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sciq-3222
multiple_choice
What is a type of plant tissue consisting of undifferentiated cells that can continue to divide and differentiate?
[ "epidermis", "ganglion", "meristem", "cambium" ]
C
sciq-11344
multiple_choice
In eukaryotes, the major mechanism for shuffling genes is what?
[ "suggesting reproduction", "subject reproduction", "sexual reproduction", "asexual reproduction" ]
C
sciq-5469
multiple_choice
What type of disorders are caused by mutations in genes or abnormal numbers of chromosomes?
[ "genetic disorders", "emotional disorders", "thyroid disorders", "immune system disorders" ]
A
sciq-5623
multiple_choice
X and y are the labels of what specialized human chromosomes?
[ "exotic chromosomes", "protein chromosomes", "sex chromosomes", "carb chromosomes" ]
C
sciq-8989
multiple_choice
Many enzymes are simple proteins consisting entirely of one or more of these?
[ "alkali acid chains", "proteins acid chains", "amino acid chains", "interaction acid chains" ]
C
sciq-5732
multiple_choice
The entropy is decreasing because a gas is becoming a what?
[ "vapor cloud", "liquid", "swirl", "solid" ]
B
sciq-6987
multiple_choice
What complex carbohydrates are the polymers of glucose?
[ "fruits", "starches", "sugars", "fats" ]
B
sciq-157
multiple_choice
What supports and protects the soft organs of the body?
[ "Muscle", "Skin", "skull", "skeleton" ]
D
sciq-3913
multiple_choice
Many plants generate root pressure during which phase?
[ "end of life cycle", "growing season", "developing season", "flowering season" ]
B
sciq-671
multiple_choice
A species is a subdivision of a genus in what classification system?
[ "calcareous system", "mammalian", "linnaean system", "crocodilian system" ]
C
sciq-8333
multiple_choice
What surrounds the lungs in a thoracic cavity?
[ "single membrane", "water", "calcium", "double membrane" ]
D
scienceQA-1397
multiple_choice
Select the fish below.
[ "tortoise", "ostrich", "piranha", "African bullfrog" ]
C
An African bullfrog is an amphibian. It has moist skin and begins its life in water. Frogs live near water or in damp places. Most frogs lay their eggs in water. A piranha is a fish. It lives underwater. It has fins, not limbs. Piranhas have sharp teeth. Piranhas hunt in groups. A group of piranhas can eat a large animal. An ostrich is a bird. It has feathers, two wings, and a beak. The ostrich is the largest bird alive today. Ostriches cannot fly, but they can run very fast. A 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-10177
multiple_choice
What are the two unique features of mollusks?
[ "radula and antennae", "mantle and radula", "antennae and pseudopod", "pseudopod and mantle" ]
B
ai2_arc-214
multiple_choice
A mouse is homozygous for black fur (BB). The other parent is heterozygous for black fur with a recessive trait for brown fur ( Bb ). If black is the dominant trait, what percentage of the offspring will be brown?
[ "100%", "50%", "25%", "0%" ]
D
sciq-1116
multiple_choice
Which are the closest living relations to land plants?
[ "charophytes", "mammals", "arthropods", "sporozoans" ]
A
ai2_arc-879
multiple_choice
Which type of energy is found in fossil fuels?
[ "chemical", "mechanical", "nuclear", "radiant" ]
A
sciq-6422
multiple_choice
What determines the strength of a base when dissolved in water?
[ "amount of hydroxide ions produced", "saline content", "amount of phosphorus ions produced", "pH level" ]
A
sciq-119
multiple_choice
What is the name of the type of plant tissue consisting of undifferentiated cells that can continue to divide and differentiate?
[ "meristem", "bundle sheth cell", "cuticle", "guard cell" ]
A
sciq-5951
multiple_choice
Which chromosome is associated with cri du chat syndrome?
[ "genome 5", "collagen 5", "chromosome 5", "spore 5" ]
C
sciq-6121
multiple_choice
Heat, electricity, or light might provide what necessary input to the process of decomposition?
