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Question: Most animals are in which clade? Options: A. eutheria B. bilateria C. metazoa D. synapsids Answer:
B
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Question: What is the name for the circle that runs north to south and passes through greenwich, england? Options: A. prime meridian B. equator C. time zone D. odd meridian Answer:
A
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Question: What do increasing greenhouse gas concentrations in the air do to the earth's temperature? Options: A. raise it B. Lower it C. Pollute D. stable it Answer:
A
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Question: Where does digestion begin? Options: A. esophogus B. tongue C. stomach D. mouth Answer:
D
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Question: What branch of science is the study of matter and energy? Options: A. Thermodynamics B. Chemistry C. physical science D. environmental science Answer:
C
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Question: What is the termination of a pregnancy in progress called? Options: A. delivery B. miscarriage C. contraception D. abortion Answer:
D
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Question: When amino acids bind together, they form a long chain called what, which is an essential component of protein? Options: A. peptide B. enzyme C. lipids D. polypeptide Answer:
D
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Question: Which system is divided into the somatic and autonomic nervous systems? Options: A. peripheral nervous system B. auxiliary nervous system C. local nervous system D. central nervous system Answer:
A
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Question: Anagen, catagen and telogen are phases in the growth of what, which involves the root and follicle? Options: A. bone B. hair C. teeth D. brain Answer:
B
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Question: Where is the youngest seafloor located? Options: A. at the base B. at the reefs C. at the floor D. at the ridge Answer:
D
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Question: Despite the season, what aspect of constellations never change? Options: A. colors B. location C. patterns D. size Answer:
C
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Question: Technetium is named after the greektechnikos, meaning “artificial,” because all its isotopes are what? Options: A. rare B. radioactive C. plastic D. neutral Answer:
B
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Question: What is a series of processes that remove unwanted substances from water called? Options: A. water cleaning B. water filtration C. water treatment D. water dilution Answer:
C
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Question: What do the cells in the front of a volvox typically develop to help swim towards light? Options: A. tumors B. eyespots C. sunspots D. vertebrates Answer:
B
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Question: What type of cells are the smallest of all human cells? Options: A. meristematic B. sperm C. egg D. dna Answer:
B
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Question: What part of the kangaroo helps it balance when it leaps as well as when it sits? Options: A. the spine B. the pouch C. large feet D. the tail Answer:
D
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Question: What is the term for the preserved remains or traces of organisms that lived in the past? Options: A. detritis B. corals C. fossils D. bones Answer:
C
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Question: The cubic crystal system is composed of how many different types of unit cells? Options: A. one B. four C. five D. three Answer:
D
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Question: If the dna from all 46 chromosomes in a human cell nucleus was laid out end to end, it would measure approximately how long? Options: A. one meter B. four meters C. two meters D. three meters Answer:
C
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Question: The female reproductive organs include the ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus, and what? Options: A. intestines B. bladder C. vagina D. womb Answer:
C
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Question: In a food chain, only about 10 percent of what passes to the next level? Options: A. hydrogen B. mineral C. energy D. vitamins Answer:
C
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Question: All of the elements in group 9 have nine of which electrons? Options: A. gradient B. shell C. ionic D. valence Answer:
D
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Question: What is the most significant cause of respiratory disease as well as cardiovascular disease and cancer? Options: A. driving B. running C. smoking D. sleeping Answer:
C
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Question: What structures receive blood from the atria and pump it out of the heart? Options: A. ventricles B. Vascular Fibers C. valves D. muscles Answer:
A
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Question: Enzymes in the stomach and small intestine break down proteins into what components? Options: A. antioxidants B. atoms C. amino acids D. lactic acids Answer:
C
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Question: Water is considered a what since it is a polar molecule with slightly positive and slightly negative charges, so ions and polar molecules can readily dissolve in it? Options: A. pigment B. osmotic C. solute D. solvent Answer:
D
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Question: Earthquakes and visible light are examples of what? Options: A. waves B. winds C. geological phenomena D. currents Answer:
A
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Question: Iron is oxidized to fe2+(aq) at an anodic site on the surface of the iron, which is often an impurity or this? Options: A. spontaneous mutation B. displacement defect C. ladder complex D. lattice defect Answer:
D
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Question: What is the sticky, moist substance that covers mucous membranes called? Options: A. saliva B. pus C. mucus D. phlegm Answer:
C
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Question: Reptiles are described by what term that means their internal temperature depends on the temperature of their environment? Options: A. ectothermic B. endothermic C. zygomorphic D. actinomorphic Answer:
A
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Question: A mineral can be made of an element or a? Options: A. compound B. component C. Sediment D. cell Answer:
A
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Question: What is magnetism produced by electricity called? Options: A. excitation B. momentum C. electrical attraction D. electromagnetism Answer:
D
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Question: What makes up most of biological tissues? Options: A. water B. muscle C. bone D. air Answer:
A
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Question: The force that blood exerts upon the walls of the blood vessels or upon the chambers of the heart is known as blood what? Options: A. squeeze B. push C. pressure D. vaccuum Answer:
