Jenjamin3000/MNLP_M3_MCQA_before_FT · Datasets at Hugging Face

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sciq-8884	multiple_choice	An isometric type of what occurs as the muscle produces tension without changing the angle of a skeletal joint?	[ "contraction", "extension", "acceleration", "compression" ]	A
sciq-9848	multiple_choice	What is located at about 80 degrees north latitude?	[ "the equator", "alaska", "india", "the north pole" ]	D
sciq-7774	multiple_choice	Gene expression and what else are usually considered the same molecular process?	[ "protein synthesis", "subtractive synthesis", "organism synthesis", "photosynthesis" ]	A
sciq-8581	multiple_choice	Chemical reactions that consume energy are called what?	[ "endothermic reactions", "inefficient reactions", "greedy reactions", "exothermic reactions" ]	A
ai2_arc-554	multiple_choice	What do the Milky Way Galaxy and other galaxies in the universe have in common?	[ "They are similar in shape.", "They rotate in the same direction.", "They contain the same number of stars.", "They have similar elements." ]	D
sciq-10765	multiple_choice	The nail bed is a specialized structure of the epidermis that is found at the tips of our what?	[ "fingers, nails, and scalp", "only fingers", "fingers and toes", "only nails" ]	C
sciq-8943	multiple_choice	In animal cells, what arises from the centrosomes and includes spindle microtubules and asters?	[ "ribosomes", "Golgi apparatus", "the spindle", "DNA helix" ]	C
sciq-7961	multiple_choice	What force occurs whenever two surfaces come into contact?	[ "vibration", "tension", "friction", "gravity" ]	C
sciq-10361	multiple_choice	In science, what do we call a mathematical relationship that exists between observations under a given set of conditions?	[ "fact", "law", "idea", "theory" ]	B
sciq-2476	multiple_choice	Temperature can be defined as the average of what type of energy of the molecules?	[ "kinetic", "potential", "optical", "magnetic" ]	A
sciq-4709	multiple_choice	What layer of skin is located right beneath the epidermis?	[ "cusps", "scars", "dermis", "humus" ]	C
scienceQA-6168	multiple_choice	Select the reptile below.	[ "elongated tortoise", "eagle ray", "porcupinefish", "fruit bat" ]	A	A porcupinefish is a fish. It lives underwater. It has fins, not limbs. Porcupinefish can puff up their bodies with air or water to scare off predators. A fruit bat is a mammal. It has hair and feeds its young milk. Fruit bats eat fruit and drink nectar from flowers. They have special teeth to help them bite through fruit skins. An eagle ray is a fish. It lives underwater. It has fins, not limbs. Rays have a different shape than many other fish. Rays are large and flat. They have wide, triangle-shaped fins that help them swim long distances. An elongated tortoise is a reptile. It has scaly, waterproof skin. A tortoise's shell protects it from predators. When a tortoise feels threatened, it can pull its head and legs inside its shell.
sciq-5484	multiple_choice	What do you call the strands of dna wrapped around proteins, which are located inside the nucleus?	[ "chromosomes", "fibrils", "receptors", "ribosomes" ]	A
sciq-11652	multiple_choice	Convex lenses are thicker in the middle than at the edges so they cause rays of light to converge, or meet, at a point called what?	[ "focus", "the center", "the apex", "the base" ]	A
sciq-5816	multiple_choice	Any place at which two bones are joined is called a what?	[ "modification", "constriction", "articulation", "expression" ]	C
sciq-4750	multiple_choice	What is an odorless white solid that is harmless unless consumed in large quantities?	[ "Hydrogen", "sodium chloride", "oxygen chloride", "carbon chloride" ]	B
sciq-118	multiple_choice	What is the lowest layer of the atmosphere?	[ "troposphere", "lithosphere", "chromosphere", "ionosphere" ]	A
sciq-3782	multiple_choice	What part of the rainforest commonly has ferns and other ground plants?	[ "understory", "canopy layer", "forest floor", "emergent layer" ]	A
scienceQA-4385	multiple_choice	How long is a garden snail?	[ "43 kilometers", "43 millimeters", "43 centimeters", "43 meters" ]	B	The best estimate for the length of a garden snail is 43 millimeters. 43 centimeters, 43 meters, and 43 kilometers are all too long.
sciq-134	multiple_choice	Collagen fibers, elastic fibers, and reticular fibers comprise what type of tissue?	[ "nucleus tissue", "intestine tissue", "connective tissue", "skin tissue" ]	C
sciq-5966	multiple_choice	What are the egg shaped organs on either side of the uterus?	[ "lungs", "ovaries", "testes", "kidneys" ]	B
sciq-1079	multiple_choice	What do vertebrates possess that is made up of repeating bony units?	[ "notochord", "skull", "spinal cord", "vertebral column" ]	D
sciq-9794	multiple_choice	When do homologous chromosomes form pairs?	[ "mitosis", "metathesis", "meiosis", "transcripton" ]	C
sciq-10583	multiple_choice	Solids and liquids are phases of matter that have their own unique what?	[ "volumes", "masses", "properties", "temperatures" ]	C
