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Question: What theory says stresses build on both sides of a fault? Options: A. elastic rebound theory B. Geiger theory C. seismic load theory D. Big Bang theory Answer:
A
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Question: By breaking down wastes and remains of dead organisms, decomposers perform what function in an ecosystem? Options: A. collecting B. reproduction C. symbiosis D. recycling Answer:
D
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Question: What is the name for elements that neither contain carbon nor come from living things? Options: A. minerals B. contaminants C. pigments D. acids Answer:
A
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Question: Chemical reactions are typically written to imply that they proceed in one direction - if they can occur in either direction, they are considered what? Options: A. reversible B. reactive C. observable D. singular Answer:
A
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Question: What type of structures evolved to do the same job by unrelated organisms? Options: A. dioxide structures B. primal structures C. analogous structures D. symmetrical structures Answer:
C
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Question: What is the term for the metabolic reaction where living systems build new molecules? Options: A. connectionism B. anabolism C. symbolism D. metabolism Answer:
B
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Question: What part of the sperm contains the genetic material? Options: A. the " brain " B. the " tail " C. the "head" D. the " body " Answer:
C
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Question: Terrestrial biomes are determined mainly by what? Options: A. element B. landscape C. population D. climate Answer:
D
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Question: Scientists explain the world based on what? Options: A. observations B. changes C. theories D. patterns Answer:
A
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Question: Cellulose is the main structural component of what part of the plant cell, and makes up over thirty percent of plant matter? Options: A. cell wall B. proteins wall C. roots D. flowers Answer:
A
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Question: The study of how organisms develop is known as? Options: A. physics B. embryology C. ethology D. botany Answer:
B
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Question: What was first discovered in songbirds that produce new neurons while learning songs? Options: A. proteins B. neurogenesis C. homeostasis D. Brain Cord Answer:
B
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Question: What is the only planet that rotates clockwise as viewed from its north pole? Options: A. mars B. venus C. earth D. uranus Answer:
B
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Question: Where do producers in an ecosystem generally get their energy from? Options: A. predators B. consumers C. chlorophyll D. the sun Answer:
D
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Question: In contrast to metals, electrical insulators are materials that conduct electricity poorly because their valence bands are what? Options: A. large B. half-full C. empty D. full Answer:
D
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Question: Closely associated with "work", what is characterized by its many forms and the fact that it is conserved? Options: A. energy B. fuel C. heating D. matter Answer:
A
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Question: What is the volume of the molecules of an ideal gas? Options: A. one B. three C. zero D. two Answer:
C
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Question: Regulatory proteins bind to regulatory elements to control what? Options: A. differentiation B. growth C. transcription D. mutation Answer:
C
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Question: What part of the plant has a root end and a shoot end? Options: A. pistol B. axis C. radius D. leaves Answer:
B
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Question: What process refers to a separation of charge within an atom or molecule? Options: A. diffusion B. convection C. polarization D. rotation Answer:
C
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Question: Which cavity, filled with lubricating serous fluid, lies between the epicardium and the pericardium? Options: A. pericardial cavity B. cranial cavity C. thoracic cavity D. oral cavity Answer:
A
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Question: What is the name for the tiny air sacs at the end of bronchioles? Options: A. gills B. alveoli C. vacuoles D. ganglion Answer:
B
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Question: Regardless of the mode, light is modeled as traveling in straight lines called what? Options: A. electrons B. rays C. arrows D. waves Answer:
B
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Question: Ammonium nitrate and ammonium sulfate are used in fertilizers as a source of what? Options: A. bacteria B. oxygen C. biofuel D. nitrogen Answer:
D
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Question: What are organisms called, like the red-winged blackbird, that eat many different types of food? Options: A. generalists B. carniverous C. specalist D. omniverous Answer:
A
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Question: Untreated chlamydia can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease, which affects what organ system? Options: A. endocrine system B. nervous system C. female reproductive system D. circulatory system Answer:
C
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Question: A system in what state cannot spontaneously change, and therefore can do no work? Options: A. stability B. equality C. equilibrium D. balance Answer:
C
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Question: Do changes to rocks happen quickly or slowly? Options: A. quickly B. slowly then quickly C. quickly then slowly D. slowly Answer:
D
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Question: The endocrine system consists of cells, tissues, and organs that secrete what critical to homeostasis? Options: A. saliva B. acids C. antibodies D. hormones Answer:
D
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Question: The presence of what stratospheric gas layer decreases the frequency of skin cancer and other damaging effects of ultraviolet radiation? Options: A. ozone B. cumulonimbus C. plasma D. smog Answer:
A
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Question: What is the attraction of a particular atom for the electrons of a covalent bond called? Options: A. electronegativity B. electromagnetism C. ionization D. conductivity Answer:
A
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Question: Solutions of ionic compounds and melted ionic compounds conduct what? Options: A. sound waves B. light C. radiation D. electricity Answer:
D
