Jenjamin3000/MNLP_M3_MCQA_before_FT · Datasets at Hugging Face

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scienceQA-2604	multiple_choice	Select the vertebrate.	[ "black widow spider", "crystal jellyfish", "hippopotamus", "bull ant" ]	C	A bull ant is an insect. Like other insects, a bull ant is an invertebrate. It does not have a backbone. It has an exoskeleton. Like other jellyfishes, a crystal jellyfish is an invertebrate. It does not have a backbone. It has a soft body. Like other spiders, a black widow spider is an invertebrate. It does not have a backbone. It has an exoskeleton. A hippopotamus is a mammal. Like other mammals, a hippopotamus is a vertebrate. It has a backbone.
sciq-10370	multiple_choice	Nitrogen wastes are produced by the breakdown of what during normal metabolism?	[ "hormones", "proteins", "enzymes", "lipids" ]	B
sciq-1612	multiple_choice	What units are typically used to measure heats of reaction?	[ "kilojoules", "degrees Celsius", "volts", "kilobytes" ]	A
ai2_arc-860	multiple_choice	What is the most likely outcome of the Moon moving away from Earth?	[ "A lunar day is shorter.", "A lunar eclipse lasts longer.", "Earth moves closer to the Sun.", "Earth's tides decrease in size." ]	D
sciq-8117	multiple_choice	In what type of mining must tunnels be blasted into the rock so that miners and equipment can get to the ore?	[ "underground mining", "strip mining", "open-pit mining", "gold mining" ]	A
sciq-8786	multiple_choice	Which is the process through which leaves collect sunlight and make food?	[ "photosynthesis", "richness", "Greenhouse", "compress" ]	A
sciq-4579	multiple_choice	What can ultimately result when species are introduced to a new place and prey on other species?	[ "extinction", "over population", "depletion", "elimination" ]	A
sciq-2549	multiple_choice	What is a small, relatively simple single-celled organism called?	[ "ribosome", "amoeba", "eukaryote", "prokaryote" ]	D
sciq-263	multiple_choice	What is the simplest life cycle?	[ "binary life cycle", "metamorphic cycle", "diploid life cycle", "haploid life cycle" ]	D
sciq-9863	multiple_choice	What develop inside chambers called ovaries, which originate within flowers and mature into fruits?	[ "tomoxia seeds", "trematode seeds", "pollen seeds", "angiosperm seeds" ]	D
sciq-9360	multiple_choice	Scientists will often observe and then what the reason why a phenomenon occurred?	[ "realize", "hypothesize", "theorize", "normalize" ]	B
ai2_arc-28	multiple_choice	Which of the following is an observation about grasshoppers that a science class could have made on their nature walk?	[ "The grasshoppers will live longest in a container filled with plants.", "The grasshoppers are green with long back legs and antennae.", "The grasshoppers will probably eat more grass than tree leaves.", "The grasshoppers all hatched from eggs laid the year before." ]	B
sciq-2571	multiple_choice	Anything that occupies space and has mass is known as what?	[ "solid", "opaque", "dense", "matter" ]	D
sciq-8896	multiple_choice	Cellular respiration in humans involves the combustion of what simple sugar?	[ "glutamate", "glucose", "insulin", "starch" ]	B
ai2_arc-363	multiple_choice	Which event most changes an ecosystem in a single day?	[ "drought", "succession", "decomposition", "wildfire" ]	D
sciq-9853	multiple_choice	What are genes located on the sex chromosomes called?	[ "dimorphism - linked genes", "sex-linked genes", "diploid genes", "autosomes" ]	B
sciq-6038	multiple_choice	Genetic disorders are diseases caused by what?	[ "traits", "environment", "lesions", "mutations" ]	D
sciq-317	multiple_choice	What is a type of solid that lacks an ordered internal structure?	[ "ice", "a sponge", "an amorphous solid", "an elastic solid" ]	C
sciq-9085	multiple_choice	Which two planetary bodies have humans walked on?	[ "The Sun and Mars", "earth and the moon", "Earth and Saturn", "Mars and Jupiter" ]	B
sciq-5377	multiple_choice	What do optical fibres look like?	[ "flat paper", "big flashlights", "square boxes", "thin glass tubes" ]	D
sciq-8082	multiple_choice	Amino acids contain both a carboxylic acid group and what other group?	[ "lipid", "fatty", "compounds", "amine" ]	D
sciq-8049	multiple_choice	What is produced when an egg is fertilized by a sperm in a fallopian tube?	[ "ovaries", "uterus", "fetus", "zygote" ]	D
sciq-2132	multiple_choice	Vertebrates. from the smallest of fish to us. one of the main features we all have in common is our what?	[ "backbone", "laying eggs", "warm blood", "hair" ]	A
sciq-8838	multiple_choice	Unlike amphibians, reptiles do not have what stage?	[ "adult", "larval", "egg", "reproductive" ]	B
sciq-3554	multiple_choice	"endocrine" and "exocrine" are two types of what?	[ "fluids", "organs", "glands", "cells" ]	C
