Jenjamin3000/MNLP_M3_MCQA_before_FT · Datasets at Hugging Face

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sciq-941	multiple_choice	What type of living things break down dead organisms and recycle their nutrients into the soil?	[ "decomposers", "consumers", "probiotics", "producers" ]	A
sciq-7852	multiple_choice	The peripheral nervous system consists of all the nerves that are found outside what?	[ "central nervous system", "large nervous system", "autonomic nerous system", "somatic nervous system" ]	A
sciq-11214	multiple_choice	All planets exhibit the same or nearly the same direction and shape of what path around the sun?	[ "ellipse", "orbit", "nucleus", "revolution" ]	B
sciq-7118	multiple_choice	What are kpa, atm, and mmhg measurement units for?	[ "pressure", "temperature", "weight", "velocity" ]	A
sciq-4360	multiple_choice	What is algae easier to covert into that corn is currently used for?	[ "food", "sugar", "fuel", "oil" ]	C
sciq-4557	multiple_choice	What is the part of the flower that produces pollen?	[ "leaves", "stigma", "cones", "stamen" ]	D
sciq-4075	multiple_choice	What arteries carry oxygen-poor blood away from the heart to the lungs?	[ "subclavian", "pulmonary", "femoral", "aorta" ]	B
sciq-4275	multiple_choice	What structures on the gastrodermal cells keep the contents of the gastrovascular cavity agitated and help distribute nutrients?	[ "nucleus", "sporangia", "flagella", "telomeres" ]	C
sciq-5697	multiple_choice	Electronegativity is a qualitative measure of how much an atom attracts what in a covalent bond?	[ "isotopes", "electrons", "protons", "neutrons" ]	B
sciq-10377	multiple_choice	Where do most cubozoans live?	[ "lakes", "rivers", "tropical oceans", "arctic oceans" ]	C
sciq-8101	multiple_choice	What kind of weathering changes the size of a mineral or rock but does not change its chemical composition?	[ "mechanical weathering", "radiation", "molecular weathering", "chemical reaction" ]	A
sciq-4522	multiple_choice	What is the study of structure, properties, and interactions of matter?	[ "chemistry", "geology", "biology", "petrology" ]	A
sciq-117	multiple_choice	The bones of the skull are connected by what type of joints?	[ "pivoting", "immovable", "semi-mobile", "adjustable" ]	B
sciq-3962	multiple_choice	What is the most common type of volcano?	[ "block cone", "flat", "geyser", "cinder cone" ]	D
sciq-3406	multiple_choice	What is the bending of waves around a corner called?	[ "propulsion", "absorption", "reflection", "diffraction" ]	D
sciq-3546	multiple_choice	Iron is oxidized to fe2+(aq) at an anodic site on the surface of the iron, which is often an impurity or this?	[ "spontaneous mutation", "displacement defect", "lattice defect", "ladder complex" ]	C
ai2_arc-126	multiple_choice	In which of the following ways are photosynthesis and cellular respiration alike?	[ "Both processes produce glucose.", "Both processes consume carbon dioxide.", "Both processes take place in chloroplasts.", "Both processes involve energy transformations." ]	D
sciq-9203	multiple_choice	Unlike ionic compounds, covalent compounds do not have freely moving what?	[ "atoms", "Nuclei.", "electrons", "neutrons" ]	C
sciq-6352	multiple_choice	What is defined as the mass per unit volume of a substance?	[ "weight", "diameter", "height", "density" ]	D
sciq-8501	multiple_choice	How do invertebrates reproduce?	[ "constantly", "sexually", "randomly", "asexually" ]	B
sciq-5318	multiple_choice	What happens to the energy levels of electrons as they are closer to the nucleus?	[ "they balance", "they divide", "they are lower", "they are higher" ]	C
sciq-5339	multiple_choice	Because collisions are ______, energy can be transferred between molecules during them.	[ "elastic", "inelastic", "preservative", "conductive" ]	A
sciq-4775	multiple_choice	What do neutral atoms have the same number of?	[ "gases and protons", "Measure and electrons", "electrons and protons", "toxins and protons" ]	C
sciq-4550	multiple_choice	Oxygen has the second highest electronegativity of any element; consequently, it prefers to share or accept electrons from other elements. only with fluorine does oxygen form compounds in this?	[ "liquid oxidation states", "positive oxidation states", "negative Oxidation States", "chemical oxidation states" ]	B
sciq-6127	multiple_choice	What is the name of the stage of life when a child becomes sexually mature?	[ "reproductive stage", "puberty", "pre-adolescence", "adulthood" ]	B
sciq-7059	multiple_choice	What cellular structure moves molecules between locations inside the cell?	[ "transport vessels", "transport vesicles", "dna vesicles", "capillaries" ]	B
