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sciq
The maturing follicle, containing a fluid-filled cavity, enlarges, forming a bulge near the surface of what?
the ovary
the pelvis
the abdomen
the vagina
the ovary
sciq
What are the primary producers in the ocean?
zooplankton
algea
phytoplankton
fish
phytoplankton
sciq
Which law describes the angle at which the reflected rays leave the surface is equal to the angle at which the incident rays strike the surface?
diffusion
gravity
velocity
reflection
reflection
sciq
What is energy from the sun called?
kinetic energy
potential energy
thermodynamic energy
solar energy
solar energy
sciq
What is an organic compound made up of small molecules called amino acids called?
a protein
a carbohydrate
a fat
a compound
a protein
sciq
Because plants are relatively immobile, they can function with bulky energy storage in the form of what?
starch
dioxide
protein
fat
starch
sciq
What "kind" of water may take longer to become contaminated than surface water, while the natural cleaning process may take longer?
groundwater
lake water
spring water
dam water
groundwater
sciq
Which type of electrons plays the most important role in chemical reactions?
valence
intermediate
transition
noncovalent
valence
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What is the method of reproduction for echinoderms?
external fertilization
fragmentation
pollination
internal fertilization
external fertilization
sciq
When lactose is absent, a repressor protein binds to what?
worker
network
operator
differential
operator
sciq
For many decades, scientists have known that atoms consist of electrons and other particles called protons and?
neutrons
nanoparticles
rods
waves
neutrons
sciq
Where is pedocal soil commonly found?
forests
slopes
deserts
grasslands
grasslands
sciq
An electormagnet is a piece of iron inside a?
copper core
solenoid
reactor
tunnel
solenoid
sciq
Hardness, density, color, and melting and boiling points are all considered what types of properties?
chemical
visible
thermal
physical
physical
sciq
What type of terminal releases neurotransmitters at a synapse?
axon
secretion
chloride
acetylcholine,
axon
sciq
What is the process where light bounces back from surfaces that it cannot pass through?
absorbtion
direction
reflection
diffraction
reflection
sciq
Where is food stored?
the stomach
The gall bladder
The esophagus
The liver
the stomach
sciq
What methods allow scientists to add to scientific knowledge and gain a better understanding of the world?
early investigations
through investigations
close investigations
slow investigations
through investigations
sciq
What moves sediments after they have formed?
migration
photosynthesis
erosion
perspiration
erosion
sciq
Canoe paddles, nutcracker, and hammer are examples of what type of simple machine?
lever
lock
pivot
handle
lever
sciq
Lack of what mineral causes rickets?
zinc
potassium
calcium
magnesium
calcium
sciq
What kind of relationship exists between living things that depend on the same resources?
competition
symbiotic
antagonistic
parasitic
competition
sciq
Cooling or evaporation of what from the sea surface makes surface water dense?
salt water
dirty water
fresh water
warm water
fresh water
sciq
The infection-fighting complement system consists of roughly 30 proteins in?
blood plasma
stomach acid
stool
fats
blood plasma
sciq
The bond between the two nitrogen atoms is a what?
single bond
triple bond
double bond
quadruple bond
triple bond
sciq
The remainder is transferred by contraction of what before the ventricles begin to contract?
the arteries
the stomach
the atria
the large intestine
the atria
sciq
The earth is tilted on its what?
compass
top
axis
radius
axis
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What do decomposers release back to the environment after they break down the remains and other wastes?
simple inorganic molecules
unrefined waste
nematodes
carbon monoxide
simple inorganic molecules
sciq
What type of rocks form from cooled magma or lava?
metamorphic
granite
igneous
sedementary
igneous
sciq
The process where an atomic nucleus breaks apart into two less massive nuclei is known as ______.
collision
fusion
diffusion
fission
fission
sciq
What is the modern periodic table based on?
element mass
element density
atomic number
metallic number
atomic number
sciq
Yogurt is made from milk fermented with what type of organism?
bacteria
viruses
algae
yeast
bacteria
sciq
Pavement cells, large, irregularly shaped parenchymal cells which lack chloroplasts, make up the majority of what?
dermis
Skin
epidermis
layers
epidermis
sciq
What gas is contributing to the greenhouse effect?
sodium chloride
carbon dioxide
oxygen
nitrogen
carbon dioxide
sciq
What is an interesting example of a molecule with two central atoms, which are both c atoms?
chloride
sulfur
acetylene
water
acetylene
sciq
When animals get rid of their gaseous waste, what is exhaled through their mouth and nose?
carbon monoxide
hydrogen
oxygen
carbon dioxide
carbon dioxide
sciq
What does the coefficient in front of an element in a formula indicate?
time of the reaction
place on the Periodic Table
number of atoms
how much is involved in the reaction
how much is involved in the reaction
sciq
All eukaryotic cells have mitochondria, but not all eukaryotic cells have what?
chloroplasts
ribosomes
golgi bodies
cytoplasm
chloroplasts
m1_mnlp
Consider the group $(\mathbb{Z} / 23 \mathbb{Z}^*, \cdot)$. Find how many elements of the group are generators of the group. (Hint: $5$ is a generator of the group.)