sciq-5750	multiple_choice	When dissolved in water, what do strong acids transfer to the solvent completely?	[ "acidic neutrons", "acidic protons", "acidic electrons", "acidic proteins" ]	B
sciq-3757	multiple_choice	Typically done to find food or mates, what do you call the regular movement of individuals or populations each year during certain seasons?	[ "migration", "erosion", "emmigration", "industrialization" ]	A
sciq-7727	multiple_choice	What is used to record seismic waves?	[ "seismograph", "topometer", "odometer", "transmitter" ]	A
scienceQA-1775	multiple_choice	Select the vertebrate.	[ "common octopus", "turkey vulture", "hissing cockroach", "praying mantis" ]	B	Like other octopuses, a common octopus is an invertebrate. It does not have a backbone. It has a soft body. A praying mantis is an insect. Like other insects, a praying mantis is an invertebrate. It does not have a backbone. It has an exoskeleton. A turkey vulture is a bird. Like other birds, a turkey vulture is a vertebrate. It has a backbone. A hissing cockroach is an insect. Like other insects, a hissing cockroach is an invertebrate. It does not have a backbone. It has an exoskeleton.
sciq-8280	multiple_choice	Where does the nucleus store chromatin ?	[ "xerophyte", "nucleoplasm", "chloroplasts", "ribosome" ]	B
sciq-7625	multiple_choice	Vectors along the same line can be what to one another like ordinary numbers?	[ "noted", "taken", "lost", "added" ]	D
sciq-3366	multiple_choice	Most hormones are controlled by what type of feedback, which causes the hormone to decrease its own production?	[ "neutral", "negative", "unusual", "positive" ]	B
sciq-8318	multiple_choice	What is the other name of newton’s first law?	[ "law of momentum", "mass and matter", "law of inertia", "law of matter" ]	C
sciq-5016	multiple_choice	Stress building up at the same rate over time at a fault causes what phenomenon?	[ "volcanoes", "erosion", "storms", "earthquakes" ]	D
sciq-5388	multiple_choice	What common air pollutant is characterized by its sharp odor and often triggers asthma attacks?	[ "nitrogen dioxide", "pigment dioxide", "Carbon Dioxide", "plant dioxide" ]	A
ai2_arc-531	multiple_choice	The mixing of cold Arctic Ocean water with warm surface Atlantic currents off the northwestern coast of Europe causes which effect?	[ "sinking of water as it circulates southwest", "reversal of current direction back toward the European coast", "rise in water salinity and upwelling of affected currents", "rapid evaporation and acceleration of currents toward the pole" ]	A
sciq-2056	multiple_choice	Are birds and mammals mainly exothermic or endothermic?	[ "exothermic", "hypothermic", "autotrophic", "endothermic" ]	D
sciq-9654	multiple_choice	When land used for mining or other purposes is restored to its natural state, what do you call the process, which is often mandated by law?	[ "urban renewal", "removal", "irrigation", "reclamation" ]	D
sciq-7802	multiple_choice	Amines are weak bases due to the presence of a lone pair of what on the nitrogen atom?	[ "nuclei", "atoms", "protons", "electrons" ]	D
sciq-8613	multiple_choice	Genes are organized to make the control of gene expression easier. the promoter region is immediately upstream of this?	[ "propagate sequence", "signalling sequence", "coding sequence", "organic sequence" ]	C
sciq-4767	multiple_choice	What is the term for the muscular duct through which sperm are propelled?	[ "the västerås deferens", "the glans deferens", "the glarus deferens", "the vas deferens" ]	D
sciq-4829	multiple_choice	Neutrons and protons reside in which part of the atom?	[ "vacuoles", "molecules", "nucleus", "nucleolus" ]	C
sciq-1772	multiple_choice	What is a process where some substances called reactants change chemically into different substances called products?	[ "crystals reaction", "carbon reaction", "chemical reaction", "non-chemical reaction" ]	C
sciq-2762	multiple_choice	The enteric nervous system provides intrinsic innervation, and the autonomic nervous system provides this?	[ "complex innervation", "autonomic innervation", "extrinsic innervation", "arise innervation" ]	C
sciq-9835	multiple_choice	In general, kinetic energy is the form of energy powering any type of matter in motion, while the energy of position is called what?	[ "magnetic energy", "mechanical energy", "potential energy", "thermal energy" ]	C
sciq-7966	multiple_choice	What is vital for nervous system functions that include muscle stimulation, memory formation, and learning?	[ "glycogen", "acetylcholine", "glutamate", "thiamine" ]	B
sciq-7485	multiple_choice	When lava flows over a large area and cools, it creates a large, flat surface of what type of rock?	[ "metamorphic", "tidal", "sedimentary", "igneous" ]	D
ai2_arc-458	multiple_choice	Read the equation. 2Ca + O_{2} -> 2CaO What is the product of the reaction?	[ "metal", "mixture", "solution", "compound" ]	D