ai2_arc-808	multiple_choice	Which statement best explains why a car that is rolling on a level surface will eventually come to a stop?	[ "Frictional forces oppose the motion of the car.", "Forward motion slowly runs out as energy is expended.", "The natural state of an object is to be at rest.", "Inertia acting on an object will dissipate." ]	A
sciq-10842	multiple_choice	What is one of the most common biochemical compounds on earth and is found in all plants?	[ "sulfur", "cellulose", "carbon dioxide", "hydrogen" ]	B
sciq-7998	multiple_choice	What type of animal in the sea spend most of their lives as medusae?	[ "fish", "whales", "jellyfish", "sharks" ]	C
sciq-2523	multiple_choice	Enzymes in the stomach and small intestine break down proteins into what components?	[ "amino acids", "lactic acids", "atoms", "antioxidants" ]	A
ai2_arc-536	multiple_choice	In Florida, both panthers and bobcats prey on white-tailed deer. How will their competition for food most likely be affected if white-tailed deer populations in Florida suddenly decreases?	[ "Competition will increase between bobcats and panthers.", "Competition will decrease between bobcats and panthers.", "Competition will increase between white-tailed deer and bobcats.", "Competition will decrease between white-tailed deer and panthers." ]	A
sciq-5531	multiple_choice	What color light is actually the absence of electromagnetic waves in the visible spectrum, for humans?	[ "infrared light", "blue light", "ultraviolet light", "black light" ]	D
ai2_arc-582	multiple_choice	A baby horse will inherit all of these traits from its parents except	[ "height.", "weight.", "coat color.", "preferred food." ]	D
sciq-11347	multiple_choice	What are the secretions released by the endocrine glands called?	[ "fluids", "enzymes", "hormones", "acids" ]	C
sciq-7524	multiple_choice	What is the only metal that is a liquid at room temperature?	[ "tin", "mercury", "aluminum", "copper" ]	B
sciq-3873	multiple_choice	Daughter cells divide by what?	[ "nucleus", "meiosis", "electrolysis", "mitosis" ]	B
sciq-9524	multiple_choice	Drilling wells into hot rocks to release hot water or steam is an example of what kind of power plant?	[ "hydroelectric", "fossil fuel", "solar", "geothermal" ]	D
sciq-10523	multiple_choice	Magnetism is due to the movement of what within atoms?	[ "magnetrons", "protons", "neutrons", "electrons" ]	D
sciq-1779	multiple_choice	What group of elements does sodium belong to?	[ "alkali metals", "noble gases", "metalloids", "halogens" ]	A
sciq-9924	multiple_choice	What factors consist of parts of the environment that are or were alive, and their remains?	[ "xerophytic factors", "biotic factors", "decomposition factors", "abiotic factors" ]	B
sciq-7411	multiple_choice	Most of the gray matter is on the surface of the brain, surrounding what other type of matter?	[ "dark matter", "corrugated", "blue", "white" ]	D
sciq-6911	multiple_choice	Oversecretion of insulin can cause what?	[ "inflammation", "hypoglycemia", "hypoxia", "hyperglycemia" ]	B
sciq-10027	multiple_choice	What includes the living organisms in an area and the non-living aspects of the environment?	[ "degradation", "ecosystem", "habitat", "outpost" ]	B
sciq-7841	multiple_choice	What do jellyfish use to startle predators?	[ "visible light", "black light", "harsh light", "bicellular light" ]	A
sciq-7091	multiple_choice	What is the term for potential energy due to the position of an object above earth?	[ "gravitational indication energy", "gravitational pull energy", "gravitational recovery energy", "gravitational potential energy" ]	D
sciq-7338	multiple_choice	What type of plants are the mosses, the hornwarts, and the liverworts considered to be?	[ "spirogyra", "xerophyte", "nonvascular", "Vascular" ]	C
sciq-2534	multiple_choice	Chlorophyll is used in what food-making process that plants carry out?	[ "digestion", "photosynthesis", "isolation", "colorization" ]	B
sciq-4215	multiple_choice	What is is a measurement of the force amplification of a machine?	[ "mechanical push", "mechanical pull", "mechanical advantage", "force multiplier" ]	C
sciq-5596	multiple_choice	Generally, momentum implies a tendency to continue on course—to move in the same direction—and is associated with great mass and speed. momentum, like energy, is important because it is what?	[ "conserved", "sequences", "endless", "invisible" ]	A
sciq-9771	multiple_choice	What is the only metalloid in group 13?	[ "gallium", "phosphorus", "boron", "alluminum" ]	C
sciq-7839	multiple_choice	What has high surface tension because of extensive hydrogen bonding?	[ "hydrocarbons", "gases", "water", "air" ]	C
sciq-1821	multiple_choice	What is another word for seed plants?	[ "echinoderm", "protosperm", "phyla", "gymnosperm" ]	D
sciq-4563	multiple_choice	What has increased the greenhouse effect?	[ "temperature changes", "ozone depletion", "human actions", "climate change" ]	C
