Jenjamin3000/MNLP_M3_MCQA_before_FT · Datasets at Hugging Face

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sciq-5647	multiple_choice	The four major classes of biological macromolecules include carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and what else?	[ "nucleic acids", "liquids", "structural acids", "fats" ]	A
sciq-4590	multiple_choice	Where was the distinction between total distance traveled and displacement first noted?	[ "string theory", "uncertainty principle", "one-dimensional kinematics", "Newton's first law" ]	C
ai2_arc-739	multiple_choice	Scientists group animals based on physical features. Trout are classified as fish because of what physical feature?	[ "Fish have gills.", "Fish eat the same food.", "Fish live in the same area.", "Fish have the same predators." ]	A
ai2_arc-613	multiple_choice	A student plans to design a new toothpaste tube that will give the same amount of toothpaste every time it is squeezed. Which should the student do first when designing the new tube?	[ "make a data table of amounts of toothpaste", "gather building materials", "create models of old toothpaste tubes", "draw a few possible solutions" ]	D
sciq-7227	multiple_choice	The van allen radiation belts are two regions in which energetic charged particles are trapped in earth’s what?	[ "gravitational field", "cloud cover", "magnetic field", "ionosphere" ]	C
sciq-11141	multiple_choice	What must be present on a plant where ladybugs will lay their eggs?	[ "aphids", "dew drops", "butterflies", "mites" ]	A
sciq-10109	multiple_choice	Did the the open circulatory systems of molluscs and arthropods arise dependently or independently of each other?	[ "dependently", "together", "separately", "independently" ]	D
sciq-7510	multiple_choice	The direction of prevailing winds determines the type of what that usually moves over an area?	[ "weather", "air mass", "storm", "water mass" ]	B
sciq-11395	multiple_choice	A pedigree is a chart which shows the inheritance of a trait over several what?	[ "events", "centuries", "organisms", "generations" ]	D
sciq-71	multiple_choice	Dessication is an extreme and usually fatal form of what in animals?	[ "depletion", "dehydration", "diarrhea", "starvation" ]	B
sciq-6845	multiple_choice	What helps screen libraries for a gene of interest using nucleic acid hybridization?	[ "proteins acid probe", "mitochondrial acid probe", "nucleic acid probe", "cellular acid probe" ]	C
sciq-4290	multiple_choice	What keeps various species from mating and reproducing outside their own species?	[ "brain organ incompatibility", "digestive system incompatibility", "reproductive organ incompatibility", "cancer organ incompatibility" ]	C
sciq-709	multiple_choice	What is the branch of science that studies the physical world?	[ "botany", "social science", "physics", "Ecology" ]	C
sciq-2994	multiple_choice	Which of these is last if ordered in increasing size: galaxy, solar system, star cluster?	[ "star cluster", "galaxy", "none of these", "solar system" ]	B
sciq-5271	multiple_choice	What property is a measure of the average kinetic energy of molecules?	[ "density", "mass", "temperature", "velocity" ]	C
ai2_arc-682	multiple_choice	The water cycle describes the movement of the water of Earth. About 96% of the water of Earth is the salt water found in the oceans while the remaining 4% is fresh water. Where would the majority of the freshwater on Earth be found?	[ "groundwater and aquifers", "swamps and wetlands", "ice caps and glaciers", "lakes and rivers" ]	C
sciq-744	multiple_choice	What is the process where scientific articles are checked and analyzed by other scientists before publication?	[ "peer review", "mechanism review", "process review", "embrace review" ]	A
sciq-8638	multiple_choice	In what state do ionic compounds best conduct electricity?	[ "plasma", "gas", "solid", "liquid" ]	D
sciq-6236	multiple_choice	Has the average annual temperature on earth been rising or falling for the past 100 years?	[ "unchanged", "falling", "fluctuating", "rising" ]	D
sciq-11104	multiple_choice	What effect describes how earth’s rotation steers winds and surface ocean currents?	[ "centripetal force", "coriolis", "Big Bang theory", "dorsalis" ]	B
sciq-8955	multiple_choice	Is urea or salt reabsorbed faster?	[ "same speed", "neither is reabsorbed", "urea", "salt" ]	D
sciq-4164	multiple_choice	What group includes the simplest eukaryotes, including most single-celled eukaryotes?	[ "arthropods", "protists", "fungi", "bivalves" ]	B
scienceQA-1576	multiple_choice	Select the plant.	[ "Moles eat insects and worms.", "Snowy owls eat small animals.", "Almond trees can grow many small flowers.", "Manatees swim underwater." ]	C	An almond tree is a plant. It can grow many small flowers. Almonds were first grown by people living near the Mediterranean Sea. A snowy owl is an animal. It eats small animals. Snowy owls live in cold places. Snowy owls have feathers on their feet to protect them from the cold. A mole is an animal. It eats insects and worms. Moles live mostly underground. A manatee is an animal. It swims underwater. Manatees eat plants that live underwater.
