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sciq-10865
multiple_choice
Generally speaking, electronegativity values ______ from left to right across a row in the periodic table and _______ down a column.
[ "decrease, increase", "increase, decrease", "reverse, descend", "move, fall" ]
B
sciq-3952
multiple_choice
Batteries produce voltage through what type of reaction?
[ "thermal", "chemical", "non-chemical", "liquid" ]
B
sciq-1704
multiple_choice
Deterioration of limestone occurs more rapidly as the concentration of what increases?
[ "water pollutants", "air pollutants", "ocean pollutants", "ground pollutants" ]
B
sciq-7517
multiple_choice
What do you call egg-shaped galaxies, which are reddish to yellowish in color because they contain mostly old stars?
[ "spiral galaxies", "conical galaxies", "irregular galaxies", "elliptical galaxies" ]
D
scienceQA-2483
multiple_choice
Select the amphibian below.
[ "brown tree frog", "Tasmanian devil", "bison", "tiger shark" ]
A
A bison is a mammal. It has fur and feeds its young milk. Male bison have horns. They can use their horns to defend themselves. A tiger shark is a fish. It lives underwater. It has fins, not limbs. Tiger sharks are nocturnal. This means that they are active mostly at night. A brown tree frog is an amphibian. It has moist skin and begins its life in water. There are many kinds of tree frogs. Most tree frogs are very small. They can walk on thin branches. A Tasmanian devil is a mammal. It has fur and feeds its young milk. Tasmanian devils are meat-eating marsupials. They live on the island of Tasmania, near Australia.
sciq-2280
multiple_choice
The joints that are between the bones that make up the skull are what kind of joints?
[ "Interphalangeal joints", "immovable joints", "Ball and socket joints", "Gliding ioints" ]
B
sciq-9972
multiple_choice
What is the upper most level of earth's layers called?
[ "mantle", "surface", "crust", "volcanic" ]
C
sciq-1019
multiple_choice
What is the name of the part that connects the vagina with the uterus?
[ "cervix", "ovary", "urethra", "vulva" ]
A
sciq-10584
multiple_choice
What do many fungi secrete that break down complex molecules to smaller molecules that can be absorbed?
[ "carbohydrates", "enzymes", "water vapor", "hormones" ]
B
sciq-1294
multiple_choice
Yogurt is made from milk fermented with what type of organism?
[ "algae", "viruses", "yeast", "bacteria" ]
D
sciq-2610
multiple_choice
What are the ice crystals that form on the ground called?
[ "snow", "sleet", "frost", "granules" ]
C
sciq-78
multiple_choice
Although air can transfer heat rapidly by convection, it is a poor conductor and thus a good what?
[ "magnet", "transporter", "absorber", "insulator" ]
D
sciq-7984
multiple_choice
A turbine using tides in the ocean can create what type of energy?
[ "diffused", "electricity", "conversion", "kinetic" ]
B
sciq-24
multiple_choice
Testing what usually requires making observations or performing experiments?
[ "homeostasis", "variables", "conclusion", "hypothesis" ]
D
sciq-3090
multiple_choice
What is the top part of water able to receive enough sunlight for photosynthesis called?
[ "synthesis zone", "fantasmic zone", "photic zone", "thymic zone" ]
C
sciq-403
multiple_choice
What are the two main divisions of the human nervous system?
[ "somatic and autonomic", "left and right", "central and peripheral", "central and identical" ]
C
sciq-737
multiple_choice
What chemical affects the onset of puberty and duration?
[ "enzymes", "acids", "steroids", "hormones" ]
D
sciq-8175
multiple_choice
What are found primarily in lines around the edges of some continents?
[ "volcanoes", "earthquakes", "Reefs", "glaciers" ]
B
sciq-7216
multiple_choice
What are plants called that grow where you don't want them?
[ "shrubs", "weeds", "reeds", "grasses" ]
B
sciq-9774
multiple_choice
What do willow trees produce to kill bacteria?
[ "cytoplasmic acid", "chlorophyll", "enzymes", "salicylic acid" ]
D
sciq-5952
multiple_choice
The strong affinity of concentrated sulfuric acid for water makes it a good agent of what?
[ "concentrating", "hydrating", "diluting", "dehydrating" ]
D
sciq-6518
multiple_choice
Why does metal conduct heat and electricity so well?
[ "insulation", "free flowing photons", "electromagnetism", "free flowing electrons" ]
D
sciq-6123
multiple_choice
What type of energy is required in all chemical reactions?
[ "activation", "conduction", "function", "solar" ]
A
sciq-3727
multiple_choice
Scientists found that the youngest rocks on the seafloor were where?
