Jenjamin3000/MNLP_M3_MCQA_before_FT · Datasets at Hugging Face

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scienceQA-10233	multiple_choice	Select the bird.	[ "dwarf crocodile", "human", "gray crowned crane", "wombat" ]	C	A wombat is a mammal. It has fur and feeds its young milk. Wombats have strong claws on their front feet. They use their claws to dig underground holes called burrows. A human is a mammal. It has hair and feeds its young milk. Humans are a type of animal called a primate. Monkeys and apes are also primates. A dwarf crocodile is a reptile. It has scaly, waterproof skin. Crocodiles hunt their prey in or near water. A gray crowned crane is a bird. It has feathers, two wings, and a beak. Cranes wade in shallow water to look for food. Cranes eat insects, worms, and plants.
sciq-3321	multiple_choice	What type of bounded nucleus do protists have?	[ "Endoplasmic reticulum", "Mitochondrion", "Ribosomes", "membrane" ]	D
sciq-10009	multiple_choice	To undo the tarnish on copper pennies, you can place them in what liquid?	[ "distilled water", "seawater", "vinegar", "honey" ]	C
sciq-7018	multiple_choice	In glycolysis, glucose is split into two molecules of pyruvate. this results in a net gain of?	[ "three atp molecules", "two atp molecules", "six atp molecules", "four atp molecules" ]	B
sciq-592	multiple_choice	Controlling muscles and maintaining balance are just two of the roles of what system?	[ "digestive system", "nervous system", "electrical system", "bacterial system" ]	B
sciq-7175	multiple_choice	Endosperm usually develops before the what does?	[ "nucleus", "gamete", "embryo", "fetus" ]	C
ai2_arc-895	multiple_choice	The ocean water near the equator absorbs more heat throughout the year than ocean water near the North Pole. Which of the following best explains this difference?	[ "The equator is closer to the Sun.", "The equator has higher sea levels.", "The equator receives more direct sunlight.", "The equator rotates more quickly on Earth's axis." ]	C
sciq-2900	multiple_choice	Diabetes is a non-infectious disease in which the body is unable to control the amount of what in the blood?	[ "sugar", "protein", "water", "plasma" ]	A
sciq-9231	multiple_choice	The epochs of the universe are known back to very shortly after what 'explosive' event?	[ "Biggest bang", "big bang", "major bang", "Explosive bang" ]	B
sciq-7134	multiple_choice	Probability can be used to predict the chance of gametes and offspring having certain what?	[ "alleles", "molecules", "particles", "atoms" ]	A
sciq-1396	multiple_choice	Covalent bond energies can be used to estimate the enthalpy changes of what?	[ "Pressure reactions", "crystals reactions", "liquid reactions", "chemical reactions" ]	D
sciq-9602	multiple_choice	What often involves the loss of hydrogen, the gain of oxygen, or the loss of electrons?	[ "carbonation", "oxidation", "precipitation", "decomposition" ]	B
sciq-11059	multiple_choice	What is made up of the pinna, ear canal, and eardrum?	[ "the nervous system", "the inner ear", "the outer ear", "the epidermis" ]	C
sciq-7277	multiple_choice	What is a condition where plants are grown in mineral solutions without soil called?	[ "hydrozone", "biosphere", "climate zone", "hydroponics" ]	D
sciq-162	multiple_choice	What helps the plasma membrane keep its shape?	[ "molecules of oxygen", "molecules of cholesterol", "cytoplasm", "molecules of carbohydrates" ]	B
sciq-1470	multiple_choice	A salt concentration of 32 percent is nearly ten times that of what abundant resource?	[ "oxygen", "algae", "seawater", "fresh water" ]	C
sciq-9	multiple_choice	What is the stored food in a seed called?	[ "larval", "endosperm", "pollin", "membrane" ]	B
sciq-939	multiple_choice	Differences between organisms reflect differences between their nucleotide sequences rather than between their what?	[ "molecular codes", "genetic codes", "amino acids", "environments" ]	B
sciq-10549	multiple_choice	Which infection of multicellular eukaryotes is usually limited to particular tissues?	[ "digestive", "parasites", "viral", "bacterial" ]	C
ai2_arc-213	multiple_choice	Which unit is used to record distances between stars?	[ "miles", "kilometers", "light years", "astronomical units" ]	C
sciq-9092	multiple_choice	What burns to produce the white light in fireworks displays?	[ "nitrogen in air", "magnesium in air", "oxygen in air", "helium in air" ]	B
sciq-7041	multiple_choice	Electrons move, but they aren’t destroyed. this is the law of conservation of what?	[ "cost", "charge", "energy", "matter" ]	B
sciq-2771	multiple_choice	What is an area that is saturated with water or covered by water for at least one season of the year?	[ "a peat", "a wetland", "a valley", "a bog" ]	B
ai2_arc-137	multiple_choice	Which material should be used on a bicycle ramp to increase friction?	[ "shiny metal", "rough paper", "smooth wood", "wet plastic" ]	B
sciq-6785	multiple_choice	What is necessary for organisms to survive in the deepest parts of the ocean?	[ "adaptations", "mutation", "reflexes", "competition" ]	A
sciq-3779	multiple_choice	Every human cell has the same what, and each cell has thousands of them?	[ "DNA", "genes", "ribosomes", "chromosomes" ]	B