sciq-2433	multiple_choice	Invertebrates make up what percentage of all animal species?	[ "30 percent", "90 percent", "50 percent", "95 percent" ]	D
scienceQA-5020	multiple_choice	Which of the following organisms is the primary consumer in this food web?	[ "bolete fungus", "silver maple", "swallowtail caterpillar", "black racer" ]	C	Primary consumers eat producers. So, in a food web, primary consumers have arrows pointing to them from producers. The bolete fungus has arrows pointing to it from the black racer, the gray fox, and the bobcat. None of these organisms is a producer, so the bolete fungus is not a primary consumer. The black racer has an arrow pointing to it from the pine vole. The pine vole is not a producer, so the black racer is not a primary consumer. The swallowtail caterpillar has an arrow pointing to it from the persimmon tree. The persimmon tree is a producer, so the swallowtail caterpillar is a primary consumer. The silver maple does not have any arrows pointing to it. So, the silver maple is not a primary consumer. The black bear has an arrow pointing to it from the persimmon tree. The persimmon tree is a producer, so the black bear is a primary consumer.
sciq-2151	multiple_choice	Endothermic and exothermic reactions differ in whether the products or reactants store more of what?	[ "Thermal energy", "chemical energy", "Kinetic Energy", "Motion energy" ]	B
scienceQA-11722	multiple_choice	Select the liquid.	[ "hair clip", "arrowhead", "screwdriver", "rain puddle" ]	D	A hair clip is a solid. A solid has a size and shape of its own. You can use a hair clip to keep your hair out of your face because the hair clip keeps its shape. An arrowhead is a solid. A solid has a size and shape of its own. An arrowhead is made of rock. A screwdriver is a solid. A solid has a size and shape of its own. This screwdriver has a metal blade and a plastic handle. Both metal and plastic are solids. A rain puddle is a liquid. A liquid takes the shape of any container it is in. If you collect rainwater in a bucket, the rainwater will take the shape of the bucket. But the rainwater will still take up the same amount of space.
sciq-2587	multiple_choice	What two planets is the asteroid belt found between?	[ "mars and jupiter", "Jupiter and Earth", "Jupiter and Saturn", "Mars and Earth" ]	A
sciq-4559	multiple_choice	What type of stress causes horizontal motions in strike-slip faults?	[ "hot", "shear", "cold", "blunt" ]	B
sciq-9275	multiple_choice	Roundworms are intervertebrates that belong to which phylum?	[ "annelida", "nematoda", "Gordiacea", "amoebozoa" ]	B
sciq-8366	multiple_choice	What is the smallest unit of structure and function of all living organisms?	[ "organelle", "the cell", "chromosome", "organ" ]	B
sciq-2868	multiple_choice	The bottom of the ocean is called what?	[ "Final zone", "Intertidal zone", "Demersal zone", "the benthic zone" ]	D
ai2_arc-419	multiple_choice	A star is a celestial object that produces its own heat and light. Which of these celestial objects is the closest star to Earth?	[ "Mars", "Venus", "the sun", "the moon" ]	C
sciq-7952	multiple_choice	Someone who believes something despite the evidence is referred to by what term that references a false belief about our planet?	[ "flat-earther", "solid - earther", "conspiracy theorist", "geocentric-earther" ]	A
sciq-2532	multiple_choice	The distance between the crests of electromagnetic waves is called what?	[ "variation", "trough", "crest", "wavelength" ]	D
sciq-7884	multiple_choice	What cycle completes the breakdown of glucose begun in glycolysis?	[ "krebs", "vireos", "bacterium", "priebus" ]	A
sciq-9290	multiple_choice	Activated macrophages and neutrophils discharge what that signals molecules that enhance an immune response?	[ "nucelotides", "cytokines", "alkaloids", "pathogens" ]	B
sciq-7407	multiple_choice	What system is the brain the control center of?	[ "circulatory", "nervous", "fibrous", "adrenal" ]	B
sciq-858	multiple_choice	What occurs when a substance diffuses through a cell membrane without any help from other molecules?	[ "simple diffusion", "visible diffusion", "visual diffusion", "simple filtration" ]	A
ai2_arc-390	multiple_choice	A student has a pink eraser on her desk. Which property shows that the eraser is a solid?	[ "Its color stays the same when it is broken in half.", "Its temperature goes up when it is rubbed on paper.", "Its shape is definite when it is placed in a new spot.", "Its size changes when it is used to remove pencil marks." ]	C
ai2_arc-684	multiple_choice	Which energy resource is non-renewable?	[ "oil", "solar", "water", "wind" ]	A
sciq-3869	multiple_choice	What is the midpiece of sperm packed with?	[ "glucose", "mitochondria", "protein", "urine" ]	B
sciq-512	multiple_choice	Some 96% of the dry mass consists of organic compounds produced by what?	[ "electrolysis", "photosynthesis", "erosion", "reproduction" ]	B
sciq-6971	multiple_choice	What is made up of nerve cells that sense stimuli and transmit signals?	[ "dependent tissue", "muscle tissues", "blood tissue", "nervous tissue" ]	D
sciq-2028	multiple_choice	Starch is a large, complex carbohydrate made of thousands of _____ joined together?	[ "glucose orders ( monomers )", "glucose units (monomers)", "glucose divisions ( monomers )", "glucose partitions ( monomers )" ]	B