[ "mid - ocean sediments", "mid - ocean glaciers", "trenches.", "mid-ocean ridges" ]
D
sciq-2611
multiple_choice
What is the largest organelle in a eukaryotic cell?
[ "mitochondria", "vacuole", "nucleus", "ribosome" ]
C
sciq-8453
multiple_choice
The ability of matter to burn is called?
[ "flammability", "unpredictability", "solubility", "eccentricity" ]
A
sciq-9150
multiple_choice
When a balloon is rubbed against hair, they attract each other because of a difference in what?
[ "charges", "Force", "Friction", "actions" ]
A
sciq-10286
multiple_choice
What do bees do for flowering plants?
[ "create", "eat", "feed", "pollinate" ]
D
sciq-11072
multiple_choice
Most terrestrial vertebrates have what type of lungs?
[ "internal", "external", "mechanical", "extra" ]
A
sciq-4988
multiple_choice
What type of x-linked trait is color blindness?
[ "predominant", "dominant", "conscientiousness trait", "recessive" ]
D
sciq-5552
multiple_choice
Pressure relationships inspiration (or inhalation) and expiration (or exhalation) are dependent on the differences in pressure between the atmosphere and these?
[ "lungs", "salts", "bones", "enzymes" ]
A
sciq-8448
multiple_choice
What occurs when the amount of solute dissolved exceeds the solubility of the solute?
[ "stimulation", "saturation", "absorption", "salination" ]
B
sciq-8891
multiple_choice
What device is a magnetic disc that provides long-term storage for programs and data?
[ "cassette", "hard drive", "floppy drive", "software" ]
B
sciq-9861
multiple_choice
What is generated when a heart ventricle contracts?
[ "vein pressure", "blood force", "artery pressure", "blood pressure" ]
D
sciq-5894
multiple_choice
What kind of reaction adds water to an organic molecule and breaks the large molecule into smaller molecules?
[ "supplementation reaction", "heat reaction", "aerobic reaction", "hydration reaction" ]
D
sciq-9395
multiple_choice
Energy that is released when a chemical reaction takes place is known as what?
[ "liquid energy", "chemical energy", "thermal energy", "consequence energy" ]
B
sciq-1989
multiple_choice
During interphase, the cell undergoes normal growth processes while also preparing for what, by accumulating energy and building blocks of dna?
[ "proteins division", "cell division", "chromosome division", "technology division" ]
B
sciq-9662
multiple_choice
Each daughter cell represents one outcome of all possible combinations of maternal and paternal what?
[ "traits", "chromosomes", "alleles", "genes" ]
B
sciq-1409
multiple_choice
Naphthalens is a chemical which is commonly used in what?
[ "mothballs", "inhalers", "fertilizers", "shampoo" ]
A
sciq-5629
multiple_choice
What kind of anaerobe is yeast?
[ "mutualistic", "obligate", "aerobic", "facultative" ]
D
sciq-10021
multiple_choice
Objects moving at different speeds, in different directions have different what?
[ "velocities", "vibrations", "protons", "electrons" ]
A
sciq-1076
multiple_choice
Regularly done aerobic activities can help build up endurance and make what vital organ stronger?
[ "skin", "brain", "stomach", "heart" ]
D
sciq-3881
multiple_choice
Stars spend most of their lives on the main sequence, fusing hydrogen into what?
[ "carbon", "neon", "helium", "nitrogen" ]
C
sciq-11205
multiple_choice
Skeletal muscle tissue is arranged in bundles surrounded by this?
[ "connective tissue", "soft tissue", "cartilage", "epithelial tissue" ]
A
sciq-1247
multiple_choice
The corona surrounds which major object in our solar system?
[ "Jupiter", "the sun", "Earth's moon", "Neptune" ]
B
sciq-7222
multiple_choice
What type of respiration does not use oxygen?
[ "oxidation", "fermentation", "condensation", "cellular" ]
B
sciq-9481
multiple_choice
What is the alkaline hydrolysis reaction of an ester called?
[ "instantiation", "fermentation", "resorption", "saponification" ]
D
sciq-10465
multiple_choice
Traits that are affected by more than one gene are what type of traits?
[ "polygenic traits", "dominant", "recessive", "monogenetic" ]
A
sciq-7066
multiple_choice
What fuels provide most of the energy used worldwide?
[ "hydroelectric", "renewable", "solar", "fossil" ]
D
sciq-9241
multiple_choice
What organ absorbs about 90 percent of the water you ingest?