sciq-6988	multiple_choice	What is the term for the shallow space above the zygomatic arch in a skull?	[ "angular fossa", "distinct fossa", "temporal fossa", "Medium Fossa" ]	C
sciq-4616	multiple_choice	What do tadpoles clear out of waterways?	[ "oxygen", "disease", "pollution", "algae" ]	D
sciq-8172	multiple_choice	What do you call the temperature at which a liquid boils and starts changing to a gas?	[ "boiling point", "melting point", "transformation point", "vapor point" ]	A
sciq-3104	multiple_choice	The action of sunlight on the skin triggers the body to produce what vitamin?	[ "vitamin d", "Vitamin A", "tissue d", "metabolic d" ]	A
ai2_arc-1081	multiple_choice	Two populations of reef fish live in biological coexistence with each other. Which sentence best describes their relationship?	[ "The species compete with each other.", "One species preys on the other.", "The species ignore each other.", "One species benefits from the other." ]	C
sciq-11049	multiple_choice	What is a cluster of neuron cell bodies in the pns called?	[ "ganglion", "crystals", "groupilion", "gangnem" ]	A
sciq-3283	multiple_choice	Chemical equations need to be balanced to satisfy the law of what?	[ "glow of matter", "speed of matter", "conservation of matter", "material of matter" ]	C
sciq-4646	multiple_choice	What term describes the ability of matter to combine chemically with other substances?	[ "permeability", "oxidation", "reactivity", "Diffusion" ]	C
sciq-569	multiple_choice	The total number of protons and neutorns in an atom is called what?	[ "volume number", "mass number", "formation number", "atom number" ]	B
sciq-1724	multiple_choice	Covering about 16 percent of the moon's surface, maria are dark, solid, flat areas consisting of what substance?	[ "dust", "debris", "ash", "lava" ]	D
sciq-9225	multiple_choice	Meaning a disease that spreads from person to person, what term is synonymous with "contagious"?	[ "benign", "infectious", "harmless", "noncommunicable" ]	B
sciq-2214	multiple_choice	What type of galaxies are oval shaped, red or yellow, and contain mostly old stars?	[ "unique elliptical", "mutant ellipses", "ovoid anomalies", "typical elliptical" ]	D
ai2_arc-849	multiple_choice	A drop of red food coloring is added to a bowl of water. Several minutes later, all of the water is red. Which of these describes the change that took place?	[ "erosion", "osmosis", "diffusion", "transfusion" ]	C
ai2_arc-524	multiple_choice	If a book sitting on a flat table starts to move horizontally, it is most likely moving because	[ "a balanced force is being applied.", "a frictional force is being exerted.", "an unbalanced force is being applied.", "a gravitational force is being exerted." ]	C
sciq-8912	multiple_choice	When a male directly deposits sperm in a female during mating, this is considered what type of fertilization?	[ "external", "mechanical", "dual", "internal" ]	D
sciq-8494	multiple_choice	The alimentary canal is associated with what organ system?	[ "cardiovascular", "respiratory", "nervous", "digestive" ]	D
sciq-10737	multiple_choice	What is the term for the use of two or more lewis structures to represent the covalent bonding in a molecule?	[ "reaction", "frequency", "resonance", "harmony" ]	C
sciq-7398	multiple_choice	Warming conditions and, perhaps, human activities contributed to what fate of many organisms of the pleistocene era?	[ "accumulation", "extinction", "overpopulation", "evolution" ]	B
sciq-2047	multiple_choice	Which direction does the sun, moon, and stars appear to travel?	[ "east to west", "west to east", "north to south", "south to north" ]	A
sciq-657	multiple_choice	When sparks from a steel grinder react with oxygen, what do they form?	[ "rust", "iron oxide", "steel oxide", "spontaneous combustion" ]	B
sciq-4125	multiple_choice	What is the most electron-pair bonds a nitrogen atom can participate in?	[ "five", "four", "seven", "three" ]	B
scienceQA-6735	multiple_choice	Select the amphibian.	[ "loon", "giraffe", "tiger salamander", "seahorse" ]	C	A giraffe is a mammal. It has hair and feeds its young milk. Giraffes eat mostly leaves that are too high up for other animals to reach. A tiger salamander is an amphibian. It has moist skin and begins its life in water. Tiger salamanders often live in underground burrows. A seahorse is a fish. It lives underwater. It has fins, not limbs. Seahorses live in shallow, warm water. They can use their tails to hold on to plants. A loon is a bird. It has feathers, two wings, and a beak. Loons usually live near lakes. They dive in the water to hunt for food.
sciq-5787	multiple_choice	What substance can be eroded by wind or water?	[ "metal", "sand", "wood", "soil" ]	D
sciq-3685	multiple_choice	What global cycle takes place on, above, and below earth’s surface?	[ "aqua cycle", "water cycle", "water wheel", "water flow" ]	B
sciq-10047	multiple_choice	What part of the body does emphysema affect?	[ "heart", "brain", "lungs", "bones" ]	C
sciq-3039	multiple_choice	What is the opening formed between adjacent vertebrae for the exit of a spinal nerve called?	[ "sympathetic ganglion", "intervertebral foramen", "spinous process", "inferior vertebral notch" ]	B
sciq-5972	multiple_choice	What happens do the sound during a resonance?	[ "it dissipates", "amplified, it becomes louder", "it echoes", "it becomes quieter" ]	B
