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The length of the route between two points is known as **blank** | [
"velocity",
"direction",
"shape"
] | distance |
**blank** occurs when the vapor pressure of a liquid is equal to the atmospheric pressure | [
"freezing",
"melting",
"evaporation"
] | boiling |
the process of soil is dissolving in rain called **blank** | [
"abrasion",
"sedimentation",
"migration"
] | erosion |
**blank** is used to descibe the movement of molecules from an area of high concentration of the molecules to an area with a lower concentration | [
"radiation",
"convection",
"permeation"
] | diffusion |
A source of **blank** is needed to disturb matter and start a mechanical wave | [
"magnetism",
"hydrogen",
"respiration"
] | energy |
**blank** plants are shut off from environmental cues they become | [
"synchronized",
"pollinated",
"extinct"
] | desynchronized |
Prokaryotes are unicellular organisms that lack organelles surrounded by **blank** | [
"particles",
"cells",
"tissues"
] | membranes |
hydrogen bonds hold **blank** of molecules together | [
"gas",
"air",
"carbon"
] | water |
**blank** is the study of matter and how it behaves | [
"biology",
"geneology",
"geology"
] | chemistry |
animals that eat a prey animal are **blank** | [
"carnivores",
"herbivores",
"scavengers"
] | predators |
Technically , **blank** cells are the only autotrophic parts of the plant | [
"yellow",
"red",
"brown"
] | green |
flatworms have **blank** embryonic cell layers | [
"two",
"four",
"five"
] | three |
Most of the food that they bring to their chicks is very rich in **blank** | [
"grains",
"proteins",
"glucose"
] | lipids |
**blank** is used to describe elements with unstable nuclei | [
"explosive",
"larvae",
"waste"
] | radioactive |
The majority of species in the phylum chordata are found in **blank** subphylum , which includes animals ranging from lampreys to mammals | [
"lophotrochozoa",
"tardigrada",
"organelles"
] | vertebrates |
The rising and sinking of warm and cooler material is called **blank** | [
"diffusion",
"insulation",
"depression"
] | convection |
Particles in **blank** state of matter do not experience any force of mutual attraction or repulsion | [
"plasma",
"solid",
"liquid"
] | gas |
basic tools of the cell for organizing metabolism , transport , and storage of molecules are **blank** | [
"tissues",
"membranes",
"vacuoles"
] | vesicles |
the term for sediment is deposited **blank** by a glacier | [
"holocene",
"crater",
"plateau"
] | moraine |
Rubber is **blank** kind of solid | [
"inorganic",
"aqueous",
"porous"
] | amorphous |
Ragweed and poison ivy are common causes of **blank** | [
"cancers",
"mutations",
"defects"
] | allergies |
**blank** is calculated by dividing the mass by the volume of a certain object | [
"radius",
"diameter",
"median"
] | density |
Electric motors transform electrical energy into **blank** other form of energy | [
"magnetic",
"thermal",
"solar"
] | kinetic |
The largest phylum of the animal kingdom is **blank** | [
"cephalopods",
"mammals",
"crustaceans"
] | arthropods |
an organic compound that is the primary component of natural gas is **blank** | [
"ethanol",
"magnesium",
"sulfur"
] | methane |
Protons and neutrons are located in **blank** central part of the atom | [
"shell",
"nucleolus",
"radius"
] | nucleus |
eudicots die from **blank** of overdose | [
"nutritional",
"metabolic",
"chemical"
] | hormonal |
most agaves grow in **blank** of climate | [
"arctic",
"rainforest",
"tropical"
] | arid |
Invertebrate chordates use **blank** to filter food out of water | [
"pores",
"tails",
"nose"
] | gills |
second only to oil in worldwide trade is **blank** | [
"water",
"soda",
"beer"
] | coffee |
Within a particular habitat , **blank** can be characterized by its size or density | [
"total",
"group",
"percent"
] | population |
**blank** of power is generated via underground sources of heat | [
"hydrothermal",
"volcanic",
"solar"
] | geothermal |
A homogeneous mixture composed of two or more substances is called a **blank** | [
"mixture",
"element",
"structure"
] | solution |
the term for particles is composed **blank** of three quarks | [