sciq-1567	multiple_choice	The acidity of a solution is typically assessed experimentally by measurement of its what?	[ "density", "mass", "color", "ph" ]	D
sciq-11602	multiple_choice	What is the process of drawing general conclusions based on many pieces of evidence?	[ "quantum reasoning", "experimental reasoning", "primitive reasoning", "inductive reasoning" ]	D
sciq-4119	multiple_choice	What is the name of the body system that fights to protect the body from specific pathogens?	[ "infectious system", "immune system", "allergic response", "warning system" ]	B
sciq-8951	multiple_choice	What is the molecular formula of carbon dioxide?	[ "c2o", "h2o", "co 2", "cl2" ]	C
sciq-9392	multiple_choice	In which area does conduction mainly happen?	[ "thermosphere", "higher atmosphere", "lower atmosphere", "mesosphere" ]	C
sciq-11046	multiple_choice	Fission is a method of what type of reproduction exhibited by some planarians?	[ "sexual", "spawning", "propagation", "asexual" ]	D
ai2_arc-973	multiple_choice	A class is modeling the differences between a unicellular organism and a multicellular organism. Which example is a model of a unicellular organism?	[ "a student passing out water to a group", "a student getting cereal from the cabinet", "two students collecting trash from a group", "four students working together to move a desk" ]	B
sciq-3274	multiple_choice	Carbohydrates are an important group of biological molecules that includes sugars and these?	[ "proteins", "starches", "fats", "vitamins" ]	B
sciq-8241	multiple_choice	The ovules, which are the female gametophytes, are held in what organ?	[ "abdomen", "testes", "ovary", "uterus" ]	C
scienceQA-8531	multiple_choice	Select the invertebrate.	[ "castor bean tick", "zebra dove", "Solomon leaf frog", "harvest mouse" ]	A	A zebra dove is a bird. Like other birds, a zebra dove is a vertebrate. It has a backbone. A harvest mouse is a mammal. Like other mammals, a harvest mouse is a vertebrate. It has a backbone. A Solomon leaf frog is an amphibian. Like other amphibians, a Solomon leaf frog 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.
sciq-4740	multiple_choice	What do you call the pattern of lines formed when light passes through a prism to separate it into the different frequencies of light it contains?	[ "kaleidoscope effect", "prismatic rainbow", "atomic emission spectrum", "light emission spectrum" ]	C
sciq-5322	multiple_choice	What phenomenon has severe consequences on both natural and man-made objects, including killing trees and degrading marble statues?	[ "carbon rain", "oxygen rain", "natural rain", "acid rain" ]	D
sciq-2088	multiple_choice	What is the scientific term for the amount of light reflected by a surface?	[ "reactivity", "inversion", "prism", "albedo" ]	D
sciq-2548	multiple_choice	What kind of change occurs whenever matter changes into an entirely different substance with different chemical properties?	[ "reversible change", "carbon change", "chemical change", "physical change" ]	C
sciq-4326	multiple_choice	What do we call the lowest layer of the atmosphere?	[ "troposphere", "stratosphere", "mesosphere", "asthenosphere" ]	A
sciq-7273	multiple_choice	What element has an atomic number of 6?	[ "hydrogen", "carbon", "silicon", "oxygen" ]	B
sciq-10164	multiple_choice	What type of plants grow on other plants?	[ "parasites", "epiphytes", "bryophytes", "legumes" ]	B
sciq-6117	multiple_choice	What weather events move with the prevailing winds and originate in the trade winds in the northern hemisphere?	[ "droughts", "hurricanes", "earthquakes", "tsunamis" ]	B
sciq-11249	multiple_choice	Reducing waste, as well as reusing and recycling resources, can help save what?	[ "natural resources", "artificial resources", "eletrical resources", "coral resources" ]	A
sciq-2701	multiple_choice	The first period of the paleozoic era was called what?	[ "permian", "ordovician", "carboniferous", "cambrian" ]	D
sciq-3400	multiple_choice	Billions of what inside the human digestive tract help us digest food, make vitamins and play other important roles?	[ "viruses", "bacteria", "red blood cells", "neurons" ]	B
sciq-4782	multiple_choice	What is the scientific term for the dropping of leaves, fruits, and flowers, which led to the naming of an acid thought to play a role in the process?	[ "affixation", "ablation", "abscission", "ascorbition" ]	C
sciq-2227	multiple_choice	What layer high in the atmosphere protects living things from most of the sun’s harmful uv rays?	[ "troposphere", "Mesosphere", "stratosphere", "ozone layer" ]	D
sciq-4577	multiple_choice	What usually causes fractures on a bone?	[ "extra weight", "shear stress", "compressive stress", "excessive bending stress" ]	D
sciq-9612	multiple_choice	Instead of wood, what do some fireplaces use?	[ "gasoline", "acetylene", "propane", "kerosene" ]	C
sciq-4969	multiple_choice	If a gyroscope is not spinning, it acquires angular momentum in the direction of what?	[ "velocity", "torque", "acceleration", "gravity" ]	B