sciq-5549	multiple_choice	What bodily system handles taking in oxygen, getting rid of carbon dioxide, aiding in speech production and sensing odors?	[ "respiratory system", "nervous system", "circulatory system", "pulmonary system" ]	A
sciq-5478	multiple_choice	Solar cells convert the energy in sunlight to what type of energy?	[ "active energy", "electrical energy", "radical energy", "stellar energy" ]	B
sciq-1566	multiple_choice	What is the field of biology that focuses on the study of inheritance in humans?	[ "computational biology", "human genetics", "relational biology", "generational biology" ]	B
sciq-6041	multiple_choice	Does air temperature increase or decrease as it rises higher in the atmosphere?	[ "neither", "decrease", "both", "increase" ]	B
sciq-4205	multiple_choice	What do we call the scientific study of heredity and hereditary variation?	[ "genetics", "geneology", "biology", "chemistry" ]	A
sciq-5425	multiple_choice	The voltages generated at a power plant are stepped up by what passive devices, which then reduce voltage to a safe level at the point of use?	[ "capacitors", "transformers", "batteries", "transistors" ]	B
ai2_arc-448	multiple_choice	If a new organism were discovered, which of the following would most likely be used to classify it into the appropriate kingdom?	[ "the color of the organism", "the organism's natural habitat", "the structure of the organism's anatomy", "the location where the organism was found" ]	C
sciq-3019	multiple_choice	Fertilization occurs if a sperm enters the egg while it is passing through what tube?	[ "ovarian", "fallopian", "anterior", "vaginal" ]	B
sciq-6889	multiple_choice	Cellular respiration uses oxygen to harvest what from organic molecules?	[ "energy", "water", "light", "chlorophyll" ]	A
sciq-691	multiple_choice	The process in which the nucleus divides is called what?	[ "epistasis", "mitosis", "meiosis", "cytokinesis" ]	B
ai2_arc-1085	multiple_choice	In which situation would it be an advantage to ship a product by plane rather than by truck?	[ "The product is very heavy and relatively large.", "The product is sensitive to changes in pressure.", "The product must be delivered a long distance soon after it is made.", "The product must be delivered to several sites located within a radius of 50 miles." ]	C
ai2_arc-269	multiple_choice	The chemical symbol for niobium is Nb. Based on its symbol, what can be concluded about niobium?	[ "Niobium is a compound.", "Niobium is an element.", "Niobium is a metal.", "Niobium is a mixture." ]	B
sciq-4155	multiple_choice	Converging plates can be oceanic, continental, or one of each. if at least one is oceanic, it will subduct. a subducting plate creates what?	[ "wind", "fires", "earthquakes", "volcanoes" ]	D
sciq-5480	multiple_choice	A group of individuals that consists of genetically related individuals that can breed to produce fertile young is known as what?	[ "species", "population", "colonies", "community" ]	A
sciq-3069	multiple_choice	What are the two types of earth crust?	[ "oceanic and continental", "micro and continental", "amorphous and continental", "reflective and continental" ]	A
ai2_arc-871	multiple_choice	Materials combine chemically or physically. Which materials form a new substance when chemically combined?	[ "salt and pepper", "water and sugar", "iron nails and pennies", "baking soda and vinegar" ]	D
sciq-10685	multiple_choice	What is the measure of the energy released when an extra electron is added to an atom?	[ "volume affinity", "electron affinity", "mass affinity", "neutron affinity" ]	B
sciq-9083	multiple_choice	Glucose, fructose, and galactose are hexose sugars, which contain six atoms of what element?	[ "hydrogen", "nitrogen", "oxygen", "carbon" ]	D
sciq-10436	multiple_choice	What do we call the seasonal movement of animals?	[ "migration", "population", "trade", "immigration" ]	A
sciq-5825	multiple_choice	The entire range of light that can be seen by the human eye without aid is known as what kind of light?	[ "colored light", "white light", "visible light", "infrared light" ]	C
sciq-11311	multiple_choice	Earthquakes mark the motions of colliding plates and the locations where plates plunge into what?	[ "the mesosphere", "the mantle", "the core", "the crust" ]	B
sciq-6707	multiple_choice	What type of radioactive decay is generally only dangerous when emitted inside the body?	[ "ionic decay", "variant decay", "alpha decay", "nucleus decay" ]	C
sciq-11025	multiple_choice	New seafloor forms when what object cools?	[ "rain", "debris", "ash", "lava" ]	D
sciq-1948	multiple_choice	What type of graph is useful for showing percents of a whole?	[ "gnomic graphs", "bar graphs", "shift graphs", "circle graphs" ]	D
sciq-4944	multiple_choice	The ability to maintain a stable internal temperature, despite the climate, is exhibited by members of what animal group?	[ "parasites", "reptiles", "fish", "mammals" ]	D