"mesons",
"nucleons",
"tachyons"
] | baryons |
**blank** of rocks form when magma cools and forms crystals | [
"sedimentary",
"metarmorphic",
"seismic"
] | igneous |
Flagella , cilia and pseudopods are appendages that protists use for **blank** purpose | [
"gravity",
"pressure",
"momentum"
] | movement |
the process in which cells make proteins called is **blank** | [
"catalysis",
"apoptosis",
"respiration"
] | synthesis |
molality differ in **blank** from molarity | [
"numerator",
"accuracy",
"complexity"
] | denominator |
Distinguished by the great red spot , **blank** planet has an upper atmosphere containing ammonia clouds | [
"saturn",
"uranus",
"mars"
] | jupiter |
mollusks complete digestive system is called **blank** | [
"choroid",
"vesicle",
"thallus"
] | coelom |
Kinetic energy is the energy of **blank** | [
"heat",
"light",
"wind"
] | motion |
**blank** in a lake is likely to have more nutrients | [
"crust",
"reef",
"surface"
] | bottom |
**blank** happens when iron is exposed to water and oxygen | [
"smoking",
"shrinking",
"combustion"
] | rusting |
Proteins are organic compounds made up of **blank** type of acids | [
"nucleic",
"enzyme",
"lactic"
] | amino |
Speciation is usually due to a single instance of **blank** | [
"division",
"accumulation",
"radiation"
] | mutation |
The binary halides are an important subclass of **blank** | [
"acids",
"minerals",
"gases"
] | salts |
Some plants can produce seeds without fertilization and this method of reproduction is known as **blank** | [
"gametes",
"amoebas",
"Density"
] | apomixis |
atoms of the same element but with different numbers of neutrons are called **blank** | [
"variations",
"masses",
"electrons"
] | isotopes |
**blank** of energy can move through glass much better than through paper | [
"vibrational",
"sound",
"heat"
] | light |
Insects are the only invertebrates that can **blank** | [
"reproduce",
"vocalize",
"shed"
] | fly |
**blank** basic structures , found in animals and plants , are organized into tissues , organs , and organ systems | [
"bones",
"proteins",
"seeds"
] | cells |
Because of moving charged particles in its outer core , earth is **blank** | [
"laser",
"antenna",
"transmitter"
] | magnet |
Amorphous selenium is a photosensitive **blank** | [
"electromagnet",
"insulator",
"diffusion"
] | semiconductor |
the sources of sexual spores in a basidiocarp are **blank** | [
"stamens",
"annulus",
"conidia"
] | basidia |
Changes to **blank** that delete , disrupt , or rearrange many loci at once are usually harmful | [
"ribosomes",
"neutrons",
"cells"
] | chromosomes |
**blank** is stored and is maintained at normal levels in blood by the skeletal system | [
"potassium",
"selenium",
"magnesium"
] | calcium |
the term for the change in momentum vector is **blank** | [
"variation",
"release",
"gravity"
] | impulse |
**blank** allows humans to sit , stand , and pivot | [
"ankle",
"hip",
"femur"
] | knee |
In a nuclear power plant , **blank** typically spins in order to produce electricity | [
"grid",
"pipe",
"generator"
] | turbine |
**blank** do roots and stems grow | [
"orderly",
"evenly",
"logically"
] | indeterminately |
**blank** in the air allows us to hear sound | [
"wind",
"water",
"rain"
] | gases |
the maximum horizontal distance traveled by a projectile is **blank** | [
"span",
"radius",
"length"
] | range |
the term for small streams is **blank** | [
"wetlands",
"rivers",
"canals"
] | tributaries |
If a substance does not release molecules into the air from its surface , it will not have **blank** | [
"color",
"taste",
"temperature"
] | smell |
the most important element to life is **blank** | [
"nitrogen",
"calcium",
"hydrogen"
] | carbon |
**blank** do two tributaries come together at | [
"stream",
"axis",
"snake"
] | confluence |
**blank** is released during dehydration synthesis | [
"helium",
"air",
"photons"
] | water |
plant cells have **blank** in addition to a cell wall and a large central vacuole | [
"DNA",
"gastropods",
"chromosomes"
] | plastids |
the only animal group that evolved to live on land and then back to live in the ocean is **blank** | [
"amphibians",
"reptiles",