sciq-1017	multiple_choice	The nucleolus, which makes ribosomes, is located within what cell structure?	[ "epidermis", "mitochondria", "nucleus", "Golgi apparatus" ]	C
scienceQA-11631	multiple_choice	Select the vertebrate.	[ "European green toad", "grasshopper", "luna moth", "castor bean tick" ]	A	A grasshopper is an insect. Like other insects, a grasshopper is an invertebrate. It does not have a backbone. It has an exoskeleton. A European green toad is an amphibian. Like other amphibians, a European green toad is a vertebrate. It has a backbone. A castor bean tick is an insect. Like other insects, a castor bean tick is an invertebrate. It does not have a backbone. It has an exoskeleton. A luna moth is an insect. Like other insects, a luna moth is an invertebrate. It does not have a backbone. It has an exoskeleton.
sciq-1259	multiple_choice	For most of a star’s life, hydrogen atoms fuse to form what?	[ "gas atoms", "helium atoms", "neon atoms", "ionic atoms" ]	B
sciq-2386	multiple_choice	What is the type of plant that has a single cotelydon in the seedling?	[ "dicot", "monocot", "conifer", "moss" ]	B
sciq-7665	multiple_choice	In humans, the sperm cell is the only cell with what structure that enables motility?	[ "sporangia", "eukaryotic", "flagella", "False Cell" ]	C
sciq-7007	multiple_choice	What builds up in an artery and reduces blood flow?	[ "plaque", "pressure", "surface tension", "calcium deposits" ]	A
sciq-5502	multiple_choice	What type of reproduction takes place when an animal simply divides into two parts?	[ "budding", "fusion", "fission", "sexual reproduction" ]	C
ai2_arc-313	multiple_choice	All of these are examples of the ways Earth and the Moon interact except	[ "the phases of the Moon.", "the tides on Earth.", "seasons on Earth.", "lunar eclipses." ]	C
sciq-8909	multiple_choice	Temperature is a measure of the motion (kinetic energy) of what?	[ "nucleus", "particles", "electrons", "molecules" ]	D
sciq-5419	multiple_choice	What changes the chemical composition of a substance and can only occur through a chemical reaction?	[ "Oxygen Changes", "mineral changes", "carbon changes", "chemical changes" ]	D
sciq-9628	multiple_choice	Which plants sometimes colonize areas by disrupting interactions between native organisms?	[ "denser exotic plants", "invasive exotic plants", "carnivorous exotic plants", "bacteria exotic plants" ]	B
sciq-1793	multiple_choice	Partial albinism results from a mutation in an enzyme that is involved in the production of what?	[ "cancer", "cytoplasm", "melanin", "hair" ]	C
sciq-5475	multiple_choice	The lunar landscape is covered by craters caused by what?	[ "earth impacts", "water", "volcanoes", "asteroid impacts" ]	D
sciq-9619	multiple_choice	Dermal, vascular, and ground tissue make up what part of a plant, which bears the leaves, flowers and fruits?	[ "root", "leaves", "flowers", "stem" ]	D
ai2_arc-193	multiple_choice	Stars generate large amounts of energy when nuclei with small mass undergo fusion to form nuclei with larger mass. Which of the four basic forces of the universe is responsible for the energy released during fusion?	[ "weak force", "strong force", "gravitational force", "electromagnetic force" ]	B
sciq-5398	multiple_choice	What is the process by which plants make their own food?	[ "cellular respiration", "photosynthesis", "glycolysis", "metabolism" ]	B
sciq-10418	multiple_choice	Living organisms are affected by changes in ph which can include basic conditions and what other kinds of conditions?	[ "carbolic", "complex", "sodium", "acidic" ]	D
sciq-770	multiple_choice	Lymphoma is a cancer of a type of what type of cells, called lymphocytes?	[ "red blood cells", "brain cells", "lung cells", "white blood cells" ]	D
ai2_arc-986	multiple_choice	Biologists are studying the white-tailed deer population in Ohio. Which question could the biologists most likely answer?	[ "How fast does this deer population grow?", "What percentage of people enjoy watching deer?", "Does this deer population like warmer states?", "Should people raise deer as pets?" ]	A
ai2_arc-1027	multiple_choice	Which statement about photosynthesis and respiration is true?	[ "Photosynthesis stores energy and respiration releases energy.", "Respiration stores energy and photosynthesis releases energy.", "Photosynthesis and respiration are the same process.", "Photosynthesis and respiration do not have anything to do with energy." ]	A
sciq-2204	multiple_choice	What do you call something that controls the uptake of water or another substance in the environment, in order to maintain constant internal conditions?	[ "protozoans", "osmoconformers", "sporozoans", "osmoregulators" ]	D
sciq-7677	multiple_choice	A protective coating of zinc to prevent corrosion is applied to steel and other metals labeled what?	[ "galvanized", "corroded", "polarized", "battered" ]	A
sciq-1414	multiple_choice	Vertebrates differ from invertebrates because they lack this?	[ "legs", "head", "backbone or a spinal column", "neck" ]	C
sciq-11042	multiple_choice	What do you call the entire range of wavelengths of electromagnetic waves?	[ "electromagnetic spectrum", "electric spectrum", "molecular spectrum", "gaseous spectrum" ]	A