[ "food", "source", "energy", "material" ]
C
sciq-4993
multiple_choice
When you heat a pot of water on a stove top, energy moves from the pot to its metal handle by what process?
[ "conduction", "induction", "convection", "thermal radiation" ]
A
sciq-690
multiple_choice
Ovulation is the release of an egg from the what?
[ "fallopian tubes", "ovary", "vagina", "cervix" ]
B
ai2_arc-8
multiple_choice
Which of the following is a trait that a dog does NOT inherit from its parents?
[ "the length of its fur", "the shape of its nose", "the size of its appetite", "the color of its fur" ]
C
sciq-1743
multiple_choice
Single-celled eukaryotes that share some traits with animals are also called?
[ "eukaryotes", "monomers", "microorganisms", "prokaryotes" ]
A
sciq-10694
multiple_choice
The direction of the rotation of hurricanes is influenced by which force?
[ "centrifugal force", "jetstream force", "headwind force", "coriolis force" ]
D
sciq-204
multiple_choice
What is the apparatus used for carrying out an electrolysis reaction?
[ "catalyst", "Golgi apparatus", "an aqueous cell", "an electrolytic cell" ]
D
sciq-1605
multiple_choice
Plants not only contribute food but what else for organisms?
[ "hydrogen", "carbon", "oxygen", "dioxide" ]
C
sciq-1286
multiple_choice
Since the electric field lines point radially away from the charge, they are perpendicular to what?
[ "archetypical lines", "singularity lines", "magnetic field lines", "equipotential lines" ]
D
sciq-3331
multiple_choice
What is a measure of both speed and direction of motion?
[ "intensity", "velocity", "acceleration", "distance" ]
B
sciq-8460
multiple_choice
How many main types of diabetes are there?
[ "six", "three", "one", "two" ]
D
sciq-5658
multiple_choice
People with red hair usually have what type of skin?
[ "dry", "light", "dark", "oily" ]
B
sciq-4963
multiple_choice
What does the thymus gland produce?
[ "t cells", "insulin", "hormones", "b cells" ]
A
ai2_arc-34
multiple_choice
Four materials are put into small containers. These materials are then moved from the small containers into larger containers. Which material will spread out to completely fill a larger container?
[ "air", "ice", "sand", "water" ]
A
sciq-421
multiple_choice
Organisms that obtain food from outside themselves (i.e. they don't make their own food) are known as what?
[ "heterotrophs", "autotrophs", "zygotes", "fungi" ]
A
sciq-4039
multiple_choice
What are the salts of fatty acids called?
[ "dyes", "soaps", "creams", "malts" ]
B
sciq-6431
multiple_choice
Because of their reactivity, we do not find most representative metals as free elements where?
[ "in water", "underground", "in the atomospher", "in nature" ]
D
sciq-3558
multiple_choice
What are the most numerous blood cells?
[ "red blood cells", "platelets", "neutrophils", "white blood cells" ]
A
sciq-8711
multiple_choice
What is influences the inhibition of axillary buds by an apical bud?
[ "eliptical dominance", "anterior dominance", "cortical dominance", "apical dominance" ]
D
sciq-6754
multiple_choice
What are physical properties that do not depend on the substance present called?
[ "extensive properties", "internal properties", "multilateral properties", "intensive properties" ]
D
sciq-4787
multiple_choice
The challenge of techniques used for proteomic analyses is the difficulty in detecting small quantities of what?
[ "particles", "bacteria", "acids", "proteins" ]
D
sciq-7695
multiple_choice
Both oxygen and glucose are transported within the body via what?
[ "marrow", "blood", "bone", "heart" ]
B
sciq-694
multiple_choice
What part of the body do ants use to detect chemicals?
[ "antennae", "fins", "eyes", "thorax" ]
A
sciq-9113
multiple_choice
What is used in the growth, development, functioning and reproduction of all known living organisms and many viruses?
[ "enzymes", "dna", "viruses", "bacteria" ]
B
sciq-3290
multiple_choice
What season is it in the southern hemisphere when it's winter in the northern?
[ "Spring", "autumn", "Winter", "summer" ]
D
ai2_arc-385
multiple_choice
Which is the correct order of the metamorphosis of a butterfly?
