Jenjamin3000/MNLP_M3_MCQA_before_FT · Datasets at Hugging Face

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sciq-2120	multiple_choice	What percentage of all species that ever lived on earth have gone extinct?	[ "99%", "93 %", "50%", "25%" ]	A
sciq-7749	multiple_choice	What is only effective if ventilation is matched to blood flow through alveolar capillaries?	[ "assisted breathing", "iron lung", "breathing control", "blood pressur control" ]	C
sciq-1378	multiple_choice	What is measured using units pascal, bar, atmosphere or mmhg?	[ "pressure", "push", "fuel", "Muscle" ]	A
sciq-9408	multiple_choice	What is produced by the sebaceous glands?	[ "sperm", "pheromone", "sebum", "progesterone" ]	C
sciq-6928	multiple_choice	Unlike wood and glass, steel is an example of a material that responds to what force?	[ "thermal", "electromagnetic", "kinetic", "magnetic" ]	D
sciq-9919	multiple_choice	What is the pair of bean-shaped organs that filters blood and produces urine?	[ "kidneys", "arteries", "heart", "lungs" ]	A
ai2_arc-615	multiple_choice	Which of the following characteristics of an individual wolf is most affected by its environment?	[ "the size of its feet", "the color of its eyes", "the shape of its ears", "the condition of its fur" ]	D
sciq-9582	multiple_choice	Organisms cannot live alone, needing other organisms to survive; what is this relationship called?	[ "independence", "interdependence", "dominance", "coexistence" ]	B
sciq-1400	multiple_choice	Graded potentials are temporary changes in what, the characteristics of which depend on the size of the stimuli?	[ "organic voltage", "components voltage", "membrane voltage", "organism voltage" ]	C
sciq-7898	multiple_choice	Normally, only traces of protein are found in urine, and when higher amounts are found, damage to what is the likely cause?	[ "aeration", "occidentalis", "Hypothyroid", "glomeruli" ]	D
ai2_arc-523	multiple_choice	Manuel wants an area in the yard to wash the dog without making mud puddles. He wants to put something on the ground that water passes through easily. Which of these materials would be the best for him to use?	[ "clay", "plastic", "soil", "pebbles" ]	D
sciq-6240	multiple_choice	What happens if a catalyst runs out?	[ "reaction slows", "variety slows", "reaction increases", "variety increases" ]	A
sciq-5305	multiple_choice	Somatosensation refers to what of the five senses?	[ "thought", "touch", "balance", "sight" ]	B
sciq-1549	multiple_choice	Algae is a promising alternative to traditional crops for what type of fuels?	[ "biofuel", "non-renewable", "fossil", "fertilizer" ]	A
sciq-6021	multiple_choice	What type of animals breathe with gills as larvae and with lungs as adults?	[ "reptiles", "mammals", "insects", "amphibians" ]	D
sciq-1990	multiple_choice	What type of species have a large effect on the balance of organisms in an ecosystem?	[ "keystone", "decomposers", "producers", "secondary consumers" ]	A
sciq-3657	multiple_choice	Trichomoniasis is cause by what type of pathogen?	[ "bacteria", "protozoa", "virus", "worm" ]	B
sciq-7192	multiple_choice	Comparisons of amino acid sequences can shed light on the evolutionary divergence of what?	[ "birds", "related species", "mammals", "dinosaurs" ]	B
sciq-4251	multiple_choice	What are the building blocks of dna?	[ "peptides", "prokaryotes", "nucleotides", "genes" ]	C
sciq-1958	multiple_choice	If an abnormal cell is not prevented from dividing and it divides uncontrollably, what forms?	[ "inflammation", "tumor", "edema", "cyst" ]	B
sciq-7176	multiple_choice	What is the term for geological activity that occurs within a plate?	[ "intraplate activity", "perennials activity", "deformation activity", "disruption activity" ]	A
sciq-6079	multiple_choice	Ionic bonds are what kind of attraction between ions?	[ "nuclear", "kinetic", "magnetic", "electrostatic" ]	D
sciq-373	multiple_choice	Baroreceptors in the aortic arch and carotid sinuses monitor what level in the body?	[ "hunger", "air intake", "blood pressure", "temperature" ]	C
sciq-1214	multiple_choice	Are valence electrons attracted more or less strongly when they are farther from the nucleus?	[ "less strongly", "differently", "equally", "more strongly" ]	A
sciq-7058	multiple_choice	What is the process whereby excess water and waste is removed from the body?	[ "diffusion", "exhalation", "filtration", "excretion" ]	D
sciq-2437	multiple_choice	The human body regulates the use and storage of what simple sugar, a major cellular fuel?	[ "secretion", "glucose", "carbohydrate", "insulin" ]	B
