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Question: What substances, which are distinct from acids and bases, form when ions form ionic bonds? Options: A. water molecules B. vitamins C. salts D. oils
C
Question: What is the name for biochemical compounds that consist of one or more chains of small molecules called amino acids? Options: A. protons B. hormones C. proteins D. lipids
C
Question: What are the ionic compounds that produce negative hydroxide ions when dissolved in water? Options: A. acids B. isotopes C. enzymes D. bases
D
Question: The atomic number of tungsten is 74. therefore, in a neutral atom of tungsten, there are 74 electrons. the atomic number of argon is 18. therefore, in a neutral atom of argon, there are how many electrons? Options: A. 74 B. 36 C. 9 D. 18
D
Question: What is the apparatus used for carrying out an electrolysis reaction? Options: A. Golgi apparatus B. catalyst C. an aqueous cell D. an electrolytic cell
D
Question: What two ways may light be transmitted? Options: A. absorption and refraction B. magnified or scattered C. refracted or scattered D. reflected or refracted
C
Question: Triggered by changes in the environment, migration and hibernation occur as cycles on what temporal basis? Options: A. bi-annually B. annual C. monthly D. seasonally
B
Question: What pair of tubes that extends toward the ovaries features a fringelike structure that sweeps eggs inside? Options: A. fallopian tubes B. golgi apparatus C. ovarian tubes D. vas deferens
A
Question: In most animals, what sense is related to balance or equilibrium? Options: A. vision B. feeling C. tasting D. hearing
D
Question: Terminal pods are located at the end of what? Options: A. stems B. fruits C. leaves D. spines
A
Question: What forms when the spores from two parents fuse during sexual reproduction? Options: A. monospore B. spirogyra C. xerophyte D. zygospore
D
Question: What is the name of the galaxy we live in? Options: A. Andromeda B. Bode's Galaxy C. Centaurus A D. milky way
D
Question: What are the most common seedless vascular plants? Options: A. weeds B. trees C. grasses D. ferns
D
Question: In a monogamous pairing, a male individual is generally paired with what other type of individual in a sexual relationship? Options: A. worker B. female C. male D. drone
B
Question: What is a mass spectrometer used to measure? Options: A. partial atomic masses B. subatomic masses C. optical atomic masses D. relative atomic masses
D
Question: What combines sets of genes from two different parents leading to genetically diverse offspring? Options: A. sexual reproduction B. subject reproduction C. cellular reproduction D. sexual destruction
A
Question: Global warming will raise ocean levels due to melt water from glaciers and the greater volume of what? Options: A. rain B. warmer water C. rainforests D. greenhouse gases
B
Question: What are groups of young stars loosely held together by gravity called? Options: A. closed clusters B. open clusters C. galaxies D. constellations
B
Question: What does a pollinator pick up from its body and carry directly to another plant of the same species? Options: A. spore B. seed C. pathogen D. pollen
D
Question: What is formed when an oxygen atom picks up a pair of hydrogen ions from a solution? Options: A. ammonia B. turpentine C. liquid D. water
D
Question: What does the driving of turbines by the heating of water to steam accomplish? Options: A. generation of electricity B. depletion of electricity C. diffusion of electricity D. absorption of electricity
A
Question: What is a device that changes kinetic energy to electrical energy through electromagnetic induction? Options: A. a battery B. a windmill C. an electric generator D. a diesel engine
C
Question: How many naturally occurring elements are known on earth? Options: A. 60 B. 87 C. 85 D. 90
D
Question: What are the two types of vesicle transport called? Options: A. dielectric and exocytosis B. epithelium and exocytosis C. endocytosis and exocytosis D. eptocytosis and exocytosis
C
Question: What do you call a species that has died out in the past? Options: A. extinct B. inhabit C. endangered D. remnant
A
Question: Where does the embryo develop in a plant? Options: A. outside the female plant after fertilization B. inside the stem after fertilization C. inside the male plant after fertilization D. inside the female plant after fertilization
D
Question: What is the method of setting or correcting a measuring device by matching it to known measurement standards called? Options: A. precision B. calibration C. distortion D. parallax
B
Question: What property of warm air causes it to rise above cold air? Options: A. higher temperature B. greater pressure C. greater density D. lower density
D
Question: Which branch of biology studies animal behavior? Options: A. embryology B. anthropology C. ethology D. microbiology
C
Question: What unit of measure is equal to the amount of work a horse can do in 1 minute? Options: A. watt B. horsepower C. torque D. joule
B
Question: What organism is characterized by an incomplete digestive system and a single, tentacled opening? Options: A. sponges B. cnidarians C. prokaryotes D. annelids
B
Question: What term is not the same as energy, but means the energy per unit charge? Options: A. mass B. voltage C. speed D. frequency
B
Question: What specific part of the african violet is used to propagate other plants? Options: A. roots B. spores C. petals D. leaves
