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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
|
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