sciq-4250	multiple_choice	What occurs when rain falls more quickly than water can be absorbed into the ground or carried away by rivers or streams?	[ "landslides", "greenhouse effect", "typhoons", "floods" ]	D
sciq-6651	multiple_choice	What are the two main components in a battery?	[ "vortex and a cathode", "anode and a vortex", "anode and a cathode", "filter and a cathode" ]	C
sciq-1633	multiple_choice	The stoichiometric coefficients indicate the relative amounts of what?	[ "trajectories and products", "reactants and products", "reactions and products", "exigencies and products" ]	B
sciq-5108	multiple_choice	What kind of water are cattails adapted for with narrow, strap-like leaves?	[ "stagnant water", "moving water", "saline water", "turbulent water" ]	B
sciq-3749	multiple_choice	What do you call the splitting of the nucleus of an atom into two smaller nuclei?	[ "cell division", "nuclear fusion", "nuclear fission", "critical fission" ]	C
sciq-1389	multiple_choice	What is the term for the span in the life of an organism from one generation to the next?	[ "life cycle", "era", "life span", "time consumption" ]	A
sciq-6209	multiple_choice	What type of lens and mirrors have a negative focal length?	[ "diverging", "subverging", "convexing", "converging" ]	A
sciq-7315	multiple_choice	Of the four main wobble base pairs, guanine is paired with what?	[ "cytosine", "adenine", "uracil", "thymine" ]	C
sciq-710	multiple_choice	Osteoclasts break down bone to maintain mineral what?	[ "polarity", "homeostatis", "density", "fluctuations" ]	B
sciq-5865	multiple_choice	A mitotic spindle forms from the centrioles and passes through the nuclear membrane, which remains intact. chromosomes attach to the mitotic spindle, which separates the chromosomes and does what?	[ "manipulates the cell", "elongates the cell", "destroys the cell", "migrates the cell" ]	B
ai2_arc-882	multiple_choice	Four identical candles are set on a safe surface and lit. One is covered with a small-sized jar, one is covered with a large-sized jar, and one candle is left in the open. A fourth lit candle is placed in a vacuum. Which candle will most likely stay lit the longest?	[ "the candle placed in the vacuum", "the candle covered with the small-sized jar", "the candle covered with the large-sized jar", "the candle left out in the open" ]	D
sciq-2242	multiple_choice	What can be thought of as the fundamental unit of life?	[ "ion", "electron", "cell", "atom" ]	C
sciq-5240	multiple_choice	In what human organ system would you find live e. coli bacteria?	[ "respiratory system", "skeletal system", "circulatory system", "digestive system" ]	D
sciq-8493	multiple_choice	What is another term for chemical messenger molecules?	[ "hormones", "acids", "pheromones", "enzymes" ]	A
sciq-4871	multiple_choice	What is the process of creating an exact genetic replica of an organism called?	[ "converting", "reproducing", "copying", "cloning" ]	D
sciq-9896	multiple_choice	When two haploid gametes unite during fertilization they form what?	[ "a mutated cell", "a diploid cell", "a fertilized cell", "haploid cell" ]	B
sciq-1619	multiple_choice	What type of tissue runs the length of a stem in vascular bundles?	[ "thermal tissue", "vascular tissue", "muscle tissue", "cardiac tissue" ]	B
sciq-286	multiple_choice	What are generally divided into prosimian and non-prosimian?	[ "carnivores", "primates", "insects", "rodents" ]	B
sciq-783	multiple_choice	Macrophages and dendritic cells are types of what"	[ "mast cells", "supercapacitor cells", "amoena cells", "phagocytic cells" ]	D
sciq-9858	multiple_choice	What is a measure of the size of sound waves?	[ "frequency", "wavelength", "voltage", "amplitude" ]	D
sciq-2934	multiple_choice	Circular water waves decrease in what property as they move away from where a rock is dropped?	[ "mass", "voltage", "amplitude", "frequency" ]	C
sciq-1873	multiple_choice	Different clouds are associated with different types of what?	[ "magnetic fields", "weather conditions", "zodiac signs", "biomes" ]	B
sciq-10374	multiple_choice	What is the most important source of electromagnetic waves on earth?	[ "radios", "the sun", "cell phones", "wireless networks" ]	B
sciq-9361	multiple_choice	Similar to the coil on a stove, changes in what reflect an increase in the temperature of a star?	[ "texture", "direction", "rotation", "color" ]	D
sciq-8094	multiple_choice	Herbivores and omnivores have longer alimentary canals compared to what?	[ "carnivores", "centipedes", "arthropods", "mammals" ]	A
sciq-7435	multiple_choice	What form does water take on the planet mars?	[ "ice", "plasma", "liquid", "gas" ]	A
sciq-1929	multiple_choice	Smog is a visible form of what?	[ "oxidation", "air pollution", "condensation", "water pollution" ]	B