sciq-3647	multiple_choice	Macrophages, which can swallow and destroy old and dying cells, bacteria, or viruses, are large types of what cells?	[ "dendritic cells", "white blood cells", "white brain cells", "red blood cells" ]	B
sciq-510	multiple_choice	Modern members of what broad animal group live in many different habitats and are found on every continent except antarctica?	[ "arachnids", "amphibians", "parasites", "reptiles" ]	D
sciq-8539	multiple_choice	What properties describe the existence of matter, as opposed to chemical properties that describe how substances change into other substances?	[ "physical", "astronomical", "gravitational", "biological" ]	A
sciq-9044	multiple_choice	In a scientific experiment, the variable that is affected by the other one is called what?	[ "effective variable", "independent variable", "essential variable", "dependent variable" ]	D
sciq-1947	multiple_choice	What line of latitude is an equal distance from both the north and south poles?	[ "mid-part", "meridian", "divider", "equator" ]	D
sciq-11130	multiple_choice	What type of barrier physically blocks pathogens from entering the body?	[ "potential", "Solid", "molecular", "mechanical" ]	D
sciq-4797	multiple_choice	What heisenberg principle imposes ultimate limits on what is knowable in science?	[ "impossibility principle", "vacuum principle", "certainty principle", "uncertainty principle" ]	D
sciq-10938	multiple_choice	Diet correlates with the length of what organ system in vertebrates?	[ "respiratory", "reproductive", "circulatory", "digestive" ]	D
sciq-2497	multiple_choice	All cells need what for processes like active transport?	[ "oxygen", "sunlight", "energy", "hydrogen" ]	C
sciq-2019	multiple_choice	Gene expression is regulated primarily at the what level?	[ "transcriptional", "binding", "translational", "manufacturing" ]	A
sciq-3849	multiple_choice	What happens to the crust if the moving oceanic crust reaches a deep sea trench?	[ "forms a continent", "ocean volcano", "sinks into mantle", "it cleaves" ]	C
ai2_arc-52	multiple_choice	A student accidentally drops a test tube that breaks when it hits the floor. Which method is the best way to retrieve the broken glass?	[ "pick up the pieces with a paper towel", "use a chemical spill kit", "use a dustpan and broom", "pick up the pieces by hand" ]	C
scienceQA-3258	multiple_choice	How long is a spider's leg?	[ "16 millimeters", "16 kilometers", "16 meters", "16 centimeters" ]	A	The best estimate for the length of a spider's leg is 16 millimeters. 16 centimeters, 16 meters, and 16 kilometers are all too long.
sciq-6986	multiple_choice	Living in a large colony requires good communication. ants communicate with chemicals called what?	[ "peptides", "pheromones", "hormones", "alkalides" ]	B
sciq-8007	multiple_choice	What is categorized by the forces holding the individual atoms, ions, or molecules together?	[ "solids", "oils", "liquids", "gases" ]	A
sciq-6258	multiple_choice	What oily substance prevents the hair and skin of living things from drying out?	[ "pus", "progesterone", "pancreatic enzymes", "sebum" ]	D
sciq-3884	multiple_choice	What is the measure of kinetic energy of the particles in matter?	[ "energy", "friction", "precipitation", "temperature" ]	D
sciq-10126	multiple_choice	This bodily defense function attacks pathogens and includes inflammatory response and phagocytosis?	[ "third line of defense", "vomitting", "first line of defense", "second line of defense" ]	D
scienceQA-6518	multiple_choice	Select the solid.	[ "fruit punch", "pipe cleaner", "coffee", "caramel sauce" ]	B	Coffee is a liquid. A liquid takes the shape of any container it is in. If you pour coffee into a different container, the coffee will take the shape of that container. But the coffee will still take up the same amount of space. Caramel sauce is a liquid. A liquid takes the shape of any container it is in. If you pour caramel sauce into a container, the caramel sauce will take the shape of that container. But the caramel sauce will still take up the same amount of space. A pipe cleaner is a solid. You can easily bend a pipe cleaner. But it will still have a size and shape of its own. Fruit punch is a liquid. A liquid takes the shape of any container it is in. If you pour fruit punch into a cup, the punch will take the shape of the cup. But the punch will still take up the same amount of space.
sciq-1456	multiple_choice	A microscope can be made from two of what kind of lenses?	[ "angular", "convex", "outer", "inner" ]	B
sciq-5567	multiple_choice	What kind of energy is specifically defined as the energy that is available to do work?	[ "old", "used", "free", "new" ]	C
sciq-10188	multiple_choice	Elements with magic numbers of what tend to have more stable isotopes?	[ "molecules", "pressure", "protons", "nucleus" ]	C
sciq-4287	multiple_choice	How many valence electrons can be found in a carbon atom?	[ "five", "One", "four", "three" ]	C
