Answer the following question given this paragraph: The molecule pictured above is thyroxine, a compound produced by the thyroid gland. This molecule regulates how the body uses energy. In a condition known as hypothyroidism, the thyroid makes less thyroxine than normal. A person with this disease feels tired all the time and often puts on weight. Treatment with thyroid hormone supplements takes care of the problem. Q: The molecule pictured above is thyroxine, a compound produced by which gland? Choices: - stomach - kidney - gallbladder - thyroid A:
thyroid
Answer the following question given this paragraph: The human species evolved during the Cenozoic Era. The scientific name of the human species is Homo sapiens. Q: What is the scientific name for the human species? Choices: - primate - homo erectus - Neanderthal - homo sapiens A:
homo sapiens
Q: Answer the following question given this paragraph: Near the time of birth, the amniotic sac breaks in a gush of fluid. Labor usually begins within a day of this event. Labor involves contractions of the muscular walls of the uterus, which cause the cervix to dilate. With the mother's help, the contractions eventually push the fetus out of the uterus and through the vagina. Within seconds of birth, the umbilical cord is cut. Without this connection to the placenta, the baby cannot exchange gases, so carbon dioxide quickly builds up in the baby's blood. This stimulates the brain to trigger breathing, and the newborn takes its first breath. Q: During labor, what do contractions of the muscular walls of the uterus cause? Choices: - spontaneous abortion - excretion - premature birth - cervical dilation A:
A: cervical dilation
Question: Answer the following question given this paragraph: Animals and most plants have two special chromosomes. They are called sex chromosomes . These are chromosomes that determine the sex of the organism. All of the other chromosomes are called autosomes . Genes on sex chromosomes may be inherited differently than genes on autosomes. Q: What term describes all but the sex chromosomes? Choices: - lysosomes - telomeres - sporozoans - autsomes A:
Answer: autsomes
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Answer the following question given this paragraph: 2.3 Scientific method The scientific method is not a step by step, linear process. It is an intuitive process, a methodology for learning about the world through the application of knowledge. Scientists must be able to have an "imaginative preconception" of what the truth is. Scientists will often observe and then hypothesize the reason why a phenomenon occurred. They use all of their knowledge and a bit of imagination, all in an attempt to uncover something that might be true. A typical scientific investigation might go like so: You observe that a room appears dark, and you ponder why the room is dark. In an attempt to find explanations to this curiosity, your mind unravels several different hypotheses. One hypothesis might state that the lights are turned off. Another hunch might be that the room's lightbulb has burnt out. Worst yet, you could be going blind. To discover the truth, 10 11 12 13 14. Q: Scientists will often observe and then what the reason why a phenomenon occurred? Choices: - realize - normalize - theorize - hypothesize A:
**Answer**
hypothesize
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Answer the following question given this paragraph: Q: What are the strongest chemical bonds? Choices: - mutual and stock bonds - weak and ionic bonds - curvature and ionic bonds - covalent and ionic bonds A:
(Answer)
covalent and ionic bonds