[ "small intestine", "large intestine", "lungs", "skin" ]
A
sciq-8642
multiple_choice
In a photosystem, pigments in the light-harvesting complex pass light energy to two special molecules of what in the reaction center?
[ "nutrient", "chlorophyll", "calcium", "carbonate" ]
B
sciq-8211
multiple_choice
What do we call natural resources that are remade by natural processes as quickly as people use them?
[ "renewable", "exotic", "geothermal", "nonrenewable" ]
A
sciq-1500
multiple_choice
Bread has little holes in it from carbon dioxide produced by what?
[ "water", "yeast", "bacteria", "sugar" ]
B
sciq-1260
multiple_choice
What two ways do channels respond during membrane depolarization?
[ "independently and sequentially", "typically and sequentially", "independently and typically", "sequentially and identically" ]
A
sciq-10303
multiple_choice
What is the opposite of rarefaction zones, where air molecules in waves are loosely packed?
[ "compression zones", "measurements zones", "molecules zones", "pressure wave" ]
A
sciq-7827
multiple_choice
Photosynthesis requires light, water and what else?
[ "nitrogen", "seasons", "carbon dioxide", "soil" ]
C
sciq-5528
multiple_choice
What effect does tamiflu have on viruses and cells?
[ "enhances cells", "destroys all viruses", "reprograms viruses", "inhibits spread of virus" ]
D
ai2_arc-483
multiple_choice
The human skin plays an important role in a variety of organ systems. Which organ system is least likely to have a direct interaction with the skin?
[ "digestive", "excretory", "immune", "nervous" ]
A
sciq-6999
multiple_choice
Which measure shows how individuals in a population are distributed, or spread throughout their area?
[ "population phase", "proportional distribution", "population distribution", "geographical distribution" ]
C
sciq-5460
multiple_choice
What part of the cell in plants and algae does photosynthesis take place?
[ "cell wall", "fibers", "mitochondria", "organelles" ]
D
sciq-2644
multiple_choice
Myopia and hyperopia are defects that can be corrected with devices?
[ "casts", "fins", "lenses", "crutches" ]
C
sciq-5384
multiple_choice
What system protects the body from worms, germs, and other agents of harm?
[ "immune", "digestion", "lymph system", "hormones" ]
A
sciq-4636
multiple_choice
Crests and troughs are the high and low points of a what?
[ "heat wave", "darker wave", "transverse wave", "rupture wave" ]
C
sciq-360
multiple_choice
What is a symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit?
[ "mutualism", "detrimental", "inorganic", "parasitism" ]
A
ai2_arc-546
multiple_choice
Which situation is an example of an inherited trait?
[ "lions preying on zebras", "monkeys using twigs to get food", "birds following migratory patterns", "bears opening coolers at campsites" ]
A
sciq-11566
multiple_choice
What occurs when hot magma transforms rock that it contacts?
[ "contact metamorphism", "existence metamorphism", "changing metamorphism", "form metamorphism" ]
A
sciq-5907
multiple_choice
Which part of the plant is responsible for seed production?
[ "pistil", "leaf", "flower", "root" ]
C
sciq-11649
multiple_choice
Which type of animal creates useful substances such as honey, wax, lacquer, and silk?
[ "bacteria", "insects", "fungus", "spiders" ]
B
sciq-5598
multiple_choice
Which is the final step of cell division?
[ "electrolysis", "cytokinesis", "Mitosis", "genesys" ]
B
sciq-9881
multiple_choice
Approximately how many galaxies are there in the universe?
[ "about a hundred billion", "an octillion", "an infinite number", "a trillion" ]
A
sciq-2837
multiple_choice
What type of bond forms by unpaired electrons from two atoms "matching up"?
[ "reactive bond", "magnetic bond", "covalent bond", "accretion bond" ]
C
sciq-8015
multiple_choice
What do roots bring in from the soil into the plant?
[ "water and nutrients", "dirt and minerals", "hormones and fertilizer", "pesticides and chlorophyll" ]
A
sciq-3437
multiple_choice
Besides increasing the potential, how else can you increase current in a circuit?
[ "decreasing the heat", "increasing the heat", "increasing the resistance", "decreasing the resistance" ]
D
sciq-3442
multiple_choice
The two general functions of roots in plants are to anchor and to do what else?
[ "absorb", "generate", "photosynthesis", "grow" ]
A
sciq-1288
multiple_choice
What is the process of producing eggs in the ovary is called?
[ "oogenesis", "gametogenesis", "morphogenesis", "meiosis" ]
A
sciq-2451
multiple_choice
What is the change in a species over time?
[ "variation", "transformation", "phenomenon", "evolution" ]
D
sciq-10142
multiple_choice
Acids are associated with a low number on which scale?