sciq-6188	multiple_choice	What process can occur when atoms are exposed to high levels of radiation or when atoms transfer electrons to or from other atoms?	[ "diffusion", "fusion", "ionization", "oxidation" ]	C
sciq-5572	multiple_choice	Carbon-14 dating is a method of what kind of dating?	[ "radiometric", "orbital", "stratigraphy", "metamorphic" ]	A
sciq-2050	multiple_choice	Internal metabolism and the external environment are the sources of heat for what?	[ "thermoregulation", "optimization", "bioaccumulation", "hemeostasis" ]	A
ai2_arc-97	multiple_choice	Data in tables may also be presented in graphs. Which type of data would best be displayed on a circle graph?	[ "the distance of the planets from the sun", "the depths of the major oceans on Earth", "the amount of rainfall each day for a month", "the percent of various materials in solid waste" ]	D
sciq-10336	multiple_choice	What is it called when crystals form from magma?	[ "transpiration", "crystallization", "vulcanism", "sedimentation" ]	B
sciq-818	multiple_choice	What does every star emit that humans cannot see?	[ "dust", "radiation", "sound", "light" ]	B
sciq-2251	multiple_choice	Equal and oppositely directed forces produce what kind of acceleration?	[ "no acceleration", "greater acceleration", "faster acceleration", "steady acceleration" ]	A
sciq-5885	multiple_choice	In a medium, the closer the distribution of the material gets to what state, the slower the rate of diffusion becomes?	[ "gas", "elastic", "erosion", "equilibrium" ]	D
sciq-6726	multiple_choice	Life probably began where?	[ "oceans", "rocks", "caves", "the Sun" ]	A
sciq-7487	multiple_choice	What does cartilage lack compared to bones, making it softer and less rigid?	[ "protein", "calcium", "potassium", "magnesium" ]	B
scienceQA-12698	multiple_choice	Select the invertebrate.	[ "jumping spider", "asp viper", "sheep", "harbor seal" ]	A	Like other spiders, a jumping spider is an invertebrate. It does not have a backbone. It has an exoskeleton. A sheep is a mammal. Like other mammals, a sheep is a vertebrate. It has a backbone. An asp viper is a reptile. Like other reptiles, an asp viper is a vertebrate. It has a backbone. A harbor seal is a mammal. Like other mammals, a harbor seal is a vertebrate. It has a backbone.
sciq-2896	multiple_choice	What did roots evolve from that plants used for aborption?	[ "oomycetes", "seeds", "rhizoids", "leguminous" ]	C
sciq-2711	multiple_choice	What is it called when individual organisms work together with one another?	[ "cooperation", "dualism", "competition", "continuation" ]	A
sciq-11373	multiple_choice	Isothermal expansion is a process occurring without a change in?	[ "variation", "weight", "precipitation", "temperature" ]	D
sciq-10403	multiple_choice	What is it called when two species evolve matching traits?	[ "spontaneous mutation", "interconnection", "coevolution", "Allopatric speciation" ]	C
ai2_arc-1114	multiple_choice	Which change would most likely increase the number of salamanders?	[ "flood", "drought", "fire", "landslide" ]	A
ai2_arc-112	multiple_choice	A student is investigating changes in the states of matter. The student fills a graduated cylinder with 50 milliliters of packed snow. The graduated cylinder has a mass of 50 grams when empty and 95 grams when filled with the snow. The packed snow changes to liquid water when the snow is put in a warm room. Which statement best describes this process?	[ "Cooling causes the snow to melt.", "Cooling causes the snow to freeze.", "Heating causes the snow to freeze.", "Heating causes the snow to melt." ]	D
sciq-42	multiple_choice	What is a group of neuron cell bodies in the periphery called?	[ "ganglion", "organism", "gangism", "crystals" ]	A
sciq-11643	multiple_choice	What resource is considered nonrewable for human purposes, because it takes so long to form and is depleted by farming and other activities?	[ "acid", "soil", "sunshine", "water" ]	B
sciq-2917	multiple_choice	What part of a mature plant cell is responsible for storing substances like water, enzymes, and salts?	[ "large vacuole", "central vacuole", "second vacuole", "little vacuole" ]	B
sciq-7955	multiple_choice	What do body cells use for energy?	[ "sugars", "mixtures", "solvents", "chlorophyll" ]	A
sciq-7381	multiple_choice	What are the specfic types of proteins that determine your blood type called?	[ "Globulins", "antibodies", "Plasma", "antigens" ]	D