D
Question: What are fibers that depend on aerobic respiration called? Options: A. oxidative fibers B. evaporative fibers C. fragile fibers D. hydrogen fibers
A
Question: Which form of electromagnetic waves have more energy: low frequency wave or high frequency waves? Options: A. the same B. high frequency waves C. neither D. low frequency waves
B
Question: Something that has all of the characteristics of life is considered to be what? Options: A. organism B. ecosystem C. alive D. molecule
C
Question: What do the letters in our blood types represent? Options: A. proteins B. alleles C. genomes D. iron levels
B
Question: The two stages of photosynthesis are the light reactions and what? Options: A. reproductive cycle B. calvin cycle C. digestive cycle D. respiratory cycle
B
Question: What do living things need to survive? Options: A. molecules B. nutrients C. oxygen D. heat
B
Question: The denser regions of the electron cloud are called what? Options: A. isotopes B. orbitals C. cores D. lattices
B
Question: In studying energy, what term do scientists use to refer to the matter and its environment involved in energy transfers? Options: A. molecule B. world C. system D. ecosystem
C
Question: To measure what changes that occur in chemical reactions, chemists usually use a related thermodynamic quantity, calledenthalpy? Options: A. energy B. ion exchange C. evaporation D. entropy
A
Question: A system in what state cannot spontaneously change, and therefore can do no work? Options: A. equilibrium B. stability C. equality D. balance
A
Question: What is a species that plays an especially important role in it's community called? Options: A. Leader B. Invasive C. keystone D. complement
C
Question: What term that shows how fast a population is growing includes new members added to the population over a given period, as well as old members removed from the population? Options: A. growth rate B. population density C. birth rate D. emigration
A
Question: The rings of what planet can be easily seen from earth? Options: A. Venus B. saturn C. Neptune D. jupiter
B
Question: What planet is a blue green color? Options: A. uranus B. sirius C. Mercury D. Mars
A
Question: The simplest class of organic compounds is the what? Options: A. hydrocarbons B. Phenols C. particles D. gas
A
Question: Some meteorites are made of iron and nickel and are thought to be very similar to what part of the earth? Options: A. shelf B. mantel C. core D. crust
C
Question: Which pathway carries somatosensory information from the face, head, mouth, and nasal cavity? Options: A. posterior pathway B. trigeminal pathway C. dual pathway D. cranial pathway
B
Question: The amount of kinetic energy in a moving object depends directly on its mass and what else? Options: A. direction B. density C. velocity D. volume
C
Question: Cycling, shoveling snow and cross-country skiing are examples of what kind of heart-strengthening activity? Options: A. aerobic B. exercise C. anaerobic D. metabolism
A
Question: What take the shape of their container, and are relatively easy to compress? Options: A. semi-fluids B. molecules C. fluids D. gases
D
Question: What is moving air called? Options: A. humidity B. wind C. steam D. clouds
B
Question: What property makes bone marrow cells ideal for gene therapy? Options: A. lifelong reproduction B. irreversible reproduction C. behavior reproduction D. Matching
A
Question: What is the name of the two metalloids in the carbon group called? Options: A. silver and gold B. silicon and gold C. silicon and germanium D. titantium and copper
C
Question: What is the name of the zone where water is deeper than 200 meters called? Options: A. euphotic zone B. aphotic zone C. eccentric zone D. transition zone
B
Question: Diagnosing and treating cancer is a beneficial use of what potentially dangerous energy? Options: A. mechanical B. thermal C. solar D. radiation
D
Question: Many adults and some children suffer from a deficiency of lactase. these individuals are said to be lactose intolerant because they cannot digest the lactose found in what? Options: A. peanuts B. meat C. milk D. fruit
C
Question: Three-prong plugs, circuit breakers, and gfci outlets are safety features that recognize the danger of what? Options: A. gravity B. heat C. electricity D. magnetism
C
Question: Catabolic reactions break down large organic molecules into smaller molecules, releasing the energy contained in what? Options: A. molecular bonds B. chemical bonds C. crystals bonds D. liquid bonds
B
Question: In qualitative analysis, reagents are added to an unknown chemical mixture in order to induce what? Options: A. precipitation B. erosion C. sunlight D. motion
A
Question: While climate change in earth history was due to natural processes, what is primarily to blame for recent global warming? Options: A. factories B. wars C. human actions D. volcanos
C
Question: What is the simplest life cycle? Options: A. haploid life cycle B. binary life cycle C. metamorphic cycle D. diploid life cycle
A
Question: What keeps the moon orbiting earth? Options: A. Coriolis effect B. the Sun C. axial tilt D. gravity
D
Question: What are formed by the attraction between oppositely charged ions? Options: A. magnetic bonds B. ionic bonds C. soluble bonds D. inept bonds
B
Question: What produces hormones that directly regulate body processes? Options: A. hippocampus B. lymph glands C. pancreas D. hypothalamus
