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Question: What do we call a carbohydrate formed by two monosaccharides bonding together? Options: A. Nitrate B. calcite C. disaccharide D. olivine Answer:
C
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Question: What links together to form long polymeric chains? Options: A. nucleotides B. genes C. lipids D. peptides Answer:
A
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Question: What do you call any process in which excess water or wastes are removed from the body? Options: A. depletion B. digestion C. diffusion D. excretion Answer:
D
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Question: How many different kinds of ions are produced when sodium chloride dissociates ? Options: A. three B. one C. five D. two Answer:
D
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Question: The lack of annihilation radiation coming to us from space proves that the universe is dominated by what? Options: A. vacuum B. space C. matter D. energy Answer:
C
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Question: When using a generator, we are transforming what energy into what energy? Options: A. magnetic into kinetic B. mechanical into thermal C. thermal into radioactive D. kinetic into electrical Answer:
D
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Question: What is typical weather for chicago in winter? Options: A. rain and wind B. cold & snow C. ice and humidity D. dry and windy Answer:
B
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Question: Abnormally high activity or low activity of the parathyroid gland can cause disorders related to levels of what bone mineral? Options: A. potassium B. collagen C. magnesium D. calcium Answer:
D
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Question: Volcanoes can be active, dormant, or what else? Options: A. remnant B. still C. burgeoning D. extinct Answer:
D
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Question: Many observatories are built on high mountains to avoid interference from what? Options: A. animal life B. artificial light C. the atmosphere D. airplanes Answer:
C
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Question: In eukaryotes, the new mrna is not yet ready for translation. it must go through more processing before it leaves where? Options: A. Electrons B. molecules C. protons D. nucleus Answer:
D
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Question: When liquid water changes to water vapor it is called? Options: A. evaporation B. absorption C. evaporation D. transpiration Answer:
A
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Question: What part of the male reproductive system is involved with the most common disorders? Options: A. the ureter B. the glans C. the penis D. the testes Answer:
D
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Question: What is it called when the nucleus of an atom splits into two smaller nuclei? Options: A. complex fission B. nuclear fusion C. cell division D. nuclear fission Answer:
D
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Question: The eukaryotic cell cycle is regulated by a what? Options: A. molecular control system B. protons control system C. anti-lock control system D. nucleus control system Answer:
A
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Question: What is another environmental benefit of conserving resources? Options: A. warmer temperatures B. less trash C. more jobs D. lower prices Answer:
B
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Question: What forms when atoms share or transfer valence electrons? Options: A. bonds B. levels C. replicas D. fusion Answer:
A
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Question: The relative sizes of the atoms show several trends with regard to what visual method of organization? Options: A. periodic table B. vibrations table C. chemistry table D. oscillations table Answer:
A
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Question: What does the sebaceous gland secrete which waterproofs the skin and hair? Options: A. pus B. sebum C. progesterone D. collagen Answer:
B
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Question: What type of illness is influenza? Options: A. respiratory illness B. stomach illness C. cardiac illness D. mental illness Answer:
A
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Question: What is the type of mining called when materials are removed along a strip? Options: A. strip mining B. edge mining C. pit mining D. surface mining Answer:
A
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Question: What transmits nerve impulses to other cells? Options: A. neurons B. ions C. fats D. muscles Answer:
A
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Question: What do mitochondrions have an inner and outer version of? Options: A. Fatty Acids B. membrane C. protein D. Molecule Answer:
B
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Question: Luster, malleability, ductility, and conductivity are all properties of which kind of material? Options: A. ores B. metals C. wood D. nonmetals Answer:
B
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Question: What returns blood from capillaries to an atrium? Options: A. arteries B. the liver C. the lymph system D. veins Answer:
D
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Question: What are formed by the loss of one or two electrons from an element? Options: A. isotopes B. cations C. ions D. amines Answer:
B
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Question: Deleting or inserting a nitrogen base causes what? Options: A. a placentation mutation B. a photoinhibition mutation C. a degenerative mutation D. a frameshift mutation Answer:
D
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Question: What makes toenails and fingernails hard? Options: A. taurine B. cellulose C. keratin D. guanine Answer:
C
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Question: What types of incest behaviors are controlled by genes? Options: A. psychological behaviors like flying and mating B. physical behaviors like flying and mating C. instinctive behaviors like flying and mating D. byproduct behaviors like flying and mating Answer:
C
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Question: Use of oil-consuming bacteria to clean up an oil spill is an example of what? Options: A. bioremediation B. biodegradation C. coagulation D. generation Answer:
A
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Question: What catalyzes the hydrolysis of amino acids from the n-terminal end of a protein? Options: A. synthase B. testosterone C. aminopeptidase D. nucleic acid Answer:
C
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Question: Of the four main wobble base pairs, guanine is paired with what? Options: A. uracil B. thymine C. adenine D. cytosine Answer:
A
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Question: Clouds are formed from what? Options: A. water droplets B. dust particles C. ice crystals D. snow flakes Answer:
A
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Question: Viruses replicate only in where? Options: A. compromised cells B. weak cells C. traitor cells D. host cells Answer:
D
