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sciq-3305
multiple_choice
What planet has the most volcanoes?
[ "Mars", "venus", "uranus", "Earth" ]
B
sciq-2905
multiple_choice
Full siblings share how many genes with each other?
[ "25%", "75%", "half", "100%" ]
C
sciq-4177
multiple_choice
What term describes precipitation that flows over the surface of the land?
[ "runoff", "waves", "flood", "erosion" ]
A
sciq-8204
multiple_choice
A changing magnetic field produces an electric current in what?
[ "organ", "matter", "substance", "a conductor" ]
D
sciq-2918
multiple_choice
Whereas each cell shares the same genome and dna sequence, each cell does not turn on, or express, the same set of what?
[ "eggs", "balls", "babies", "genes" ]
D
ai2_arc-940
multiple_choice
Which describes the role of sexual reproduction in plants and animals?
[ "keeps all organisms looking similar", "ensures the continuation of the species", "produces offspring that are identical to the parents", "increases the size of any population over a long period of time" ]
B
sciq-4929
multiple_choice
While enzymatic hydrolysis proceeds, peristalsis moves the mixture of chyme and digestive juices along what?
[ "esophagus", "small intestine", "stomach", "large intestine" ]
B
sciq-7760
multiple_choice
Further transformation occurs during organogenesis, the formation of what?
[ "bones", "organs", "muscles", "arteries" ]
B
sciq-8934
multiple_choice
If solutions of differing osmolarities are present on opposite sides of a semipermeable membrane, solvent will transfer from what to what, in terms of osmolarity of the solution?
[ "low to high", "high to low", "high to high", "low to low" ]
A
sciq-8558
multiple_choice
When do weather balloons return to earth?
[ "when it bursts", "when the air cools", "when the timer runs out", "when the air heats up" ]
A
sciq-7696
multiple_choice
An increase in the body's cholesterol levels can lead to your arteries filling with what?
[ "plaque", "marble", "triglycerides", "fat" ]
A
sciq-1999
multiple_choice
Osseous tissue - the connective tissue that includes specialized cells, mineral salts, and collagen fibers - makes up what?
[ "spine", "bone", "ligaments", "muscles" ]
B
sciq-2024
multiple_choice
What type of rocks are laid down horizontally with the oldest at the bottom?
[ "metamorphic", "igneous", "crystalline", "sedimentary" ]
D
sciq-5270
multiple_choice
Prokaryotes and the nitrogen cycle nitrogen is a very important element for life because it is part of proteins and this?
[ "nucleic acids", "nerve cells", "nuclear forces", "molecules" ]
A
sciq-2913
multiple_choice
What happens to a species when all of the individuals die out or evolve into a different species?
[ "depletion", "accumulation", "selection", "extinction" ]
D
sciq-5067
multiple_choice
While some climate regions have multiple layers, arid regions are poor for development of what?
[ "soil", "rain", "plants", "minerals" ]
A
sciq-418
multiple_choice
What is the first step in the breakdown of glucose to extract energy for cellular metabolism?
[ "photosynthesis", "mutation", "glycolysis", "mitosis" ]
C
sciq-10602
multiple_choice
What is the term for the metabolic reaction where living systems build new molecules?
[ "connectionism", "anabolism", "symbolism", "metabolism" ]
B
sciq-6647
multiple_choice
Food is chemical energy stored in what?
[ "oxygen molecules", "DNA molecules", "typical molecules", "organic molecules" ]
D
sciq-3738
multiple_choice
The arid environment of a desert, for instance, can quickly deplete an animal of what?
[ "protein", "air", "water", "strength" ]
C
sciq-5795
multiple_choice
What type of rocks form when sediments are compacted and cemented together?
[ "crystalline rocks", "igneous rocks", "metamorphic rocks", "sedimentary rocks" ]
D
sciq-7331
multiple_choice
In the periodic table, elements are arranged from left to right according to what property?
[ "metallic mass", "major mass", "atomic mass", "real mass" ]
C
sciq-5775
multiple_choice
In eukaryotic cells, molecules such as enzymes are usually compartmentalized into different what?