sciq-9331	multiple_choice	What measures exactly how much gravity is pulling on something?	[ "weight", "matter", "size", "dimension" ]	A
sciq-8746	multiple_choice	During fetal development of the heart, what does the bulbus cordis develop into?	[ "right ventricle", "left atrium", "last ventricle", "right atrium" ]	A
sciq-9040	multiple_choice	Elements are defined by their atomic number, a number that describes the amount of what in the element?	[ "neutrons", "bonds", "electrons", "protons" ]	D
sciq-9100	multiple_choice	What term is used to describe is the increased or decreased speed of movement of an organism in response to a stimulus?	[ "telekinesis", "brownian motion", "orthokinesis", "klinokinesis" ]	C
sciq-9024	multiple_choice	Conductive losses in the middle ear can be partially overcome by sending sound vibrations to what structure through the skull, the principle behind implants for hearing loss patients?	[ "cornea", "tympanic membrane", "hammer and anvil", "cochlea" ]	D
sciq-3822	multiple_choice	Different colors of light differ in terms of which important attribute?	[ "lenses", "wavelengths", "prisms", "frequencies" ]	B
sciq-2901	multiple_choice	All living organisms are classified into one of six broad categories called what?	[ "nobles", "cities", "kingdoms", "tribes" ]	C
sciq-3903	multiple_choice	A goiter is a visible indication of deficiency of what?	[ "iodine", "water", "arsenic", "chlorine" ]	A
sciq-9898	multiple_choice	Chloroplasts, chromoplasts, and leucoplasts are all plastids, organelles found in what kind of cells?	[ "plant cells", "heart cells", "animal cells", "lung cells" ]	A
sciq-2859	multiple_choice	What can destroy living cells, produce mutations and cause cancer?	[ "stingrays", "prismatic rays", "plasma rays", "gamma rays" ]	D
sciq-6868	multiple_choice	Which single most factor is responsible for the extinction of hundreds of species of birds?	[ "diet", "habitat", "human actions", "animal actions" ]	C
sciq-6685	multiple_choice	When the wind deposits sand, it forms small hills, what are these hills called?	[ "sand dunes", "sand tunnels", "snow banks", "mud puddles" ]	A
sciq-5844	multiple_choice	What does the urea cycle process?	[ "oxygen", "calcium", "nitrogen", "urine" ]	C
sciq-414	multiple_choice	Ice masses, acquifers, and the deep ocean are examples of water what?	[ "seas", "reservoirs", "lakes", "fields" ]	B
sciq-3135	multiple_choice	One type of tissue, called brown fat, is made up of cells packed full of what?	[ "chromosomes", "Atoms", "mitochondria", "proteins" ]	C
sciq-9008	multiple_choice	Sympatric type of what occurs when a single population of organisms splits into two reproductively isolated communities within the same physical region?	[ "biodiversity", "extraction", "speciation", "accumulation" ]	C
sciq-125	multiple_choice	Red litmus paper turns what color when placed in a basic solution?	[ "pink", "blue", "white", "orange" ]	B
sciq-7618	multiple_choice	The first living cells may have evolved around how long ago?	[ "900,000 years", "2.2 billion years", "4 billion years", "6 billion years" ]	C
sciq-10610	multiple_choice	What occurs when so much water enters a stream or river that it overflows its banks or when deep snow melts very quickly in spring?	[ "avalanche", "drought", "flooding", "storm" ]	C
sciq-4588	multiple_choice	What are sudden and dramatic losses of biodiversity called?	[ "mass extinction", "normal extinction", "life extinction", "explosive extinction" ]	A
sciq-3844	multiple_choice	How many major massive extinctions have been since life began on earth?	[ "five", "four", "one", "three" ]	A
ai2_arc-345	multiple_choice	Gavin has two rocks. Both rocks are made up entirely of the same mineral. What other property of his two rocks is most likely to be the same?	[ "size", "shape", "color", "weight" ]	C
sciq-1954	multiple_choice	What is the fan-like superior region that forms the largest part of the hip bone and is united to the sacrum at the largely immobile sacroiliac joint?	[ "spine", "pica", "septum", "ilium" ]	D
sciq-3683	multiple_choice	Chemical reactions always involve energy. when methane burns, for example, it releases energy in the form of what?	[ "light and sound", "heat and light", "movement and light", "heat and movement" ]	B
sciq-857	multiple_choice	Atmospheric pressure is low in what anatomically named part of a hurricane?	[ "eye", "leg", "nose", "mouth" ]	A
sciq-8914	multiple_choice	Conversely, very large forces are created by liquids and solids when they try to expand but are constrained from doing so—which is equivalent to compressing them to less than their normal volume. this often occurs when a contained material warms up, since most materials expand when they do this?	[ "decrease temperature", "increase temperature", "increase mass", "increase density" ]	B
sciq-10934	multiple_choice	The formula mass of a covalent compound is also called the what?	[ "ionic mass", "atomic mass", "molecular mass", "nucleus mass" ]	C
sciq-5044	multiple_choice	What is the major source of water vapor in the atmosphere?	[ "sea", "streams", "ocean", "drift" ]	C