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Question: Yolk is a very fragile substance found in the eggs of reptiles and needs protection. what serves as protection for the yolk? Options: A. eye sac B. fish sac C. yolk sac D. dish sac Answer:
C
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Question: Commensalism, mutualism, and parasitism are known as what type of relationships? Options: A. simple B. peculiar C. symbiotic D. various Answer:
C
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Question: What is created by the polymerization of glucose? Options: A. methane B. carbonate C. cellulose D. glucose Answer:
C
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Question: Name the 2 types of carbohydrates? Options: A. simple and complex B. simple and nuclear C. simple and thermal D. simple and structural Answer:
A
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Question: Which infection turns ant's abdomen red and fruit-like and an easy prey for birds? Options: A. trichina B. cocklebur C. yeast D. neotropicum Answer:
D
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Question: What are the small units that comprise nucleic acids? Options: A. chromosomes B. nucleotides C. genes D. filaments Answer:
B
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Question: What kind of drugs are formulated to help deal with hiv and herpes as well as influenza and two types of hepatitis? Options: A. steroid drugs B. antibacterial drugs C. antiviral drugs D. herbal remedies Answer:
C
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Question: Vertebrates - including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals - belong to what phylum? Options: A. nematota B. animalia C. chordata D. angulata Answer:
C
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Question: What kind of diagrams can be used to illustrate electron movements and ion formation? Options: A. venn diagrams B. electron dot diagrams C. contour maps D. atomic models Answer:
B
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Question: What are models good for? Options: A. they are identical to the real thing B. they give us an idea of what the real thing is like C. they are expensive to make D. they are independent variables Answer:
B
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Question: The nervous system, together with what system, controls all the other organ systems? Options: A. endocrine system B. skeletal system C. limb system D. reproductive system Answer:
A
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Question: The ovules, which are the female gametophytes, are held in what organ? Options: A. ovary B. testes C. uterus D. abdomen Answer:
A
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Question: What creates wet and dry zones at different latitudes? Options: A. global air currents B. jet stream C. horse latitudes D. trade winds Answer:
A
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Question: Somatic, autonomic, and enteric structures are part of what system? Options: A. circulatory system B. nervous system C. adrenal system D. circulatory system Answer:
B
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Question: What substances in a car battery can be melted and recycled? Options: A. lead and sodium B. lead and plastic C. steel and sodium D. lead and steel Answer:
B
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Question: Where are temperatures the lowest? Options: A. at the equator B. in asia C. at the poles D. over the oceans Answer:
C
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Question: What type of invertebrate typically has a single spiraled shell? Options: A. arthropod B. gastropod C. bipod D. anthropod Answer:
B
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Question: What type of light sensing organs do scaophopoda have? Options: A. cilia B. setae C. antennae D. radula Answer:
D
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Question: Aging occurs as cells lose their ability to do what? Options: A. join B. build C. divide D. grow Answer:
C
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Question: What is defined as the rate of energy transferred? Options: A. pressure B. charge C. capacity D. power Answer:
D
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Question: Which bones are flat and triangular and located at the back of the pectoral girdle? Options: A. vertebrae B. laminae C. cochlea D. scapulae Answer:
D
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Question: What is the male gamete called in humans? Options: A. dna B. testes C. sperm D. egg Answer:
C
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Question: What structure is made from dna and protein molecules coiled together? Options: A. atoms B. enzymes C. chromosome D. bacterium Answer:
C
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Question: What is a form of matter that has a definite volume, but an indefinite shape? Options: A. a liquid B. a gas C. a solid D. a plasma Answer:
A
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Question: What type of evolution happens when two species evolve the same traits? Options: A. convergent B. divergent C. associated D. multiplicative Answer:
A
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Question: Atoms that have gained electrons and become negatively charged are called what? Options: A. negative ions B. anions C. negative atoms D. cations Answer:
A
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Question: What is the name for a fertilized cell that results from the uniting of two gametes? Options: A. eggs B. sperm C. chromosomes D. zygote Answer:
D
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Question: Which type of membrane are ribosomes surrounded by? Options: A. none B. partial C. permenant D. temporary Answer:
A
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Question: What theory states that all matter consists of constantly moving particles? Options: A. kinetic theory of matter B. Big Bang theory C. conservtion of matter D. inertia theory Answer:
A
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Question: What term refers to a group of individuals of the same species that live in the same area and is the unit of natural selection, adaptation, and microevolution? Options: A. ecosystem B. taxonomy C. population D. community Answer:
C
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Question: A carcinogen is nything in the environment that can cause what disease? Options: A. cancer B. alzheimers C. diabetes D. glaucoma Answer:
A
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Question: Are coral reefs found in warm or cold water? Options: A. warm B. cold C. cool D. both Answer:
A
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Question: What is the study of heredity called? Options: A. geriatrics B. heretics C. pediatrics D. genetics Answer:
D
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Question: Are humans a new or old species on the earth? Options: A. new B. extinct C. old D. primal Answer:
A