sciq-7279	multiple_choice	Snippet 3: the diploid cells resulting from karyogamy are short-lived and undergo meiosis, producing what?	[ "stunted spores", "hyperactive spores", "haploid spores", "binary spores" ]	C
sciq-1574	multiple_choice	The central vacuole maintains turgor pressure against what?	[ "the cell move", "the cell wall", "the cell multiplication", "the cell addition" ]	B
sciq-1834	multiple_choice	Like skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle is what?	[ "atrophied", "tissue", "striated", "cylindrical" ]	C
sciq-10921	multiple_choice	Mixtures that have the same composition throughout are known as what kinds of mixtures?	[ "contiguous", "heterogeneous", "homogeneous", "zygomatic" ]	C
sciq-6639	multiple_choice	What according to scientists is the major cause of depression?	[ "low serotonin levels", "low thyroid levels", "high serotonin levels", "high fat diets" ]	A
ai2_arc-884	multiple_choice	A wetland habitat can continue to support the birds and fish that live there if people ___.	[ "drain the water away", "flood the highest parts of the land", "leave the land alone", "use the land for planting crops" ]	C
sciq-11036	multiple_choice	What is produced by leydig cells in the embryonic testis and stimulates the development of male sexual organs?	[ "testosterone", "androgen", "insulin", "estrogen" ]	A
sciq-4569	multiple_choice	Prokaryotes are successful because of the ________ of reproduction in favorable environments	[ "order", "cycle", "volume", "speed" ]	D
sciq-10136	multiple_choice	Cephalopods have three hearts that pump blood of what color?	[ "Red", "purple", "Green", "blue" ]	D
sciq-5247	multiple_choice	What is the name of the relatively large gland in the neck that secretes thyroxin?	[ "Thyroid", "thyroid", "Pituitary", "Pancreas" ]	B
sciq-10080	multiple_choice	What is the main makeup of the cell membrane?	[ "filaments", "glucose", "antibodies", "phospholipids" ]	D
sciq-10805	multiple_choice	Corals build hard exoskeletons that grow to become coral what?	[ "layers", "reefs", "beds", "crystals" ]	B
sciq-1933	multiple_choice	When what element - whose name means "light bringing" - was first isolated, scientists noted that it glowed in the dark and burned when exposed to air?	[ "neon", "mercury", "oxygen", "phosphorus" ]	D
sciq-1842	multiple_choice	When a plant has what deficiency, guard cells may lose turgor and close stomata?	[ "light", "cold", "air", "water" ]	D
sciq-11143	multiple_choice	Chemical and solar cells are devices that change chemical or light energy to what?	[ "occurring energy", "electrical energy", "cellular", "temperature energy" ]	B
sciq-2119	multiple_choice	Technically, any redox reaction can be set up to make a what?	[ "skaht cell", "Black Cell", "voltaic cell", "blocky cell" ]	C
sciq-5345	multiple_choice	What type of simple inheritance is too simplified to explain most human traits?	[ "mendelian", "spontaneous mutation", "mitosis", "etiology" ]	A
sciq-3225	multiple_choice	Coral reefs are a type of what large community and have the highest biodiversity on earth?	[ "taxon", "order", "phylum", "biome" ]	D
sciq-210	multiple_choice	What forms when the spores from two parents fuse during sexual reproduction?	[ "zygospore", "monospore", "spirogyra", "xerophyte" ]	A
sciq-470	multiple_choice	Fission is a type of radioactivity in which large nuclei spontaneously break apart into what?	[ "light nuclei", "faster nuclei", "active nuclei", "smaller nuclei" ]	D
sciq-8894	multiple_choice	What is the only light that humans can see?	[ "distinct light", "bright light", "visible light", "dark light" ]	C
sciq-10762	multiple_choice	What type of winds blow over a limited area?	[ "gales", "trade winds", "hurricanes", "local winds" ]	D
sciq-8806	multiple_choice	What is the approximate population on the earth?	[ "7.3 billion", "9 trillion", "41 billion", "7 billion" ]	D
sciq-7086	multiple_choice	What process can be triggered by a burst of ethylene production in the fruit?	[ "ripening", "drying", "hardening", "pickling" ]	A
sciq-9235	multiple_choice	What type of stratified deposit is formed where lakes are covered by ice in the winter?	[ "varves", "tangles", "glacier", "telomeres" ]	A
sciq-10770	multiple_choice	What completes the process as undigested material passes out of the digestive system?	[ "elimination", "accumulation", "culmination", "reaction" ]	A
sciq-1101	multiple_choice	Single bonds allow the atoms they join to rotate freely about the what?	[ "bond axis", "electron shell", "atomic orbit", "nucleus" ]	A
