question stringlengths 23 307 | id stringlengths 10 10 | choices listlengths 4 4 | answer stringclasses 4 values |
|---|---|---|---|
The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves is called what? | sciq-00200 | [
"electromagnetic radiation",
"particulate radiation",
"mechanical radiation",
"magnetic radiation"
] | A |
The noble gases are unreactive because of their? | sciq-00201 | [
"cell configurations",
"carbon content",
"electron configurations",
"proton configurations"
] | C |
Some birds, such as gulls and terns and other waterfowl have what type of feet used for swimming or floating? | sciq-00202 | [
"lobed",
"webbed",
"quad toed",
"bipedal"
] | B |
Bones are considered organs because they contain what, specifically? | sciq-00203 | [
"calcium",
"blood",
"DNA",
"tissue"
] | D |
Plants take in carbon dioxide and give off what? | sciq-00204 | [
"methane",
"oxygen",
"chlorophyll",
"nitrogen"
] | B |
For a scientific theory to be valid, in what way should it be verified? | sciq-00205 | [
"directly",
"systematically",
"optimally",
"experimentally"
] | D |
For plants, the amount of water, sunlight, nutrients, and space to grow are the important resources, whereas in animals, important resources include food, water, shelter, nesting space, and this? | sciq-00206 | [
"entertainment",
"pairs",
"eggs",
"mates"
] | D |
Which is the main organ of the respiratory system? | sciq-00207 | [
"the stomach",
"the liver",
"the mouth",
"the lungs"
] | D |
Why is runoff from artificial fertilizer harmful to the chesapeake bay ecosystem? | sciq-00208 | [
"causes pollution",
"starts combustion",
"leaks food",
"causes erosion"
] | A |
What system do trees need to transport nutrients? | sciq-00209 | [
"circulatory",
"photosynthetic system",
"vascular",
"passive transport membrane"
] | C |
Food allergies, ulcers, and heartburn all affect what organ system? | sciq-00210 | [
"nervous system",
"skeletal system",
"lymphatic system",
"digestive system"
] | D |
Like ammonia, hydrazine is both a brønsted base and which other base? | sciq-00211 | [
"floyd base",
"unit base",
"dynamic base",
"lewis base"
] | D |
What is the layman's term for a state in which external stimuli are received but not consciously perceived? | sciq-00212 | [
"immunity",
"sleep",
"homeostasis",
"dreaming"
] | B |
What are the tiny, negatively charged particles in an atom that move around the positive nucleus at the center? | sciq-00213 | [
"quarks",
"protons",
"electrons",
"neutrons"
] | C |
Enzymes, antibodies, and muscle fiber are all types of what? | sciq-00214 | [
"proteins",
"carbohydrates",
"lipids",
"acids"
] | A |
What are formed by the loss of one or two electrons from an element? | sciq-00215 | [
"isotopes",
"cations",
"amines",
"ions"
] | B |
Betelgeuse is an example of what "colorful" stage in the life of very massive stars? | sciq-00216 | [
"blue star",
"blue supergiant",
"white supergiant",
"red supergiant"
] | D |
What single word can be defined as the ability to cause change in matter and the ability to do work? | sciq-00217 | [
"energy",
"gas",
"explosion",
"job"
] | A |
Wearing clothes that trap air next to your body on a cold day helps you retain what type of energy? | sciq-00218 | [
"alumal energy",
"adjacent energy",
"thermal energy",
"caloric energy"
] | C |
How many steps are involved in blood clotting? | sciq-00219 | [
"six",
"two",
"three",
"five"
] | C |
What type of pressure is the amount of force that is exerted by gases in the air surrounding any given surface? | sciq-00220 | [
"atmospheric",
"vapor",
"gravitational",
"fluid"
] | A |
What series of reactions is common to fermentation and cellular respiration? | sciq-00221 | [
"glycolysis",
"photosynthesis",
"spermatogenesis",
"metabolism"
] | A |
In which ways may sponges reproduce? | sciq-00222 | [
"sexually and vertically",
"meiosis and mitosis",
"internally and externally",
"sexually and asexually"
] | D |
What do barnacles anchor to? | sciq-00223 | [
"fossils",
"eggs",
"scales",
"rocks"
] | D |
Organic compounds produced by what process provide the energy and building material for ecosystems? | sciq-00224 | [