sciq-4873	multiple_choice	What theory can explain virtually all the properties of metals?	[ "bonding theory", "formation theory", "band theory", "property law theory" ]	C
sciq-5840	multiple_choice	What are the specialized cells of sponges called?	[ "t cells", "plant cells", "collar cells", "helper cells" ]	C
sciq-509	multiple_choice	Gymnosperms have seeds but do not have what?	[ "roots", "flowers", "stems", "leaves" ]	B
ai2_arc-929	multiple_choice	Earth's distance from the Sun helps the planet sustain life. If the Sun were larger, what would most likely also have to be true for Earth to sustain life?	[ "Earth would have to be further from the Sun.", "Earth would have to be closer to the Sun.", "Earth would have to be smaller.", "Earth would have to be larger." ]	A
sciq-11644	multiple_choice	What in orange juice makes it taste sour?	[ "citric acid", "acetic acid", "carbonation", "amino acid" ]	A
sciq-3342	multiple_choice	The speed of a particle in what state is directly proportional to the temperature of the system?	[ "frozen", "liquid", "solid", "gas" ]	D
scienceQA-1604	multiple_choice	Select the amphibian below.	[ "horned frog", "toco toucan", "ostrich", "bald eagle" ]	A	A toco toucan is a bird. It has feathers, two wings, and a beak. Toucans have large beaks. A toucan's beak can be half as long as its body. A horned frog is an amphibian. It has moist skin and begins its life in water. Frogs live near water or in damp places. Most frogs lay their eggs in water. An ostrich is a bird. It has feathers, two wings, and a beak. The ostrich is the largest bird alive today. Ostriches cannot fly, but they can run very fast. A bald eagle is a bird. It has feathers, two wings, and a beak. Bald eagles live in trees near water. They build nests that can be up to 13 feet wide!
sciq-8470	multiple_choice	On a topographic map, what is the term for a line of equal elevation?	[ "latitude line", "crater line", "aurora line", "contour line" ]	D
sciq-3845	multiple_choice	What tool do scientist's use to show the evolutionary pathways and connections among organisms?	[ "superficial tree", "phylogenetic tree", "conceptual tree", "photogenetic tree" ]	B
scienceQA-2248	multiple_choice	How long is the Mississippi River?	[ "2,300 feet", "2,300 inches", "2,300 yards", "2,300 miles" ]	D	The best estimate for the length of the Mississippi River is 2,300 miles. 2,300 inches, 2,300 feet, and 2,300 yards are all too short.
scienceQA-7649	multiple_choice	Select the vertebrate.	[ "bess beetle", "Caribbean reef octopus", "tiger", "metallic tarantula" ]	C	A tiger is a mammal. Like other mammals, a tiger is a vertebrate. It has a backbone. A bess beetle is an insect. Like other insects, a bess beetle is an invertebrate. It does not have a backbone. It has an exoskeleton. Like other octopuses, a Caribbean reef octopus is an invertebrate. It does not have a backbone. It has a soft body. Like other tarantulas, a metallic tarantula is an invertebrate. It does not have a backbone. It has an exoskeleton.
sciq-921	multiple_choice	What is the process that breaks down rocks into smaller pieces?	[ "bleaching", "erosion", "weathering", "bracing" ]	C
sciq-296	multiple_choice	The ability to regulate what, which is possessed by mammals, was an advantage as earth’s climate went through sudden and dramatic changes?	[ "mutations", "body temperature", "reflex behaviors", "hair growth" ]	B
sciq-3020	multiple_choice	When the smooth muscle relaxes, the arterioles dilate, allowing blood to enter the what?	[ "arteries", "bones", "veins", "capillaries" ]	D
sciq-8547	multiple_choice	The properties of cyclic hydrocarbons are generally quite similar to those of the corresponding open-chain compounds. so cycloalkanes (with the exception of cyclopropane, which has a highly strained ring) act very much like noncyclic alkanes. cyclic structures containing five or six carbon atoms, such as cyclopentane and cyclohexane, are particularly what?	[ "stable", "small", "reactive", "large" ]	A
sciq-6457	multiple_choice	What is the measure of electric current?	[ "ampheres", "intensity", "volts", "watts" ]	A
sciq-5208	multiple_choice	How do bacteria reproduce?	[ "natural fission", "residual fission", "binary fission", "multiple fission" ]	C
sciq-10662	multiple_choice	What are the sporophytes in ferns?	[ "cycles", "leaves", "spores", "leafy plants" ]	D
sciq-10733	multiple_choice	What do prevailing winds influence?	[ "barometric pressure", "climate", "weather", "temperature" ]	B
sciq-11387	multiple_choice	The ratio between the radii of a wheel and axle determines what?	[ "theoretical mechanical advantage", "ideal mechanical advantage", "fundamental mechanical advantage", "introduced mechanical advantage" ]	B
sciq-10501	multiple_choice	A heterogeneous mixture of particles of one substance distributed throughout a second substance in a different phase is known as what?	[ "fluid", "disruption", "solution", "suspension" ]	D
sciq-909	multiple_choice	In eukaryotes, oxidative phosphorylation takes place in what?	[ "lipids", "glucose", "nucleus", "mitochondria" ]	D
sciq-1363	multiple_choice	What two systems are the lungs part of?	[ "stomach and excretory", "heart and excretory", "stomach and nervous", "respiratory and excretory" ]	D