sciq-7410	multiple_choice	The negatively charged electrons are attracted to the positively charged what?	[ "axon", "ion", "atom", "nucleus" ]	D
sciq-11481	multiple_choice	What type of mass movement is a sudden movement of large blocks of rock and soil down a slope?	[ "slump", "resurgence", "deluge", "downturn" ]	A
sciq-53	multiple_choice	The ability for a plasma membrane to only allow certain molecules in or out of the cell is referred to as what?	[ "periodic permeability", "moderate permeability", "selective permeability", "total permeability" ]	C
sciq-6442	multiple_choice	What process moves food through the esophagus no matter which position the body is in?	[ "proteolysis", "homeostasis", "mastication", "peristalsis" ]	D
sciq-6019	multiple_choice	The composition of the magma determines if the rock is mafic, felsic, or what?	[ "intermediate", "variable", "magnetic", "porous" ]	A
sciq-2223	multiple_choice	What stages in the life of a cell does the cell cycle include?	[ "adult stages", "intermediate stages", "both", "all" ]	D
sciq-1861	multiple_choice	The eyes of all vertebrates possess a single one of these structures?	[ "sty", "stalk", "lens", "vessel" ]	C
sciq-9940	multiple_choice	What is the smallest particle of an element that still has the element’s properties?	[ "an atom", "a nucleus", "an ion", "an electron" ]	A
sciq-10620	multiple_choice	Electric generators convert what type of energy to electric energy?	[ "fluid energy", "electromagnetic energy", "mechanical energy", "thermodynamic energy" ]	C
sciq-3237	multiple_choice	Soil erosion is a natural process, but what can increase it unnaturally?	[ "animal activies", "volcanic eruption", "human activities", "human preservation" ]	C
sciq-4183	multiple_choice	The airway and the lungs are part of what organ system?	[ "pulmonary", "coronary", "digestive", "respiratory" ]	D
scienceQA-4762	multiple_choice	How long is an ice skate?	[ "10 feet", "10 yards", "10 inches", "10 miles" ]	C	The best estimate for the length of an ice skate is 10 inches. 10 feet, 10 yards, and 10 miles are all too long.
sciq-11097	multiple_choice	Water follows where sodium ions lead, due to what process?	[ "hydration", "osmosis", "electrolysis", "absorption" ]	B
sciq-9450	multiple_choice	Biodiversity hot spots are prime candidates for protection because they are prone to what species fate?	[ "extinction", "mutation", "accumulation", "reduction" ]	A
ai2_arc-799	multiple_choice	As humans travel in space, which gas is provided in the atmosphere of the spacecraft and which gas is removed from the atmosphere of the spacecraft?	[ "Oxygen is provided. Carbon dioxide is removed.", "Carbon dioxide is provided. Oxygen is removed.", "Carbon dioxide is provided. Nitrogen is removed.", "Oxygen is provided. Nitrogen is removed." ]	A
sciq-10335	multiple_choice	How does the epidermis renew its layer?	[ "shedding dead cells", "exfoliating scrub", "loofah", "scabbing" ]	A
sciq-9123	multiple_choice	Producers, primary consumers, higher-level consumers, and decomposers are levels in what?	[ "food flowchart", "energy chain", "food model", "food chain" ]	D
sciq-11314	multiple_choice	What is the science of how traits are passed from parents to offspring?	[ "genetics", "heredity", "alleles", "cross matching" ]	B
sciq-2226	multiple_choice	Mutations cannot be passed on to offspring if they occur in what type of cells?	[ "body cells", "put cells", "kept cells", "blood cells" ]	A
sciq-5610	multiple_choice	Carbonic anhydrase plays what role to achieve a variety of results involving different organs?	[ "blocker", "enzyme", "sequence", "inhibition" ]	B
sciq-9658	multiple_choice	What material is transported in a process called longshore drift?	[ "sediment", "boats", "foods", "grass" ]	A
sciq-8689	multiple_choice	The third line of defense of the immune system is called?	[ "the malignant response", "the asymptomatic response", "the sudden response", "the immune response" ]	D
ai2_arc-639	multiple_choice	How are green plants an important part of the carbon dioxide-oxygen cycle?	[ "They add oxygen to the soil.", "They release oxygen into the air.", "They fix carbon dioxide in the soil.", "They store carbon dioxide in roots." ]	B
sciq-9065	multiple_choice	Bees are naturalized on every continent except which?	[ "North America", "antarctica", "Africa", "Australia" ]	B
sciq-7847	multiple_choice	What happened to chemical reactions when temperature increases?	[ "it becomes slower", "it became faster", "it slows down for a short time then speeds up", "it stays the same" ]	B
sciq-4203	multiple_choice	Who is called the father of genetics?	[ "Vincent van Gogh", "Nostradamus", "raphael", "mendel" ]	D
sciq-4437	multiple_choice	The substances that comprise heterogeneous mixtures can also be separated by what means?	[ "physical", "chemical", "thermal", "atmospheric" ]	A
sciq-442	multiple_choice	What happens to energy when an atom gains an electron?	[ "it is folded", "it is released", "it increases", "it is used" ]	B
sciq-3686	multiple_choice	Why are two different minerals considered different though they have the same chemical composition?	[ "different crystal structures", "different rods structures", "different linear structures", "different molecular structures" ]	A