C
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Question: Amplitude describes what about the wave's crest and trough? Options: A. The width of the parts B. the maximum parts C. The minimum parts D. How frequently the parts occur Answer:
B
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Question: What type of hydrocarbons contain at least one double or triple bond between carbon atoms? Options: A. catalytic B. saturated C. unsaturated D. ionic Answer:
C
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Question: What happens to the level of relative humidity in the evening as air temperature declines? Options: A. it goes up and down B. it rises C. nothing D. it falls Answer:
B
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Question: Collision frequency is greater for what category of catalysts, which also tend to be more sensitive to temperature and more 'expensive'? Options: A. homogeneous B. contiguous C. analogous D. heterogeneous Answer:
A
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Question: What conveys signals received by the eye to the brain? Options: A. sciatic nerve B. optic nerve C. sensory nerve D. motor nerve Answer:
B
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Question: What term is used to describe the line of latitude right in the middle of the planet? Options: A. pole B. orbital C. Prime Meridian D. equator Answer:
D
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Question: What are plant-like protists called? Options: A. algae B. fungi C. sponge D. spores Answer:
A
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Question: What force holds together both types of star clusters? Options: A. magnetism B. gravity C. weight D. inertia Answer:
B
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Question: The joint that lies between the radius and the ulna is what kind of joint? Options: A. socket joint B. pivot joint C. hinge joint D. shaft joint Answer:
B
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Question: The human genome has how many more alu elements than the chimpanzee genome? Options: A. ten B. three times C. six times D. two times Answer:
B
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Question: What do fission reactors use to slow down the neutrons? Options: A. inertia B. moderator C. brake D. control Answer:
B
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Question: Steel, bronze, and brass are good examples of what? Options: A. alloys B. metalloids C. elements D. salts Answer:
A
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Question: How many chambers does the stomach of a crocodile have? Options: A. three B. two C. six D. ten Answer:
B
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Question: What do voltmeters measure across a resistor? Options: A. the voltage drop B. the vibration drop C. amplitude D. energy loss Answer:
A
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Question: Momentum can be expressed as the product of mass and what else? Options: A. acceleration B. velocity C. direction D. density Answer:
B
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Question: What is the name of the iron-containing oxygen-transport protein in the red blood cells of all vertebrates? Options: A. platelet B. ferric acid C. hemoglobin D. plasma Answer:
C
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Question: What surrounds the lungs in a thoracic cavity? Options: A. single membrane B. water C. double membrane D. calcium Answer:
C
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Question: What burns to produce the white light in fireworks displays? Options: A. helium in air B. magnesium in air C. nitrogen in air D. oxygen in air Answer:
B
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Question: What are the two main types of star clusters? Options: A. open and elliptical B. closed and spherical C. open and supergiant D. open and globular Answer:
D
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Question: Living things get energy from food in a process called respiration, which releases what gas back into the atmosphere? Options: A. carbon dioxide B. oxygen C. hydrogen D. nitrogen Answer:
A
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Question: What type of lens is thicker at the edges than it is in the middle? Options: A. glass lens B. surface lens C. convex lens D. concave lens Answer:
D
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Question: What is damaged in the inner ear by loud sounds that cause hearing loss? Options: A. hair cells B. ear drum C. hammer and anvil D. tympanic membrane Answer:
A
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Question: Red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, and plasma are all components of what fluid? Options: A. heart B. brain C. Vessals D. blood Answer:
D
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Question: One of the main features all vetebrates have in common is what? Options: A. skeleton B. hard shell C. brain D. backbone Answer:
D
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Question: The mechanics of dynein-based bending involve a process that resembles what? Options: A. standing B. running C. jumping D. walking Answer:
D
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Question: What is the connecting piece of a sperm packed with? Options: A. Gelatin B. glucose C. protein D. mitochondria Answer:
D
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Question: What symbol is used to indicate directionality in chemical reactions? Options: A. line B. circle C. triangle D. arrow Answer:
D
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Question: All alkanes are composed of carbon and hydrogen atoms, and have similar bonds, structures, and formulas; noncyclic alkanes all have a formula of cnh2n+2. the number of carbon atoms present in an alkane has what? Options: A. done limit B. crippling limit C. no limit D. such limit Answer:
C
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Question: What is the process of the transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma in angiosperms called? Options: A. grabation B. pollination C. evolution D. wind Answer:
B
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Question: There is always a slightly negative pressure within what cavity, helping keep the airways of the lungs open? Options: A. anal B. thoracic C. spinal D. cervical Answer:
B
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Question: What layered form of carbon is used as a lubricant and in pencils? Options: A. copper B. carbonite C. graphite D. lead Answer:
C
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Question: What is the term for polyatomic ligands with two or more donor atoms? Options: A. proteins B. chelates C. polyamines D. angiosperms Answer:
B
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Question: What is the temperature at which a substance freezes known as? Options: A. zero point B. drop point C. absolute zero D. freezing point Answer:
D
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Question: Early blastomeres can form what if isolated? Options: A. cancer B. a complete embryo C. lesions D. tumors Answer:
B
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Question: Name the physicist who discovered radioactivity? Options: A. neal degrasse tyson B. antoine henri becquerel C. albert einstein D. louis pasteur Answer:
B
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Question: How many pairs of chromosomes are found in human cells? Options: A. 25 B. 24 C. 23 D. 13 Answer:
C
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Question: What types of blood cells are required for aerobic respiration? Options: A. grey blood cells B. white blood cells C. large blood cells D. red blood cells Answer:
D
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Question: What do you call the electrons in the outermost energy level of an atom? Options: A. valence electrons B. shell electrons C. Proper electrons D. Inner electrons Answer:
A
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Question: What type of waves radiate energy out from an earthquake's focus? Options: A. Microwaves B. volcanic C. abnormal D. seismic Answer:
D
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Question: The earliest types of what lacked flowers, leaves, roots and stems? Options: A. houses B. clouds C. animals D. plants Answer:
D
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Question: Bacteria can be chemotrophs, which obtain what by breaking down chemical compounds in their environment? Options: A. chemials B. energy C. food D. waste Answer:
B
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Question: What is polyisoprene better known as? Options: A. silicon B. rubber C. styrofoam D. rayon Answer:
B
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Question: Downhill skiiers gain little advantage from a running start because the initial kinetic energy is small compared with the gain in what other energy form? Options: A. gravitational potential energy B. thermal energy C. gravitational kinetic energy D. chemical energy Answer:
A
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Question: What causes genetic disorders in humans? Options: A. alterations of genes B. pollutants of chromosome C. alterations of chromosome D. variations of chromosome Answer:
C
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Question: When traveling through space what do mechanical waves lose? Options: A. Speed B. Force C. energy D. Mass Answer:
C
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Question: Nuclear power plants produce electricity through what? Options: A. induced fission B. High Fission C. severe fission D. intense fission Answer:
A
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Question: What occurs between long warm climate periods? Options: A. drought B. mass extinction C. ice ages D. hurricanes Answer:
C
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Question: When different types of tissues work together to perform a unique function, what do they form? Options: A. produce B. organs C. organ D. Brian Answer:
C
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Question: Permanent dipole-dipole interactions are found in what kind of molecules? Options: A. dual B. polar C. geologic D. directional Answer:
B
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Question: What describes a close and long-term interaction between different species? Options: A. parasitic B. dermatitis C. symbiosis D. endosymbiosis Answer:
C
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Question: What law shows the relationships among temperature, volume, and pressure? Options: A. Newton's law B. Murphy's Law C. Law of Conservation D. combined gas Answer:
D
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Question: Pale skin and reduced eyes in salamanders that live in dark caves are an example of what? Options: A. reproduction B. expansion C. interpretation D. adaptations Answer:
D
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Question: A turbine that spins a generator will produce? Options: A. light B. magnetic fields C. electricity D. solar energy Answer:
C
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Question: Any large molecule is referred to as what? Options: A. polymer B. cellular C. microtubule D. macromolecule Answer:
D
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Question: What type of solvents is glucose insoluble in? Options: A. acidic B. alkaline C. polar D. nonpolar Answer:
D
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Question: When the ground absorbs the water and it settles below the surface it is called what? Options: A. precipitation B. groundwater C. wastewater D. glacier Answer:
B
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Question: The force on a charged particle in a magnetic field is always perpendicular to both its velocity vector and the? Options: A. gravity vector B. track vector C. position vector D. field vector Answer:
D
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Question: What are the 3 orders of amphibians? Options: A. monotremata, artiodactyla, rodentia B. hagfish, lampreys, acanthodii C. bees, caddisflies, antilions D. frogs, salamanders, caecilians Answer:
D
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Question: In the body, second in volume to intracellular fluid is what type of fluid, which surrounds cells that are not blood cells? Options: A. interstitial fluid B. watery fluid C. circuitry fluid D. concomitant fluid Answer:
A
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Question: While enzymatic hydrolysis proceeds, peristalsis moves the mixture of chyme and digestive juices along what? Options: A. esophagus B. stomach C. small intestine D. large intestine Answer:
C
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Question: What is used to show energy flow through the trophic levels? Options: A. food pyramid B. inverted food chain C. pyramid ecosystem D. biome graph Answer:
C
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Question: What is the middle layer that hair pass through before exiting at the surface of the skin? Options: A. epithelial tissue B. cuticle C. dermis D. epidermis Answer:
D
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Question: What is the term for potential energy due to the position of an object above earth? Options: A. gravitational recovery energy B. gravitational pull energy C. gravitational indication energy D. gravitational potential energy Answer:
D
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Question: What part of the body does caffeine stimulate? Options: A. large nervous system B. sympathetic nervous system C. autonomic nervous system D. central nervous system Answer:
D
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Question: The great astronomer edwin hubble discovered that all distant galaxies are receding from our milky way galaxy with velocities proportional to their what? Options: A. masses B. distances C. dimensions D. paths Answer:
B
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Question: What neutralizes the acidity of chyme and acts as a buffer? Options: A. the bicarbonate B. the small intestine C. the chloride D. bile Answer:
A