scienceQA-7976	multiple_choice	Select the vertebrate.	[ "black widow spider", "ladybug", "atlas moth", "flounder" ]	D	A ladybug is an insect. Like other insects, a ladybug is an invertebrate. It does not have a backbone. It has an exoskeleton. An atlas moth is an insect. Like other insects, an atlas moth is an invertebrate. It does not have a backbone. It has an exoskeleton. Like other spiders, a black widow spider is an invertebrate. It does not have a backbone. It has an exoskeleton. A flounder is a fish. Like other fish, a flounder is a vertebrate. It has a backbone.
sciq-10522	multiple_choice	Amino acid units in a protein are connected by what bonds?	[ "peptide", "acidic", "covalent", "ionic" ]	A
sciq-807	multiple_choice	What is the term for environmental causes of mutations?	[ "carcinogens", "mutagens", "pollutants", "catalysts" ]	B
sciq-1592	multiple_choice	Which organelle specific to plant cells is responsible for photosynthesis?	[ "the mitochondria", "the vacuole", "the lipid", "the chloroplast" ]	D
sciq-5881	multiple_choice	What substance causes oxidation by accepting electrons?	[ "thermal agent", "solvents", "enzymes", "oxidizing agent" ]	D
sciq-9325	multiple_choice	When volume does not change, temperature is proportional to what other property?	[ "pressure", "resistance", "Density", "Length" ]	A
sciq-2074	multiple_choice	Behaviors that occur naturally and are not learned are called what?	[ "innate", "acquired", "adaptive", "intuitive" ]	A
scienceQA-5934	multiple_choice	Select the solid.	[ "marbles", "rain", "coffee", "air inside a soccer ball" ]	A	Coffee is a liquid. A liquid takes the shape of any container it is in. If you pour coffee into a different container, the coffee will take the shape of that container. But the coffee will still take up the same amount of space. A marble is a solid. A solid has a size and shape of its own. A marble can be made of clear or colored glass. The air inside a soccer ball is a gas. A gas expands to fill a space. The air fills all the space inside the soccer ball. If air leaks out, it will expand into the space around the ball. Rain is a liquid. A liquid takes the shape of any container it is in. If you put rainwater into a bucket, the rainwater will take the shape of the bucket. But the rainwater will still take up the same amount of space.
sciq-7122	multiple_choice	What is the membrane that surrounds a fetus called?	[ "umbilical sac", "cell membrane", "umbilicus", "amniotic sac" ]	D
sciq-6920	multiple_choice	What part of blood releases clotting factors?	[ "hemoglobin", "erythrocytes", "platelets", "white blood cells" ]	C
sciq-5391	multiple_choice	What also happens when people feel anxious and breathe too fast?	[ "they become lightheaded", "they become pettite", "they become elated", "they become hostile" ]	A
sciq-7423	multiple_choice	What is occasional chest pain known as?	[ "cardiac arrest", "angina pectoris", "arrhythmia", "heart murmur" ]	B
ai2_arc-247	multiple_choice	Two identical plants are planted 3 meters apart. One plant is flowering, but the other is not. A student concludes that the plants are receiving an unequal supply of water. Another possible explanation the other plant is not flowering is that the plants are	[ "too close to one another.", "receiving different amounts of sunlight.", "in soil with high humus content.", "receiving different amounts of carbon dioxide." ]	B
sciq-7803	multiple_choice	Muscle groups are controlled by what mechanism?	[ "activation energy", "growth hormones", "cerebral cortex", "motor cortex" ]	D
sciq-6480	multiple_choice	What do you call a mixture in which some particles settle out of it when it is left standing?	[ "suspension", "homogenous", "emulsion", "alloy" ]	A
sciq-11139	multiple_choice	In science, what is constantly tested, sometimes revised, sometimes thrown out and sometimes well-established?	[ "a technique", "a theory", "a study", "a variable" ]	B
sciq-3795	multiple_choice	Like the strings of cello, anything that vibrates produces waves of what?	[ "light", "heating", "energy", "sound" ]	C
sciq-8515	multiple_choice	Chemical changes occur because of what?	[ "evaporation", "liquid reactions", "toxic reactions", "chemical reactions" ]	D
sciq-3066	multiple_choice	What kind of waves are electromagnetic waves?	[ "transverse", "curved", "inverse", "amplitude" ]	A
sciq-2827	multiple_choice	What is the group of all the eukaryotes that are not fungi, animals, or plants called?	[ "protists", "filamentous", "lizards", "arthropods" ]	A
sciq-10920	multiple_choice	What do we call an interruption in the normal conduction pathway of the heart?	[ "heart attack", "heartburn", "heart block", "infarction" ]	C