sciq-4523	multiple_choice	Because several genes, each with more than one allele, contribute to determining height in humans, height is considered what kind of trait?	[ "polygenic", "maladaptive", "epigenetic", "adaptive" ]	A
sciq-1817	multiple_choice	In police radar, a radar gun sends out short bursts of which waves?	[ "microwaves", "soundwaves", "electrodes", "photons" ]	A
sciq-1576	multiple_choice	Which electromagnetic waves are the most energetic of all electromagnetic waves?	[ "ultraviolet rays", "gamma rays", "sunlight rays", "plasma rays" ]	B
ai2_arc-432	multiple_choice	Which upgrade to a school will most likely reduce the school's consumption of nonrenewable resources?	[ "solar-collection panels", "high-speed computers", "wireless Internet connections", "biodegradable carpeting" ]	A
ai2_arc-299	multiple_choice	Sonar equipment sends waves into deep water and measures the	[ "time delay of the reflected waves.", "refraction of the transmitted waves.", "direction of the transmitted waves.", "interference of the transmitted and reflected waves." ]	A
sciq-6122	multiple_choice	What is made up of a watery substance called cytosol and contains other cell structures such as ribosomes?	[ "cytoplasm", "plasma", "cytoskeleton", "rna" ]	A
sciq-8044	multiple_choice	When does most amphibians' parenting end?	[ "once eggs have been laid", "after adolescence", "once offspring reach adulthood", "never" ]	A
sciq-7950	multiple_choice	Copper oxide is a result of what two substances mixing?	[ "copper and oxygen", "crystal and oxygen", "copper and gas", "metal and oxygen" ]	A
sciq-563	multiple_choice	In multicellular organisms, mutations can be subdivided into germline mutations and?	[ "somatic mutations", "elective mutations", "comparative mutations", "resultant mutations" ]	A
scienceQA-3157	multiple_choice	How long is a basketball court?	[ "28 feet", "28 inches", "28 miles", "28 yards" ]	D	The best estimate for the length of a basketball court is 28 yards. 28 inches and 28 feet are too short. 28 miles is too long.
ai2_arc-16	multiple_choice	A chemical property of a mineral is evident if the mineral	[ "breaks easily when struck with a hammer", "bubbles when acid is placed on it", "is easily scratched by a fingernail", "reflects light from its surface" ]	C
ai2_arc-42	multiple_choice	Where is the biological magnification of pollutants most likely to be the greatest?	[ "in an estuary", "in an open ocean", "at an intertidal zone", "at a hydrothermal vent" ]	A
sciq-951	multiple_choice	Supersaturated solutions of most solids in water are prepared by cooling what?	[ "saturated solutions", "dense solutions", "mineral solutions", "plasma solutions" ]	A
sciq-3699	multiple_choice	Space telescopes avoid such problems completely since they orbit outside the what?	[ "atmosphere", "earth's crust", "ozone layer", "galaxy" ]	A
sciq-5600	multiple_choice	What kind of cell is a cell with two chromosomes?	[ "haploid cells", "neurotic cell", "mutated cell", "diploid cell" ]	D
sciq-6787	multiple_choice	Capillaries rejoin to form venules, which convey blood to what?	[ "glands", "arteries", "veins", "extremities" ]	C
sciq-322	multiple_choice	What is the process of action potentials in myelinated axons jumping between the nodes of ranvier called?	[ "pinworm conduction", "saltatory movement", "photoreactive conduction", "saltatory conduction" ]	D
sciq-8199	multiple_choice	A very small artery that leads to a capillary is known as what?	[ "arteriole", "capillary junction", "arterium", "vein" ]	A
sciq-7470	multiple_choice	What are the glands that secrete milk in a woman's breasts?	[ "lactic acids", "mammary glands", "primordial glands", "pituitary glands" ]	B
sciq-9485	multiple_choice	What forces the fetus out of the uterus?	[ "biological clock", "deep breathing", "continuous strong contractions", "delayed childbirth" ]	C
ai2_arc-347	multiple_choice	Which of these is a property of water that allows it to transport materials through the Earth system?	[ "It expands as it solidifies.", "It is transparent.", "It dissolves many substances.", "It is a compound." ]	C
sciq-7701	multiple_choice	Bar, circle, and line are all types of what?	[ "theories", "graphs", "maps", "algorithms" ]	B
sciq-3405	multiple_choice	What is the most common type of capillary?	[ "channels", "continuous", "large", "ending" ]	B
sciq-6406	multiple_choice	What kind of volcanoes often form along divergent plate boundaries?	[ "crest", "dome", "shield", "composite" ]	C
sciq-6875	multiple_choice	Which type of eruptions created the entire ocean floor?	[ "fault eruptions", "lava effusion", "fissure eruptions", "formation eruptions" ]	C