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Question: What is the term for the gases that surround a planet? Options: A. the atmosphere B. biosphere C. hemisphere D. galaxy Answer:
A
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Question: What do most of the noble gas elements have in common? Options: A. zero valence electrons B. two valence electrons C. four valence electrons D. eight valence electrons Answer:
D
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Question: When a mountain stream flows onto flatter land and comes to a stop rapidly, what do the deposits form? Options: A. conical fan B. alluvial fan C. vertical fan D. upstream fan Answer:
B
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Question: What type of organism is commonly used in preparation of foods such as cheese and yogurt? Options: A. viruses B. protozoa C. gymnosperms D. mesophilic organisms Answer:
D
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Question: Name two differences between a larval staged frog and an adult frog. Options: A. tadpoles lack legs and have gills B. tadpoles have legs and gills C. tadpoles lack eyes and fins D. tadpoles lack legs and gills Answer:
A
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Question: What type of simple machine is a seesaw an example of? Options: A. steam B. lever C. power D. single Answer:
B
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Question: What does the distribution of darts on a dartboard shows the difference between? Options: A. production and precision B. equilibrium and precision C. accuracy and precision D. Aim and precision Answer:
C
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Question: Cycloalkanes are hydrocarbons whose molecules are closed rings rather than straight or branched chains. a cyclic hydrocarbon is a hydrocarbon with a ring of these? Options: A. hydrogen atoms B. carbon atoms C. barium atoms D. oxygen atoms Answer:
B
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Question: Rubber is what kind of solid? Options: A. porous B. amorphous C. inorganic D. aqueous Answer:
B
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Question: Gain or loss of what causes an atom to become a negatively or positively charged ion? Options: A. nucleus B. electrons C. neutrons D. protons Answer:
B
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Question: What process enables all living things to maintain a constant internal environment? Options: A. consciousness B. homeostasis C. peristalsis D. ketosis Answer:
B
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Question: What functions like a flexible coat of armor, preventing the protist from being torn or pierced without compromising its range of motion? Options: A. fimbriae B. pellicle C. endothelium D. biofilm Answer:
B
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Question: Scientists search for answers to questions and solutions to problems by using a procedure called this? Options: A. continued method B. measured method C. scientific method D. careful method Answer:
C
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Question: What type of flowers offer no reward, such as nectar, to a male wasp? Options: A. roses B. vines C. perennials D. ophrys Answer:
D
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Question: Injuries can be prevented by getting proper what? Options: A. water and clothing B. exercise and training C. drugs and food D. rest and recovery Answer:
D
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Question: The group 18 gases that have 8 valence electrons are referred to as what type of gases? Options: A. important B. novel C. metal D. noble Answer:
D
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Question: Radiocarbon is useful for dating relatively young materials with what element as their base? Options: A. hydrogen B. oxygen C. carbon D. nitrogen Answer:
C
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Question: During which process in bacteria do the chromosome replicates and the two daughter chromosomes actively move apart? Options: A. secondary fission B. function fission C. binary fission D. matter fission Answer:
C
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Question: What is happening to the rate of the expansion of the universe? Options: A. it is unknown B. it is decreasing C. it is stable D. it is increasing Answer:
D
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Question: What are the two best known baryons? Options: A. electrons and neutrons B. flux and neurons C. protons and neutrons D. shafts and neutrons Answer:
C
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Question: In single-celled organisms, plasma membrane extensions, such as whip-like flagella or brush-like cilia, aid in what? Options: A. movement B. sound C. pressure D. sensation Answer:
A
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Question: Rain dissolves fertilizer in the soil, what carries it away? Options: A. carbon ? B. fossils C. clouds D. runoff? Answer:
D
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Question: Electricity consists of a constant stream of what tiny particles? Options: A. atoms B. ions C. quarks D. electrons Answer:
D
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Question: What are lipids that contain phosphorus called? Options: A. alkaloids B. eukaryotes C. phospholipids D. amino acids Answer:
C
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Question: A decline in blood flow to what organs stimulates release of the enzyme renin, in turn stimulating the reabsorption of sodium and water? Options: A. thyroids B. kidneys C. kidneys D. lungs Answer:
B
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Question: The light-sensing cells in the retina are called rods and what else? Options: A. sensor cells B. light cells C. stents D. cones Answer:
D
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Question: What is the most common type of organic compound? Options: A. hydrocarbons B. proteins C. lipids D. carbohydrates Answer:
D
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Question: Exposure to what is the most common cause of hearing loss? Options: A. loud sounds B. angry sounds C. outside sounds D. Guitar Answer:
A
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Question: How does the solubility of gases in liquids change with increasing temperature? Options: A. it increases B. no change C. it decreases D. it stabilizes Answer:
C
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Question: What happens to the temperature of a system during phase change? Options: A. remains constant B. decreases C. fluctuates rapidly D. increases Answer:
A
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Question: The seven unique crystal types are defined by what parts of themselves (parts that intersect at various angles)? Options: A. faces B. shards C. eyes D. angles Answer:
A
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Question: What are ionic substances completely held together by? Options: A. thermal bonds B. ionic bonds C. localized bonds D. magnetic bonds Answer:
B