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Question: The effect of gravity on circulation means that it is harder to get blood up from the legs as the body takes on this? Options: A. frontal orientation B. vertical orientation C. dorsal orientation D. horizontal orientation Answer:
B
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Question: What type of flexion is the bending of the neck or body toward the right or left side? Options: A. ventral B. cylindrical C. orbital D. lateral Answer:
D
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Question: What do omnivores eat? Options: A. only seafood B. only plants C. plants & animals D. only animals Answer:
C
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Question: Which factor has a big impact on coastal climates? Options: A. tide B. tsunami C. ocean waves D. large ocean currents Answer:
D
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Question: What is the name for the male gamete? Options: A. ova B. chromatid C. sperm D. egg Answer:
C
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Question: Plant cuttings are an example of what type of reproduction? Options: A. homosexual B. asexual C. autosexual D. heterosexual Answer:
B
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Question: What do you call the fixed point of a lever? Options: A. fulcrum B. caliper C. base D. apex Answer:
A
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Question: Give an example of air pollution while painting indoors. Options: A. fuel fumes B. paint fumes C. gas fumes D. variety fumes Answer:
B
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Question: What is the term for the shallow space above the zygomatic arch in a skull? Options: A. angular fossa B. distinct fossa C. Medium Fossa D. temporal fossa Answer:
D
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Question: What are the two stages in the life cycle of a jellyfish? Options: A. medusa and polyp B. banshee and polyp C. archangel and polyp D. witch and polyp Answer:
A
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Question: How are classic sedimentary rocks group? Options: A. color B. particle depth C. density D. size of sediment Answer:
D
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Question: What is the term for a technique used to separate out homogeneous mixtures in which one or more solids are dissolved in a liquid? Options: A. distillation B. transpiration C. absorption D. evaporation Answer:
D
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Question: A measure of how close a series of measurements are to one another is what? Options: A. reflection B. calculation C. density D. precision Answer:
D
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Question: What are fibers that depend on aerobic respiration called? Options: A. oxidative fibers B. fragile fibers C. evaporative fibers D. hydrogen fibers Answer:
A
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Question: What organisms have a life cycle that includes alternation of generations? Options: A. plants B. fungi C. insects D. animals Answer:
A
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Question: Are the lungs organs of the excretory system, the respiratory system, or both? Options: A. both B. excretory C. respiratory D. neither Answer:
A
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Question: What is the term for the change in temperature with distance? Options: A. heat gradient B. temperature volatility C. temperature gradient D. distance gradient Answer:
C
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Question: Where are hotspot volcanoes commonly found? Options: A. lakes B. streams C. the ocean D. rivers Answer:
C
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Question: The explosion of nitroglycerin, which releases large volumes of gases, is what type of reaction? Options: A. exothermic B. endothermic C. energetic D. exponential Answer:
A
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Question: What term is used to refer to the external female reproductive structures collectively? Options: A. cervix B. uterus C. vulva D. vagina Answer:
C
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Question: What are centrioles made from? Options: A. carbon B. short filaments C. short microtubules D. short particles Answer:
C
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Question: What is the difference in voltage across a resistor or other electrical devices called? Options: A. voltage drop B. power drop C. volt effect D. falling voltage Answer:
A
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Question: What is the name for an underground layer of rock that is saturated with groundwater? Options: A. aquifer B. aqueous cavity C. gradient D. artesian well Answer:
A
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Question: What are fungus like protists? Options: A. water molds and mushrooms B. lichen and kelp C. slime molds and water molds D. slime molds and water lilies Answer:
C
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Question: Protozoa can be classified on the basis of how they? Options: A. move B. look C. smell D. feel Answer:
A
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Question: Which type of energy is the energy of anything in motion? Options: A. kinetic engergy B. residual engergy C. physiological engergy D. diffuse energy Answer:
A
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Question: What is a type of plant tissue consisting of undifferentiated cells that can continue to divide and differentiate? Options: A. meristem B. cambium C. ganglion D. epidermis Answer:
A
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Question: In what organ is food remains turned into solid waste for excretion? Options: A. large intestine B. non-transverse intenstine C. large metabolism D. large tissue Answer:
A
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Question: What decay produces helium nuclei? Options: A. radiative decay B. duo decay C. alpha decay D. Beta Decay Answer:
C
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Question: Newton realized that the nature of gravity on earth that pulls an apple to the ground could explain the motion of these? Options: A. atoms and quarks B. moon and planets C. seasons D. molecules Answer:
B
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Question: What type of carbon dioxide levels have been rising for the past several decades? Options: A. subatomic B. magnetic C. atmospheric D. aqueous Answer:
C
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Question: What does fluorine attract better than any other element? Options: A. shared electrons B. electron shells C. ionic bonds D. magnets Answer:
A
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Question: Which element has the highest electronegativity value? Options: A. fluorine B. chlorine C. magnesium D. Barium Answer:
A
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Question: Examples of organ systems in a human include the skeletal, nervous, and what? Options: A. reproductive systems B. nervous systems C. affecting systems D. immune systems Answer:
A