
C. Insects
D. diatoms | B |
The thick tunica media allows muscular arteries to play a leading role in what?
A. inhibition
B. accumulation
C. vasodilation
D. vasoconstriction | D |
What do microbes use to make food?
A. nitrogen
B. sunlight
C. plants
D. chemicals | D |
What is the term for the process in which living things with beneficial traits produce more offspring than others do?
A. natural survival
B. natural process
C. natural variety
D. natural selection | D |
How can nuclear fusion in stars be simulated?
A. nitrogen accelerators
B. particle accelerators
C. plutonium accelerators
D. nuclear reactors | B |
The hemolymph and body cells exchange chemicals within what body part?
A. the lungs
B. the gums
C. the heart
D. the sinuses | D |
The vitamins and minerals contained in all of the food we consume are important for all of our organ systems. however, there are certain nutrients that affect this?
A. mental health
B. bone health
C. abnormal health
D. chain health | B |
Let $f(x) = (x+2)^2-5$. If the domain of $f$ is all real numbers, then $f$ does not have an inverse function, but if we restrict the domain of $f$ to an interval $[c,\infty)$, then $f$ may have an inverse function. What is the smallest value of $c$ we can use here, so that $f$ does have an inverse function?
A. -2
B. -5... | A |
What type of molecules sit within a membrane and contain an aqueous channel that spans the membrane’s hydrophobic region?
A. osmotic fluid
B. microorganisms
C. mole
D. channel | D |
In a Tn5-based Hi-C protocol performed by an experienced operator, much lower than expected quantities of DNA were obtained following tagmentation and SPRI selection given the measured quantity of DNA entering the reaction. Using a control tagmentation reaction, it was confirmed that Tn5 was working properly. What is t... | C |
How can you prevent your ice cream from getting a sandy texture?
A. by adding oil
B. by adding salt
C. by using lowfat milk
D. by using fructose | D |
What also happens when people feel anxious and breathe too fast?
A. they become elated
B. they become lightheaded
C. they become hostile
D. they become pettite | B |
Daughter cells divide by what?
A. mitosis
B. nucleus
C. meiosis
D. electrolysis | C |
What do you require to test a hypothesis?
A. data
B. opinion
C. estimates
D. conclusion | A |
What helps pumice float in water?
A. high density
B. gravity
C. gas bubble holes
D. large mass | C |
Heat, electricity, or light might provide what necessary input to the process of decomposition?
A. material
B. energy
C. food
D. source | B |
Freezing rain that falls from the sky is also called?
A. sleet
B. hail
C. snowfall
D. fog | A |
When a stalactite and stalagmite join together, they form a what?
A. joint
B. ladder
C. cave
D. column | D |
Animals that have been modified to express recombinant dna are called what?
A. mammalian animals
B. reproducing animals
C. aquatic animals
D. transgenic animals | D |
Secondary pollutants form from chemical reactions that occur when pollution is exposed to what?
A. humans
B. air
C. sunlight
D. water | C |
What state of matter exists if particles do not have enough kinetic energy to overcome the force of attraction between them?
A. solid
B. liquid
C. plasma
D. gas | A |
Which of the following is/are the advantages of a closed loop control system?
A. The closed loop systems are accurate.
B. The closed loop systems are less affected by noise.
C. both A and B.
D. nether A nor B. | C |
A signal transduction network in living cells amplifies subtle extracellular signals to signalling intracellular storms involving thousands of molecules. This amplification ensures proper cell responses to stimuli. Which of the examples below contains all classical components of the signal transduction process: first a... | A |
Acidity is measured by what physical property?
A. ps
B. kω
C. ph
D. amp | C |
How did seismologists originally measure the intensity of an earthquake?
A. Maxwell scale
B. regolith scale
C. richter scale
D. mercalli scale | D |
Why must values of specific heat be looked up in tables?
A. difficult to calculate
B. lack of formulas
C. difficult to understand
D. difficult to memorize | A |
What does a keratometer measure in the cornea?
A. curve
B. diameter
C. Width
D. Lenght | A |
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