[ "egg, larva, pupa, adult", "egg, pupa, larva, adult", "egg, adult, larva, pupa", "egg, larva, adult, pupa" ]
A
ai2_arc-447
multiple_choice
Which simple machine increases the distance over which a load travels and reduces the needed force?
[ "wheel and axle", "wedge", "pulley", "inclined plane" ]
D
sciq-420
multiple_choice
The pleura that surrounds the lungs consists of how many layers?
[ "one", "four", "two", "three" ]
C
ai2_arc-302
multiple_choice
A botanist developed a new fertilizer that was tested on different types of plants under different conditions. The results indicated that the fertilizer increased plant growth. Which would be the best way to validate the results?
[ "have another lab replicate the tests", "look over the results several times", "develop a new hypothesis to test", "change the procedure" ]
A
sciq-11518
multiple_choice
What disease occurs when cells in the breast grow out of control and form a tumor?
[ "adult breast growth", "breast cancer", "muscular cyst", "muscle cancer" ]
B
sciq-8355
multiple_choice
What term given to animals like reptiles is a synonym for ectothermic, which means that their heat comes from their environment?
[ "cold-blooded", "thermal regulating", "hot-blooded", "warm-blooded" ]
A
sciq-9640
multiple_choice
The rate at which the body uses food energy to sustain life and to do different activities is called the what?
[ "metabolic rate", "hormonal rate", "life cycle", "calorie rate" ]
A
sciq-4990
multiple_choice
These types of cella support young, growing parts of a plant?
[ "pinworm cells", "angular cells", "collenchyma cells", "epidermal cells" ]
C
sciq-7731
multiple_choice
The study of how organisms develop is known as?
[ "physics", "botany", "embryology", "ethology" ]
C
sciq-1881
multiple_choice
What is the difference in voltage across a resistor or other electrical devices called?
[ "power drop", "falling voltage", "volt effect", "voltage drop" ]
D
sciq-10544
multiple_choice
What process, which results because of great pressure at the center of a star, causes stars to shine?
[ "gravitational pull", "nuclear fusion", "electric fusion", "energy fusion" ]
B
sciq-4293
multiple_choice
Alkynes are what type of compound?
[ "proteins hydrocarbons", "reversible hydrocarbons", "unsaturated hydrocarbons", "Split Hydrocarbons" ]
C
scienceQA-8668
multiple_choice
Which of the following organisms is the omnivore in this food web?
[ "silver maple", "beaver", "gray fox", "pine vole" ]
D
Omnivores are consumers that eat both producers and other consumers. So, an omnivore has arrows pointing to it from at least one producer and at least one consumer. The pine vole has an arrow pointing to it from the persimmon tree, which is a producer. The pine vole also has an arrow pointing to it from the swallowtail caterpillar, which is a consumer. The pine vole eats a producer and a consumer, so it is an omnivore. The black bear has an arrow pointing to it from the persimmon tree, which is a producer. The black bear also has arrows pointing to it from the swallowtail caterpillar and the beaver, which are consumers. The black bear eats a producer and consumers, so it is an omnivore. The beaver has only one arrow pointing to it. This arrow starts from the silver maple, which is a producer. So, the beaver is a consumer but not an omnivore. The silver maple does not have any arrows pointing to it. So, the silver maple is not an omnivore. The gray fox has two arrows pointing to it. These arrows start from the swallowtail caterpillar and the pine vole, which are both consumers. So, the gray fox is a consumer but not an omnivore.
sciq-2192
multiple_choice
What is broken during catabolic reactions, such as the breakdown of complex carbohydrates into simple sugars?
[ "ions", "metals", "bonds", "forms" ]
C
sciq-1542
multiple_choice
With what does cytokinins act in concert to stimulate cell division and influence the pathway of differentiation?