sciq-696	multiple_choice	Fitness and natural selection are parts of what theory that might describe how organisms change over time?	[ "dessication", "evolution", "implementation", "gravity" ]	B
sciq-2736	multiple_choice	As roots grow longer they will always do what?	[ "grow downward", "get larger", "get thicker", "change direction" ]	A
sciq-4640	multiple_choice	Why does water have a high surface tension?	[ "oxygenation", "hydrogen bonding", "high freezing point", "helium bonding" ]	B
sciq-8431	multiple_choice	Aquatic biomes are determined mainly by distance from shore and what other factor?	[ "species populations", "water temperature", "depth of water", "salinity" ]	C
ai2_arc-1010	multiple_choice	Newton's work in physics helped to provide mathematical explanations for the earlier conclusions of which scientist?	[ "Ptolemy", "Aristotle", "Nicolas Copernicus", "Dmitri Mendeleev" ]	C
sciq-3993	multiple_choice	What kind of eruption do scientists think is caused by a very large magma chamber erupting entirely in one catastrophic explosion?	[ "brucei eruption", "supervolcano eruption", "supermagma eruption", "mangxamba eruption" ]	B
ai2_arc-1050	multiple_choice	When placed at equal distances apart, the greatest gravitational attraction will be between two	[ "skateboards.", "refrigerators.", "bowling balls.", "school buses." ]	D
sciq-9103	multiple_choice	We know from what type of waves produced by earthquakes that parts of the interior of the earth are liquid?	[ "kinetic", "volcanic", "electromagnetic", "seismic" ]	D
sciq-7447	multiple_choice	Steel, bronze, and brass are examples of what?	[ "oxides", "alloys", "chemicals", "compounds" ]	B
sciq-10187	multiple_choice	How is the chance of survival affected when animals lack parental care?	[ "variable", "increased", "decreased", "unaffected" ]	C
sciq-9570	multiple_choice	What is defined as the product of a force times the distance over which the force acts?	[ "matter", "motion", "work", "energy" ]	C
sciq-1827	multiple_choice	Which word describes how an extracellular solution can change the volume of a cell by affecting osmosis?	[ "trichina", "velocity", "instability", "tonicity" ]	D
sciq-493	multiple_choice	What term is used to describe a chemical released by an animal that affects the behavior or physiology of animals of the same species?	[ "isolate", "amino", "enzyme", "pheromone" ]	D
sciq-7094	multiple_choice	The nuclei of radioisotopes are unstable, so they constantly decay and emit what?	[ "acid", "radiation", "chemicals", "moisture" ]	B
sciq-6132	multiple_choice	Eventually the parent cell will pinch apart to form two identical types of what cells?	[ "daughter cells", "son cells", "father cells", "brother cells" ]	A
ai2_arc-49	multiple_choice	In living things, smaller substances are linked to make up larger substances. Which of the following correctly describes a larger substance made by linking smaller substances?	[ "Nucleotides are linked to make up DNA.", "Amino acids are linked to make up DNA.", "Proteins are linked to make up nucleotides.", "Nucleic acids are linked to make up proteins." ]	A
sciq-7109	multiple_choice	What shape is the lens of the eye?	[ "angular", "spherical", "concave", "convex" ]	D
sciq-4317	multiple_choice	What do secondary spermatocytes form when completing meiosis?	[ "sporozoans", "semen", "pores", "spermatids" ]	D
sciq-3571	multiple_choice	What has revolutionized human society over the past several decades?	[ "food technology", "flight technology", "travel technology", "computer technology" ]	D
ai2_arc-587	multiple_choice	According to the fossil record, the first horses were smaller than modern species. Throughout time, horses have gradually changed	[ "to become better hunters.", "in order to re-populate the Earth.", "in response to an altering environment.", "to become useful for humans." ]	C
sciq-8446	multiple_choice	What are most protist diseases in humans caused by?	[ "ticks", "lice", "eukaryots", "protozoa" ]	D
sciq-5385	multiple_choice	Most members of the animal kingdom have differentiated tissues of four main classes—nervous, muscular, connective, and this?	[ "crystalline", "epithelial", "digestive", "neural" ]	B
sciq-5581	multiple_choice	What are composed of an oxygen atom that forms single bonds with two carbon atoms?	[ "ethers", "solvents", "acids", "sugars" ]	A
sciq-9280	multiple_choice	Most of these bacterial illnesses can be prevented with proper cooking of food and washing what?	[ "teeth", "hands", "vegetables", "hair" ]	B
sciq-8227	multiple_choice	Herbivores are heterotrophs that eat only or mainly what?	[ "animals", "fish", "decayed matter", "plants" ]	D
sciq-9351	multiple_choice	A gene may have different versions called what?	[ "peptides", "alleles", "genomes", "locus" ]	B