scienceQA-2604

multiple_choice

Select the vertebrate.

[ "black widow spider", "crystal jellyfish", "hippopotamus", "bull ant" ]

C

A bull ant is an insect. Like other insects, a bull ant is an invertebrate. It does not have a backbone. It has an exoskeleton. Like other jellyfishes, a crystal jellyfish is an invertebrate. It does not have a backbone. It has a soft body. Like other spiders, a black widow spider is an invertebrate. It does not have a backbone. It has an exoskeleton. A hippopotamus is a mammal. Like other mammals, a hippopotamus is a vertebrate. It has a backbone.

sciq-10370

multiple_choice

Nitrogen wastes are produced by the breakdown of what during normal metabolism?

[ "hormones", "proteins", "enzymes", "lipids" ]

B

sciq-1612

multiple_choice

What units are typically used to measure heats of reaction?

[ "kilojoules", "degrees Celsius", "volts", "kilobytes" ]

A

ai2_arc-860

multiple_choice

What is the most likely outcome of the Moon moving away from Earth?

[ "A lunar day is shorter.", "A lunar eclipse lasts longer.", "Earth moves closer to the Sun.", "Earth's tides decrease in size." ]

D

sciq-8117

multiple_choice

In what type of mining must tunnels be blasted into the rock so that miners and equipment can get to the ore?

[ "underground mining", "strip mining", "open-pit mining", "gold mining" ]

A

sciq-8786

multiple_choice

Which is the process through which leaves collect sunlight and make food?

[ "photosynthesis", "richness", "Greenhouse", "compress" ]

A

sciq-4579

multiple_choice

What can ultimately result when species are introduced to a new place and prey on other species?

[ "extinction", "over population", "depletion", "elimination" ]

A

sciq-2549

multiple_choice

What is a small, relatively simple single-celled organism called?

[ "ribosome", "amoeba", "eukaryote", "prokaryote" ]

D

sciq-263

multiple_choice

What is the simplest life cycle?

[ "binary life cycle", "metamorphic cycle", "diploid life cycle", "haploid life cycle" ]

D

sciq-9863

multiple_choice

What develop inside chambers called ovaries, which originate within flowers and mature into fruits?

[ "tomoxia seeds", "trematode seeds", "pollen seeds", "angiosperm seeds" ]

D

sciq-9360

multiple_choice

Scientists will often observe and then what the reason why a phenomenon occurred?

[ "realize", "hypothesize", "theorize", "normalize" ]

B

ai2_arc-28

multiple_choice

Which of the following is an observation about grasshoppers that a science class could have made on their nature walk?

[ "The grasshoppers will live longest in a container filled with plants.", "The grasshoppers are green with long back legs and antennae.", "The grasshoppers will probably eat more grass than tree leaves.", "The grasshoppers all hatched from eggs laid the year before." ]

B

sciq-2571

multiple_choice

Anything that occupies space and has mass is known as what?

[ "solid", "opaque", "dense", "matter" ]

D

sciq-8896

multiple_choice

Cellular respiration in humans involves the combustion of what simple sugar?

[ "glutamate", "glucose", "insulin", "starch" ]

B

ai2_arc-363

multiple_choice

Which event most changes an ecosystem in a single day?

[ "drought", "succession", "decomposition", "wildfire" ]

D

sciq-9853

multiple_choice

What are genes located on the sex chromosomes called?

[ "dimorphism - linked genes", "sex-linked genes", "diploid genes", "autosomes" ]

B

sciq-6038

multiple_choice

Genetic disorders are diseases caused by what?

[ "traits", "environment", "lesions", "mutations" ]

D

sciq-317

multiple_choice

What is a type of solid that lacks an ordered internal structure?

[ "ice", "a sponge", "an amorphous solid", "an elastic solid" ]

C

sciq-9085

multiple_choice

Which two planetary bodies have humans walked on?

[ "The Sun and Mars", "earth and the moon", "Earth and Saturn", "Mars and Jupiter" ]

B

sciq-5377

multiple_choice

What do optical fibres look like?

[ "flat paper", "big flashlights", "square boxes", "thin glass tubes" ]

D

sciq-8082

multiple_choice

Amino acids contain both a carboxylic acid group and what other group?

[ "lipid", "fatty", "compounds", "amine" ]

D

sciq-8049

multiple_choice

What is produced when an egg is fertilized by a sperm in a fallopian tube?

[ "ovaries", "uterus", "fetus", "zygote" ]

D

sciq-2132

multiple_choice

Vertebrates. from the smallest of fish to us. one of the main features we all have in common is our what?

[ "backbone", "laying eggs", "warm blood", "hair" ]

A

sciq-8838

multiple_choice

Unlike amphibians, reptiles do not have what stage?

[ "adult", "larval", "egg", "reproductive" ]

B

sciq-3554

multiple_choice

"endocrine" and "exocrine" are two types of what?

