Question: Answer the following question given this paragraph: 17.4 The Thyroid Gland The thyroid gland is a butterfly-shaped organ located in the neck anterior to the trachea. Its hormones regulate basal metabolism, oxygen use, nutrient metabolism, the production of ATP, and calcium homeostasis. They also contribute to protein synthesis and the normal growth and development of body tissues, including maturation of the nervous system, and they increase the body's sensitivity to catecholamines. The thyroid hormones triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4) are produced and secreted by the thyroid gland in response to thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) from the anterior pituitary. Synthesis of the amino acidderived T3 and T4 hormones requires iodine. Insufficient amounts of iodine in the diet can lead to goiter, cretinism, and many other disorders. Q: What gland is a butterfly-shaped organ located in the neck anterior to the trachea? A:
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- pituitary gland
- pineal gland
- adrenal gland
- thyroid gland
Answer: thyroid gland

input with options: Answer the following question given this paragraph: Neutralization reactions between an acid and a base yield a salt and water. In some cases, this results in a completely neutral solution. However, some salts are weakly acidic or basic. How can we tell whether a given salt will act as an acid or base? Looking at the relative strengths of the acid and base that were used to form the salt can give us information on the acid-base properties of the resulting solution. Q: What kind of reactions between an acid and a base yield a salt and water? A:
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- oxidation
- evaporation
- distillation
- neutralization
output: neutralization

Q: Answer the following question given this paragraph: Aqua regia, a mixture of nitric acid and hydrochloric acid, is one of the few materials that will dissolve gold. This material, translated to "royal water" in English, was named so because it could dissolve the royal metal gold. First noted in the fourteenth century, aqua regia could be used to help ascertain whether a particular material was actually gold or was some trickery of the alchemist. Nitric acid by itself will not dissolve gold, but will in combination with hydrochloric acid. The chemistry of the process is rather complex, with both acids reacting with the metal to form soluble gold compounds. The gold can be recovered from the solution, making the process useful for purification purposes. Q: What a mixture of nitric acid and hydrochloric acid? A:

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- crystal regia
- acidus regia
- sulfate regia
- aqua regia

A: aqua regia

input: OPTIONS:
- concentrations
- amounts
- weight
- mass Now, answer this question: Answer the following question given this paragraph: The inheritance of traits is not always as simple as Mendel's rules. Each characteristic Mendel investigated was controlled by one gene that had only two possible alleles, one of which was completely dominant over the other. We now know that inheritance is often more complicated than this. In blood types, for example, there are actually three alleles instead of two. And some traits even have more than three alleles. Q: What measures the amount of matter in an object? A:
A:
output: mass

Answer the following question given this paragraph: Diffusion can occur across a semipermeable membrane, such as the cell membrane, as long as a concentration gradient exists. Molecules will continue to flow in this manner until equilibrium is reached. At equilibrium, there is no longer an area of high concentration or low concentration, and molecules flow equally in both directions across the semipermeable membrane. At equilibrium, equal amounts of a molecule are entering and leaving a cell. Q: Diffusion can occur across a semipermeable membrane, such as the cell membrane, as long as a what exists? A:

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- polarity
- parity
- differential
- concentration gradient

Answer: concentration gradient

Q: Answer the following question given this paragraph: Q: The transmission electron micrograph shows the cell walls where two cells do what? A:

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- split apart
- reproduce
- disappear
- come together

A:
come together