sciq-941

multiple_choice

What type of living things break down dead organisms and recycle their nutrients into the soil?

[ "decomposers", "consumers", "probiotics", "producers" ]

A

sciq-7852

multiple_choice

The peripheral nervous system consists of all the nerves that are found outside what?

[ "central nervous system", "large nervous system", "autonomic nerous system", "somatic nervous system" ]

A

sciq-11214

multiple_choice

All planets exhibit the same or nearly the same direction and shape of what path around the sun?

[ "ellipse", "orbit", "nucleus", "revolution" ]

B

sciq-7118

multiple_choice

What are kpa, atm, and mmhg measurement units for?

[ "pressure", "temperature", "weight", "velocity" ]

A

sciq-4360

multiple_choice

What is algae easier to covert into that corn is currently used for?

[ "food", "sugar", "fuel", "oil" ]

C

sciq-4557

multiple_choice

What is the part of the flower that produces pollen?

[ "leaves", "stigma", "cones", "stamen" ]

D

sciq-4075

multiple_choice

What arteries carry oxygen-poor blood away from the heart to the lungs?

[ "subclavian", "pulmonary", "femoral", "aorta" ]

B

sciq-4275

multiple_choice

What structures on the gastrodermal cells keep the contents of the gastrovascular cavity agitated and help distribute nutrients?

[ "nucleus", "sporangia", "flagella", "telomeres" ]

C

sciq-5697

multiple_choice

Electronegativity is a qualitative measure of how much an atom attracts what in a covalent bond?

[ "isotopes", "electrons", "protons", "neutrons" ]

B

sciq-10377

multiple_choice

Where do most cubozoans live?

[ "lakes", "rivers", "tropical oceans", "arctic oceans" ]

C

sciq-8101

multiple_choice

What kind of weathering changes the size of a mineral or rock but does not change its chemical composition?

[ "mechanical weathering", "radiation", "molecular weathering", "chemical reaction" ]

A

sciq-4522

multiple_choice

What is the study of structure, properties, and interactions of matter?

[ "chemistry", "geology", "biology", "petrology" ]

A

sciq-117

multiple_choice

The bones of the skull are connected by what type of joints?

[ "pivoting", "immovable", "semi-mobile", "adjustable" ]

B

sciq-3962

multiple_choice

What is the most common type of volcano?

[ "block cone", "flat", "geyser", "cinder cone" ]

D

sciq-3406

multiple_choice

What is the bending of waves around a corner called?

[ "propulsion", "absorption", "reflection", "diffraction" ]

D

sciq-3546

multiple_choice

Iron is oxidized to fe2+(aq) at an anodic site on the surface of the iron, which is often an impurity or this?

[ "spontaneous mutation", "displacement defect", "lattice defect", "ladder complex" ]

C

ai2_arc-126

multiple_choice

In which of the following ways are photosynthesis and cellular respiration alike?

[ "Both processes produce glucose.", "Both processes consume carbon dioxide.", "Both processes take place in chloroplasts.", "Both processes involve energy transformations." ]

D

sciq-9203

multiple_choice

Unlike ionic compounds, covalent compounds do not have freely moving what?

[ "atoms", "Nuclei.", "electrons", "neutrons" ]

C

sciq-6352

multiple_choice

What is defined as the mass per unit volume of a substance?

[ "weight", "diameter", "height", "density" ]

D

sciq-8501

multiple_choice

How do invertebrates reproduce?

[ "constantly", "sexually", "randomly", "asexually" ]

B

sciq-5318

multiple_choice

What happens to the energy levels of electrons as they are closer to the nucleus?

[ "they balance", "they divide", "they are lower", "they are higher" ]

C

sciq-5339

multiple_choice

Because collisions are ______, energy can be transferred between molecules during them.

[ "elastic", "inelastic", "preservative", "conductive" ]

A

sciq-4775

multiple_choice

What do neutral atoms have the same number of?

[ "gases and protons", "Measure and electrons", "electrons and protons", "toxins and protons" ]

C

sciq-4550

multiple_choice

Oxygen has the second highest electronegativity of any element; consequently, it prefers to share or accept electrons from other elements. only with fluorine does oxygen form compounds in this?

[ "liquid oxidation states", "positive oxidation states", "negative Oxidation States", "chemical oxidation states" ]

B

sciq-6127

multiple_choice

What is the name of the stage of life when a child becomes sexually mature?

[ "reproductive stage", "puberty", "pre-adolescence", "adulthood" ]

B

sciq-7059

multiple_choice

What cellular structure moves molecules between locations inside the cell?

[ "transport vessels", "transport vesicles", "dna vesicles", "capillaries" ]

B

ai2_arc-808

multiple_choice

Which statement best explains why a car that is rolling on a level surface will eventually come to a stop?