sciq-2120

multiple_choice

What percentage of all species that ever lived on earth have gone extinct?

[ "99%", "93 %", "50%", "25%" ]

A

sciq-7749

multiple_choice

What is only effective if ventilation is matched to blood flow through alveolar capillaries?

[ "assisted breathing", "iron lung", "breathing control", "blood pressur control" ]

C

sciq-1378

multiple_choice

What is measured using units pascal, bar, atmosphere or mmhg?

[ "pressure", "push", "fuel", "Muscle" ]

A

sciq-9408

multiple_choice

What is produced by the sebaceous glands?

[ "sperm", "pheromone", "sebum", "progesterone" ]

C

sciq-6928

multiple_choice

Unlike wood and glass, steel is an example of a material that responds to what force?

[ "thermal", "electromagnetic", "kinetic", "magnetic" ]

D

sciq-9919

multiple_choice

What is the pair of bean-shaped organs that filters blood and produces urine?

[ "kidneys", "arteries", "heart", "lungs" ]

A

ai2_arc-615

multiple_choice

Which of the following characteristics of an individual wolf is most affected by its environment?

[ "the size of its feet", "the color of its eyes", "the shape of its ears", "the condition of its fur" ]

D

sciq-9582

multiple_choice

Organisms cannot live alone, needing other organisms to survive; what is this relationship called?

[ "independence", "interdependence", "dominance", "coexistence" ]

B

sciq-1400

multiple_choice

Graded potentials are temporary changes in what, the characteristics of which depend on the size of the stimuli?

[ "organic voltage", "components voltage", "membrane voltage", "organism voltage" ]

C

sciq-7898

multiple_choice

Normally, only traces of protein are found in urine, and when higher amounts are found, damage to what is the likely cause?

[ "aeration", "occidentalis", "Hypothyroid", "glomeruli" ]

D

ai2_arc-523

multiple_choice

Manuel wants an area in the yard to wash the dog without making mud puddles. He wants to put something on the ground that water passes through easily. Which of these materials would be the best for him to use?

[ "clay", "plastic", "soil", "pebbles" ]

D

sciq-6240

multiple_choice

What happens if a catalyst runs out?

[ "reaction slows", "variety slows", "reaction increases", "variety increases" ]

A

sciq-5305

multiple_choice

Somatosensation refers to what of the five senses?

[ "thought", "touch", "balance", "sight" ]

B

sciq-1549

multiple_choice

Algae is a promising alternative to traditional crops for what type of fuels?

[ "biofuel", "non-renewable", "fossil", "fertilizer" ]

A

sciq-6021

multiple_choice

What type of animals breathe with gills as larvae and with lungs as adults?

[ "reptiles", "mammals", "insects", "amphibians" ]

D

sciq-1990

multiple_choice

What type of species have a large effect on the balance of organisms in an ecosystem?

[ "keystone", "decomposers", "producers", "secondary consumers" ]

A

sciq-3657

multiple_choice

Trichomoniasis is cause by what type of pathogen?

[ "bacteria", "protozoa", "virus", "worm" ]

B

sciq-7192

multiple_choice

Comparisons of amino acid sequences can shed light on the evolutionary divergence of what?

[ "birds", "related species", "mammals", "dinosaurs" ]

B

sciq-4251

multiple_choice

What are the building blocks of dna?

[ "peptides", "prokaryotes", "nucleotides", "genes" ]

C

sciq-1958

multiple_choice

If an abnormal cell is not prevented from dividing and it divides uncontrollably, what forms?

[ "inflammation", "tumor", "edema", "cyst" ]

B

sciq-7176

multiple_choice

What is the term for geological activity that occurs within a plate?

[ "intraplate activity", "perennials activity", "deformation activity", "disruption activity" ]

A

sciq-6079

multiple_choice

Ionic bonds are what kind of attraction between ions?

[ "nuclear", "kinetic", "magnetic", "electrostatic" ]

D

sciq-373

multiple_choice

Baroreceptors in the aortic arch and carotid sinuses monitor what level in the body?

[ "hunger", "air intake", "blood pressure", "temperature" ]

C

sciq-1214

multiple_choice

Are valence electrons attracted more or less strongly when they are farther from the nucleus?

[ "less strongly", "differently", "equally", "more strongly" ]

A

sciq-7058

multiple_choice

What is the process whereby excess water and waste is removed from the body?

[ "diffusion", "exhalation", "filtration", "excretion" ]

D

sciq-2437

multiple_choice

The human body regulates the use and storage of what simple sugar, a major cellular fuel?