"cyclogenesis",
"photosynthesis",
"nuclear fusion",
"glycolysis"
] | B |
As you increase the temperature of a liquid what happens to the solubility of a solute? | sciq-00225 | [
"solubility increases",
"turbidity increases",
"hydrophilic increases",
"viscosity increases"
] | A |
The relative sizes of the atoms show several trends with regard to what visual method of organization? | sciq-00226 | [
"vibrations table",
"chemistry table",
"periodic table",
"oscillations table"
] | C |
Toward the end of pregnancy, the synthesis of oxytocin receptors in what reproductive organ increases? | sciq-00227 | [
"lungs",
"stomach",
"uterus",
"liver"
] | C |
If an animal eats large pieces of food it is known as a? | sciq-00228 | [
"bulk feeder",
"many feeder",
"bulk producer",
"large consumer"
] | A |
What are the two vibrating fields that electromagnetic waves consist of? | sciq-00229 | [
"electric and magnetic",
"flammable and magnetic",
"magnetic and mechanical",
"radioactive and magnetic"
] | A |
What is the process by which plants and animals increase in size? | sciq-00230 | [
"growth",
"birth",
"reproduction",
"activity"
] | A |
How do endocrine hormones travel throughout the body? | sciq-00231 | [
"in the blood",
"in urea",
"in the lymph",
"in mucus"
] | A |
The post-anal tail is at the end of the organism opposite what? | sciq-00232 | [
"head",
"fingers",
"legs",
"knees"
] | A |
What is the term for the moles of solute divided by the kilograms of solvent? | sciq-00233 | [
"kilocalorie",
"molar weight",
"molality",
"molar solvency"
] | C |
Active transport moves substances from an area of lower concentration to an area of? | sciq-00234 | [
"flat concentration",
"the same concentration",
"higher concentration",
"low concentration"
] | C |
How does the skin eliminates excess water and salts? | sciq-00235 | [
"itch",
"burn",
"sweat",
"peel"
] | C |
Organophosphates typically interfere with nerve signal transmission by inhibiting the enzymes that degrade what? | sciq-00236 | [
"transmitter molecules",
"prototype molecules",
"protein molecules",
"potassium molecules"
] | A |
What is the horizontal distance between two waves, measured at a common point (crest to crest or trough to trough), called? | sciq-00237 | [
"absorption",
"linear",
"frequency",
"wavelength"
] | D |
Steroid hormones, such as cortisol and ecdysteroid, are lipids that contain four fused what? | sciq-00238 | [
"nitrogen rings",
"carbon rings",
"oxide rings",
"acid rings"
] | B |
The solubility of gases, liquids, and solids are affected by changes in what? | sciq-00239 | [
"elevation",
"volume",
"temperature",
"friction"
] | C |
Only animals have muscle tissue and what other type of tissue? | sciq-00240 | [
"nonvascular tissue",
"cartilage",
"nervous",
"vascular tissue"
] | C |
What type of matter transmits light but scatters the light as it passes through? | sciq-00241 | [
"opaque matter",
"translucent matter",
"a mirror",
"refractive matter"
] | B |
During an earthquake, the ground shakes as stored up energy is released from what? | sciq-00242 | [
"fossils",
"the soil",
"rocks",
"grass"
] | C |
Tunnel vision involves the loss of what visual fields? | sciq-00243 | [
"peripheral",
"underwater",
"distant",
"quickly-moving"
] | A |
Systemic mycoses spread to internal organs, most commonly entering the body through this? | sciq-00244 | [
"skeletal system",
"respiratory system",
"digestive system",
"infestation system"
] | B |
The three features that are unique to the large intestine are the teniae coli, haustra, and what? | sciq-00245 | [
"binary appendages",
"disc appendages",
"radial appendages",
"epiploic appendages"
] | D |
Most living things build proteins from the same 20 different what? | sciq-00246 | [
"atomic isolates",
"uncommon acids",
"acid peptides",
"amino acids"
] | D |
What reaction, along with photosynthesis, provides energy to the vast majority of living things? | sciq-00247 | [
"devices respiration",
"primarily respiration",
"cellular respiration",
"Internal Respiration"
] | C |
Some animals increase body fat in winter to stay? | sciq-00248 | [
"aware",
"cold",
"warm",