[ "Frictional forces oppose the motion of the car.", "Forward motion slowly runs out as energy is expended.", "The natural state of an object is to be at rest.", "Inertia acting on an object will dissipate." ]

A

sciq-10842

multiple_choice

What is one of the most common biochemical compounds on earth and is found in all plants?

[ "sulfur", "cellulose", "carbon dioxide", "hydrogen" ]

B

sciq-7998

multiple_choice

What type of animal in the sea spend most of their lives as medusae?

[ "fish", "whales", "jellyfish", "sharks" ]

C

sciq-2523

multiple_choice

Enzymes in the stomach and small intestine break down proteins into what components?

[ "amino acids", "lactic acids", "atoms", "antioxidants" ]

A

ai2_arc-536

multiple_choice

In Florida, both panthers and bobcats prey on white-tailed deer. How will their competition for food most likely be affected if white-tailed deer populations in Florida suddenly decreases?

[ "Competition will increase between bobcats and panthers.", "Competition will decrease between bobcats and panthers.", "Competition will increase between white-tailed deer and bobcats.", "Competition will decrease between white-tailed deer and panthers." ]

A

sciq-5531

multiple_choice

What color light is actually the absence of electromagnetic waves in the visible spectrum, for humans?

[ "infrared light", "blue light", "ultraviolet light", "black light" ]

D

ai2_arc-582

multiple_choice

A baby horse will inherit all of these traits from its parents except

[ "height.", "weight.", "coat color.", "preferred food." ]

D

sciq-11347

multiple_choice

What are the secretions released by the endocrine glands called?

[ "fluids", "enzymes", "hormones", "acids" ]

C

sciq-7524

multiple_choice

What is the only metal that is a liquid at room temperature?

[ "tin", "mercury", "aluminum", "copper" ]

B

sciq-3873

multiple_choice

Daughter cells divide by what?

[ "nucleus", "meiosis", "electrolysis", "mitosis" ]

B

sciq-9524

multiple_choice

Drilling wells into hot rocks to release hot water or steam is an example of what kind of power plant?

[ "hydroelectric", "fossil fuel", "solar", "geothermal" ]

D

sciq-10523

multiple_choice

Magnetism is due to the movement of what within atoms?

[ "magnetrons", "protons", "neutrons", "electrons" ]

D

sciq-1779

multiple_choice

What group of elements does sodium belong to?

[ "alkali metals", "noble gases", "metalloids", "halogens" ]

A

sciq-9924

multiple_choice

What factors consist of parts of the environment that are or were alive, and their remains?

[ "xerophytic factors", "biotic factors", "decomposition factors", "abiotic factors" ]

B

sciq-7411

multiple_choice

Most of the gray matter is on the surface of the brain, surrounding what other type of matter?

[ "dark matter", "corrugated", "blue", "white" ]

D

sciq-6911

multiple_choice

Oversecretion of insulin can cause what?

[ "inflammation", "hypoglycemia", "hypoxia", "hyperglycemia" ]

B

sciq-10027

multiple_choice

What includes the living organisms in an area and the non-living aspects of the environment?

[ "degradation", "ecosystem", "habitat", "outpost" ]

B

sciq-7841

multiple_choice

What do jellyfish use to startle predators?

[ "visible light", "black light", "harsh light", "bicellular light" ]

A

sciq-7091

multiple_choice

What is the term for potential energy due to the position of an object above earth?

[ "gravitational indication energy", "gravitational pull energy", "gravitational recovery energy", "gravitational potential energy" ]

D

sciq-7338

multiple_choice

What type of plants are the mosses, the hornwarts, and the liverworts considered to be?

[ "spirogyra", "xerophyte", "nonvascular", "Vascular" ]

C

sciq-2534

multiple_choice

Chlorophyll is used in what food-making process that plants carry out?

[ "digestion", "photosynthesis", "isolation", "colorization" ]

B

sciq-4215

multiple_choice

What is is a measurement of the force amplification of a machine?

[ "mechanical push", "mechanical pull", "mechanical advantage", "force multiplier" ]

C

sciq-5596

multiple_choice

Generally, momentum implies a tendency to continue on course—to move in the same direction—and is associated with great mass and speed. momentum, like energy, is important because it is what?

[ "conserved", "sequences", "endless", "invisible" ]

A

sciq-9771

multiple_choice

What is the only metalloid in group 13?

[ "gallium", "phosphorus", "boron", "alluminum" ]

C

sciq-7839

multiple_choice

What has high surface tension because of extensive hydrogen bonding?

[ "hydrocarbons", "gases", "water", "air" ]

C

sciq-1821

multiple_choice

What is another word for seed plants?

[ "echinoderm", "protosperm", "phyla", "gymnosperm" ]

D

sciq-4563

multiple_choice

What has increased the greenhouse effect?