[ "electrons", "organelles", "organisms", "atoms" ]
B
sciq-4232
multiple_choice
The sporophyte phase is the longest phase in the life of what?
[ "angiosperm", "echinoderm", "arthropod", "gymnosperm" ]
D
sciq-1911
multiple_choice
What is the name of the symbiotic relationship in which one species benefits while the other species is not affected?
[ "differentiation", "commensalism", "pollenation", "mutualism" ]
B
ai2_arc-850
multiple_choice
Compared to similar-sized gasoline-powered vehicles, electric-gasoline-hybrid vehicles are primarily designed to
[ "produce more horsepower.", "eliminate greenhouse gas emissions.", "operate independently of fossil fuels.", "provide better gas mileage." ]
D
sciq-919
multiple_choice
What term is used describe energy released during an earthquake?
[ "magnitude", "resonance", "seismic load", "blast" ]
A
sciq-6377
multiple_choice
The head of the sperm contains what, which holds the chromosomes?
[ "fiber", "eggs", "nucleus", "nerve cells" ]
C
sciq-10893
multiple_choice
Where does chemical digestion mainly occur?
[ "liver", "small intestine", "pancreas", "apendix" ]
B
sciq-9118
multiple_choice
Two kinds of sex hormones are of particular importance in females: progesterone, which prepares the uterus for pregnancy and prevents the further release of eggs from the ovaries during pregnancy, and the estrogens, which are mainly responsible for the development of female secondary sexual characteristics, such as breast development and increased deposition of this?
[ "fat", "bone", "muscle", "blood" ]
A
sciq-10359
multiple_choice
Respectively, which parts of the circulatory system carry blood from the heart toward capillaries, and return blood to the heart from capillaries?
[ "arteries and capillaries", "arteries and veins", "organs and veins", "parasites and veins" ]
B
sciq-2757
multiple_choice
How many watts equals a horse power?
[ "695", "904", "745", "375" ]
C
sciq-6630
multiple_choice
Plant cuttings are an example of what type of reproduction?
[ "asexual", "autosexual", "homosexual", "heterosexual" ]
A
ai2_arc-1084
multiple_choice
In a tug-of-war game, balanced forces are best represented when both teams cause the flag to
[ "stay in the middle.", "fall to the ground.", "move slowly in one direction.", "be pulled quickly in one direction." ]
A
sciq-3068
multiple_choice
Meissner’s corpuscles are not as plentiful in the palms as they are in the what other part of the hand?
[ "bones", "fingertips", "fingernails", "cuticles" ]
B
sciq-11168
multiple_choice
When do alkane reactions usually occur?
[ "underwater", "under extreme conditions", "at high altitudes", "in cold climates" ]
B
sciq-3510
multiple_choice
During protein synthesis, ribosomes assemble what into proteins?
[ "rna acids", "polymer acids", "amino acids", "DNA Acids" ]
C
sciq-7747
multiple_choice
Cytoplasmic determinants are distributed how in unfertilized eggs?
[ "unevenly", "symmetrically", "from left to right", "evenly" ]
A
sciq-4950
multiple_choice
Strangeness, charm, bottomness, and topness are properties of what subatomic particle?
[ "quarks", "dark matter", "molecules", "pion" ]
A
sciq-5491
multiple_choice
What is the basic characteristic of monoprotic bases?
[ "accepts one proton", "accepts no protons", "accepts one neutron", "accepts no neutrons" ]
A
sciq-8484
multiple_choice
Low yields of nitric oxide, no, form when heating nitrogen and oxygen together. no also forms when lightning passes through air during this?
[ "snowstorms", "tidal waves", "thunderstorms", "tornadoes" ]
C
sciq-8197
multiple_choice
What kind of relationship exists between living things that depend on the same resources?
[ "competition", "parasitic", "antagonistic", "symbiotic" ]
A
sciq-5333
multiple_choice
The svedberg unit is a measure of the rate of what, which is tested in a centrifuge?