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Question: What is the process of generating electric current with a magnetic field? Options: A. pole induction B. molecular induction C. mechanical induction D. electromagnetic induction Answer:
D
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Question: What is the unit used to measure voltage? Options: A. watt B. ohm C. volts D. ampere Answer:
C
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Question: What is a galvanic process that can be prevented using cathodic protection? Options: A. explosion B. vaporization C. corrosion D. sublimation Answer:
C
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Question: Density is defined as the mass of an object divided by its what? Options: A. volume B. growth C. liquid D. size Answer:
A
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Question: Someone who believes something despite the evidence is referred to by what term that references a false belief about our planet? Options: A. conspiracy theorist B. flat-earther C. solid - earther D. geocentric-earther Answer:
B
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Question: Organic compounds produced by what process provide the energy and building material for ecosystems? Options: A. glycolysis B. photosynthesis C. cyclogenesis D. nuclear fusion Answer:
B
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Question: The fungus benefits from the constant supply of food produced by what? Options: A. the host B. the phytoflagellate C. the photosynthesizer D. the spermatophyte Answer:
C
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Question: Bacteria can be used to make cheese from milk. the bacteria turn the milk sugars into what? Options: A. acetic acid B. lactic acid C. ionic acid D. hydrochloric acid Answer:
B
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Question: A reference point is used in measurement to make what? Options: A. estimation B. deviation C. focal point D. regression Answer:
A
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Question: What is the process by which plants gain energy and produce sugar? Options: A. respiration B. glycolysis C. photosynthesis D. chemosynthesis Answer:
C
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Question: Animal claws, spines, and shells are examples of what strategy for survival? Options: A. learned behavior B. defense mechanism C. display behavior D. spontaneous mutation Answer:
B
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Question: Which branch of science is the study of energy, matter, and their interactions? Options: A. biology B. geology C. physics D. meteorology Answer:
C
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Question: Sodium and chlorine combine to make what? Options: A. seawater B. gold C. salt D. iron Answer:
C
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Question: What is the material inside the cell membrane called? Options: A. chloroplasm B. cytoplasm C. cerebellum D. mucus Answer:
B
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Question: Animals that have been modified to express recombinant dna are called what? Options: A. aquatic animals B. transgenic animals C. reproducing animals D. mammalian animals Answer:
B
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Question: Parasitism, mutualism, and commensalism are all examples of what type of biological relationship? Options: A. adaptation B. reproduction C. evolution D. symbiosis Answer:
D
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Question: What type of current carries warm air from surrounding rocks to an animal's body? Options: A. ventilation B. convection C. radiation D. electric Answer:
B
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Question: Catalytic converters used on motor vehicles break down pollutants in what, yielding non-toxic compounds? Options: A. muffler B. exhaust C. intake D. oil Answer:
B
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Question: During evolution, something happened to increase the size of what organ in humans, relative to that of the chimpanzee? Options: A. lung B. liver C. brain D. stomach Answer:
C
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Question: What can be looked at to see a record of how horses evolved? Options: A. fossil records B. erosion records C. carbon dating D. pattern records Answer:
A
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Question: What do you call compounds whose properties are different because their atoms are bonded together in different arrangements? Options: A. isomers B. ionic compounds C. isotopes D. mixtures Answer:
A
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Question: What is tube-shaped and brings urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder? Options: A. fallopian tube B. ureters C. vas deferens D. gametophytes Answer:
B
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Question: Where are most plants firmly rooted? Options: A. rock B. soil C. mineral D. grass Answer:
B
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Question: An alpha particle, which is relatively large and easily stopped by matter, is a type of what? Options: A. plant emission B. free emission C. radioactive emission D. waste emission Answer:
C
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Question: Which part of the plant is responsible for seed production? Options: A. pistil B. root C. flower D. leaf Answer:
C
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Question: What is an area of land called that is wet for all or part of the year? Options: A. plains B. grassland C. wetland D. tundra Answer:
C
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Question: An increase in the body's cholesterol levels can lead to your arteries filling with what? Options: A. marble B. plaque C. triglycerides D. fat Answer:
B
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Question: What is a substance that can not be broken down any further into other substances? Options: A. pure substance B. unbreakable substance C. pure material D. pure molecule Answer:
A
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Question: Where would you find most pollution of ocean water? Options: A. coastline B. trenches C. poles D. midocean Answer:
A
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Question: Amino acid units in a protein are connected by what bonds? Options: A. covalent B. acidic C. peptide D. ionic Answer:
C
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Question: What group of elements cannot conduct electricity? Options: A. nonmetals B. carbonates C. metals D. phosphates Answer:
A
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Question: In which kind of water can less carbon dioxide dissolve? Options: A. cool water B. salt water C. tap water D. warm water Answer:
D
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Question: What is used to carry out metric unit conversions? Options: A. mechanical analysis B. metric analysis C. dimensional analysis D. calculation analysis Answer:
C
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Question: What type of components of the biosphere do chemical elements and water pass through during ecosystem recycle? Options: A. photic and aphotic B. tropic and subtropic C. water and air D. biotic and abiotic Answer:
D