[ "secretion", "glucose", "carbohydrate", "insulin" ]

B

sciq-6188

multiple_choice

What process can occur when atoms are exposed to high levels of radiation or when atoms transfer electrons to or from other atoms?

[ "diffusion", "fusion", "ionization", "oxidation" ]

C

sciq-5572

multiple_choice

Carbon-14 dating is a method of what kind of dating?

[ "radiometric", "orbital", "stratigraphy", "metamorphic" ]

A

sciq-2050

multiple_choice

Internal metabolism and the external environment are the sources of heat for what?

[ "thermoregulation", "optimization", "bioaccumulation", "hemeostasis" ]

A

ai2_arc-97

multiple_choice

Data in tables may also be presented in graphs. Which type of data would best be displayed on a circle graph?

[ "the distance of the planets from the sun", "the depths of the major oceans on Earth", "the amount of rainfall each day for a month", "the percent of various materials in solid waste" ]

D

sciq-10336

multiple_choice

What is it called when crystals form from magma?

[ "transpiration", "crystallization", "vulcanism", "sedimentation" ]

B

sciq-818

multiple_choice

What does every star emit that humans cannot see?

[ "dust", "radiation", "sound", "light" ]

B

sciq-2251

multiple_choice

Equal and oppositely directed forces produce what kind of acceleration?

[ "no acceleration", "greater acceleration", "faster acceleration", "steady acceleration" ]

A

sciq-5885

multiple_choice

In a medium, the closer the distribution of the material gets to what state, the slower the rate of diffusion becomes?

[ "gas", "elastic", "erosion", "equilibrium" ]

D

sciq-6726

multiple_choice

Life probably began where?

[ "oceans", "rocks", "caves", "the Sun" ]

A

sciq-7487

multiple_choice

What does cartilage lack compared to bones, making it softer and less rigid?

[ "protein", "calcium", "potassium", "magnesium" ]

B

scienceQA-12698

multiple_choice

Select the invertebrate.

[ "jumping spider", "asp viper", "sheep", "harbor seal" ]

A

Like other spiders, a jumping spider is an invertebrate. It does not have a backbone. It has an exoskeleton. A sheep is a mammal. Like other mammals, a sheep is a vertebrate. It has a backbone. An asp viper is a reptile. Like other reptiles, an asp viper is a vertebrate. It has a backbone. A harbor seal is a mammal. Like other mammals, a harbor seal is a vertebrate. It has a backbone.

sciq-2896

multiple_choice

What did roots evolve from that plants used for aborption?

[ "oomycetes", "seeds", "rhizoids", "leguminous" ]

C

sciq-2711

multiple_choice

What is it called when individual organisms work together with one another?

[ "cooperation", "dualism", "competition", "continuation" ]

A

sciq-11373

multiple_choice

Isothermal expansion is a process occurring without a change in?

[ "variation", "weight", "precipitation", "temperature" ]

D

sciq-10403

multiple_choice

What is it called when two species evolve matching traits?

[ "spontaneous mutation", "interconnection", "coevolution", "Allopatric speciation" ]

C

ai2_arc-1114

multiple_choice

Which change would most likely increase the number of salamanders?

[ "flood", "drought", "fire", "landslide" ]

A

ai2_arc-112

multiple_choice

A student is investigating changes in the states of matter. The student fills a graduated cylinder with 50 milliliters of packed snow. The graduated cylinder has a mass of 50 grams when empty and 95 grams when filled with the snow. The packed snow changes to liquid water when the snow is put in a warm room. Which statement best describes this process?

[ "Cooling causes the snow to melt.", "Cooling causes the snow to freeze.", "Heating causes the snow to freeze.", "Heating causes the snow to melt." ]

D

sciq-42

multiple_choice

What is a group of neuron cell bodies in the periphery called?

[ "ganglion", "organism", "gangism", "crystals" ]

A

sciq-11643

multiple_choice

What resource is considered nonrewable for human purposes, because it takes so long to form and is depleted by farming and other activities?

[ "acid", "soil", "sunshine", "water" ]

B

sciq-2917

multiple_choice

What part of a mature plant cell is responsible for storing substances like water, enzymes, and salts?

[ "large vacuole", "central vacuole", "second vacuole", "little vacuole" ]

B

sciq-7955

multiple_choice

What do body cells use for energy?

[ "sugars", "mixtures", "solvents", "chlorophyll" ]

A

sciq-7381

multiple_choice

What are the specfic types of proteins that determine your blood type called?

[ "Globulins", "antibodies", "Plasma", "antigens" ]

D

sciq-7279

multiple_choice

Snippet 3: the diploid cells resulting from karyogamy are short-lived and undergo meiosis, producing what?