sciq-5129	multiple_choice	In order to determine its molecular formula, it is necessary to know what about the compound?	[ "protons mass", "polar mass", "lipid mass", "molar mass" ]	D
scienceQA-1408	multiple_choice	Select the living thing.	[ "sea star", "backpack", "the Statue of Liberty", "iceberg" ]	A	A backpack is not a living thing. Backpacks do not have all of the traits of living things. They do not grow or respond to their environment. They do not need food or water. A sea star is a living thing. Sea stars grow and respond to their environment. They need food and water. Sea stars are made up of many cells. Sea stars are animals. They can use their arms to walk on the ocean floor. An iceberg is not a living thing. An iceberg does not have all the traits of a living thing. It may grow or melt in response to the world around it, but it does not need food. The Statue of Liberty is not a living thing. The Statue of Liberty is shaped like a person. But it does not have all the traits of a living thing. It does not grow or respond to the world around it. It does not need food or water.
sciq-6692	multiple_choice	What type of tissue is blood?	[ "connective", "epithelial", "nervous", "muscular" ]	A
sciq-476	multiple_choice	Sexually reproducing organisms alternate between which stages?	[ "binary and diploid", "haploid and diploid", "binary and haploid", "diploid and traploid" ]	B
sciq-5633	multiple_choice	What is the term for a structure composed of more than one type of tissue?	[ "system", "marrow", "cortex", "organ" ]	D
sciq-9885	multiple_choice	What are hot fragments of rock called?	[ "obsidian", "pyroclasts", "shards", "magma" ]	B
sciq-11026	multiple_choice	What are groups of atoms that behave as a single unit called?	[ "protons", "ions", "particles", "molecules" ]	D
sciq-705	multiple_choice	What is the name of the portion of a nucleotide lacking phosphate groups?	[ "a nucleoside", "nucleolus", "nuclear shell", "a nucleobase" ]	A
sciq-4596	multiple_choice	What is the term used to describe the liquid that moves through the vessels and includes plasma and the cells and sell fragments called platelets?	[ "blood", "bacteria", "pus", "water" ]	A
sciq-3076	multiple_choice	What type of resource cannot be replaced as easily as it is consumed?	[ "nonrenewable", "biological", "untapped", "renewable" ]	A
scienceQA-2558	multiple_choice	How long is a seesaw?	[ "4 yards", "4 feet", "4 miles", "4 inches" ]	A	The best estimate for the length of a seesaw is 4 yards. 4 inches and 4 feet are too short. 4 miles is too long.
sciq-4484	multiple_choice	Oil is found in the porous rock layer and trapped by the what?	[ "mantle", "\\", "impermeable layer", "crystalline layer" ]	C
sciq-1568	multiple_choice	Where is chemical energy stored?	[ "ribosomes", "atom bonds", "cell wall", "nucleus" ]	B
sciq-1840	multiple_choice	The process in which a sperm unites with an egg is called?	[ "fertilization", "infection", "migration", "absorption" ]	A
sciq-8607	multiple_choice	Internal functions are coordinated and regulated so that the internal environment of a living thing is relatively constant, referred to as what?	[ "homeostasis", "homogenesis", "hypothesis", "stabilizer" ]	A
sciq-10683	multiple_choice	What are flightless birds that are strong swimmers and spend much of their time in the water?	[ "Emus", "penguins", "Ostriches", "Cassowaries" ]	B
sciq-1096	multiple_choice	The effects of which kind of selection are larger than the effects of direct natural selection on individuals?	[ "unnatural selection", "kin selection", "topical selection", "stranger selection" ]	B
sciq-5292	multiple_choice	What type of disturbance do even dominant plants depend on in many biomes?	[ "periodic", "radiation", "mass extinction", "seismic force" ]	A
sciq-5819	multiple_choice	What kind of membrane do prokaryotic cells have?	[ "plasma membrane", "cell wall", "cellulose", "plasma wall" ]	A
sciq-10165	multiple_choice	What provides a protective covering for the body and helps maintain homeostasis?	[ "endorcrine system", "integumentary system", "lysogenic system", "unadorned system" ]	B
sciq-8634	multiple_choice	What do you call a unique substance formed when two or more elements combine chemically?	[ "mixture", "compound", "component", "solution" ]	B
sciq-3640	multiple_choice	Oceans help control global warming by absorbing what?	[ "carbon dioxide", "ozone", "methane", "hydrogen" ]	A
sciq-2853	multiple_choice	What term means controlling body temperature within a narrow range from the inside through biochemical or physical means?	[ "regulation", "evaporation", "endothermy", "exothermy" ]	C
sciq-6944	multiple_choice	What property increases as an object's mass increases, making a full box harder to push than an empty one?	[ "gravity", "inertia", "magnetism", "weight" ]	B
sciq-6807	multiple_choice	What do loess deposits form?	[ "diagonal cliffs", "rotational cliffs", "horizontal cliffs", "vertical cliffs" ]	D