scienceQA-10233

multiple_choice

Select the bird.

[ "dwarf crocodile", "human", "gray crowned crane", "wombat" ]

C

A wombat is a mammal. It has fur and feeds its young milk. Wombats have strong claws on their front feet. They use their claws to dig underground holes called burrows. A human is a mammal. It has hair and feeds its young milk. Humans are a type of animal called a primate. Monkeys and apes are also primates. A dwarf crocodile is a reptile. It has scaly, waterproof skin. Crocodiles hunt their prey in or near water. A gray crowned crane is a bird. It has feathers, two wings, and a beak. Cranes wade in shallow water to look for food. Cranes eat insects, worms, and plants.

sciq-3321

multiple_choice

What type of bounded nucleus do protists have?

[ "Endoplasmic reticulum", "Mitochondrion", "Ribosomes", "membrane" ]

D

sciq-10009

multiple_choice

To undo the tarnish on copper pennies, you can place them in what liquid?

[ "distilled water", "seawater", "vinegar", "honey" ]

C

sciq-7018

multiple_choice

In glycolysis, glucose is split into two molecules of pyruvate. this results in a net gain of?

[ "three atp molecules", "two atp molecules", "six atp molecules", "four atp molecules" ]

B

sciq-592

multiple_choice

Controlling muscles and maintaining balance are just two of the roles of what system?

[ "digestive system", "nervous system", "electrical system", "bacterial system" ]

B

sciq-7175

multiple_choice

Endosperm usually develops before the what does?

[ "nucleus", "gamete", "embryo", "fetus" ]

C

ai2_arc-895

multiple_choice

The ocean water near the equator absorbs more heat throughout the year than ocean water near the North Pole. Which of the following best explains this difference?

[ "The equator is closer to the Sun.", "The equator has higher sea levels.", "The equator receives more direct sunlight.", "The equator rotates more quickly on Earth's axis." ]

C

sciq-2900

multiple_choice

Diabetes is a non-infectious disease in which the body is unable to control the amount of what in the blood?

[ "sugar", "protein", "water", "plasma" ]

A

sciq-9231

multiple_choice

The epochs of the universe are known back to very shortly after what 'explosive' event?

[ "Biggest bang", "big bang", "major bang", "Explosive bang" ]

B

sciq-7134

multiple_choice

Probability can be used to predict the chance of gametes and offspring having certain what?

[ "alleles", "molecules", "particles", "atoms" ]

A

sciq-1396

multiple_choice

Covalent bond energies can be used to estimate the enthalpy changes of what?

[ "Pressure reactions", "crystals reactions", "liquid reactions", "chemical reactions" ]

D

sciq-9602

multiple_choice

What often involves the loss of hydrogen, the gain of oxygen, or the loss of electrons?

[ "carbonation", "oxidation", "precipitation", "decomposition" ]

B

sciq-11059

multiple_choice

What is made up of the pinna, ear canal, and eardrum?

[ "the nervous system", "the inner ear", "the outer ear", "the epidermis" ]

C

sciq-7277

multiple_choice

What is a condition where plants are grown in mineral solutions without soil called?

[ "hydrozone", "biosphere", "climate zone", "hydroponics" ]

D

sciq-162

multiple_choice

What helps the plasma membrane keep its shape?

[ "molecules of oxygen", "molecules of cholesterol", "cytoplasm", "molecules of carbohydrates" ]

B

sciq-1470

multiple_choice

A salt concentration of 32 percent is nearly ten times that of what abundant resource?

[ "oxygen", "algae", "seawater", "fresh water" ]

C

sciq-9

multiple_choice

What is the stored food in a seed called?

[ "larval", "endosperm", "pollin", "membrane" ]

B

sciq-939

multiple_choice

Differences between organisms reflect differences between their nucleotide sequences rather than between their what?

[ "molecular codes", "genetic codes", "amino acids", "environments" ]

B

sciq-10549

multiple_choice

Which infection of multicellular eukaryotes is usually limited to particular tissues?

[ "digestive", "parasites", "viral", "bacterial" ]

C

ai2_arc-213

multiple_choice

Which unit is used to record distances between stars?

[ "miles", "kilometers", "light years", "astronomical units" ]

C

sciq-9092

multiple_choice

What burns to produce the white light in fireworks displays?

[ "nitrogen in air", "magnesium in air", "oxygen in air", "helium in air" ]

B

sciq-7041

multiple_choice

Electrons move, but they aren’t destroyed. this is the law of conservation of what?

[ "cost", "charge", "energy", "matter" ]

B

sciq-2771

multiple_choice

What is an area that is saturated with water or covered by water for at least one season of the year?

[ "a peat", "a wetland", "a valley", "a bog" ]

B

ai2_arc-137

multiple_choice

Which material should be used on a bicycle ramp to increase friction?

[ "shiny metal", "rough paper", "smooth wood", "wet plastic" ]

B

sciq-6785

multiple_choice

What is necessary for organisms to survive in the deepest parts of the ocean?

[ "adaptations", "mutation", "reflexes", "competition" ]

A

sciq-3779

multiple_choice

Every human cell has the same what, and each cell has thousands of them?

[ "DNA", "genes", "ribosomes", "chromosomes" ]

B

sciq-6988

multiple_choice

What is the term for the shallow space above the zygomatic arch in a skull?