$11$
$22$
$2$
$10$
$10$
sciq
Plants obtain the molecules for cellular function though what?
Plants
tissues
photosynthesis
nutrients
photosynthesis
sciq
What is the name of the cell that results when a sperm nucleus fuses with a egg nucleus?
t cell
a cytoplasm
a filament
a zygote
a zygote
sciq
What is the transfer of heat by a current?
radiation
combustion
convection
diffusion
convection
sciq
What element has the atomic number 16?
oxygen
neon
helium
sulfur
sulfur
sciq
The stems of all vascular plants get longer through primary growth. this occurs in primary meristem at the tips and ______ of the stems.
layers
nodes
edges
bottoms
nodes
sciq
Who invented dynamite in 1866?
alfred nobel
Louis Pasteur
Albert Einstein
Madame Curie
alfred nobel
sciq
What is the process of making atp without oxygen called?
Cell Division
photosynthesis
condensation
fermentation
fermentation
sciq
When sparks from a steel grinder react with oxygen, what do they form?
steel oxide
iron oxide
rust
spontaneous combustion
iron oxide
m1_mnlp
Which of the following is an acceptable commitment scheme, i.e., one that verifies the hiding and binding property (for a well chosen primitive and suitable $x$ and $r$):
$Commit(x;r) = Enc_r(x)$, where $Enc_r$ is a symmetric encryption scheme with key $r$.
$Commit(x;r) = H(x)$, where $H$ is a hash function.
$Commit(x;r) = x \oplus r$, where $\oplus$ is the bitwise xor operation.
$Commit(x;r) = H(r\|x)$, where $H$ is a hash function and $\|$ denotes the concatenation.
$Commit(x;r) = H(r\|x)$, where $H$ is a hash function and $\|$ denotes the concatenation.
sciq
Most oxygen in blood is bound to a protein called what, and carried to the tissues?
plasma
platelete
hemoglobin
hydrogen
hemoglobin
sciq
What is used by sensitive systems to detect even low levels of radiation?
ions
electrons
crystals
radars
crystals
sciq
All animals have specialized types of what basic structures, which can then do different jobs?
muscles
cells
atoms
proteins
cells
sciq
What group of gases are unusually unreactive?
volcanic gases
greenhouse gases
noble gases
halogens
noble gases
sciq
Archaeans help break down sewage in waste treatment plants, so they fulfill what important role?
consumers
decomposer
pollenation
producers
decomposer
sciq
What are compounds formed by ionic bonds called?
layered compounds
ionic compounds (salts)
nuclear compounds
mixed compounds
ionic compounds (salts)
sciq
What term means opposition to the flow of electric charges that occurs when electric current travels through matter?
antagonism
polarity
diffusion
resistance
resistance
sciq
What is the process when animals maintain an internal temperature?
thermoregulation
homeostasis
osmoregulation
bioaccumulation
thermoregulation
sciq
The partial pressure of each gas in a mixture is proportional to its what?
mesh fraction
chemical fraction
mole fraction
lactic fraction
mole fraction
sciq
Refraction happens when light bends from doing what in a new medium?
changing brightness
changing trajectory
changing speed
changing color
changing speed
sciq
What consists of these five stages: prophase, prometaphase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase?
germination
meiosis
evolution
mitosis
mitosis
sciq
Atoms of the same element that have different masses are called what?
variations
isotopes
radioactive
mutations
isotopes
sciq
In plants, a high concentration of iaa inhibits what?
same elongation
Cell reproduction
cell elongation
technology elongation
cell elongation
sciq
Most people can survive only a few days without what essential substance?
water
air
food
carbon
water
sciq
Work is done only if a force is exerted in the direction of what?
gravity
north
motion
wind
motion
sciq
What causes waves to bring sand up onto the beach during summers?
no energy
low energy
high energy
low sand density
low energy
sciq
Plant cells have cell walls that are made of what?
tissue
carbonate
cellulose
nucleus
cellulose
sciq
What are the attractive forces that occur between polar molecules called?
ion-dipole forces
dipole-dipole forces
induced-dipole forces
particle - dipole forces
dipole-dipole forces
sciq
What is the study of the energy transformations that occur in a collection of matter?
