Answer the following question given this paragraph: The Galapagos Islands are a group of 16 volcanic islands 600 miles off the west coast of South America. The islands are famous for their many species found nowhere else. It was on these islands where Darwin began to develop his theory of evolution. Q: The galapagos islands are a group of 16 volcanic islands 600 miles off the west coast of what continent? Choices: - north america - europe - asia - south america A:
south america
Answer the following question given this paragraph: The freezing point of a substance is the temperature at which it freezes. The freezing point of pure water is 0C. Q: What is the temperature at which a substance freezes known as? Choices: - absolute zero - zero point - drop point - freezing point A:
freezing point
Q: Answer the following question given this paragraph: Gamma rays are produced during gamma decay of an excited nucleus. During gamma decay, the nucleus emits a "packet" of energy called a gamma particle. Q: What is the"packet" of energy called that the nucleus emits during gamma decay? Choices: - transient particle - radioactive particle - ultraviolet particle - gamma particle A:
A: gamma particle
Question: Answer the following question given this paragraph: There is not just one distinguishing feature that separates a living thing from a non-living thing. A cat moves but so does a car. A tree grows bigger, but so does a cloud. A cell has structure, but so does a crystal. Biologists define life by listing characteristics that living things share. Something that has all of the characteristics of life is considered to be alive. The duck decoy in Figure below may look like a duck, act like a duck in that it floats about, but it is not alive. The decoy cannot reproduce, respond to its environment, or breathe. Q: Something that has all of the characteristics of life is considered to be what? Choices: - molecule - organism - ecosystem - alive A:
Answer: alive
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Answer the following question given this paragraph: Harmful mutations can result in errors in protein sequence, creating partially or completely non-functional proteins. Q: Harmful instances of what can result in errors in protein sequence that yield non-functional proteins? Choices: - infection - bioaccumulation - radiation - mutation A:
**Answer**
mutation
Answer the following question given this paragraph: Q: Mesophyll consists mainly of parenchyma cells specialized for what? Choices: - circulation - respiration - digestion - photosynthesis A:
photosynthesis