[ "temperature", "precipitation", "secretion", "sedimentation" ]
D
sciq-5253
multiple_choice
Which cell gives rise to all cells of the human body?
[ "totipotent stem cell", "signaler stem cell", "schwann stem cell", "omnipoten stem cell" ]
A
ai2_arc-509
multiple_choice
Which object has a gravitational force so strong that it forms the center of the solar system?
[ "Earth", "Pluto", "the Moon", "the Sun" ]
D
sciq-4650
multiple_choice
How do most plants create food?
[ "electrolysis", "photosynthesis", "glycolysis", "atherosclerosis" ]
B
sciq-7322
multiple_choice
What is the health-threatening smoke exhaled by a cigarette smoker or released from tobacco products?
[ "contamination smoke", "secondhand smoke", "primary smoke", "secondary smoke" ]
B
sciq-2779
multiple_choice
The toothlessness of modern birds, which serves to trim the weight of the head, is an example of what?
[ "mutation", "adaptation", "variety", "genetic drift" ]
B
sciq-2390
multiple_choice
What hormone does the endocrine system secrete to help cells absorb blood sugar?
[ "Cortisol", "glucose", "testosterone", "insulin" ]
D
sciq-1149
multiple_choice
In mammals, the cells on the exterior form the trophectoderm, which goes on to form what?
[ "cardiac tissues", "protoplanetary tissues", "aeroponics tissues", "extraembryonic tissues" ]
D
scienceQA-5253
multiple_choice
Select the vertebrate.
[ "redback spider", "curlyhair tarantula", "harbor seal", "honey bee" ]
C
Like other spiders, a redback spider is an invertebrate. It does not have a backbone. It has an exoskeleton. A honey bee is an insect. Like other insects, a honey bee is an invertebrate. It does not have a backbone. It has an exoskeleton. A harbor seal is a mammal. Like other mammals, a harbor seal is a vertebrate. It has a backbone. Like other tarantulas, a curlyhair tarantula is an invertebrate. It does not have a backbone. It has an exoskeleton.
sciq-5516
multiple_choice
The fuel that burns in a combustion reaction in many fossil fuels such as natural gas that consists of carbon hydrogen is known as what?
[ "fossil", "helium", "catalyst", "hydrocarbon" ]
D
sciq-8284
multiple_choice
The goal of homeostasis is the maintenance of what, around a point or value called a set point?
[ "steadiness", "agitation", "equilibrium", "imbalance" ]
C
sciq-6315
multiple_choice
Particles of sand and what other substance are carried by longshore drift?
[ "rock", "soil", "magma", "bone" ]
A
ai2_arc-108
multiple_choice
The burning of fossil fuels has increased the carbon dioxide content of the atmosphere. What is a possible effect that the increased amount of carbon dioxide is likely to have on our planet?
[ "A warmer climate", "A cooler climate", "Lower relative humidity", "More ozone in the atmosphere" ]
A
sciq-1121
multiple_choice
What nervous tissue cells play a supporting role to neurons?
[ "axial cells", "mammalian cells", "reissner cells", "glial cells" ]
D
sciq-6090
multiple_choice
The scale that is used to measure the loudness of sound measures their loudness in what?
[ "weight", "waves", "decibels", "centimeters" ]
C
scienceQA-2435
multiple_choice
How long is a human front tooth?
[ "12 millimeters", "12 kilometers", "12 centimeters", "12 meters" ]
A
The best estimate for the length of a human front tooth is 12 millimeters. 12 centimeters, 12 meters, and 12 kilometers are all too long.
sciq-10502
multiple_choice
On what type of land does runoff cause more erosion?
[ "grassy", "metallic", "mountainous", "bare" ]
D
sciq-9959
multiple_choice
The three segments of arthropods are the head, thorax and what?
[ "antennae", "abdomen", "appendages", "chest" ]
B
sciq-4724
multiple_choice
Along with nerve tissue, what kind of tissue are lecithins and cephalins important constituents of?
[ "lung tissue", "heart tissue", "skin tissue", "brain tissue" ]
D
sciq-6577
multiple_choice
Like the other outer planets, neptune has rings of ice and what?