[ "angular fossa", "distinct fossa", "temporal fossa", "Medium Fossa" ]

C

sciq-4616

multiple_choice

What do tadpoles clear out of waterways?

[ "oxygen", "disease", "pollution", "algae" ]

D

sciq-8172

multiple_choice

What do you call the temperature at which a liquid boils and starts changing to a gas?

[ "boiling point", "melting point", "transformation point", "vapor point" ]

A

sciq-3104

multiple_choice

The action of sunlight on the skin triggers the body to produce what vitamin?

[ "vitamin d", "Vitamin A", "tissue d", "metabolic d" ]

A

ai2_arc-1081

multiple_choice

Two populations of reef fish live in biological coexistence with each other. Which sentence best describes their relationship?

[ "The species compete with each other.", "One species preys on the other.", "The species ignore each other.", "One species benefits from the other." ]

C

sciq-11049

multiple_choice

What is a cluster of neuron cell bodies in the pns called?

[ "ganglion", "crystals", "groupilion", "gangnem" ]

A

sciq-3283

multiple_choice

Chemical equations need to be balanced to satisfy the law of what?

[ "glow of matter", "speed of matter", "conservation of matter", "material of matter" ]

C

sciq-4646

multiple_choice

What term describes the ability of matter to combine chemically with other substances?

[ "permeability", "oxidation", "reactivity", "Diffusion" ]

C

sciq-569

multiple_choice

The total number of protons and neutorns in an atom is called what?

[ "volume number", "mass number", "formation number", "atom number" ]

B

sciq-1724

multiple_choice

Covering about 16 percent of the moon's surface, maria are dark, solid, flat areas consisting of what substance?

[ "dust", "debris", "ash", "lava" ]

D

sciq-9225

multiple_choice

Meaning a disease that spreads from person to person, what term is synonymous with "contagious"?

[ "benign", "infectious", "harmless", "noncommunicable" ]

B

sciq-2214

multiple_choice

What type of galaxies are oval shaped, red or yellow, and contain mostly old stars?

[ "unique elliptical", "mutant ellipses", "ovoid anomalies", "typical elliptical" ]

D

ai2_arc-849

multiple_choice

A drop of red food coloring is added to a bowl of water. Several minutes later, all of the water is red. Which of these describes the change that took place?

[ "erosion", "osmosis", "diffusion", "transfusion" ]

C

ai2_arc-524

multiple_choice

If a book sitting on a flat table starts to move horizontally, it is most likely moving because

[ "a balanced force is being applied.", "a frictional force is being exerted.", "an unbalanced force is being applied.", "a gravitational force is being exerted." ]

C

sciq-8912

multiple_choice

When a male directly deposits sperm in a female during mating, this is considered what type of fertilization?

[ "external", "mechanical", "dual", "internal" ]

D

sciq-8494

multiple_choice

The alimentary canal is associated with what organ system?

[ "cardiovascular", "respiratory", "nervous", "digestive" ]

D

sciq-10737

multiple_choice

What is the term for the use of two or more lewis structures to represent the covalent bonding in a molecule?

[ "reaction", "frequency", "resonance", "harmony" ]

C

sciq-7398

multiple_choice

Warming conditions and, perhaps, human activities contributed to what fate of many organisms of the pleistocene era?

[ "accumulation", "extinction", "overpopulation", "evolution" ]

B

sciq-2047

multiple_choice

Which direction does the sun, moon, and stars appear to travel?

[ "east to west", "west to east", "north to south", "south to north" ]

A

sciq-657

multiple_choice

When sparks from a steel grinder react with oxygen, what do they form?

[ "rust", "iron oxide", "steel oxide", "spontaneous combustion" ]

B

sciq-4125

multiple_choice

What is the most electron-pair bonds a nitrogen atom can participate in?

[ "five", "four", "seven", "three" ]

B

scienceQA-6735

multiple_choice

Select the amphibian.

[ "loon", "giraffe", "tiger salamander", "seahorse" ]

C

A giraffe is a mammal. It has hair and feeds its young milk. Giraffes eat mostly leaves that are too high up for other animals to reach. A tiger salamander is an amphibian. It has moist skin and begins its life in water. Tiger salamanders often live in underground burrows. A seahorse is a fish. It lives underwater. It has fins, not limbs. Seahorses live in shallow, warm water. They can use their tails to hold on to plants. A loon is a bird. It has feathers, two wings, and a beak. Loons usually live near lakes. They dive in the water to hunt for food.

sciq-5787

multiple_choice

What substance can be eroded by wind or water?

[ "metal", "sand", "wood", "soil" ]

D

sciq-3685

multiple_choice

What global cycle takes place on, above, and below earth’s surface?

[ "aqua cycle", "water cycle", "water wheel", "water flow" ]

B

sciq-10047

multiple_choice

What part of the body does emphysema affect?

[ "heart", "brain", "lungs", "bones" ]

C

sciq-3039

multiple_choice

What is the opening formed between adjacent vertebrae for the exit of a spinal nerve called?

[ "sympathetic ganglion", "intervertebral foramen", "spinous process", "inferior vertebral notch" ]

B

sciq-5972

multiple_choice

What happens do the sound during a resonance?