[ "metric", "ionic", "acidic", "ph" ]
D
sciq-2417
multiple_choice
What is the process by which producers use the energy in sunlight to make food?
[ "Embryogenesis", "photosynthesis", "Leukemogenesis", "glycolysis" ]
B
sciq-1701
multiple_choice
What is the tubular passageway through which the embryo or fetus leaves the mother’s body during birth?
[ "penis", "cervix", "vagina", "uterus" ]
C
ai2_arc-954
multiple_choice
The Sahara Desert in Africa has high daytime temperatures but low nighttime temperatures. Which factor is mainly responsible for low nighttime temperatures in the Sahara Desert?
[ "coarse soil", "low latitude", "lack of clouds", "high altitude" ]
C
sciq-8267
multiple_choice
Aquatic biomes in the ocean are called what?
[ "arid biomes", "artificial biomes", "marine biomes", "jungle biomes" ]
C
sciq-2679
multiple_choice
What is the term for a symbiotic relationship in which the parasite benefits while the host is harmed?
[ "reciprocity", "pathology", "infection", "parasitism" ]
D
sciq-4413
multiple_choice
What does a virus inject into the host cell?
[ "proteins acid", "cells acid", "Acetic acid", "nucleic acid" ]
D
sciq-10236
multiple_choice
Which bones are the large, curved bones that form the lateral and anterior aspects of the pelvis?
[ "toe", "foot", "cranium", "hip" ]
D
sciq-5708
multiple_choice
When fertilizer ends up in bodies of water, the added nutrients cause excessive growth referred to as what, which can render the water unfit for human consumption or recreation?
[ "caustic bloom", "algal bloom", "chemical bloom", "agricultural bloom" ]
B
sciq-253
multiple_choice
What is moving air called?
[ "clouds", "steam", "wind", "humidity" ]
C
sciq-4613
multiple_choice
What are organisms that feed on available plants called?
[ "antigens", "grazers", "florophores", "plantfeeders" ]
B
sciq-10674
multiple_choice
What is the amount of time a molecule stays in a reservoir known as?
[ "known time", "reservoir time", "residence time", "suitable time" ]
C
sciq-6229
multiple_choice
Fossil fuels and coal are examples of what kind of resources?
[ "valuable", "reusable", "renewable", "nonrenewable" ]
D
sciq-11421
multiple_choice
As lava cools, tiny iron-rich crystals line up with earth’s what?
[ "magnetic field", "gravitational field", "oceans", "molecular field" ]
A
sciq-11528
multiple_choice
What are the three primary pigment colors?
[ "green, orange, purple", "cyan, yellow, magenta", "red, white, blue", "red, green, blue" ]
B
sciq-8997
multiple_choice
What is the term for the arrangement of veins in a leaf?
[ "vein pattern", "dorsal pattern", "venation pattern", "cerebellum pattern" ]
C
sciq-10280
multiple_choice
All photosynthetic organisms contain a pigment called what?
[ "sodium", "chlorophyll", "Fiber", "carbonate" ]
B
sciq-3747
multiple_choice
The muscles of the anterior compartment of the lower leg are generally responsible for dorsiflexion, and the muscles of the posterior compartment of the lower leg are generally responsible for this?
[ "ganglion flexion", "posterior flexion", "plantar flexion", "walking flexion" ]
C
sciq-8926
multiple_choice
What is beneath the cerebrum and includes the thalamus and hypothalamus?
[ "subvocalization", "brain stem", "rendalen", "diencephalon" ]
D
ai2_arc-221
multiple_choice
Scientists conduct investigations to answer questions. Before making a valid conclusion, scientists must
[ "collect relevant evidence", "tell people about the data", "publish results from the investigation", "discuss the investigation with other scientists" ]
A
sciq-3527
multiple_choice
What increases the chances of someone inheriting a mitochondrial disease?
[ "presence of defect ornithopods and undefected mtdna", "presence of defect transgenic and undefected mtdna", "presence of defect mtdna and undefected mtdna", "presence of defect transgenic and defect mtdna" ]
C
sciq-54
multiple_choice
In the presence of oxygen, hydrogen can interact to make what?
[ "water", "carbon", "acid", "helium" ]
A
sciq-8207
multiple_choice
What evidence is there that mt. everest was once at the bottom of a sea?
[ "skulls", "fossils", "glaciers", "corals" ]
B
sciq-1191
multiple_choice
What is the term for polyatomic ligands with two or more donor atoms?
[ "proteins", "angiosperms", "chelates", "polyamines" ]
C