[ "fluids", "organs", "glands", "cells" ]

C

sciq-5750

multiple_choice

When dissolved in water, what do strong acids transfer to the solvent completely?

[ "acidic neutrons", "acidic protons", "acidic electrons", "acidic proteins" ]

B

sciq-3757

multiple_choice

Typically done to find food or mates, what do you call the regular movement of individuals or populations each year during certain seasons?

[ "migration", "erosion", "emmigration", "industrialization" ]

A

sciq-7727

multiple_choice

What is used to record seismic waves?

[ "seismograph", "topometer", "odometer", "transmitter" ]

A

scienceQA-1775

multiple_choice

Select the vertebrate.

[ "common octopus", "turkey vulture", "hissing cockroach", "praying mantis" ]

B

Like other octopuses, a common octopus is an invertebrate. It does not have a backbone. It has a soft body. A praying mantis is an insect. Like other insects, a praying mantis is an invertebrate. It does not have a backbone. It has an exoskeleton. A turkey vulture is a bird. Like other birds, a turkey vulture is a vertebrate. It has a backbone. A hissing cockroach is an insect. Like other insects, a hissing cockroach is an invertebrate. It does not have a backbone. It has an exoskeleton.

sciq-8280

multiple_choice

Where does the nucleus store chromatin ?

[ "xerophyte", "nucleoplasm", "chloroplasts", "ribosome" ]

B

sciq-7625

multiple_choice

Vectors along the same line can be what to one another like ordinary numbers?

[ "noted", "taken", "lost", "added" ]

D

sciq-3366

multiple_choice

Most hormones are controlled by what type of feedback, which causes the hormone to decrease its own production?

[ "neutral", "negative", "unusual", "positive" ]

B

sciq-8318

multiple_choice

What is the other name of newton’s first law?

[ "law of momentum", "mass and matter", "law of inertia", "law of matter" ]

C

sciq-5016

multiple_choice

Stress building up at the same rate over time at a fault causes what phenomenon?

[ "volcanoes", "erosion", "storms", "earthquakes" ]

D

sciq-5388

multiple_choice

What common air pollutant is characterized by its sharp odor and often triggers asthma attacks?

[ "nitrogen dioxide", "pigment dioxide", "Carbon Dioxide", "plant dioxide" ]

A

ai2_arc-531

multiple_choice

The mixing of cold Arctic Ocean water with warm surface Atlantic currents off the northwestern coast of Europe causes which effect?

[ "sinking of water as it circulates southwest", "reversal of current direction back toward the European coast", "rise in water salinity and upwelling of affected currents", "rapid evaporation and acceleration of currents toward the pole" ]

A

sciq-2056

multiple_choice

Are birds and mammals mainly exothermic or endothermic?

[ "exothermic", "hypothermic", "autotrophic", "endothermic" ]

D

sciq-9654

multiple_choice

When land used for mining or other purposes is restored to its natural state, what do you call the process, which is often mandated by law?

[ "urban renewal", "removal", "irrigation", "reclamation" ]

D

sciq-7802

multiple_choice

Amines are weak bases due to the presence of a lone pair of what on the nitrogen atom?

[ "nuclei", "atoms", "protons", "electrons" ]

D

sciq-8613

multiple_choice

Genes are organized to make the control of gene expression easier. the promoter region is immediately upstream of this?

[ "propagate sequence", "signalling sequence", "coding sequence", "organic sequence" ]

C

sciq-4767

multiple_choice

What is the term for the muscular duct through which sperm are propelled?

[ "the västerås deferens", "the glans deferens", "the glarus deferens", "the vas deferens" ]

D

sciq-4829

multiple_choice

Neutrons and protons reside in which part of the atom?

[ "vacuoles", "molecules", "nucleus", "nucleolus" ]

C

sciq-1772

multiple_choice

What is a process where some substances called reactants change chemically into different substances called products?

[ "crystals reaction", "carbon reaction", "chemical reaction", "non-chemical reaction" ]

C

sciq-2762

multiple_choice

The enteric nervous system provides intrinsic innervation, and the autonomic nervous system provides this?

[ "complex innervation", "autonomic innervation", "extrinsic innervation", "arise innervation" ]

C

sciq-9835

multiple_choice

In general, kinetic energy is the form of energy powering any type of matter in motion, while the energy of position is called what?

[ "magnetic energy", "mechanical energy", "potential energy", "thermal energy" ]

C

sciq-7966

multiple_choice

What is vital for nervous system functions that include muscle stimulation, memory formation, and learning?

[ "glycogen", "acetylcholine", "glutamate", "thiamine" ]

B

sciq-7485

multiple_choice

When lava flows over a large area and cools, it creates a large, flat surface of what type of rock?

[ "metamorphic", "tidal", "sedimentary", "igneous" ]

D

ai2_arc-458

multiple_choice

Read the equation. 2Ca + O_{2} -> 2CaO What is the product of the reaction?