[ "it dissipates", "amplified, it becomes louder", "it echoes", "it becomes quieter" ]

B

sciq-1017

multiple_choice

The nucleolus, which makes ribosomes, is located within what cell structure?

[ "epidermis", "mitochondria", "nucleus", "Golgi apparatus" ]

C

scienceQA-11631

multiple_choice

Select the vertebrate.

[ "European green toad", "grasshopper", "luna moth", "castor bean tick" ]

A

A grasshopper is an insect. Like other insects, a grasshopper is an invertebrate. It does not have a backbone. It has an exoskeleton. A European green toad is an amphibian. Like other amphibians, a European green toad is a vertebrate. It has a backbone. A castor bean tick is an insect. Like other insects, a castor bean tick is an invertebrate. It does not have a backbone. It has an exoskeleton. A luna moth is an insect. Like other insects, a luna moth is an invertebrate. It does not have a backbone. It has an exoskeleton.

sciq-1259

multiple_choice

For most of a star’s life, hydrogen atoms fuse to form what?

[ "gas atoms", "helium atoms", "neon atoms", "ionic atoms" ]

B

sciq-2386

multiple_choice

What is the type of plant that has a single cotelydon in the seedling?

[ "dicot", "monocot", "conifer", "moss" ]

B

sciq-7665

multiple_choice

In humans, the sperm cell is the only cell with what structure that enables motility?

[ "sporangia", "eukaryotic", "flagella", "False Cell" ]

C

sciq-7007

multiple_choice

What builds up in an artery and reduces blood flow?

[ "plaque", "pressure", "surface tension", "calcium deposits" ]

A

sciq-5502

multiple_choice

What type of reproduction takes place when an animal simply divides into two parts?

[ "budding", "fusion", "fission", "sexual reproduction" ]

C

ai2_arc-313

multiple_choice

All of these are examples of the ways Earth and the Moon interact except

[ "the phases of the Moon.", "the tides on Earth.", "seasons on Earth.", "lunar eclipses." ]

C

sciq-8909

multiple_choice

Temperature is a measure of the motion (kinetic energy) of what?

[ "nucleus", "particles", "electrons", "molecules" ]

D

sciq-5419

multiple_choice

What changes the chemical composition of a substance and can only occur through a chemical reaction?

[ "Oxygen Changes", "mineral changes", "carbon changes", "chemical changes" ]

D

sciq-9628

multiple_choice

Which plants sometimes colonize areas by disrupting interactions between native organisms?

[ "denser exotic plants", "invasive exotic plants", "carnivorous exotic plants", "bacteria exotic plants" ]

B

sciq-1793

multiple_choice

Partial albinism results from a mutation in an enzyme that is involved in the production of what?

[ "cancer", "cytoplasm", "melanin", "hair" ]

C

sciq-5475

multiple_choice

The lunar landscape is covered by craters caused by what?

[ "earth impacts", "water", "volcanoes", "asteroid impacts" ]

D

sciq-9619

multiple_choice

Dermal, vascular, and ground tissue make up what part of a plant, which bears the leaves, flowers and fruits?

[ "root", "leaves", "flowers", "stem" ]

D

ai2_arc-193

multiple_choice

Stars generate large amounts of energy when nuclei with small mass undergo fusion to form nuclei with larger mass. Which of the four basic forces of the universe is responsible for the energy released during fusion?

[ "weak force", "strong force", "gravitational force", "electromagnetic force" ]

B

sciq-5398

multiple_choice

What is the process by which plants make their own food?

[ "cellular respiration", "photosynthesis", "glycolysis", "metabolism" ]

B

sciq-10418

multiple_choice

Living organisms are affected by changes in ph which can include basic conditions and what other kinds of conditions?

[ "carbolic", "complex", "sodium", "acidic" ]

D

sciq-770

multiple_choice

Lymphoma is a cancer of a type of what type of cells, called lymphocytes?

[ "red blood cells", "brain cells", "lung cells", "white blood cells" ]

D

ai2_arc-986

multiple_choice

Biologists are studying the white-tailed deer population in Ohio. Which question could the biologists most likely answer?

[ "How fast does this deer population grow?", "What percentage of people enjoy watching deer?", "Does this deer population like warmer states?", "Should people raise deer as pets?" ]

A

ai2_arc-1027

multiple_choice

Which statement about photosynthesis and respiration is true?

[ "Photosynthesis stores energy and respiration releases energy.", "Respiration stores energy and photosynthesis releases energy.", "Photosynthesis and respiration are the same process.", "Photosynthesis and respiration do not have anything to do with energy." ]

A

sciq-2204

multiple_choice

What do you call something that controls the uptake of water or another substance in the environment, in order to maintain constant internal conditions?

[ "protozoans", "osmoconformers", "sporozoans", "osmoregulators" ]

D

sciq-7677

multiple_choice

A protective coating of zinc to prevent corrosion is applied to steel and other metals labeled what?

[ "galvanized", "corroded", "polarized", "battered" ]

A

sciq-1414

multiple_choice

Vertebrates differ from invertebrates because they lack this?

[ "legs", "head", "backbone or a spinal column", "neck" ]

C

sciq-11042

multiple_choice

What do you call the entire range of wavelengths of electromagnetic waves?

[ "electromagnetic spectrum", "electric spectrum", "molecular spectrum", "gaseous spectrum" ]

A

sciq-4873

multiple_choice

What theory can explain virtually all the properties of metals?

