Answer the following question given this paragraph: Amphibians breathe with gills as larvae and with lungs as adults. They have a three-chambered heart and relatively complex nervous system. Q: What type of animals breathe with gills as larvae and with lungs as adults? Choices: - insects - reptiles - mammals - amphibians A:
amphibians
Answer the following question given this paragraph: every organism uses to power its metabolism. In brief, the energy of sunlight is captured and used to energize electrons, which are then stored in the covalent bonds of sugar molecules. How long lasting and stable are those covalent bonds? The energy extracted today by the burning of coal and petroleum products represents sunlight energy captured and stored by photosynthesis almost 200 million years ago. Plants, algae, and a group of bacteria called cyanobacteria are the only organisms capable of performing photosynthesis (Figure 8.2). Because they use light to manufacture their own food, they are called photoautotrophs (literally, "self-feeders using light"). Other organisms, such as animals, fungi, and most other bacteria, are termed heterotrophs ("other feeders"), because they must rely on the sugars produced by photosynthetic organisms for their energy needs. A third very interesting group of bacteria synthesize sugars, not by using sunlight's energy, but by extracting energy from inorganic chemical compounds; hence, they are referred to as chemoautotrophs. Q: Photoautotrophs use what energy source to self-manufacture their own food? Choices: - water - chlorophyll - air - light A:
light
Q: Answer the following question given this paragraph: Animals and Plants: Herbivory Coevolution of flowering plants and insects is a hypothesis that has received much attention and support, especially because both angiosperms and insects diversified at about the same time in the middle Mesozoic. Many authors have attributed the diversity of plants and insects to pollination and herbivory, or consumption of plants by insects and other animals. This is believed to have been as much a driving force as pollination. Coevolution of herbivores and plant defenses is observed in nature. Unlike animals, most plants cannot outrun predators or use mimicry to hide from hungry animals. A sort of arms race exists between plants and herbivores. To "combat" herbivores, some plant seedssuch as acorn and unripened persimmonare high in alkaloids and therefore unsavory to some animals. Other plants are protected by bark, although some animals developed specialized mouth pieces to tear and chew vegetal material. Spines and thorns (Figure 26.18) deter most animals, except for mammals with thick fur, and some birds have specialized beaks to get past such defenses. Q: What hypothetical link between development of herbivores and plant defenses is observed in nature, for instance in seeds that are unsavory to animals? Choices: - interconnection - abjection - natural selection - coevolution A:
A: coevolution
Question: Answer the following question given this paragraph: Figure 8.39 Molecular orbitals in solids are so closely spaced that they are described as bands. The valence band is lower in energy and the conduction band is higher in energy. The type of solid is determined by the size of the "band gap" between the valence and conduction bands. Only a very small amount of energy is required to move electrons from the valance band to the conduction band in a conductor, and so they conduct electricity well. In an insulator, the band gap is large, so that very few electrons move, and they are poor conductors of electricity. Semiconductors are in between: they conduct electricity better than insulators, but not as well as conductors. In order to conduct electricity, electrons must move from the filled valence band to the empty conduction band where they can move throughout the solid. The size of the band gap, or the energy difference between the top of the valence band and the bottom of the conduction band, determines how easy it is to move electrons between the bands. Only a small amount of energy is required in a conductor because the band gap is very small. This small energy difference is "easy" to overcome, so they are good conductors of electricity. In an insulator, the band gap is so "large" that very few electrons move into the conduction band; as a result, insulators are poor conductors of electricity. Semiconductors conduct electricity when "moderate" amounts of energy are provided to move electrons out of the valence band and into the conduction band. Semiconductors, such as silicon, are found in many electronics. Semiconductors are used in devices such as computers, smartphones, and solar cells. Solar cells produce electricity when light provides the energy to move electrons out of the valence band. The electricity that is generated may then be used to power a light or tool, or it can be stored for later use by charging a battery. As of December 2014, up to 46% of the energy in sunlight could be converted into electricity using solar cells. Q: In order to conduct what, electrons must move from the filled valence band to the empty conduction band where they can move throughout the solid? Choices: - heat - light - matter - electricity A:
Answer: electricity
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Answer the following question given this paragraph: Radioactivity is quantified by measuring the number of decay processes per unit time. For example, we can measure radioactivity in terms of counts per minute (cpm), where each "count" is a single decay process, such as the emission of an -particle. A sample of one particular isotope may have an activity of 5,000 cpm, while an equal amount of another isotope might result in a radiation level of only 250 cpm. For a given nucleus, the amount of radioactivity gives a rough indication of the amount of the radioisotope present the higher the activity, the more of the radioactive isotope in the sample. Q: What is quantified by measuring the number of decay processes per unit time? Choices: - temperature - microwave power - fossil age - radioactivity A:
**Answer**
radioactivity
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Answer the following question given this paragraph: The main cause of outdoor air pollution is the burning of fossil fuels. Outdoor air pollution causes human health problems, acid rain, and global climate change. Q: What is the main cause of outdoor air pollution? Choices: - methane from livestock - aerosol spray - chimneys - burning of fossil fuels A:
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burning of fossil fuels