[ "glass", "dust", "gas", "mercury" ]
B
sciq-4365
multiple_choice
Which atomic particle has a positive charge?
[ "the proton", "the electron", "the nucleus", "the neutron" ]
A
ai2_arc-625
multiple_choice
What can a flower become?
[ "a fruit", "a leaf", "a stem", "a branch" ]
A
sciq-9803
multiple_choice
What is found in abundance in the polar ice caps and under the surface of mars?
[ "water", "fossils", "bacteria", "carbon" ]
A
scienceQA-5064
multiple_choice
What do these two changes have in common? stretching a rubber band water evaporating from a puddle
[ "Both are caused by cooling.", "Both are caused by heating.", "Both are chemical changes.", "Both are only physical changes." ]
D
Step 1: Think about each change. Stretching a rubber band is a physical change. The rubber band gets longer. But it is still made of the same type of matter as before. Water evaporating from a puddle is a change of state. So, it is a physical change. The liquid changes into a gas, but a different type of matter is not formed. Step 2: Look at each answer choice. Both are only physical changes. Both changes are physical changes. No new matter is created. Both are chemical changes. Both changes are physical changes. They are not chemical changes. Both are caused by heating. Water evaporating is caused by heating. But stretching a rubber band is not. Both are caused by cooling. Neither change is caused by cooling.
ai2_arc-223
multiple_choice
Which of these would be the best representation of the particles in a solid material?
[ "The football players playing on the field.", "The planes flying over the football stadium.", "The spectators sitting in their seats at the football stadium.", "The spectators arriving at the football stadium and moving to their seats." ]
C
sciq-653
multiple_choice
Solution nodes and antinodes are both areas of wave interference, but they differ in the presence of what condition?
[ "motion", "radiation", "gravity", "speed" ]
A
ai2_arc-118
multiple_choice
Which statement is the best description of what happens in the rock cycle?
[ "Rocks on old mountains are gradually weathered away while mountain building and volcanism form new mountains.", "Once formed, rocks stay in place until rocks above them are weathered away, and they reach the surface.", "As sedimentary rocks are buried deep below other rocks, they are changed by heat and pressure, eventually return to the surface, and are weathered again.", "Younger sedimentary rocks are always deposited on top of older metamorphic or igneous rocks." ]
C
sciq-5589
multiple_choice
What is a large space that helps the organism digest & move nutrients around the cnidarian body?
[ "vacuole", "thorax", "abdominal wall", "gastrovascular cavity" ]
D
sciq-9701
multiple_choice
Silicon with an element that gives it extra electrons is which type of semiconductor?
[ "n-type", "i.g - type", "k. - type", "m. Type" ]
A
sciq-2751
multiple_choice
What type of climate is found mostly near the equator?
[ "hot dessert", "warm tropical", "cool tropical", "warm subtropical" ]
B
sciq-6063
multiple_choice
What type of weathering breaks rock into smaller pieces?
[ "chemical weathering", "chemical erosion", "fluid weathering", "mechanical weathering" ]
D
sciq-6581
multiple_choice
Diarrhea due to food poisoning is an example of a problem involving what organ system?
[ "digestive system", "lung system", "muscular system", "skeletal system" ]
A
sciq-8447
multiple_choice
Transporting blood is the main job of the heart and what?
[ "blood vessels", "bones", "lymphatic system", "areolas" ]
A
sciq-2852
multiple_choice
The temperature at which all molecular motion has ceased is called what?
[ "absolute zero", "stopping point", "0 degrees celcius", "0 degrees kelvin" ]
A
sciq-1077
multiple_choice
What do all chemical sections need to get started?
[ "energy", "speed", "pressure", "work" ]
A
sciq-3314
multiple_choice
Heterotrophs is another name for what group?
[ "autotrophs", "consumers", "omnivores", "producers" ]
B
sciq-2592
multiple_choice
What is the term for anything that has mass and volume?
[ "energy", "gass", "liquid", "matter" ]
D
sciq-2288
multiple_choice
The strength of what depends on the concentration of hydrogen ions it produces when dissolved in water?
