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Question: When animals get rid of their gaseous waste, what is exhaled through their mouth and nose? Options: A. carbon monoxide B. carbon dioxide C. hydrogen D. oxygen
B
Question: What is another name for composite volcanos? Options: A. stratovolcanoes B. fault lines C. fjords D. seismic giants
A
Question: Fossil records support the idea that periods of little change may be interrupted by bursts of rapid change, an evolutionary model contrasted by what? Options: A. elitism B. gradualism C. darwinian D. minimalism
B
Question: What type of winds occur when air is forced over a mountain range? Options: A. doldrums B. chinook winds C. trade winds D. local winds
B
Question: What do clouds trap into the atmosphere at night? Options: A. light B. seawater C. heat D. smog
C
Question: A nerve cell that carries messages is called a? Options: A. platelet B. mitochondria C. stem cell D. neuron
D
Question: What group of animals are the largest arthropods? Options: A. insects B. spiders C. fish D. birds
A
Question: What term describes a collection of similar cells that had a common embryonic origin? Options: A. organ-level organization B. tissue C. nucleus D. plasma
B
Question: Most biochemical molecules are macromolecules, meaning that they are what? Options: A. very small B. very abundant C. very large D. very dense
C
Question: The name of a spinal cord region corresponds to the level at which spinal nerves pass through the what? Options: A. intervertebral foramina B. synovial fluid C. notochord D. lumbar foramina
A
Question: Tests for levels of what in blood allow a diabetic patient to regulate how much insulin to administer? Options: A. protein B. chloride C. alcohol D. glucose
D
Question: The process of breaking down food into nutrients is known as __________ Options: A. filtration B. energy C. absorption D. digestion
D
Question: Reasoning can be broken down into two categories: deduction and? Options: A. preduction B. conduction C. induction D. invention
C
Question: What are used to make maps of the moon and other planets? Options: A. imaging satellites B. rendering satellites C. radio telescopes D. topographical charts
A
Question: What term describes how closely packed the particles of matter are? Options: A. space B. range C. mass D. density
D
Question: Populations of viruses do not grow through cell division because they? Options: A. non living B. are not cells C. Static D. Acidic
B
Question: What is likely to happen to a parasite if it kills its host? Options: A. it dies B. it mutates C. it adapts D. it thrives
A
Question: What is a type of solid that lacks an ordered internal structure? Options: A. an amorphous solid B. a sponge C. an elastic solid D. ice
A
Question: What is it called when you get the same result after repeating an experiment? Options: A. variable B. control C. replication D. initiation
C
Question: What is the largest human organ? Options: A. skin B. lungs C. stomach D. brain
A
Question: In the chest, the trachea divides as it enters the lungs to form the right and left what? Options: A. ventricle B. bronchi C. atrium D. alveoli
B
Question: Many objects have color because they contain what? Options: A. salts B. pigments C. solvents D. vitamins
B
Question: What is the process of action potentials in myelinated axons jumping between the nodes of ranvier called? Options: A. pinworm conduction B. saltatory movement C. saltatory conduction D. photoreactive conduction
C
Question: What do craters and rifts become when the fill with water? Options: A. lakes B. grasses C. creeks D. rivers
A
Question: What kind of power does not produce any pollutants, but produces waste that can be difficult to dispose of? Options: A. solar B. biofuel C. electrical D. nuclear
D
Question: What is the long, narrow tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach by the mechanism of peristalsis? Options: A. gallbladder B. liver C. spinal cord D. esophagus
D
Question: What is the temperature at which condensation of water vapor occurs called? Options: A. the cooling point B. the tipping point C. the boiling point D. the dew point
D
Question: Alkenes have double bonds while alkynes have what? Options: A. quadruple bonds B. triple bonds C. equal bonds D. single bonds
B
Question: What is our main source of aluminum ore? Options: A. tin B. cobalt C. bauxite D. coal
C
Question: Rapidly produced genetic vairants are found in organisms with what type of generation time? Options: A. repeating B. long C. oscillating D. short
D
Question: What are the 2 primary hosts of ebola in central africa? Options: A. apes and hippos B. lions and elephants C. apes and bats D. hyenas and apes
C
Question: Unlike prokaryotic cells, dna and rna synthesis in eukaryotic cells occurs in a separate compartment from synthesis of what? Options: A. membrane B. acids C. protein D. phenotype
C
Question: What important organelle (that would otherwise be centrally located and crucial to the cell's survival) do prokaryotic cells lack? Options: A. electrons B. protons C. molecules D. nucleus
D