[ "metal", "mixture", "solution", "compound" ]

D

sciq-5549

multiple_choice

What bodily system handles taking in oxygen, getting rid of carbon dioxide, aiding in speech production and sensing odors?

[ "respiratory system", "nervous system", "circulatory system", "pulmonary system" ]

A

sciq-5478

multiple_choice

Solar cells convert the energy in sunlight to what type of energy?

[ "active energy", "electrical energy", "radical energy", "stellar energy" ]

B

sciq-1566

multiple_choice

What is the field of biology that focuses on the study of inheritance in humans?

[ "computational biology", "human genetics", "relational biology", "generational biology" ]

B

sciq-6041

multiple_choice

Does air temperature increase or decrease as it rises higher in the atmosphere?

[ "neither", "decrease", "both", "increase" ]

B

sciq-4205

multiple_choice

What do we call the scientific study of heredity and hereditary variation?

[ "genetics", "geneology", "biology", "chemistry" ]

A

sciq-5425

multiple_choice

The voltages generated at a power plant are stepped up by what passive devices, which then reduce voltage to a safe level at the point of use?

[ "capacitors", "transformers", "batteries", "transistors" ]

B

ai2_arc-448

multiple_choice

If a new organism were discovered, which of the following would most likely be used to classify it into the appropriate kingdom?

[ "the color of the organism", "the organism's natural habitat", "the structure of the organism's anatomy", "the location where the organism was found" ]

C

sciq-3019

multiple_choice

Fertilization occurs if a sperm enters the egg while it is passing through what tube?

[ "ovarian", "fallopian", "anterior", "vaginal" ]

B

sciq-6889

multiple_choice

Cellular respiration uses oxygen to harvest what from organic molecules?

[ "energy", "water", "light", "chlorophyll" ]

A

sciq-691

multiple_choice

The process in which the nucleus divides is called what?

[ "epistasis", "mitosis", "meiosis", "cytokinesis" ]

B

ai2_arc-1085

multiple_choice

In which situation would it be an advantage to ship a product by plane rather than by truck?

[ "The product is very heavy and relatively large.", "The product is sensitive to changes in pressure.", "The product must be delivered a long distance soon after it is made.", "The product must be delivered to several sites located within a radius of 50 miles." ]

C

ai2_arc-269

multiple_choice

The chemical symbol for niobium is Nb. Based on its symbol, what can be concluded about niobium?

[ "Niobium is a compound.", "Niobium is an element.", "Niobium is a metal.", "Niobium is a mixture." ]

B

sciq-4155

multiple_choice

Converging plates can be oceanic, continental, or one of each. if at least one is oceanic, it will subduct. a subducting plate creates what?

[ "wind", "fires", "earthquakes", "volcanoes" ]

D

sciq-5480

multiple_choice

A group of individuals that consists of genetically related individuals that can breed to produce fertile young is known as what?

[ "species", "population", "colonies", "community" ]

A

sciq-3069

multiple_choice

What are the two types of earth crust?

[ "oceanic and continental", "micro and continental", "amorphous and continental", "reflective and continental" ]

A

ai2_arc-871

multiple_choice

Materials combine chemically or physically. Which materials form a new substance when chemically combined?

[ "salt and pepper", "water and sugar", "iron nails and pennies", "baking soda and vinegar" ]

D

sciq-10685

multiple_choice

What is the measure of the energy released when an extra electron is added to an atom?

[ "volume affinity", "electron affinity", "mass affinity", "neutron affinity" ]

B

sciq-9083

multiple_choice

Glucose, fructose, and galactose are hexose sugars, which contain six atoms of what element?

[ "hydrogen", "nitrogen", "oxygen", "carbon" ]

D

sciq-10436

multiple_choice

What do we call the seasonal movement of animals?

[ "migration", "population", "trade", "immigration" ]

A

sciq-5825

multiple_choice

The entire range of light that can be seen by the human eye without aid is known as what kind of light?

[ "colored light", "white light", "visible light", "infrared light" ]

C

sciq-11311

multiple_choice

Earthquakes mark the motions of colliding plates and the locations where plates plunge into what?

[ "the mesosphere", "the mantle", "the core", "the crust" ]

B

sciq-6707

multiple_choice

What type of radioactive decay is generally only dangerous when emitted inside the body?

[ "ionic decay", "variant decay", "alpha decay", "nucleus decay" ]

C

sciq-11025

multiple_choice

New seafloor forms when what object cools?

[ "rain", "debris", "ash", "lava" ]

D

sciq-1948

multiple_choice

What type of graph is useful for showing percents of a whole?

[ "gnomic graphs", "bar graphs", "shift graphs", "circle graphs" ]

D

sciq-4944

multiple_choice

The ability to maintain a stable internal temperature, despite the climate, is exhibited by members of what animal group?