sciq-8884

multiple_choice

An isometric type of what occurs as the muscle produces tension without changing the angle of a skeletal joint?

[ "contraction", "extension", "acceleration", "compression" ]

A

sciq-9848

multiple_choice

What is located at about 80 degrees north latitude?

[ "the equator", "alaska", "india", "the north pole" ]

D

sciq-7774

multiple_choice

Gene expression and what else are usually considered the same molecular process?

[ "protein synthesis", "subtractive synthesis", "organism synthesis", "photosynthesis" ]

A

sciq-8581

multiple_choice

Chemical reactions that consume energy are called what?

[ "endothermic reactions", "inefficient reactions", "greedy reactions", "exothermic reactions" ]

A

ai2_arc-554

multiple_choice

What do the Milky Way Galaxy and other galaxies in the universe have in common?

[ "They are similar in shape.", "They rotate in the same direction.", "They contain the same number of stars.", "They have similar elements." ]

D

sciq-10765

multiple_choice

The nail bed is a specialized structure of the epidermis that is found at the tips of our what?

[ "fingers, nails, and scalp", "only fingers", "fingers and toes", "only nails" ]

C

sciq-8943

multiple_choice

In animal cells, what arises from the centrosomes and includes spindle microtubules and asters?

[ "ribosomes", "Golgi apparatus", "the spindle", "DNA helix" ]

C

sciq-7961

multiple_choice

What force occurs whenever two surfaces come into contact?

[ "vibration", "tension", "friction", "gravity" ]

C

sciq-10361

multiple_choice

In science, what do we call a mathematical relationship that exists between observations under a given set of conditions?

[ "fact", "law", "idea", "theory" ]

B

sciq-2476

multiple_choice

Temperature can be defined as the average of what type of energy of the molecules?

[ "kinetic", "potential", "optical", "magnetic" ]

A

sciq-4709

multiple_choice

What layer of skin is located right beneath the epidermis?

[ "cusps", "scars", "dermis", "humus" ]

C

scienceQA-6168

multiple_choice

Select the reptile below.

[ "elongated tortoise", "eagle ray", "porcupinefish", "fruit bat" ]

A

A porcupinefish is a fish. It lives underwater. It has fins, not limbs. Porcupinefish can puff up their bodies with air or water to scare off predators. A fruit bat is a mammal. It has hair and feeds its young milk. Fruit bats eat fruit and drink nectar from flowers. They have special teeth to help them bite through fruit skins. An eagle ray is a fish. It lives underwater. It has fins, not limbs. Rays have a different shape than many other fish. Rays are large and flat. They have wide, triangle-shaped fins that help them swim long distances. An elongated tortoise is a reptile. It has scaly, waterproof skin. A tortoise's shell protects it from predators. When a tortoise feels threatened, it can pull its head and legs inside its shell.

sciq-5484

multiple_choice

What do you call the strands of dna wrapped around proteins, which are located inside the nucleus?

[ "chromosomes", "fibrils", "receptors", "ribosomes" ]

A

sciq-11652

multiple_choice

Convex lenses are thicker in the middle than at the edges so they cause rays of light to converge, or meet, at a point called what?

[ "focus", "the center", "the apex", "the base" ]

A

sciq-5816

multiple_choice

Any place at which two bones are joined is called a what?

[ "modification", "constriction", "articulation", "expression" ]

C

sciq-4750

multiple_choice

What is an odorless white solid that is harmless unless consumed in large quantities?

[ "Hydrogen", "sodium chloride", "oxygen chloride", "carbon chloride" ]

B

sciq-118

multiple_choice

What is the lowest layer of the atmosphere?

[ "troposphere", "lithosphere", "chromosphere", "ionosphere" ]

A

sciq-3782

multiple_choice

What part of the rainforest commonly has ferns and other ground plants?

[ "understory", "canopy layer", "forest floor", "emergent layer" ]

A

scienceQA-4385

multiple_choice

How long is a garden snail?

[ "43 kilometers", "43 millimeters", "43 centimeters", "43 meters" ]

B

The best estimate for the length of a garden snail is 43 millimeters. 43 centimeters, 43 meters, and 43 kilometers are all too long.

sciq-134

multiple_choice

Collagen fibers, elastic fibers, and reticular fibers comprise what type of tissue?

[ "nucleus tissue", "intestine tissue", "connective tissue", "skin tissue" ]

C

sciq-5966

multiple_choice

What are the egg shaped organs on either side of the uterus?

[ "lungs", "ovaries", "testes", "kidneys" ]

B

sciq-1079

multiple_choice

What do vertebrates possess that is made up of repeating bony units?

[ "notochord", "skull", "spinal cord", "vertebral column" ]

D

sciq-9794

multiple_choice

When do homologous chromosomes form pairs?

[ "mitosis", "metathesis", "meiosis", "transcripton" ]

C

sciq-10583

multiple_choice

Solids and liquids are phases of matter that have their own unique what?