[ "temperature changes", "ozone depletion", "human actions", "climate change" ]

C

scienceQA-7976

multiple_choice

Select the vertebrate.

[ "black widow spider", "ladybug", "atlas moth", "flounder" ]

D

A ladybug is an insect. Like other insects, a ladybug is an invertebrate. It does not have a backbone. It has an exoskeleton. An atlas moth is an insect. Like other insects, an atlas moth is an invertebrate. It does not have a backbone. It has an exoskeleton. Like other spiders, a black widow spider is an invertebrate. It does not have a backbone. It has an exoskeleton. A flounder is a fish. Like other fish, a flounder is a vertebrate. It has a backbone.

sciq-10522

multiple_choice

Amino acid units in a protein are connected by what bonds?

[ "peptide", "acidic", "covalent", "ionic" ]

A

sciq-807

multiple_choice

What is the term for environmental causes of mutations?

[ "carcinogens", "mutagens", "pollutants", "catalysts" ]

B

sciq-1592

multiple_choice

Which organelle specific to plant cells is responsible for photosynthesis?

[ "the mitochondria", "the vacuole", "the lipid", "the chloroplast" ]

D

sciq-5881

multiple_choice

What substance causes oxidation by accepting electrons?

[ "thermal agent", "solvents", "enzymes", "oxidizing agent" ]

D

sciq-9325

multiple_choice

When volume does not change, temperature is proportional to what other property?

[ "pressure", "resistance", "Density", "Length" ]

A

sciq-2074

multiple_choice

Behaviors that occur naturally and are not learned are called what?

[ "innate", "acquired", "adaptive", "intuitive" ]

A

scienceQA-5934

multiple_choice

Select the solid.

[ "marbles", "rain", "coffee", "air inside a soccer ball" ]

A

Coffee is a liquid. A liquid takes the shape of any container it is in. If you pour coffee into a different container, the coffee will take the shape of that container. But the coffee will still take up the same amount of space. A marble is a solid. A solid has a size and shape of its own. A marble can be made of clear or colored glass. The air inside a soccer ball is a gas. A gas expands to fill a space. The air fills all the space inside the soccer ball. If air leaks out, it will expand into the space around the ball. Rain is a liquid. A liquid takes the shape of any container it is in. If you put rainwater into a bucket, the rainwater will take the shape of the bucket. But the rainwater will still take up the same amount of space.

sciq-7122

multiple_choice

What is the membrane that surrounds a fetus called?

[ "umbilical sac", "cell membrane", "umbilicus", "amniotic sac" ]

D

sciq-6920

multiple_choice

What part of blood releases clotting factors?

[ "hemoglobin", "erythrocytes", "platelets", "white blood cells" ]

C

sciq-5391

multiple_choice

What also happens when people feel anxious and breathe too fast?

[ "they become lightheaded", "they become pettite", "they become elated", "they become hostile" ]

A

sciq-7423

multiple_choice

What is occasional chest pain known as?

[ "cardiac arrest", "angina pectoris", "arrhythmia", "heart murmur" ]

B

ai2_arc-247

multiple_choice

Two identical plants are planted 3 meters apart. One plant is flowering, but the other is not. A student concludes that the plants are receiving an unequal supply of water. Another possible explanation the other plant is not flowering is that the plants are

[ "too close to one another.", "receiving different amounts of sunlight.", "in soil with high humus content.", "receiving different amounts of carbon dioxide." ]

B

sciq-7803

multiple_choice

Muscle groups are controlled by what mechanism?

[ "activation energy", "growth hormones", "cerebral cortex", "motor cortex" ]

D

sciq-6480

multiple_choice

What do you call a mixture in which some particles settle out of it when it is left standing?

[ "suspension", "homogenous", "emulsion", "alloy" ]

A

sciq-11139

multiple_choice

In science, what is constantly tested, sometimes revised, sometimes thrown out and sometimes well-established?

[ "a technique", "a theory", "a study", "a variable" ]

B

sciq-3795

multiple_choice

Like the strings of cello, anything that vibrates produces waves of what?

[ "light", "heating", "energy", "sound" ]

C

sciq-8515

multiple_choice

Chemical changes occur because of what?

[ "evaporation", "liquid reactions", "toxic reactions", "chemical reactions" ]

D

sciq-3066

multiple_choice

What kind of waves are electromagnetic waves?

[ "transverse", "curved", "inverse", "amplitude" ]

A

sciq-2827

multiple_choice

What is the group of all the eukaryotes that are not fungi, animals, or plants called?

[ "protists", "filamentous", "lizards", "arthropods" ]

A

sciq-10920

multiple_choice

What do we call an interruption in the normal conduction pathway of the heart?