sciq-5647

multiple_choice

The four major classes of biological macromolecules include carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and what else?

[ "nucleic acids", "liquids", "structural acids", "fats" ]

A

sciq-4590

multiple_choice

Where was the distinction between total distance traveled and displacement first noted?

[ "string theory", "uncertainty principle", "one-dimensional kinematics", "Newton's first law" ]

C

ai2_arc-739

multiple_choice

Scientists group animals based on physical features. Trout are classified as fish because of what physical feature?

[ "Fish have gills.", "Fish eat the same food.", "Fish live in the same area.", "Fish have the same predators." ]

A

ai2_arc-613

multiple_choice

A student plans to design a new toothpaste tube that will give the same amount of toothpaste every time it is squeezed. Which should the student do first when designing the new tube?

[ "make a data table of amounts of toothpaste", "gather building materials", "create models of old toothpaste tubes", "draw a few possible solutions" ]

D

sciq-7227

multiple_choice

The van allen radiation belts are two regions in which energetic charged particles are trapped in earth’s what?

[ "gravitational field", "cloud cover", "magnetic field", "ionosphere" ]

C

sciq-11141

multiple_choice

What must be present on a plant where ladybugs will lay their eggs?

[ "aphids", "dew drops", "butterflies", "mites" ]

A

sciq-10109

multiple_choice

Did the the open circulatory systems of molluscs and arthropods arise dependently or independently of each other?

[ "dependently", "together", "separately", "independently" ]

D

sciq-7510

multiple_choice

The direction of prevailing winds determines the type of what that usually moves over an area?

[ "weather", "air mass", "storm", "water mass" ]

B

sciq-11395

multiple_choice

A pedigree is a chart which shows the inheritance of a trait over several what?

[ "events", "centuries", "organisms", "generations" ]

D

sciq-71

multiple_choice

Dessication is an extreme and usually fatal form of what in animals?

[ "depletion", "dehydration", "diarrhea", "starvation" ]

B

sciq-6845

multiple_choice

What helps screen libraries for a gene of interest using nucleic acid hybridization?

[ "proteins acid probe", "mitochondrial acid probe", "nucleic acid probe", "cellular acid probe" ]

C

sciq-4290

multiple_choice

What keeps various species from mating and reproducing outside their own species?

[ "brain organ incompatibility", "digestive system incompatibility", "reproductive organ incompatibility", "cancer organ incompatibility" ]

C

sciq-709

multiple_choice

What is the branch of science that studies the physical world?

[ "botany", "social science", "physics", "Ecology" ]

C

sciq-2994

multiple_choice

Which of these is last if ordered in increasing size: galaxy, solar system, star cluster?

[ "star cluster", "galaxy", "none of these", "solar system" ]

B

sciq-5271

multiple_choice

What property is a measure of the average kinetic energy of molecules?

[ "density", "mass", "temperature", "velocity" ]

C

ai2_arc-682

multiple_choice

The water cycle describes the movement of the water of Earth. About 96% of the water of Earth is the salt water found in the oceans while the remaining 4% is fresh water. Where would the majority of the freshwater on Earth be found?

[ "groundwater and aquifers", "swamps and wetlands", "ice caps and glaciers", "lakes and rivers" ]

C

sciq-744

multiple_choice

What is the process where scientific articles are checked and analyzed by other scientists before publication?

[ "peer review", "mechanism review", "process review", "embrace review" ]

A

sciq-8638

multiple_choice

In what state do ionic compounds best conduct electricity?

[ "plasma", "gas", "solid", "liquid" ]

D

sciq-6236

multiple_choice

Has the average annual temperature on earth been rising or falling for the past 100 years?

[ "unchanged", "falling", "fluctuating", "rising" ]

D

sciq-11104

multiple_choice

What effect describes how earth’s rotation steers winds and surface ocean currents?

[ "centripetal force", "coriolis", "Big Bang theory", "dorsalis" ]

B

sciq-8955

multiple_choice

Is urea or salt reabsorbed faster?

[ "same speed", "neither is reabsorbed", "urea", "salt" ]

D

sciq-4164

multiple_choice

What group includes the simplest eukaryotes, including most single-celled eukaryotes?

[ "arthropods", "protists", "fungi", "bivalves" ]

B

scienceQA-1576

multiple_choice

Select the plant.

[ "Moles eat insects and worms.", "Snowy owls eat small animals.", "Almond trees can grow many small flowers.", "Manatees swim underwater." ]

C

An almond tree is a plant. It can grow many small flowers. Almonds were first grown by people living near the Mediterranean Sea. A snowy owl is an animal. It eats small animals. Snowy owls live in cold places. Snowy owls have feathers on their feet to protect them from the cold. A mole is an animal. It eats insects and worms. Moles live mostly underground. A manatee is an animal. It swims underwater. Manatees eat plants that live underwater.

sciq-2433

multiple_choice

Invertebrates make up what percentage of all animal species?

[ "30 percent", "90 percent", "50 percent", "95 percent" ]

D

scienceQA-5020

multiple_choice

Which of the following organisms is the primary consumer in this food web?