[ "parasites", "reptiles", "fish", "mammals" ]

D

sciq-4250

multiple_choice

What occurs when rain falls more quickly than water can be absorbed into the ground or carried away by rivers or streams?

[ "landslides", "greenhouse effect", "typhoons", "floods" ]

D

sciq-6651

multiple_choice

What are the two main components in a battery?

[ "vortex and a cathode", "anode and a vortex", "anode and a cathode", "filter and a cathode" ]

C

sciq-1633

multiple_choice

The stoichiometric coefficients indicate the relative amounts of what?

[ "trajectories and products", "reactants and products", "reactions and products", "exigencies and products" ]

B

sciq-5108

multiple_choice

What kind of water are cattails adapted for with narrow, strap-like leaves?

[ "stagnant water", "moving water", "saline water", "turbulent water" ]

B

sciq-3749

multiple_choice

What do you call the splitting of the nucleus of an atom into two smaller nuclei?

[ "cell division", "nuclear fusion", "nuclear fission", "critical fission" ]

C

sciq-1389

multiple_choice

What is the term for the span in the life of an organism from one generation to the next?

[ "life cycle", "era", "life span", "time consumption" ]

A

sciq-6209

multiple_choice

What type of lens and mirrors have a negative focal length?

[ "diverging", "subverging", "convexing", "converging" ]

A

sciq-7315

multiple_choice

Of the four main wobble base pairs, guanine is paired with what?

[ "cytosine", "adenine", "uracil", "thymine" ]

C

sciq-710

multiple_choice

Osteoclasts break down bone to maintain mineral what?

[ "polarity", "homeostatis", "density", "fluctuations" ]

B

sciq-5865

multiple_choice

A mitotic spindle forms from the centrioles and passes through the nuclear membrane, which remains intact. chromosomes attach to the mitotic spindle, which separates the chromosomes and does what?

[ "manipulates the cell", "elongates the cell", "destroys the cell", "migrates the cell" ]

B

ai2_arc-882

multiple_choice

Four identical candles are set on a safe surface and lit. One is covered with a small-sized jar, one is covered with a large-sized jar, and one candle is left in the open. A fourth lit candle is placed in a vacuum. Which candle will most likely stay lit the longest?

[ "the candle placed in the vacuum", "the candle covered with the small-sized jar", "the candle covered with the large-sized jar", "the candle left out in the open" ]

D

sciq-2242

multiple_choice

What can be thought of as the fundamental unit of life?

[ "ion", "electron", "cell", "atom" ]

C

sciq-5240

multiple_choice

In what human organ system would you find live e. coli bacteria?

[ "respiratory system", "skeletal system", "circulatory system", "digestive system" ]

D

sciq-8493

multiple_choice

What is another term for chemical messenger molecules?

[ "hormones", "acids", "pheromones", "enzymes" ]

A

sciq-4871

multiple_choice

What is the process of creating an exact genetic replica of an organism called?

[ "converting", "reproducing", "copying", "cloning" ]

D

sciq-9896

multiple_choice

When two haploid gametes unite during fertilization they form what?

[ "a mutated cell", "a diploid cell", "a fertilized cell", "haploid cell" ]

B

sciq-1619

multiple_choice

What type of tissue runs the length of a stem in vascular bundles?

[ "thermal tissue", "vascular tissue", "muscle tissue", "cardiac tissue" ]

B

sciq-286

multiple_choice

What are generally divided into prosimian and non-prosimian?

[ "carnivores", "primates", "insects", "rodents" ]

B

sciq-783

multiple_choice

Macrophages and dendritic cells are types of what"

[ "mast cells", "supercapacitor cells", "amoena cells", "phagocytic cells" ]

D

sciq-9858

multiple_choice

What is a measure of the size of sound waves?

[ "frequency", "wavelength", "voltage", "amplitude" ]

D

sciq-2934

multiple_choice

Circular water waves decrease in what property as they move away from where a rock is dropped?

[ "mass", "voltage", "amplitude", "frequency" ]

C

sciq-1873

multiple_choice

Different clouds are associated with different types of what?

[ "magnetic fields", "weather conditions", "zodiac signs", "biomes" ]

B

sciq-10374

multiple_choice

What is the most important source of electromagnetic waves on earth?

[ "radios", "the sun", "cell phones", "wireless networks" ]

B

sciq-9361

multiple_choice

Similar to the coil on a stove, changes in what reflect an increase in the temperature of a star?

[ "texture", "direction", "rotation", "color" ]

D

sciq-8094

multiple_choice

Herbivores and omnivores have longer alimentary canals compared to what?

[ "carnivores", "centipedes", "arthropods", "mammals" ]

A

sciq-7435

multiple_choice

What form does water take on the planet mars?

[ "ice", "plasma", "liquid", "gas" ]

A

sciq-1929

multiple_choice

Smog is a visible form of what?

[ "oxidation", "air pollution", "condensation", "water pollution" ]

B