[ "the solution", "the base", "acid", "electricity" ]
C
sciq-10066
multiple_choice
In the chest, what divides as it enters the lungs to form the right and left bronchi?
[ "Aorta", "nerves", "thyroid", "trachea" ]
D
sciq-3111
multiple_choice
What do you call a specialized type of plant tissue that transports water and nutrients throughout the plant?
[ "chloroplasm", "vascular tissue", "cambrium layer", "thermal tissue" ]
B
sciq-9690
multiple_choice
The conversion of food that is consumed to nutrients involves what two major processes:
[ "secrete and absorption", "digestion and absorption", "absorption and excretion", "untangling and absorption" ]
B
sciq-2129
multiple_choice
The trochophre, a unique larval form, is found in the life cycle of which animal classification.
[ "sharks", "coral", "eels", "mollusks" ]
D
sciq-5054
multiple_choice
What type of starch is used for long-term energy storage in animal cells?
[ "enzyme", "glycogen", "fructose", "rigid" ]
B
sciq-2643
multiple_choice
Condensation, melting, deposition, sublimation, vaporization, and freezing are all considered changes in what?
[ "density", "altitude", "speed", "state" ]
D
ai2_arc-836
multiple_choice
A female opossum can give birth to 5-15 offspring. What increases with a larger litter?
[ "the rate at which they mature", "the number of reliable food sources", "the amount of maternal care per offspring", "the likelihood that some will survive and reproduce" ]
D
sciq-2182
multiple_choice
What two phases does the cell cycle consist of?
[ "antecedent and mitotic", "interphase and mitotic", "mitosis and mitotic", "outerphase and mitotic" ]
B
sciq-7024
multiple_choice
What theory explains most of the features of earth’s surface?
[ "Big Bang theory", "plate tectonics", "flat earth theory", "string theory" ]
B
sciq-659
multiple_choice
Motor vehicles account for almost half of the consumption of what?
[ "fossil fuel", "greenhouse gases", "hydrocarbon", "electricity" ]
A
sciq-6526
multiple_choice
What are the two classifications of factors in the environment that affect organisms?
[ "shear and abiotic", "biotic and abiotic", "rotational and abiotic", "Antibiotick and abiotic" ]
B
sciq-641
multiple_choice
Not surprisingly, centipedes, millipedes and other members of the subphylum myriapoda are adapted to living on what?
[ "water", "tree", "land", "sand" ]
C
sciq-475
multiple_choice
Sensory neurons transmit nerve impulses from sense organs and internal organs to the brain via the?
[ "spinal column", "nervous system", "nerve endings", "spinal cord" ]
D
sciq-7631
multiple_choice
Which type of glaciers form several unique features through erosion, including cirques, arêtes, and horns?
[ "icebergs", "line glaciers", "deep glaciers", "valley glaciers" ]
D
sciq-10686
multiple_choice
In what type of population do allele and genotype frequencies not change over time?
[ "equilibrium population", "inequilibrium population", "shape population", "saturation population" ]
A
sciq-7311
multiple_choice
Descending fibers from the cerebrum have branches that connect to neurons in the pons. those neurons project into the cerebellum, providing a copy of motor commands sent to this?
[ "umbilical cord", "spinal cord", "cerebral cortex", "neurotransmitters" ]
B
sciq-7676
multiple_choice
What do you call a substance that cannot be separated into smaller pieces, which is also defined by the number of protons it has?
[ "element", "atom", "molecule", "electrol" ]
A
sciq-11236
multiple_choice
The purpose of scientific investigations generally is to test a what?
[ "hypothesis", "suggestion", "question", "theory" ]
A
sciq-3266
multiple_choice
What is the type of landscape that occurs at higher latitudes than deserts, has short grasses and low bushes, and are dry because they are in continental interiors?
[ "steppe", "plains", "plateau", "tundra" ]
A
sciq-1798
multiple_choice
What broad group of living things serves as the major producers in terrestrial biomes?
[ "plants", "animals", "vases", "flowers" ]
A