Question: Answer the following question given this paragraph: In some cases, an endocrine gland secretes a normal amount of hormone, but target cells do not respond to the hormone. Often, this is because target cells have become resistant to the hormone. Type 2 diabetes is an example of this type of endocrine disorder. In type 2 diabetes, body cells do not respond to normal amounts of insulin. As a result, cells do not take up glucose and the amount of glucose in the blood becomes too high. This type of diabetes is usually treated with medication and diet. The addition of extra insulin to the treatment can help some patients. Q: Medical problems associated with the body responding poorly to insulin are commonly associated with what disease? A:
OPTIONS:
- AIDS
- pertussis
- colitis
- diabetes
Answer: diabetes

Question: Answer the following question given this paragraph: Destructive interference occurs when two waves combine and cancel each other out. This occurs when a peak in one wave lines up with a trough in the other wave. Q: What occurs when two waves combine and cancel each other out? A:
OPTIONS:
- terrible interference
- primitive interference
- molecular interference
- destructive interference
Answer: destructive interference

Question: Answer the following question given this paragraph: Some volcanoes form over active hotspots . Scientists count about 50 hotspots on the Earth. Hotspots lie directly above a column of hot rock called a mantle plume . Mantle plumes continuously bring hot rock up from the mantle toward the crust ( Figure below ). The rock melts due to the release of pressure. Q: What is the column of hot rock that continuously brings hot rock up from the mantle toward the crust? A:
OPTIONS:
- volcanic vent
- hotspot
- flue
- mantle plume
Answer:
mantle plume