Answer the following question given this paragraph: The pancreas is a large gland located near the stomach. Hormones secreted by the pancreas include insulin. Insulin helps cells absorb glucose from the blood. It also stimulates the liver to take up and store excess glucose. Q: Which hormone is secreted by the pancreas in a human body? Choices: - growth hormone - progesterone - estrogen - insulin A:
insulin
Answer the following question given this paragraph: Thunderstorms form when the ground is really hot ( Figure below ). The air near the ground becomes very warm and humid. This is true in some locations in late afternoon or early evening in spring and summer. The warm air rises rapidly, which creates strong updrafts. When the rising air cools, its water vapor condenses. The updrafts create tall cumulonimbus clouds. Winds blow the cloud top sideways. This makes the well-known anvil shape of a cloud known as a thunderhead ( Figure below ). Water droplets and ice fly up through the cloud. When these droplets get heavy enough, they fall. This starts a downdraft. A convection cell develops within the cloud. A mature thunderstorm produces gusty winds, lightning, heavy rain, and hail. Q: What weather phenomenon is caused by strong warm updrafts from heated ground? Choices: - eruptions - currents - earthquakes - thunderstorms A:
thunderstorms
Q: Answer the following question given this paragraph: Bacteria reproduce through a process called binary fission . During binary fission, the chromosome copies itself, forming two genetically identical copies. Then, the cell enlarges and divides into two new daughter cells. The two daughter cells are identical to the parent cell. Binary fission can happen very rapidly. Some species of bacteria can double their population in less than ten minutes! This process makes it possible for a tremendous bacterial colony to start from a single cell. Q: Bacteria reproduce through what process? Choices: - binary fusion - tertiary fission - residual fission - binary fission A:
A: binary fission
Question: Answer the following question given this paragraph: Some invertebrates can also reproduce asexually. This may occur by fission or budding. Fission takes place when an animal simply divides into two parts. Each part then regrows the missing part. The result is two whole organisms. Budding may take place when a parent forms a small bump, or bud. The bud remains attached to the parent while it develops into a new individual. Q: What type of reproduction takes place when an animal simply divides into two parts? Choices: - budding - sexual reproduction - fusion - fission A:
Answer: fission
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Answer the following question given this paragraph: A circuit breaker is a switch that automatically opens a circuit if too much current flows through it. This could happen if too many electric devices are plugged into the circuit or if there is an electric short. Once the problem is resolved, the circuit breaker can be switched back on to close the circuit. Circuit breakers are generally found in a breaker box that controls all the circuits in a building. Q: What type of switch automatically opens a circuit if too much current flows through it? Choices: - toggle switch - regulator switch - kill switch - circuit breaker A:
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circuit breaker
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Answer the following question given this paragraph: Like a gas, plasma lacks a fixed volume and shape. Unlike a gas, it can conduct electricity and respond to magnetism. Q: Does pressure increase or decrease when gas particles heat up? Choices: - decreases - stays constant - stagnates - increase A:
**Answer**
increase