[ "bolete fungus", "silver maple", "swallowtail caterpillar", "black racer" ]

C

Primary consumers eat producers. So, in a food web, primary consumers have arrows pointing to them from producers. The bolete fungus has arrows pointing to it from the black racer, the gray fox, and the bobcat. None of these organisms is a producer, so the bolete fungus is not a primary consumer. The black racer has an arrow pointing to it from the pine vole. The pine vole is not a producer, so the black racer is not a primary consumer. The swallowtail caterpillar has an arrow pointing to it from the persimmon tree. The persimmon tree is a producer, so the swallowtail caterpillar is a primary consumer. The silver maple does not have any arrows pointing to it. So, the silver maple is not a primary consumer. The black bear has an arrow pointing to it from the persimmon tree. The persimmon tree is a producer, so the black bear is a primary consumer.

sciq-2151

multiple_choice

Endothermic and exothermic reactions differ in whether the products or reactants store more of what?

[ "Thermal energy", "chemical energy", "Kinetic Energy", "Motion energy" ]

B

scienceQA-11722

multiple_choice

Select the liquid.

[ "hair clip", "arrowhead", "screwdriver", "rain puddle" ]

D

A hair clip is a solid. A solid has a size and shape of its own. You can use a hair clip to keep your hair out of your face because the hair clip keeps its shape. An arrowhead is a solid. A solid has a size and shape of its own. An arrowhead is made of rock. A screwdriver is a solid. A solid has a size and shape of its own. This screwdriver has a metal blade and a plastic handle. Both metal and plastic are solids. A rain puddle is a liquid. A liquid takes the shape of any container it is in. If you collect rainwater in a bucket, the rainwater will take the shape of the bucket. But the rainwater will still take up the same amount of space.

sciq-2587

multiple_choice

What two planets is the asteroid belt found between?

[ "mars and jupiter", "Jupiter and Earth", "Jupiter and Saturn", "Mars and Earth" ]

A

sciq-4559

multiple_choice

What type of stress causes horizontal motions in strike-slip faults?

[ "hot", "shear", "cold", "blunt" ]

B

sciq-9275

multiple_choice

Roundworms are intervertebrates that belong to which phylum?

[ "annelida", "nematoda", "Gordiacea", "amoebozoa" ]

B

sciq-8366

multiple_choice

What is the smallest unit of structure and function of all living organisms?

[ "organelle", "the cell", "chromosome", "organ" ]

B

sciq-2868

multiple_choice

The bottom of the ocean is called what?

[ "Final zone", "Intertidal zone", "Demersal zone", "the benthic zone" ]

D

ai2_arc-419

multiple_choice

A star is a celestial object that produces its own heat and light. Which of these celestial objects is the closest star to Earth?

[ "Mars", "Venus", "the sun", "the moon" ]

C

sciq-7952

multiple_choice

Someone who believes something despite the evidence is referred to by what term that references a false belief about our planet?

[ "flat-earther", "solid - earther", "conspiracy theorist", "geocentric-earther" ]

A

sciq-2532

multiple_choice

The distance between the crests of electromagnetic waves is called what?

[ "variation", "trough", "crest", "wavelength" ]

D

sciq-7884

multiple_choice

What cycle completes the breakdown of glucose begun in glycolysis?

[ "krebs", "vireos", "bacterium", "priebus" ]

A

sciq-9290

multiple_choice

Activated macrophages and neutrophils discharge what that signals molecules that enhance an immune response?

[ "nucelotides", "cytokines", "alkaloids", "pathogens" ]

B

sciq-7407

multiple_choice

What system is the brain the control center of?

[ "circulatory", "nervous", "fibrous", "adrenal" ]

B

sciq-858

multiple_choice

What occurs when a substance diffuses through a cell membrane without any help from other molecules?

[ "simple diffusion", "visible diffusion", "visual diffusion", "simple filtration" ]

A

ai2_arc-390

multiple_choice

A student has a pink eraser on her desk. Which property shows that the eraser is a solid?

[ "Its color stays the same when it is broken in half.", "Its temperature goes up when it is rubbed on paper.", "Its shape is definite when it is placed in a new spot.", "Its size changes when it is used to remove pencil marks." ]

C

ai2_arc-684

multiple_choice

Which energy resource is non-renewable?

[ "oil", "solar", "water", "wind" ]

A

sciq-3869

multiple_choice

What is the midpiece of sperm packed with?

[ "glucose", "mitochondria", "protein", "urine" ]

B

sciq-512

multiple_choice

Some 96% of the dry mass consists of organic compounds produced by what?

[ "electrolysis", "photosynthesis", "erosion", "reproduction" ]

B

sciq-6971

multiple_choice

What is made up of nerve cells that sense stimuli and transmit signals?

[ "dependent tissue", "muscle tissues", "blood tissue", "nervous tissue" ]

D

sciq-2028

multiple_choice

Starch is a large, complex carbohydrate made of thousands of _____ joined together?

[ "glucose orders ( monomers )", "glucose units (monomers)", "glucose divisions ( monomers )", "glucose partitions ( monomers )" ]

B

sciq-1567

multiple_choice

The acidity of a solution is typically assessed experimentally by measurement of its what?