[ "stunted spores", "hyperactive spores", "haploid spores", "binary spores" ]

C

sciq-1574

multiple_choice

The central vacuole maintains turgor pressure against what?

[ "the cell move", "the cell wall", "the cell multiplication", "the cell addition" ]

B

sciq-1834

multiple_choice

Like skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle is what?

[ "atrophied", "tissue", "striated", "cylindrical" ]

C

sciq-10921

multiple_choice

Mixtures that have the same composition throughout are known as what kinds of mixtures?

[ "contiguous", "heterogeneous", "homogeneous", "zygomatic" ]

C

sciq-6639

multiple_choice

What according to scientists is the major cause of depression?

[ "low serotonin levels", "low thyroid levels", "high serotonin levels", "high fat diets" ]

A

ai2_arc-884

multiple_choice

A wetland habitat can continue to support the birds and fish that live there if people ___.

[ "drain the water away", "flood the highest parts of the land", "leave the land alone", "use the land for planting crops" ]

C

sciq-11036

multiple_choice

What is produced by leydig cells in the embryonic testis and stimulates the development of male sexual organs?

[ "testosterone", "androgen", "insulin", "estrogen" ]

A

sciq-4569

multiple_choice

Prokaryotes are successful because of the ________ of reproduction in favorable environments

[ "order", "cycle", "volume", "speed" ]

D

sciq-10136

multiple_choice

Cephalopods have three hearts that pump blood of what color?

[ "Red", "purple", "Green", "blue" ]

D

sciq-5247

multiple_choice

What is the name of the relatively large gland in the neck that secretes thyroxin?

[ "Thyroid", "thyroid", "Pituitary", "Pancreas" ]

B

sciq-10080

multiple_choice

What is the main makeup of the cell membrane?

[ "filaments", "glucose", "antibodies", "phospholipids" ]

D

sciq-10805

multiple_choice

Corals build hard exoskeletons that grow to become coral what?

[ "layers", "reefs", "beds", "crystals" ]

B

sciq-1933

multiple_choice

When what element - whose name means "light bringing" - was first isolated, scientists noted that it glowed in the dark and burned when exposed to air?

[ "neon", "mercury", "oxygen", "phosphorus" ]

D

sciq-1842

multiple_choice

When a plant has what deficiency, guard cells may lose turgor and close stomata?

[ "light", "cold", "air", "water" ]

D

sciq-11143

multiple_choice

Chemical and solar cells are devices that change chemical or light energy to what?

[ "occurring energy", "electrical energy", "cellular", "temperature energy" ]

B

sciq-2119

multiple_choice

Technically, any redox reaction can be set up to make a what?

[ "skaht cell", "Black Cell", "voltaic cell", "blocky cell" ]

C

sciq-5345

multiple_choice

What type of simple inheritance is too simplified to explain most human traits?

[ "mendelian", "spontaneous mutation", "mitosis", "etiology" ]

A

sciq-3225

multiple_choice

Coral reefs are a type of what large community and have the highest biodiversity on earth?

[ "taxon", "order", "phylum", "biome" ]

D

sciq-210

multiple_choice

What forms when the spores from two parents fuse during sexual reproduction?

[ "zygospore", "monospore", "spirogyra", "xerophyte" ]

A

sciq-470

multiple_choice

Fission is a type of radioactivity in which large nuclei spontaneously break apart into what?

[ "light nuclei", "faster nuclei", "active nuclei", "smaller nuclei" ]

D

sciq-8894

multiple_choice

What is the only light that humans can see?

[ "distinct light", "bright light", "visible light", "dark light" ]

C

sciq-10762

multiple_choice

What type of winds blow over a limited area?

[ "gales", "trade winds", "hurricanes", "local winds" ]

D

sciq-8806

multiple_choice

What is the approximate population on the earth?

[ "7.3 billion", "9 trillion", "41 billion", "7 billion" ]

D

sciq-7086

multiple_choice

What process can be triggered by a burst of ethylene production in the fruit?

[ "ripening", "drying", "hardening", "pickling" ]

A

sciq-9235

multiple_choice

What type of stratified deposit is formed where lakes are covered by ice in the winter?

[ "varves", "tangles", "glacier", "telomeres" ]

A

sciq-10770

multiple_choice

What completes the process as undigested material passes out of the digestive system?

[ "elimination", "accumulation", "culmination", "reaction" ]

A

sciq-1101

multiple_choice

Single bonds allow the atoms they join to rotate freely about the what?

[ "bond axis", "electron shell", "atomic orbit", "nucleus" ]

A

sciq-4523

multiple_choice

Because several genes, each with more than one allele, contribute to determining height in humans, height is considered what kind of trait?