[ "dna", "ribosomes", "auxin", "hormone" ]
C
scienceQA-5506
multiple_choice
What do these two changes have in common? breaking a piece of glass butter melting on a hot day
[ "Both are only physical changes.", "Both are caused by heating.", "Both are chemical changes.", "Both are caused by cooling." ]
A
Step 1: Think about each change. Breaking a piece of glass is a physical change. The glass gets broken into pieces. But each piece is still made of the same type of matter. Butter melting on a hot day is a change of state. So, it is a physical change. The butter changes from solid to liquid, but it is still made of the same type of matter. Step 2: Look at each answer choice. Both are only physical changes. Both changes are physical changes. No new matter is created. Both are chemical changes. Both changes are physical changes. They are not chemical changes. Both are caused by heating. Butter melting on a hot day is caused by heating. But breaking a piece of glass is not. Both are caused by cooling. Neither change is caused by cooling.
sciq-2209
multiple_choice
What type of gases are the least reactive of all elements?
[ "lucky", "brave", "noble", "humble" ]
C
sciq-2323
multiple_choice
What is the oxygen-storing protein found in diving mammals' muscles called?
[ "pheromone", "pigment", "hemoglobin", "myoglobin" ]
D
sciq-3626
multiple_choice
When struck, how are the rigid crystals of ionic compounds likely to react?
[ "shrink", "bend", "break", "grow" ]
C
sciq-2011
multiple_choice
What do you call a substance that cannot be broken down to other substances by chemical reactions.?
[ "an element", "a participate", "a molecule", "a compound" ]
A
sciq-5997
multiple_choice
Water and many metals are materials that have low resistance to electric currents and are therefore known as what?
[ "electromagnets", "good insulators", "radioactive", "electric conductors" ]
D
sciq-8774
multiple_choice
What is the term for daily cycles of behavior, like the sleep-wake cycle?
[ "circadian rhythms", "daily rhythms", "variable rhythms", "behavioral rhythms" ]
A
sciq-9498
multiple_choice
What is the name of the formation that regulates sleep and arousal?
[ "gelechioidea formation", "reticular formation", "sleep-arousal formation", "epithelial formation" ]
B
ai2_arc-1070
multiple_choice
As Archie walks to the park, he wonders which route would be faster. He decides to walk to the park using different routes and times how long it takes. Which should he do to make his comparison fair?
[ "walk to different parts of the park each day", "walk with a different friend each day", "walk at the same speed each day", "walk at the same time of the day" ]
C
sciq-2362
multiple_choice
What do scientists attach to aquatic animals to collect information?
[ "ultraviolet tags", "radio tags", "satellite tags", "fluorescent tags" ]
C
sciq-5031
multiple_choice
Which type of membrane are ribosomes surrounded by?
[ "partial", "temporary", "none", "permenant" ]
C
sciq-11203
multiple_choice
What is the cause of behavioral difference between populations?
[ "genetic differences", "genetic wavelengths", "environmental factors", "electromagnetic differences" ]
A
ai2_arc-318
multiple_choice
What enabled Galileo in the 17th century to see the moons of Jupiter?
[ "Jupiter came close to Earth during his lifetime.", "He realized that all of the planets go around the Sun.", "He invented advanced tools for looking at the sky.", "Earlier scientists failed to take an interest in the sky." ]
C
sciq-10153
multiple_choice
Gases can be classifed as real or what?
[ "dense", "ideal", "shape", "noble" ]
B
sciq-3377
multiple_choice
Not all cells of a leaf carry out photosynthesis. cells within the middle layer of a leaf have chloroplasts, which contain the photosynthetic what?
[ "structure", "wires", "pipes", "apparatus" ]
D
sciq-1249
multiple_choice
Metabolism is an emergent property of life that arises from orderly interactions between what?
[ "nutrients", "molecules", "tissues", "body systems" ]
B
sciq-5918
multiple_choice
What is the process in which the genetic code in mrna is read to make a protein called?
[ "translation", "modification", "expression", "splicing" ]
A
sciq-1775
multiple_choice
Which organ will bladder infections commonly damage if untreated?
[ "tissue", "kidney", "lungs", "heart" ]
B
sciq-10763
multiple_choice
In terms of scientific investigation, things you notice about an environment using your five senses are called what?
[ "behaviors", "patterns", "evidence", "observations" ]
D
sciq-10291
multiple_choice
Which material used in oxyacetylene torches helps cut and weld metals?