"thin"
] | C |
Coal, oil, and natural gas are examples of what, which forms when organic matter is under pressure for millions of years? | sciq-00249 | [
"complex carbohydrates",
"solar fuels",
"nuclear fission",
"fossil fuels"
] | D |
Protists play critically important ecological roles as producers and, on the other end of food webs, as what? | sciq-00250 | [
"dissolvers",
"decomposers",
"absorbers",
"probiotics"
] | B |
Where do physical laws govern energy flow and chemical cycling? | sciq-00251 | [
"ecosystems",
"environments",
"oceans",
"habitats"
] | A |
The distribution of thermal speeds depends strongly on temperature. as temperature increases, the speeds are shifted to higher values and the distribution is what? | sciq-00252 | [
"broadened",
"decreased",
"removed",
"improved"
] | A |
Carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids are the four classes of what type of compounds? | sciq-00253 | [
"reversible compounds",
"biochemical compounds",
"chromosomal compounds",
"nutrient compounds"
] | B |
What is the most important factor in soil formation? | sciq-00254 | [
"fertilizer",
"carbon",
"worms",
"climate"
] | D |
What is the outer layer of cells in a root called? | sciq-00255 | [
"igneous",
"epidermis",
"muscles",
"skeletal"
] | B |
What type of feeders are the largest sharks and rays? | sciq-00256 | [
"resulting feeders",
"month feeders",
"suspension feeders",
"resting feeders"
] | C |
Chemical digestion couldn't take place without the help of what? | sciq-00257 | [
"melatonin",
"neurotransmitters",
"pigments",
"digestive enzymes"
] | D |
Where would you find three tiny bones called the hammer, anvil, and stirrup? | sciq-00258 | [
"middle ear",
"neck",
"foot",
"tail bone"
] | A |
Energy resources can be put into two categories — renewable or? | sciq-00259 | [
"reusable",
"synthetic",
"nonrenewable",
"precious"
] | C |
Even the age of earth has been estimated on the basis of what? | sciq-00260 | [
"radioisotopes",
"membranes",
"gasses",
"tree rings"
] | A |
In the primary response to infection, what are secreted first from plasma cells? | sciq-00261 | [
"platelets",
"parasites",
"antibodies",
"pathogens"
] | C |
A hookworm is classified as what type of organism? | sciq-00262 | [
"predator",
"parasite",
"bacterium",
"virus"
] | B |
A pigment within plant cells which absorbs light is called? | sciq-00263 | [
"green",
"carbonate",
"chlorophyll",
"xylem"
] | C |
Where does slime mold typically live? | sciq-00264 | [
"in the soil and in glaciers",
"decaying plant life and in the soil",
"in the jungle",
"in the sea"
] | B |
Genital warts is an sti caused by what? | sciq-00265 | [
"human polyoma virus",
"human conoil virus",
"human papova virus",
"human papilloma virus"
] | D |
What do ectotherms use to regulate body temperature? | sciq-00266 | [
"external energy sources",
"result energy sources",
"combustion energy sources",
"Flexible Energy Source"
] | A |
What event occurred at the close of the precambrian era? | sciq-00267 | [
"ecosystem succession",
"spontaneous mutation",
"a mass extinction",
"natural selection"
] | C |
A balanced equation has an equal number of what on each side? | sciq-00268 | [
"protons and neutrons",
"electrons and neutrons",
"protons and reactions",
"valencies and electrons"
] | A |
Pure substances have a constant composition and can only be changed by what? | sciq-00269 | [
"chemical reactions",
"radiation",
"carbon reactions",
"growth"
] | A |
Earthquakes occur most often at which natural feature? | sciq-00270 | [
"plate holes",
"pattern boundaries",
"plate boundaries",
"artificial boundaries"
] | C |
How many atmospheric circulation cells are there? | sciq-00271 | [
"six",
"three",
"two",
"five"
] | A |
Proper chemical formulas for ionic compounds balance the total positive charge with what? | sciq-00272 | [
"total electric charge",
"total atomic charge",
"total negative charge",
"total ionic charge"
] | C |
Which process helps microorganisms make food with chemicals pouring out of deep-sea vents? | sciq-00273 | [
"synaptogenesis",
"chemosynthesis",
"biosynthesis",
"photosynthesis"
] | B |