Question: What is the outer layer of an axon that acts like a layer of insulation, similar to the plastic that encases an electrical cord? Options: A. lipids sheath B. layer sheath C. nerve sheath D. myelin sheath
D
Question: What occurs when some members of a species become geographically separated? Options: A. divergent speciation B. reflective speciation C. allopatric speciation D. symbiotic speciation
C
Question: What creatures evolved from a lobe-finned lungfish ancestor? Options: A. birds B. horses C. mice D. amphibians
D
Question: What is the term for a mixture of two or more substances that has the same composition throughout? Options: A. solution B. structure C. fluid D. simple liquid
A
Question: What are flagellate protozoa that cause giardiasis? Options: A. diatoms B. plankton C. fungus D. giardia
D
Question: Rna and dna are types of what biochemical compounds containing the elements carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphorus? Options: A. nitrous acids B. nucleic acids C. hormones D. amino acids
B
Question: What are the contacts between neurons called? Options: A. impulses B. electrodes C. synapses D. neurapses
C
Question: What is the color of the powder of a mineral? Options: A. gray B. organic C. streak D. blue
C
Question: What basic plant structure facilitates dispersal of pollen and fruit by raising reproductive structures? Options: A. leaf B. flower C. stem D. root
C
Question: What type of compound is essential to life? Options: A. water B. oxygen C. nitrogen D. carbon
A
Question: Which part of the ear amplifies the sound waves? Options: A. middle ear B. ear canal C. cochlea D. eardrum
A
Question: The shape of a virus is determined by the type and arrangement of proteins in its what? Options: A. capsid B. enamel C. nuclei D. anode
A
Question: What is the rising and sinking of warm and cooler material called? Options: A. conveyance B. convection C. depression D. diffusion
B
Question: What is a group of connected cells that have a similar function within an organism called? Options: A. tissue B. nucleus C. organ D. colony
A
Question: The number of what subatomic particles can vary between atoms of the same element? Options: A. neutrons B. protons C. neurons D. electrons
A
Question: Water is recycled constantly through which system? Options: A. the hydropshere B. the habitat C. the troposphere D. the ecosystem
D
Question: The process in which organ systems work to maintain a stable internal environment is called what? Options: A. homeostasis B. thrombosis C. ketosis D. consciousness
A
Question: What do scientist's believe mercury's core is mostly made of? Options: A. water B. melted iron C. helium gas D. quicksilver
B
Question: What material comprises the sun and other stars, as well as lightning and the northern lights? Options: A. plasma B. gamma C. gas D. aurora
A
Question: The function of which organ is to filter blood and form urine? Options: A. lungs B. liver C. gallbladder D. kidneys
D
Question: The attraction between all objects in the universe is known as ______. Options: A. gravity B. electricity C. variation D. magnetism
A
Question: Friction causes the molecules on rubbing surfaces to move faster, which produces what? Options: A. cold B. heat C. precipitation D. life
B
Question: The cell wall acts as an extra layer of protection, helps the cell maintain its shape, and prevents what? Options: A. Respiration B. dehydration C. extinction D. exhaustion
B
Question: What's another term for egg-laying mammals? Options: A. monotremes B. viviparus C. amphibians D. herbivores
A
Question: What code is the same in all living things and shows that all organisms are related by descent from a common ancestor? Options: A. genetic B. intrinsic C. descendant D. biochemical
A
Question: All animals that derive energy from food are classified as what? Options: A. heliotrophs B. paleotrophs C. heterotrophs D. lifeforms
C
Question: Through which process is the human gene for insulin placed into bacteria? Options: A. mutation B. absorption C. migration D. transformation
D
Question: What is a symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit? Options: A. parasitism B. mutualism C. inorganic D. detrimental
B
Question: What is the term for longer chains of monosaccharides ? Options: A. polysaccharides B. proteins C. oligosaccharides D. hydrocarbons
A
Question: Electrical potential energy can be described by the equation pe = qv, where q is the electric charge and v is what? Options: A. frequency B. voltage C. amplitude D. wavelength density
B
Question: What are broad explanations that are widely accepted as true? Options: A. scientific hypotheses B. scientific experiments C. informal theories D. scientific theories
D
Question: What process is at work when warm air or water rises, and cool air or water sinks? Options: A. radiation B. evaporation C. moisture D. convection
D
Question: If force is applied further away from a pivot point, than what kind of acceleration will be greater? Options: A. rectangular B. parameters C. angular D. circular
C
Question: The kinetic-molecular theory as it applies to gases has how many basic assumptions? Options: A. four B. five C. two D. seven