[ "heart attack", "heartburn", "heart block", "infarction" ]

C

sciq-696

multiple_choice

Fitness and natural selection are parts of what theory that might describe how organisms change over time?

[ "dessication", "evolution", "implementation", "gravity" ]

B

sciq-2736

multiple_choice

As roots grow longer they will always do what?

[ "grow downward", "get larger", "get thicker", "change direction" ]

A

sciq-4640

multiple_choice

Why does water have a high surface tension?

[ "oxygenation", "hydrogen bonding", "high freezing point", "helium bonding" ]

B

sciq-8431

multiple_choice

Aquatic biomes are determined mainly by distance from shore and what other factor?

[ "species populations", "water temperature", "depth of water", "salinity" ]

C

ai2_arc-1010

multiple_choice

Newton's work in physics helped to provide mathematical explanations for the earlier conclusions of which scientist?

[ "Ptolemy", "Aristotle", "Nicolas Copernicus", "Dmitri Mendeleev" ]

C

sciq-3993

multiple_choice

What kind of eruption do scientists think is caused by a very large magma chamber erupting entirely in one catastrophic explosion?

[ "brucei eruption", "supervolcano eruption", "supermagma eruption", "mangxamba eruption" ]

B

ai2_arc-1050

multiple_choice

When placed at equal distances apart, the greatest gravitational attraction will be between two

[ "skateboards.", "refrigerators.", "bowling balls.", "school buses." ]

D

sciq-9103

multiple_choice

We know from what type of waves produced by earthquakes that parts of the interior of the earth are liquid?

[ "kinetic", "volcanic", "electromagnetic", "seismic" ]

D

sciq-7447

multiple_choice

Steel, bronze, and brass are examples of what?

[ "oxides", "alloys", "chemicals", "compounds" ]

B

sciq-10187

multiple_choice

How is the chance of survival affected when animals lack parental care?

[ "variable", "increased", "decreased", "unaffected" ]

C

sciq-9570

multiple_choice

What is defined as the product of a force times the distance over which the force acts?

[ "matter", "motion", "work", "energy" ]

C

sciq-1827

multiple_choice

Which word describes how an extracellular solution can change the volume of a cell by affecting osmosis?

[ "trichina", "velocity", "instability", "tonicity" ]

D

sciq-493

multiple_choice

What term is used to describe a chemical released by an animal that affects the behavior or physiology of animals of the same species?

[ "isolate", "amino", "enzyme", "pheromone" ]

D

sciq-7094

multiple_choice

The nuclei of radioisotopes are unstable, so they constantly decay and emit what?

[ "acid", "radiation", "chemicals", "moisture" ]

B

sciq-6132

multiple_choice

Eventually the parent cell will pinch apart to form two identical types of what cells?

[ "daughter cells", "son cells", "father cells", "brother cells" ]

A

ai2_arc-49

multiple_choice

In living things, smaller substances are linked to make up larger substances. Which of the following correctly describes a larger substance made by linking smaller substances?

[ "Nucleotides are linked to make up DNA.", "Amino acids are linked to make up DNA.", "Proteins are linked to make up nucleotides.", "Nucleic acids are linked to make up proteins." ]

A

sciq-7109

multiple_choice

What shape is the lens of the eye?

[ "angular", "spherical", "concave", "convex" ]

D

sciq-4317

multiple_choice

What do secondary spermatocytes form when completing meiosis?

[ "sporozoans", "semen", "pores", "spermatids" ]

D

sciq-3571

multiple_choice

What has revolutionized human society over the past several decades?

[ "food technology", "flight technology", "travel technology", "computer technology" ]

D

ai2_arc-587

multiple_choice

According to the fossil record, the first horses were smaller than modern species. Throughout time, horses have gradually changed

[ "to become better hunters.", "in order to re-populate the Earth.", "in response to an altering environment.", "to become useful for humans." ]

C

sciq-8446

multiple_choice

What are most protist diseases in humans caused by?

[ "ticks", "lice", "eukaryots", "protozoa" ]

D

sciq-5385

multiple_choice

Most members of the animal kingdom have differentiated tissues of four main classes—nervous, muscular, connective, and this?

[ "crystalline", "epithelial", "digestive", "neural" ]

B

sciq-5581

multiple_choice

What are composed of an oxygen atom that forms single bonds with two carbon atoms?

[ "ethers", "solvents", "acids", "sugars" ]

A

sciq-9280

multiple_choice

Most of these bacterial illnesses can be prevented with proper cooking of food and washing what?

[ "teeth", "hands", "vegetables", "hair" ]

B

sciq-8227

multiple_choice

Herbivores are heterotrophs that eat only or mainly what?

[ "animals", "fish", "decayed matter", "plants" ]

D

sciq-9351

multiple_choice

A gene may have different versions called what?

[ "peptides", "alleles", "genomes", "locus" ]

B