What is a combination of two or more substances in any proportion called? | sciq-00274 | [
"combination",
"mixture",
"solvent",
"solution"
] | B |
Where is the youngest seafloor located? | sciq-00275 | [
"at the ridge",
"at the reefs",
"at the floor",
"at the base"
] | A |
What kind of mixture consists of two or more phases, exemplified when a combination of oil and water forms layers? | sciq-00276 | [
"complex miture",
"homogeneous",
"heterogeneous",
"simple mixture"
] | C |
The values of strangeness assigned to various particles are based on what? | sciq-00277 | [
"thermal energy",
"atomic mass",
"decay systematics",
"penetration potential"
] | C |
Together, the muscular and skeletal organs are known as what? | sciq-00278 | [
"musculoskeletal system",
"nervous system",
"lymphatic system",
"cardiovascular system"
] | A |
What do factories and power plants use to remove particulates and waste gases from exhaust before releasing it? | sciq-00279 | [
"compressors",
"scrubbers",
"catalytic converters",
"mufflers"
] | B |
Humans typically have how many pairs of chromosomes? | sciq-00280 | [
"23 pairs",
"17 pairs",
"25 pairs",
"14 pairs"
] | A |
Correlation is different from what term that refers to the factor that is producing the effect? | sciq-00281 | [
"causation",
"correlation",
"manifestation",
"differentiation"
] | A |
What organelles do animal cells use to convert food into energy? | sciq-00282 | [
"nucleus",
"flagellum",
"endoplasmic reticulum",
"mitochondria"
] | D |
Where does egg production happen? | sciq-00283 | [
"ovaries",
"testes",
"uterus",
"fallopian tube"
] | A |
What can be used to estimate the energy change of a chemical reaction? | sciq-00284 | [
"chemical energy",
"isoenergies",
"bond magnitudes",
"bond energies"
] | D |
Destructive interference occurs when two identical waves are superimposed exactly out of phase. a standing wave is one in which two waves superimpose to produce a wave that varies in amplitude but does not do this? | sciq-00285 | [
"membrane",
"propagate",
"substrate",
"reproduce"
] | B |
What is the layer outside the cell wall in a prokaryote? | sciq-00286 | [
"capsule",
"membrane",
"pod",
"rim"
] | A |
What delivers natural gas from rock that might not otherwise be obtainable? | sciq-00287 | [
"fracking",
"rippling",
"drilling",
"grinding"
] | A |
Name the white blood cells that can squeeze through capillary walls and swallow particles. | sciq-00288 | [
"lymphocytes",
"platelets",
"hemoglobin",
"neutrophils"
] | D |
Permanent dipole-dipole interactions are found in what kind of molecules? | sciq-00289 | [
"polar",
"dual",
"geologic",
"directional"
] | A |
The energy released during an earthquake is called what? | sciq-00290 | [
"radiation",
"hydro",
"magnitude",
"tidal"
] | C |
Many replication forks develop along a what? | sciq-00291 | [
"allele",
"chromosome",
"genome",
"nucleus"
] | B |
What is the term for the strength of an acid or base? | sciq-00292 | [
"carbon",
"acidity",
"texture",
"pH"
] | B |
A bog is a type of ____ | sciq-00293 | [
"plant",
"lake",
"wetland",
"stream"
] | C |
In projectile motion, the horizontal displacement of an object is called its what? | sciq-00294 | [
"height",
"variety",
"width",
"range"
] | D |
An oil drop is stationary when what downward force exactly equals the upward electrical force on the drop? | sciq-00295 | [
"gravitational",
"newtonian",
"radiation",
"magnetic"
] | A |
The secretion of what may influence the body’s circadian rhythms? | sciq-00296 | [
"melatonin",
"serotonin",
"human growth hormone",
"testosterone"
] | A |
Photosynthesis takes the energy of sunlight and combines water and carbon dioxide to produce sugar and oxygen as this? | sciq-00297 | [
"reactive product",
"secondary product",
"waste product",
"primary product"
] | C |
Purkinje fibers have a fast inherent what? | sciq-00298 | [
"electromagnetic rate",
"conduction rate",
"induction rate",
"replication rate"
] | B |
What process affecting genes or chromosomes causes genetic disorders? | sciq-00299 | [
"infection",
"graduation",
"mutation",
"radiation"
] | C |
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