"birds"
] | mammals |
Global sources of inexpensive fossil fuels , particularly oil , are rapidly being **blank** | [
"weakened",
"polluted",
"replenished"
] | depleted |
the term for a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances is **blank** | [
"element",
"saturation",
"compound"
] | solution |
the simplest life cycle is **blank** | [
"glycolysis",
"eukaryot",
"meiosis"
] | haploid |
Like mammals , birds have kidneys with juxtamedullary nephrons that specialize in conserving **blank** | [
"food",
"blood",
"air"
] | water |
another term for flagella is **blank** | [
"tendrils",
"dendrites",
"arthropods"
] | pseudopods |
Because arthropod appendages are jointed , they can do **blank** | [
"rotate",
"fly",
"eat"
] | bend |
the main way that wind causes erosion is **blank** | [
"absorption",
"filtration",
"decomposition"
] | abrasion |
Each hydrogen atom follows the octet rule with **blank** many pairs of electrons | [
"six",
"eight",
"four"
] | one |
At **blank** temperatures do crystals formed by covalent molecular solids melt at | [
"hot",
"scorching",
"high"
] | low |
One-dimensional sinusoidal waves show the relationship among wavelength , frequency , and **blank** | [
"velocity",
"motion",
"friction"
] | speed |
Animals use saturated fatty acids to store **blank** | [
"blood",
"hydrogen",
"water"
] | energy |
**blank** have a life cycle that includes alternation of generations | [
"fungi",
"animals",
"insects"
] | plants |
**blank** occurs whenever an unbalanced force acts on an object | [
"compression",
"inertia",
"vibration"
] | acceleration |
large collections of millions or billions of stars are called **blank** | [
"fragments",
"universe",
"orbits"
] | galaxies |
the developmental process of gastropods is called **blank** | [
"regeneration",
"modulation",
"occlusion"
] | torsion |
Eggs and sperm are not somatic cells but instead **blank** kind of cells | [
"toxins",
"pollen",
"Sickness"
] | germ |
Regular checkups with **blank** type of specialist can detect skin cancers early | [
"endocrinologist",
"nephrologist",
"internist"
] | dermatologist |
Increasing the surface area of solid reactants increases **blank** rate | [
"fusion",
"metabolism",
"breathing"
] | reaction |
Epithelial cells are found in **blank** body organ | [
"lungs",
"brain",
"liver"
] | skin |
organisms incorporate **blank** into their proteins | [
"histone",
"peptide",
"glutamate"
] | arginine |
The legend explains features and symbols on **blank** | [
"telescopes",
"compass",
"earth"
] | map |
Sound travels through the outer ear to the middle ear , which is bounded on its exterior by the **blank** membrane | [
"cutaneous",
"serous",
"mucous"
] | tympanic |
Some products contain iron filings that will react with air to release **blank** type of energy | [
"physical",
"mechanical",
"spectral"
] | thermal |
Mutations in **blank** type of regulatory gene can cause misplacement of structures in an animal | [
"dichotic",
"diploid",
"myogenic"
] | homeotic |
**blank** biological agents that infect living hosts contain dna , yet lack the other parts shared by all cells , including a plasma membrane , cytoplasm , and ribosomes | [
"parasites",
"worms",
"bacteria"
] | viruses |
An extensive property is a property that depends on the amount of **blank** in a sample | [
"plasma",
"space",
"water"
] | matter |
Early types of **blank** animals were the first vertebrates that moved onto land and have true lungs , although they had to return to the water to reproduce | [
"mammals",
"birds",
"reptiles"
] | amphibians |
Many heterocyclic amines occur naturally in **blank** | [
"gases",
"nuclei",
"animals"
] | plants |
Population growth depends on birth rates and death rates , as well as **blank** | [
"industrialization",
"communication",
"marriage"
] | migration |
The exchange of heat stops once **blank** property of equilibrium between the pan and the water is achieved | [
"density",
"viscosity",
"motion"
] | thermal |
you call the preserved remains or traces of organisms that lived in the past **blank** | [
"skulls",
"corals",
"decomposition"
] | fossils |
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