[ "density", "mass", "color", "ph" ]

D

sciq-11602

multiple_choice

What is the process of drawing general conclusions based on many pieces of evidence?

[ "quantum reasoning", "experimental reasoning", "primitive reasoning", "inductive reasoning" ]

D

sciq-4119

multiple_choice

What is the name of the body system that fights to protect the body from specific pathogens?

[ "infectious system", "immune system", "allergic response", "warning system" ]

B

sciq-8951

multiple_choice

What is the molecular formula of carbon dioxide?

[ "c2o", "h2o", "co 2", "cl2" ]

C

sciq-9392

multiple_choice

In which area does conduction mainly happen?

[ "thermosphere", "higher atmosphere", "lower atmosphere", "mesosphere" ]

C

sciq-11046

multiple_choice

Fission is a method of what type of reproduction exhibited by some planarians?

[ "sexual", "spawning", "propagation", "asexual" ]

D

ai2_arc-973

multiple_choice

A class is modeling the differences between a unicellular organism and a multicellular organism. Which example is a model of a unicellular organism?

[ "a student passing out water to a group", "a student getting cereal from the cabinet", "two students collecting trash from a group", "four students working together to move a desk" ]

B

sciq-3274

multiple_choice

Carbohydrates are an important group of biological molecules that includes sugars and these?

[ "proteins", "starches", "fats", "vitamins" ]

B

sciq-8241

multiple_choice

The ovules, which are the female gametophytes, are held in what organ?

[ "abdomen", "testes", "ovary", "uterus" ]

C

scienceQA-8531

multiple_choice

Select the invertebrate.

[ "castor bean tick", "zebra dove", "Solomon leaf frog", "harvest mouse" ]

A

A zebra dove is a bird. Like other birds, a zebra dove is a vertebrate. It has a backbone. A harvest mouse is a mammal. Like other mammals, a harvest mouse is a vertebrate. It has a backbone. A Solomon leaf frog is an amphibian. Like other amphibians, a Solomon leaf frog 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.

sciq-4740

multiple_choice

What do you call the pattern of lines formed when light passes through a prism to separate it into the different frequencies of light it contains?

[ "kaleidoscope effect", "prismatic rainbow", "atomic emission spectrum", "light emission spectrum" ]

C

sciq-5322

multiple_choice

What phenomenon has severe consequences on both natural and man-made objects, including killing trees and degrading marble statues?

[ "carbon rain", "oxygen rain", "natural rain", "acid rain" ]

D

sciq-2088

multiple_choice

What is the scientific term for the amount of light reflected by a surface?

[ "reactivity", "inversion", "prism", "albedo" ]

D

sciq-2548

multiple_choice

What kind of change occurs whenever matter changes into an entirely different substance with different chemical properties?

[ "reversible change", "carbon change", "chemical change", "physical change" ]

C

sciq-4326

multiple_choice

What do we call the lowest layer of the atmosphere?

[ "troposphere", "stratosphere", "mesosphere", "asthenosphere" ]

A

sciq-7273

multiple_choice

What element has an atomic number of 6?

[ "hydrogen", "carbon", "silicon", "oxygen" ]

B

sciq-10164

multiple_choice

What type of plants grow on other plants?

[ "parasites", "epiphytes", "bryophytes", "legumes" ]

B

sciq-6117

multiple_choice

What weather events move with the prevailing winds and originate in the trade winds in the northern hemisphere?

[ "droughts", "hurricanes", "earthquakes", "tsunamis" ]

B

sciq-11249

multiple_choice

Reducing waste, as well as reusing and recycling resources, can help save what?

[ "natural resources", "artificial resources", "eletrical resources", "coral resources" ]

A

sciq-2701

multiple_choice

The first period of the paleozoic era was called what?

[ "permian", "ordovician", "carboniferous", "cambrian" ]

D

sciq-3400

multiple_choice

Billions of what inside the human digestive tract help us digest food, make vitamins and play other important roles?

[ "viruses", "bacteria", "red blood cells", "neurons" ]

B

sciq-4782

multiple_choice

What is the scientific term for the dropping of leaves, fruits, and flowers, which led to the naming of an acid thought to play a role in the process?

[ "affixation", "ablation", "abscission", "ascorbition" ]

C

sciq-2227

multiple_choice

What layer high in the atmosphere protects living things from most of the sun’s harmful uv rays?

[ "troposphere", "Mesosphere", "stratosphere", "ozone layer" ]

D

sciq-4577

multiple_choice

What usually causes fractures on a bone?

[ "extra weight", "shear stress", "compressive stress", "excessive bending stress" ]

D

sciq-9612

multiple_choice

Instead of wood, what do some fireplaces use?

[ "gasoline", "acetylene", "propane", "kerosene" ]

C

sciq-4969

multiple_choice

If a gyroscope is not spinning, it acquires angular momentum in the direction of what?

[ "velocity", "torque", "acceleration", "gravity" ]

B

sciq-7410

multiple_choice

The negatively charged electrons are attracted to the positively charged what?