[ "volumes", "masses", "properties", "temperatures" ]

C

sciq-3647

multiple_choice

Macrophages, which can swallow and destroy old and dying cells, bacteria, or viruses, are large types of what cells?

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

B

sciq-510

multiple_choice

Modern members of what broad animal group live in many different habitats and are found on every continent except antarctica?

[ "arachnids", "amphibians", "parasites", "reptiles" ]

D

sciq-8539

multiple_choice

What properties describe the existence of matter, as opposed to chemical properties that describe how substances change into other substances?

[ "physical", "astronomical", "gravitational", "biological" ]

A

sciq-9044

multiple_choice

In a scientific experiment, the variable that is affected by the other one is called what?

[ "effective variable", "independent variable", "essential variable", "dependent variable" ]

D

sciq-1947

multiple_choice

What line of latitude is an equal distance from both the north and south poles?

[ "mid-part", "meridian", "divider", "equator" ]

D

sciq-11130

multiple_choice

What type of barrier physically blocks pathogens from entering the body?

[ "potential", "Solid", "molecular", "mechanical" ]

D

sciq-4797

multiple_choice

What heisenberg principle imposes ultimate limits on what is knowable in science?

[ "impossibility principle", "vacuum principle", "certainty principle", "uncertainty principle" ]

D

sciq-10938

multiple_choice

Diet correlates with the length of what organ system in vertebrates?

[ "respiratory", "reproductive", "circulatory", "digestive" ]

D

sciq-2497

multiple_choice

All cells need what for processes like active transport?

[ "oxygen", "sunlight", "energy", "hydrogen" ]

C

sciq-2019

multiple_choice

Gene expression is regulated primarily at the what level?

[ "transcriptional", "binding", "translational", "manufacturing" ]

A

sciq-3849

multiple_choice

What happens to the crust if the moving oceanic crust reaches a deep sea trench?

[ "forms a continent", "ocean volcano", "sinks into mantle", "it cleaves" ]

C

ai2_arc-52

multiple_choice

A student accidentally drops a test tube that breaks when it hits the floor. Which method is the best way to retrieve the broken glass?

[ "pick up the pieces with a paper towel", "use a chemical spill kit", "use a dustpan and broom", "pick up the pieces by hand" ]

C

scienceQA-3258

multiple_choice

How long is a spider's leg?

[ "16 millimeters", "16 kilometers", "16 meters", "16 centimeters" ]

A

The best estimate for the length of a spider's leg is 16 millimeters. 16 centimeters, 16 meters, and 16 kilometers are all too long.

sciq-6986

multiple_choice

Living in a large colony requires good communication. ants communicate with chemicals called what?

[ "peptides", "pheromones", "hormones", "alkalides" ]

B

sciq-8007

multiple_choice

What is categorized by the forces holding the individual atoms, ions, or molecules together?

[ "solids", "oils", "liquids", "gases" ]

A

sciq-6258

multiple_choice

What oily substance prevents the hair and skin of living things from drying out?

[ "pus", "progesterone", "pancreatic enzymes", "sebum" ]

D

sciq-3884

multiple_choice

What is the measure of kinetic energy of the particles in matter?

[ "energy", "friction", "precipitation", "temperature" ]

D

sciq-10126

multiple_choice

This bodily defense function attacks pathogens and includes inflammatory response and phagocytosis?

[ "third line of defense", "vomitting", "first line of defense", "second line of defense" ]

D

scienceQA-6518

multiple_choice

Select the solid.

[ "fruit punch", "pipe cleaner", "coffee", "caramel sauce" ]

B

Coffee is a liquid. A liquid takes the shape of any container it is in. If you pour coffee into a different container, the coffee will take the shape of that container. But the coffee will still take up the same amount of space. Caramel sauce is a liquid. A liquid takes the shape of any container it is in. If you pour caramel sauce into a container, the caramel sauce will take the shape of that container. But the caramel sauce will still take up the same amount of space. A pipe cleaner is a solid. You can easily bend a pipe cleaner. But it will still have a size and shape of its own. Fruit punch is a liquid. A liquid takes the shape of any container it is in. If you pour fruit punch into a cup, the punch will take the shape of the cup. But the punch will still take up the same amount of space.

sciq-1456

multiple_choice

A microscope can be made from two of what kind of lenses?

[ "angular", "convex", "outer", "inner" ]

B

sciq-5567

multiple_choice

What kind of energy is specifically defined as the energy that is available to do work?

[ "old", "used", "free", "new" ]

C

sciq-10188

multiple_choice

Elements with magic numbers of what tend to have more stable isotopes?

[ "molecules", "pressure", "protons", "nucleus" ]

C

sciq-4287

multiple_choice

How many valence electrons can be found in a carbon atom?

[ "five", "One", "four", "three" ]

C

sciq-9331

multiple_choice

What measures exactly how much gravity is pulling on something?