[ "polygenic", "maladaptive", "epigenetic", "adaptive" ]

A

sciq-1817

multiple_choice

In police radar, a radar gun sends out short bursts of which waves?

[ "microwaves", "soundwaves", "electrodes", "photons" ]

A

sciq-1576

multiple_choice

Which electromagnetic waves are the most energetic of all electromagnetic waves?

[ "ultraviolet rays", "gamma rays", "sunlight rays", "plasma rays" ]

B

ai2_arc-432

multiple_choice

Which upgrade to a school will most likely reduce the school's consumption of nonrenewable resources?

[ "solar-collection panels", "high-speed computers", "wireless Internet connections", "biodegradable carpeting" ]

A

ai2_arc-299

multiple_choice

Sonar equipment sends waves into deep water and measures the

[ "time delay of the reflected waves.", "refraction of the transmitted waves.", "direction of the transmitted waves.", "interference of the transmitted and reflected waves." ]

A

sciq-6122

multiple_choice

What is made up of a watery substance called cytosol and contains other cell structures such as ribosomes?

[ "cytoplasm", "plasma", "cytoskeleton", "rna" ]

A

sciq-8044

multiple_choice

When does most amphibians' parenting end?

[ "once eggs have been laid", "after adolescence", "once offspring reach adulthood", "never" ]

A

sciq-7950

multiple_choice

Copper oxide is a result of what two substances mixing?

[ "copper and oxygen", "crystal and oxygen", "copper and gas", "metal and oxygen" ]

A

sciq-563

multiple_choice

In multicellular organisms, mutations can be subdivided into germline mutations and?

[ "somatic mutations", "elective mutations", "comparative mutations", "resultant mutations" ]

A

scienceQA-3157

multiple_choice

How long is a basketball court?

[ "28 feet", "28 inches", "28 miles", "28 yards" ]

D

The best estimate for the length of a basketball court is 28 yards. 28 inches and 28 feet are too short. 28 miles is too long.

ai2_arc-16

multiple_choice

A chemical property of a mineral is evident if the mineral

[ "breaks easily when struck with a hammer", "bubbles when acid is placed on it", "is easily scratched by a fingernail", "reflects light from its surface" ]

C

ai2_arc-42

multiple_choice

Where is the biological magnification of pollutants most likely to be the greatest?

[ "in an estuary", "in an open ocean", "at an intertidal zone", "at a hydrothermal vent" ]

A

sciq-951

multiple_choice

Supersaturated solutions of most solids in water are prepared by cooling what?

[ "saturated solutions", "dense solutions", "mineral solutions", "plasma solutions" ]

A

sciq-3699

multiple_choice

Space telescopes avoid such problems completely since they orbit outside the what?

[ "atmosphere", "earth's crust", "ozone layer", "galaxy" ]

A

sciq-5600

multiple_choice

What kind of cell is a cell with two chromosomes?

[ "haploid cells", "neurotic cell", "mutated cell", "diploid cell" ]

D

sciq-6787

multiple_choice

Capillaries rejoin to form venules, which convey blood to what?

[ "glands", "arteries", "veins", "extremities" ]

C

sciq-322

multiple_choice

What is the process of action potentials in myelinated axons jumping between the nodes of ranvier called?

[ "pinworm conduction", "saltatory movement", "photoreactive conduction", "saltatory conduction" ]

D

sciq-8199

multiple_choice

A very small artery that leads to a capillary is known as what?

[ "arteriole", "capillary junction", "arterium", "vein" ]

A

sciq-7470

multiple_choice

What are the glands that secrete milk in a woman's breasts?

[ "lactic acids", "mammary glands", "primordial glands", "pituitary glands" ]

B

sciq-9485

multiple_choice

What forces the fetus out of the uterus?

[ "biological clock", "deep breathing", "continuous strong contractions", "delayed childbirth" ]

C

ai2_arc-347

multiple_choice

Which of these is a property of water that allows it to transport materials through the Earth system?

[ "It expands as it solidifies.", "It is transparent.", "It dissolves many substances.", "It is a compound." ]

C

sciq-7701

multiple_choice

Bar, circle, and line are all types of what?

[ "theories", "graphs", "maps", "algorithms" ]

B

sciq-3405

multiple_choice

What is the most common type of capillary?

[ "channels", "continuous", "large", "ending" ]

B

sciq-6406

multiple_choice

What kind of volcanoes often form along divergent plate boundaries?

[ "crest", "dome", "shield", "composite" ]

C

sciq-6875

multiple_choice

Which type of eruptions created the entire ocean floor?

[ "fault eruptions", "lava effusion", "fissure eruptions", "formation eruptions" ]

C