[ "axon", "ion", "atom", "nucleus" ]

D

sciq-11481

multiple_choice

What type of mass movement is a sudden movement of large blocks of rock and soil down a slope?

[ "slump", "resurgence", "deluge", "downturn" ]

A

sciq-53

multiple_choice

The ability for a plasma membrane to only allow certain molecules in or out of the cell is referred to as what?

[ "periodic permeability", "moderate permeability", "selective permeability", "total permeability" ]

C

sciq-6442

multiple_choice

What process moves food through the esophagus no matter which position the body is in?

[ "proteolysis", "homeostasis", "mastication", "peristalsis" ]

D

sciq-6019

multiple_choice

The composition of the magma determines if the rock is mafic, felsic, or what?

[ "intermediate", "variable", "magnetic", "porous" ]

A

sciq-2223

multiple_choice

What stages in the life of a cell does the cell cycle include?

[ "adult stages", "intermediate stages", "both", "all" ]

D

sciq-1861

multiple_choice

The eyes of all vertebrates possess a single one of these structures?

[ "sty", "stalk", "lens", "vessel" ]

C

sciq-9940

multiple_choice

What is the smallest particle of an element that still has the element’s properties?

[ "an atom", "a nucleus", "an ion", "an electron" ]

A

sciq-10620

multiple_choice

Electric generators convert what type of energy to electric energy?

[ "fluid energy", "electromagnetic energy", "mechanical energy", "thermodynamic energy" ]

C

sciq-3237

multiple_choice

Soil erosion is a natural process, but what can increase it unnaturally?

[ "animal activies", "volcanic eruption", "human activities", "human preservation" ]

C

sciq-4183

multiple_choice

The airway and the lungs are part of what organ system?

[ "pulmonary", "coronary", "digestive", "respiratory" ]

D

scienceQA-4762

multiple_choice

How long is an ice skate?

[ "10 feet", "10 yards", "10 inches", "10 miles" ]

C

The best estimate for the length of an ice skate is 10 inches. 10 feet, 10 yards, and 10 miles are all too long.

sciq-11097

multiple_choice

Water follows where sodium ions lead, due to what process?

[ "hydration", "osmosis", "electrolysis", "absorption" ]

B

sciq-9450

multiple_choice

Biodiversity hot spots are prime candidates for protection because they are prone to what species fate?

[ "extinction", "mutation", "accumulation", "reduction" ]

A

ai2_arc-799

multiple_choice

As humans travel in space, which gas is provided in the atmosphere of the spacecraft and which gas is removed from the atmosphere of the spacecraft?

[ "Oxygen is provided. Carbon dioxide is removed.", "Carbon dioxide is provided. Oxygen is removed.", "Carbon dioxide is provided. Nitrogen is removed.", "Oxygen is provided. Nitrogen is removed." ]

A

sciq-10335

multiple_choice

How does the epidermis renew its layer?

[ "shedding dead cells", "exfoliating scrub", "loofah", "scabbing" ]

A

sciq-9123

multiple_choice

Producers, primary consumers, higher-level consumers, and decomposers are levels in what?

[ "food flowchart", "energy chain", "food model", "food chain" ]

D

sciq-11314

multiple_choice

What is the science of how traits are passed from parents to offspring?

[ "genetics", "heredity", "alleles", "cross matching" ]

B

sciq-2226

multiple_choice

Mutations cannot be passed on to offspring if they occur in what type of cells?

[ "body cells", "put cells", "kept cells", "blood cells" ]

A

sciq-5610

multiple_choice

Carbonic anhydrase plays what role to achieve a variety of results involving different organs?

[ "blocker", "enzyme", "sequence", "inhibition" ]

B

sciq-9658

multiple_choice

What material is transported in a process called longshore drift?

[ "sediment", "boats", "foods", "grass" ]

A

sciq-8689

multiple_choice

The third line of defense of the immune system is called?

[ "the malignant response", "the asymptomatic response", "the sudden response", "the immune response" ]

D

ai2_arc-639

multiple_choice

How are green plants an important part of the carbon dioxide-oxygen cycle?

[ "They add oxygen to the soil.", "They release oxygen into the air.", "They fix carbon dioxide in the soil.", "They store carbon dioxide in roots." ]

B

sciq-9065

multiple_choice

Bees are naturalized on every continent except which?

[ "North America", "antarctica", "Africa", "Australia" ]

B

sciq-7847

multiple_choice

What happened to chemical reactions when temperature increases?

[ "it becomes slower", "it became faster", "it slows down for a short time then speeds up", "it stays the same" ]

B

sciq-4203

multiple_choice

Who is called the father of genetics?

[ "Vincent van Gogh", "Nostradamus", "raphael", "mendel" ]

D

sciq-4437

multiple_choice

The substances that comprise heterogeneous mixtures can also be separated by what means?

[ "physical", "chemical", "thermal", "atmospheric" ]

A

sciq-442

multiple_choice

What happens to energy when an atom gains an electron?

[ "it is folded", "it is released", "it increases", "it is used" ]

B

sciq-3686

multiple_choice

Why are two different minerals considered different though they have the same chemical composition?

[ "different crystal structures", "different rods structures", "different linear structures", "different molecular structures" ]

A