[ "weight", "matter", "size", "dimension" ]

A

sciq-8746

multiple_choice

During fetal development of the heart, what does the bulbus cordis develop into?

[ "right ventricle", "left atrium", "last ventricle", "right atrium" ]

A

sciq-9040

multiple_choice

Elements are defined by their atomic number, a number that describes the amount of what in the element?

[ "neutrons", "bonds", "electrons", "protons" ]

D

sciq-9100

multiple_choice

What term is used to describe is the increased or decreased speed of movement of an organism in response to a stimulus?

[ "telekinesis", "brownian motion", "orthokinesis", "klinokinesis" ]

C

sciq-9024

multiple_choice

Conductive losses in the middle ear can be partially overcome by sending sound vibrations to what structure through the skull, the principle behind implants for hearing loss patients?

[ "cornea", "tympanic membrane", "hammer and anvil", "cochlea" ]

D

sciq-3822

multiple_choice

Different colors of light differ in terms of which important attribute?

[ "lenses", "wavelengths", "prisms", "frequencies" ]

B

sciq-2901

multiple_choice

All living organisms are classified into one of six broad categories called what?

[ "nobles", "cities", "kingdoms", "tribes" ]

C

sciq-3903

multiple_choice

A goiter is a visible indication of deficiency of what?

[ "iodine", "water", "arsenic", "chlorine" ]

A

sciq-9898

multiple_choice

Chloroplasts, chromoplasts, and leucoplasts are all plastids, organelles found in what kind of cells?

[ "plant cells", "heart cells", "animal cells", "lung cells" ]

A

sciq-2859

multiple_choice

What can destroy living cells, produce mutations and cause cancer?

[ "stingrays", "prismatic rays", "plasma rays", "gamma rays" ]

D

sciq-6868

multiple_choice

Which single most factor is responsible for the extinction of hundreds of species of birds?

[ "diet", "habitat", "human actions", "animal actions" ]

C

sciq-6685

multiple_choice

When the wind deposits sand, it forms small hills, what are these hills called?

[ "sand dunes", "sand tunnels", "snow banks", "mud puddles" ]

A

sciq-5844

multiple_choice

What does the urea cycle process?

[ "oxygen", "calcium", "nitrogen", "urine" ]

C

sciq-414

multiple_choice

Ice masses, acquifers, and the deep ocean are examples of water what?

[ "seas", "reservoirs", "lakes", "fields" ]

B

sciq-3135

multiple_choice

One type of tissue, called brown fat, is made up of cells packed full of what?

[ "chromosomes", "Atoms", "mitochondria", "proteins" ]

C

sciq-9008

multiple_choice

Sympatric type of what occurs when a single population of organisms splits into two reproductively isolated communities within the same physical region?

[ "biodiversity", "extraction", "speciation", "accumulation" ]

C

sciq-125

multiple_choice

Red litmus paper turns what color when placed in a basic solution?

[ "pink", "blue", "white", "orange" ]

B

sciq-7618

multiple_choice

The first living cells may have evolved around how long ago?

[ "900,000 years", "2.2 billion years", "4 billion years", "6 billion years" ]

C

sciq-10610

multiple_choice

What occurs when so much water enters a stream or river that it overflows its banks or when deep snow melts very quickly in spring?

[ "avalanche", "drought", "flooding", "storm" ]

C

sciq-4588

multiple_choice

What are sudden and dramatic losses of biodiversity called?

[ "mass extinction", "normal extinction", "life extinction", "explosive extinction" ]

A

sciq-3844

multiple_choice

How many major massive extinctions have been since life began on earth?

[ "five", "four", "one", "three" ]

A

ai2_arc-345

multiple_choice

Gavin has two rocks. Both rocks are made up entirely of the same mineral. What other property of his two rocks is most likely to be the same?

[ "size", "shape", "color", "weight" ]

C

sciq-1954

multiple_choice

What is the fan-like superior region that forms the largest part of the hip bone and is united to the sacrum at the largely immobile sacroiliac joint?

[ "spine", "pica", "septum", "ilium" ]

D

sciq-3683

multiple_choice

Chemical reactions always involve energy. when methane burns, for example, it releases energy in the form of what?

[ "light and sound", "heat and light", "movement and light", "heat and movement" ]

B

sciq-857

multiple_choice

Atmospheric pressure is low in what anatomically named part of a hurricane?

[ "eye", "leg", "nose", "mouth" ]

A

sciq-8914

multiple_choice

Conversely, very large forces are created by liquids and solids when they try to expand but are constrained from doing so—which is equivalent to compressing them to less than their normal volume. this often occurs when a contained material warms up, since most materials expand when they do this?

[ "decrease temperature", "increase temperature", "increase mass", "increase density" ]

B

sciq-10934

multiple_choice

The formula mass of a covalent compound is also called the what?

[ "ionic mass", "atomic mass", "molecular mass", "nucleus mass" ]

C

sciq-5044

multiple_choice

What is the major source of water vapor in the atmosphere?