[ "bonding theory", "formation theory", "band theory", "property law theory" ]

C

sciq-5840

multiple_choice

What are the specialized cells of sponges called?

[ "t cells", "plant cells", "collar cells", "helper cells" ]

C

sciq-509

multiple_choice

Gymnosperms have seeds but do not have what?

[ "roots", "flowers", "stems", "leaves" ]

B

ai2_arc-929

multiple_choice

Earth's distance from the Sun helps the planet sustain life. If the Sun were larger, what would most likely also have to be true for Earth to sustain life?

[ "Earth would have to be further from the Sun.", "Earth would have to be closer to the Sun.", "Earth would have to be smaller.", "Earth would have to be larger." ]

A

sciq-11644

multiple_choice

What in orange juice makes it taste sour?

[ "citric acid", "acetic acid", "carbonation", "amino acid" ]

A

sciq-3342

multiple_choice

The speed of a particle in what state is directly proportional to the temperature of the system?

[ "frozen", "liquid", "solid", "gas" ]

D

scienceQA-1604

multiple_choice

Select the amphibian below.

[ "horned frog", "toco toucan", "ostrich", "bald eagle" ]

A

A toco toucan is a bird. It has feathers, two wings, and a beak. Toucans have large beaks. A toucan's beak can be half as long as its body. A horned frog is an amphibian. It has moist skin and begins its life in water. Frogs live near water or in damp places. Most frogs lay their eggs in water. An ostrich is a bird. It has feathers, two wings, and a beak. The ostrich is the largest bird alive today. Ostriches cannot fly, but they can run very fast. A bald eagle is a bird. It has feathers, two wings, and a beak. Bald eagles live in trees near water. They build nests that can be up to 13 feet wide!

sciq-8470

multiple_choice

On a topographic map, what is the term for a line of equal elevation?

[ "latitude line", "crater line", "aurora line", "contour line" ]

D

sciq-3845

multiple_choice

What tool do scientist's use to show the evolutionary pathways and connections among organisms?

[ "superficial tree", "phylogenetic tree", "conceptual tree", "photogenetic tree" ]

B

scienceQA-2248

multiple_choice

How long is the Mississippi River?

[ "2,300 feet", "2,300 inches", "2,300 yards", "2,300 miles" ]

D

The best estimate for the length of the Mississippi River is 2,300 miles. 2,300 inches, 2,300 feet, and 2,300 yards are all too short.

scienceQA-7649

multiple_choice

Select the vertebrate.

[ "bess beetle", "Caribbean reef octopus", "tiger", "metallic tarantula" ]

C

A tiger is a mammal. Like other mammals, a tiger is a vertebrate. It has a backbone. A bess beetle is an insect. Like other insects, a bess beetle is an invertebrate. It does not have a backbone. It has an exoskeleton. Like other octopuses, a Caribbean reef octopus is an invertebrate. It does not have a backbone. It has a soft body. Like other tarantulas, a metallic tarantula is an invertebrate. It does not have a backbone. It has an exoskeleton.

sciq-921

multiple_choice

What is the process that breaks down rocks into smaller pieces?

[ "bleaching", "erosion", "weathering", "bracing" ]

C

sciq-296

multiple_choice

The ability to regulate what, which is possessed by mammals, was an advantage as earth’s climate went through sudden and dramatic changes?

[ "mutations", "body temperature", "reflex behaviors", "hair growth" ]

B

sciq-3020

multiple_choice

When the smooth muscle relaxes, the arterioles dilate, allowing blood to enter the what?

[ "arteries", "bones", "veins", "capillaries" ]

D

sciq-8547

multiple_choice

The properties of cyclic hydrocarbons are generally quite similar to those of the corresponding open-chain compounds. so cycloalkanes (with the exception of cyclopropane, which has a highly strained ring) act very much like noncyclic alkanes. cyclic structures containing five or six carbon atoms, such as cyclopentane and cyclohexane, are particularly what?

[ "stable", "small", "reactive", "large" ]

A

sciq-6457

multiple_choice

What is the measure of electric current?

[ "ampheres", "intensity", "volts", "watts" ]

A

sciq-5208

multiple_choice

How do bacteria reproduce?

[ "natural fission", "residual fission", "binary fission", "multiple fission" ]

C

sciq-10662

multiple_choice

What are the sporophytes in ferns?

[ "cycles", "leaves", "spores", "leafy plants" ]

D

sciq-10733

multiple_choice

What do prevailing winds influence?

[ "barometric pressure", "climate", "weather", "temperature" ]

B

sciq-11387

multiple_choice

The ratio between the radii of a wheel and axle determines what?

[ "theoretical mechanical advantage", "ideal mechanical advantage", "fundamental mechanical advantage", "introduced mechanical advantage" ]

B

sciq-10501

multiple_choice

A heterogeneous mixture of particles of one substance distributed throughout a second substance in a different phase is known as what?

[ "fluid", "disruption", "solution", "suspension" ]

D

sciq-909

multiple_choice

In eukaryotes, oxidative phosphorylation takes place in what?

[ "lipids", "glucose", "nucleus", "mitochondria" ]

D

sciq-1363

multiple_choice

What two systems are the lungs part of?

[ "stomach and excretory", "heart and excretory", "stomach and nervous", "respiratory and excretory" ]

D