B
Question: During photosynthesis, what is energy from the sun converted to after entering a plant? Options: A. chloride B. Proteins C. Carbon D. glucose
D
Question: Formic acid is found in the secretions of? Options: A. stomach acid B. sweat glands C. stinging ants D. acid rain
C
Question: What do hydrophilic substances have an affinity for? Options: A. soil B. water C. heat D. air
B
Question: What is a structure that consists of two or more types of tissues that work together to do the same job? Options: A. organ system B. organ C. cell D. organism
B
Question: What is formed when amino acids are linked together in a long chain? Options: A. water molecule B. hormones C. protein D. amino acid
C
Question: Both diffusion and effusion are related to the speed at which what objects move? Options: A. electricity B. solids C. gas molecules D. copper molecules
C
Question: Baroreceptors in the aortic arch and carotid sinuses monitor what level in the body? Options: A. air intake B. temperature C. blood pressure D. hunger
C
Question: The electronegativity of an element increases with increasing of what state? Options: A. isolation B. conduction C. evaporation D. oxidation
D
Question: Animals require air, water, and what in order to live and survive? Options: A. food? B. time C. mates D. shade
A
Question: How many types of bosons are there? Options: A. four B. three C. one D. five
A
Question: What astronomical phenomenon, formed of split asteroids or planetary rocks, provides clues about our solar system? Options: A. stars B. meteorites C. galaxies D. comets
B
Question: An electron possesses both particle and these? Options: A. land properties B. wave properties C. surging properties D. shock properties
B
Question: What are mutant versions of normal genes called? Options: A. extinction - oncogenes B. proto-oncogenes C. antecedent - oncogenes D. anti-oncogenes
B
Question: The heart and a network of blood vessels that run throughout the body make up what organ system? Options: A. lymphatic system B. immune system C. cardiovascular system D. respiratory system
C
Question: When a predator kills and eats its prey, what sort of predation is this referred to as? Options: A. false B. just C. true D. predestined
C
Question: Pressure, volume, and temperature are related by which law? Options: A. Murphy's Law B. law of inertia C. gas law D. Law of Conservation
C
Question: Different forms, or allotropes, of carbon are diamond, graphite, and what? Options: A. vesicles B. carbonite C. ligands D. fullerenes
D
Question: What is the process in which organisms reproduce sexually by joining gametes called? Options: A. propagation B. fertilization C. stimulation D. migration
B
Question: What is the force of attraction between things that have mass Options: A. momentum B. motion C. gravity D. friction
C
Question: Mitosis and meiosis are two types of what process, with dramatically different products? Options: A. cell transition B. cell division C. cell solution D. cell diffusion
B
Question: Zinc reacting with hydrochloric acid produces bubbles of which gas? Options: A. carbon B. helium C. mustard D. hydrogen
D
Question: Water gains and loses what more slowly than does land, affecting seasonal conditions inland and on the coast? Options: A. minerals B. humidity C. heat D. volume
C
Question: Covalent solutes separate into what when dissolved? Options: A. second molecules B. individual molecules C. new molecules D. true molecules
B
Question: What term indicates moles per liter, whereas molality is moles per kilogram of solvent? Options: A. molarity B. kilocalorie C. pollenation D. abundance
A
Question: Many of the hormones are secreted in response to what signals of the body? Options: A. heart system signals B. skeletal system signals C. nervous system signals D. nose system signals
C
Question: What are two of the most common vision problems? Options: A. blindness and astigmatism B. nearsightedness and farsightedness C. myopia and nearsightedness D. cross-eye and blindness
B
Question: Hydrochloric acid is formed when hcl is dissolved into what? Options: A. sodium B. water C. blood D. plasma
B
Question: Atoms of the same element that have different masses are called what? Options: A. variations B. radioactive C. mutations D. isotopes
D
Question: What term is used to describe potential energy due to an object’s shape? Options: A. elastic potential energy B. kinetic energy C. flexible energy D. stimulated potential energy
A
Question: What property is characterized by eddies and swirls that mix layers of fluid together, unlike laminar flow? Options: A. turbulence B. compression C. evaporation D. combustion
A
Question: What process refers to a separation of charge within an atom or molecule? Options: A. convection B. rotation C. diffusion D. polarization
D
Question: What is the largest cartilaginous fish? Options: A. dolphin B. blue whale C. whale shark D. sturgeon
C
Question: Capillaries in the chorionic villi filter fetal wastes out of the blood and return clean, oxygenated blood to the fetus through what? Options: A. umbilical vein B. separates vein C. skin vein D. Back Vein
A