thermodynamics
kinetics
fluctuations
geophysics
thermodynamics
sciq
The major component of what cellular structures is the phospholipid bilayer?
nuclei
cell membranes
cytoplasm
ribosomes
cell membranes
sciq
What does glycolysis generate in phase ii?
adp
atp
dna
amino acids
atp
sciq
What part of a chromosome exists in different states of condensation at different times?
the chromatin
chromonema
pellicle
centromeres
the chromatin
sciq
In glycolysis, glucose is split into two molecules of pyruvate. this results in a net gain of?
six atp molecules
two atp molecules
three atp molecules
four atp molecules
two atp molecules
sciq
Debroglie proposed in 1924 that any object exhibits a wavelength that is inversely proportional to its?
momentum
frequency
velocity
inertia
momentum
sciq
What is the medical process of removing wastes and excess water from the blood by diffusion and ultrafiltration called?
tumors
digestion
dialysis
arthritis
dialysis
sciq
What is the name for the nonliving parts of ecosystems?
nucleic factors
Dead factors
abiotic factors
diverse factors
abiotic factors
sciq
What kind of air does a continental polar air mass hold?
cold dry air
cool moist air
frigid wet air
warm dry air
cold dry air
sciq
A catalyst can increase the rate of what, in general?
carbon reaction
chemical reaction
mechanicl reaction
consumption reaction
chemical reaction
sciq
Oxygen has the second highest electronegativity of any element; consequently, it prefers to share or accept electrons from other elements. only with fluorine does oxygen form compounds in this?
negative Oxidation States
positive oxidation states
liquid oxidation states
chemical oxidation states
positive oxidation states
sciq
Matter can be described with what two encompassing types of properties?
color and distance
thermal and magnetic
velocity and energy
physical and chemical
physical and chemical
sciq
What is the lowest level of organism that can perform all activities required for life?
cell
nucleus
system
atom
cell
sciq
A circuit must be what in order for electric devices such as light bulbs to work?
down
cyclical
open
closed
closed
sciq
What is prosopagnosia?
time blindness
face blindness
way blindness
lack of memory
face blindness
sciq
Biochemistry is the study of the chemistry of?
abiotic factors
living systems
the Earth
inorganic matter
living systems
sciq
What type of waves start when a source of energy causes a disturbance in the medium?
mechanical waves
magnetic waves
fluid waves
mechanical currents
mechanical waves
sciq
The process in which dna is copied is called what?
dna splicing
dna replication
dna transfer
dna duplication
dna replication
sciq
The primary lymphoid organs are the bone marrow and what else?
pinneal gland
thymus gland
kidneys
thyroid
thymus gland
sciq
Which part of the brain secretes hormones that tell the pituitary gland either to secrete or to stop secreting its hormones?
cerebrum
hippocampus
hypothalamus
thalamus
hypothalamus
sciq
What are complex organic molecules that make up cells?
proteins
carbohydrates
sugars
acids
proteins
sciq
Birds belong to a group of diapsids called the what?
conifers
mammals
archosaurs
aviators
archosaurs
sciq
Hydrostatic skeletons are well suited for life in what kind of environments?
surface
aquatic
pelagic
bacterial
aquatic
sciq
Isobaric expansion is a process occurring without a change in what?
temperature
pressure
direction
energy
pressure
sciq
Substances produced by a reaction are known as?
minerals
compounds
solutions
products
products
sciq
What includes the living organisms in an area and the non-living aspects of the environment?
outpost
degradation
ecosystem
habitat
ecosystem
sciq
What instrument, with a digital readout, is used by scientists to measure very small masses?
mixed balance
electronic balance
common balance
mechanical balance
electronic balance
sciq
What organelles are known as the "power plants" of the cell?
flagella
plastid
golgi body
mitochondria
mitochondria
sciq
The voltage of a voltaic cell can be determined by the reduction potentials of what?
thermal reactions
half reactions
full reactions
old reactions
half reactions
sciq
Amino acid units in a protein are connected by what bonds?
covalent
ionic
acidic
peptide
peptide
sciq
What does hypoxic mean?
Oxygen rate
low oxygen
higher oxygen
standard oxygen level
low oxygen
sciq
Earthworms and ants possess what type of bodies, which means division into multiple parts?
elliptical
truncated
segmented
elongated
segmented
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What trophic level are secondary consumers (which eat primary consumers) considered to be?
trophic level 2
trophic level 5
trophic level 3
trophic level 4
trophic level 3
sciq
What causes acid rain?
air pollution
heavy pollution
carbon dioxide
chemicals in waterways
air pollution