[ "sea", "streams", "ocean", "drift" ]

C

sciq-5129

multiple_choice

In order to determine its molecular formula, it is necessary to know what about the compound?

[ "protons mass", "polar mass", "lipid mass", "molar mass" ]

D

scienceQA-1408

multiple_choice

Select the living thing.

[ "sea star", "backpack", "the Statue of Liberty", "iceberg" ]

A

A backpack is not a living thing. Backpacks do not have all of the traits of living things. They do not grow or respond to their environment. They do not need food or water. A sea star is a living thing. Sea stars grow and respond to their environment. They need food and water. Sea stars are made up of many cells. Sea stars are animals. They can use their arms to walk on the ocean floor. An iceberg is not a living thing. An iceberg does not have all the traits of a living thing. It may grow or melt in response to the world around it, but it does not need food. The Statue of Liberty is not a living thing. The Statue of Liberty is shaped like a person. But it does not have all the traits of a living thing. It does not grow or respond to the world around it. It does not need food or water.

sciq-6692

multiple_choice

What type of tissue is blood?

[ "connective", "epithelial", "nervous", "muscular" ]

A

sciq-476

multiple_choice

Sexually reproducing organisms alternate between which stages?

[ "binary and diploid", "haploid and diploid", "binary and haploid", "diploid and traploid" ]

B

sciq-5633

multiple_choice

What is the term for a structure composed of more than one type of tissue?

[ "system", "marrow", "cortex", "organ" ]

D

sciq-9885

multiple_choice

What are hot fragments of rock called?

[ "obsidian", "pyroclasts", "shards", "magma" ]

B

sciq-11026

multiple_choice

What are groups of atoms that behave as a single unit called?

[ "protons", "ions", "particles", "molecules" ]

D

sciq-705

multiple_choice

What is the name of the portion of a nucleotide lacking phosphate groups?

[ "a nucleoside", "nucleolus", "nuclear shell", "a nucleobase" ]

A

sciq-4596

multiple_choice

What is the term used to describe the liquid that moves through the vessels and includes plasma and the cells and sell fragments called platelets?

[ "blood", "bacteria", "pus", "water" ]

A

sciq-3076

multiple_choice

What type of resource cannot be replaced as easily as it is consumed?

[ "nonrenewable", "biological", "untapped", "renewable" ]

A

scienceQA-2558

multiple_choice

How long is a seesaw?

[ "4 yards", "4 feet", "4 miles", "4 inches" ]

A

The best estimate for the length of a seesaw is 4 yards. 4 inches and 4 feet are too short. 4 miles is too long.

sciq-4484

multiple_choice

Oil is found in the porous rock layer and trapped by the what?

[ "mantle", "\\", "impermeable layer", "crystalline layer" ]

C

sciq-1568

multiple_choice

Where is chemical energy stored?

[ "ribosomes", "atom bonds", "cell wall", "nucleus" ]

B

sciq-1840

multiple_choice

The process in which a sperm unites with an egg is called?

[ "fertilization", "infection", "migration", "absorption" ]

A

sciq-8607

multiple_choice

Internal functions are coordinated and regulated so that the internal environment of a living thing is relatively constant, referred to as what?

[ "homeostasis", "homogenesis", "hypothesis", "stabilizer" ]

A

sciq-10683

multiple_choice

What are flightless birds that are strong swimmers and spend much of their time in the water?

[ "Emus", "penguins", "Ostriches", "Cassowaries" ]

B

sciq-1096

multiple_choice

The effects of which kind of selection are larger than the effects of direct natural selection on individuals?

[ "unnatural selection", "kin selection", "topical selection", "stranger selection" ]

B

sciq-5292

multiple_choice

What type of disturbance do even dominant plants depend on in many biomes?

[ "periodic", "radiation", "mass extinction", "seismic force" ]

A

sciq-5819

multiple_choice

What kind of membrane do prokaryotic cells have?

[ "plasma membrane", "cell wall", "cellulose", "plasma wall" ]

A

sciq-10165

multiple_choice

What provides a protective covering for the body and helps maintain homeostasis?

[ "endorcrine system", "integumentary system", "lysogenic system", "unadorned system" ]

B

sciq-8634

multiple_choice

What do you call a unique substance formed when two or more elements combine chemically?

[ "mixture", "compound", "component", "solution" ]

B

sciq-3640

multiple_choice

Oceans help control global warming by absorbing what?

[ "carbon dioxide", "ozone", "methane", "hydrogen" ]

A

sciq-2853

multiple_choice

What term means controlling body temperature within a narrow range from the inside through biochemical or physical means?

[ "regulation", "evaporation", "endothermy", "exothermy" ]

C

sciq-6944

multiple_choice

What property increases as an object's mass increases, making a full box harder to push than an empty one?

[ "gravity", "inertia", "magnetism", "weight" ]

B

sciq-6807

multiple_choice

What do loess deposits form?

[ "diagonal cliffs", "rotational cliffs", "horizontal cliffs", "vertical cliffs" ]

D