[ "acetylene", "dioxide", "carbon", "sulfur" ]
A
sciq-10755
multiple_choice
Enzymes, proteins, electron carriers, and pumps that play roles in glycolysis, the citric acid cycle, and the electron transport chain tend to catalyze reactions that are what?
[ "non-reversible", "continuous", "reversible", "changeable" ]
A
ai2_arc-182
multiple_choice
A student is organizing a room. She moves a box from the floor to a shelf. She wants to estimate the amount of potential energy the box has on the shelf. What information does the student need?
[ "the volume and mass of the box", "the mass of the shelf and the mass of the box", "the mass of the box and the height of the shelf", "the volume of the box and the height of the shelf" ]
C
sciq-5411
multiple_choice
How many chambers does the stomach of a ruminant have?
[ "5", "4", "3", "1" ]
B
sciq-10427
multiple_choice
What cage composed of 12 pairs of ribs, with their costal cartilages and the sternum, protects the heart and lungs?
[ "sacral", "lumbar", "thoracic", "cervical" ]
C
sciq-1097
multiple_choice
Superconductors are materials with a resistivity of?
[ "high magnitude", "zero", "greater density", "above zero" ]
B
sciq-8579
multiple_choice
Most bird species display this behavior, meaning the male and female remain together for breeding for a few years or until one mate dies?
[ "polygamy", "isolation", "monogamy", "dichotomy" ]
C
sciq-9054
multiple_choice
What is the condition in which the thyroid gland is overactive is known as?
[ "hepatic", "hypothyroidism", "susceptibility", "hyperthyroidism" ]
D
sciq-1027
multiple_choice
The largest absorption of heat comes during the vaporization of what?
[ "ice", "magma", "liquid water", "carbon dioxide" ]
C
sciq-2695
multiple_choice
The presence of what makes soil hold together more tightly and enables it to hold more water?
[ "salt", "glass", "clay", "sand" ]
C
sciq-7235
multiple_choice
What is a measure of the amount of space that a substance or an object occupies?
[ "mass", "power", "volume", "density" ]
C
sciq-4595
multiple_choice
Asci are used by mycelia for what kind of reproduction?
[ "cloning", "sexual", "asexual reproduction", "mitosis" ]
B
sciq-6637
multiple_choice
What is the second class of fish after ray-finned fish?
[ "star-finned fish", "spar - finned fish", "pine - finned fish", "lobe-finned fish" ]
D
sciq-3729
multiple_choice
Flatworms have a concentration of nerve tissue in the head end, which was a major step in the evolution of what organ?
[ "brain", "kidney", "heart", "liver" ]
A
sciq-1372
multiple_choice
The enormous number of species is due to the tremendous variety of what?
[ "measurements", "environments", "tissues", "sounds" ]
B
sciq-7525
multiple_choice
Heart valves prevent what kind of blood flow from happening in the heart?
[ "backflow", "irregular flow", "slow flow", "quick flow" ]
A
sciq-197
multiple_choice
What is a suggested explanation for a phenomenon or a suggested explanation for a relationship between many phenomena called?
[ "system", "hypothesis", "process", "query" ]
B
sciq-10237
multiple_choice
What bifurcates into the right and left bronchi in the lungs?
[ "neck", "cornea", "trachea", "aorta" ]
C
sciq-5912
multiple_choice
Inorganic chemical compounds can be broadly classified into two groups: ionic compounds and which other group?
[ "molecular compounds", "atomic compounds", "electromagnetic compounds", "cellular compounds" ]
A
sciq-712
multiple_choice
What is altered by changes in cardiac output by variable contriction of the arterioles?
[ "heart rhythm", "pulse", "blood type", "blood pressure" ]
D
sciq-5533
multiple_choice
What is the organic material that comes from plants and animals that were recently living called?
[ "biomass", "chlorophyll", "contaminants", "biofuels" ]
A
sciq-920
multiple_choice
What are the rolling motions during an earthquake called?
[ "surface waves", "seismic thrusts", "velocity waves", "tidal waves" ]
A