D
Question: Comparing anatomy, and characterizing the similarities and differences, provides evidence of what process? Options: A. emergence B. evolution C. devolution D. regression
B
Question: What is the second most abundant element in the earth's crust? Options: A. nitrogen B. helium C. silicon D. carbon
C
Question: Which kind of genetics approach involves mutating or deleting genes provides researchers with clues about gene function? Options: A. reverse genetics B. possible genetics C. inverse genetics D. impossible genetics
A
Question: More than half of all known organisms are what? Options: A. enzymes B. insects C. mammals D. spiders
B
Question: For what purpose does liver use the excess carbohydrate? Options: A. to synthesize glycogen B. process sugar C. dilute carbohydrates D. convert starches
A
Question: Saturn is made mostly of helium and what else? Options: A. hydrogen B. nitrogen C. hydrogen D. carbon
A
Question: What are alkenes organic compounds that contain one or more double or triple bonds between carbon atoms described as? Options: A. insulated B. unsaturated C. saturated D. strong
B
Question: Electrons in covalent compounds are shared between the two atoms, unlike the case in what type of bonds? Options: A. weak bonds B. ionic bonds C. soluble bonds D. horizontal bonds
B
Question: What is the resistance of a liquid to flow called? Options: A. permeability B. elasticity C. turbulence D. viscosity
D
Question: The mass of atoms is based on the number of protons and neutrons in what? Options: A. components B. electrons C. molecules D. nucleus
D
Question: Where do polychaete worms live? Options: A. the ocean floor B. in coral reefs C. attached to marine life D. in tide pools
A
Question: What is the study of how and why plants and animals live where they do? Options: A. geomorphology B. biogeography C. lithography D. heredity
B
Question: Muscles that position the pectoral girdle are located either on the anterior thorax or on this? Options: A. inferred thorax B. posterior thorax C. analogous thorax D. posterior thorax
B
Question: What are the two major types of seed plants called? Options: A. flowers and fruits B. perennials and annuals C. gymnosperms and angiosperms D. deciduous and evergreen
C
Question: What do we call the energy-rich product of photosynthesis? Options: A. insulin B. sugar C. chloride D. glucose
D
Question: How is oxygen transferred into the bloodstream? Options: A. brain diffusion B. mean diffusion C. hard diffusion D. simple diffusion
D
Question: Ringworm and athlete's foot are human diseases caused by what simple organisms? Options: A. insects B. bacteria C. viruses D. fungi
D
Question: What is the measure of the change in the velocity of a moving object called? Options: A. compression B. acceleration C. transmission D. pressurization
B
Question: What is the usual treatment for acute bronchitis? Options: A. surgery B. physical therapy C. pesticides D. antibiotics
D
Question: What are generally divided into prosimian and non-prosimian? Options: A. primates B. insects C. carnivores D. rodents
A
Question: The creation and destruction of oceanic crust is the reason what moves? Options: A. oceans B. continents C. planets D. animals
B
Question: What is the concept by which two species within the same area to coexist by adapting by developing different specializations? Options: A. feature displacement B. character development C. character displacement D. character concept
C
Question: A turbine that spins a generator will produce? Options: A. light B. magnetic fields C. solar energy D. electricity
D
Question: Meiosis in the sporophyte produces haploid cells called what? Options: A. fibers B. ions C. seeds D. spores
D
Question: In this type of reaction, an element replaces another element in a compound, and the element is in any state of matter but is not an ion? Options: A. polar reaction B. single-replacement reaction C. replication reaction D. double-replacement reaction
B
Question: What are the two distinct types of cells found in the animal kingdom? Options: A. DNA and Eukaryotes B. bacteria and eukaryotes C. chromosomes and eukaryotes D. prokaryotes and eukaryotes
D
Question: What category of elements are chacterized by their ability to reflect light, called luster, their high electrical and thermal conductivity, their high heat capacity, and their malleability and ductility? Options: A. nonmetals B. halogens C. metals D. noble gases
C
Question: Angiosperms are also known as what? Options: A. flowering plants B. dry plants C. uncommon plants D. dead plants
A
Question: An estimated 100 trillion of these live in the gut of an average person? Options: A. algae B. viruses C. pathogens D. bacteria
D
Question: The ability to regulate what, which is possessed by mammals, was an advantage as earth’s climate went through sudden and dramatic changes? Options: A. hair growth B. body temperature C. reflex behaviors D. mutations
B
Question: What is the term for very large arrays of tandemly repeating, non-coding dna? Options: A. addition dna B. satellite dna C. recombinant dna D. models dna
B
Question: What kind of map can show the features of the bottom of a body of water? Options: A. bathymetric B. country C. basic D. topographic
A
Question: What evolved, adapted response to resource availability is the long-range seasonal movement of animals? Options: A. Stagnation B. changing C. regulating D. migration
D