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the suns innermost layer is called **blank** | [
"surface",
"solar",
"flare"
] | core |
A growth spurt requires constant divisions of **blank** | [
"hairs",
"seeds",
"proteins"
] | cells |
Fungi may form mutualistic relationships with plants , algae , cyanobacteria , and **blank** | [
"plants",
"farmers",
"eggs"
] | animals |
Dessication is an extreme and usually fatal form of **blank** in animals | [
"diarrhea",
"depletion",
"starvation"
] | dehydration |
Internal and external forms of **blank** life process occur as simple diffusion due to a partial pressure gradient | [
"reproduction",
"metabolism",
"photosynthesis"
] | respiration |
Soluble minerals and clays accumulate in **blank** soil layer , allowing it to hold more water | [
"silt",
"subsurface",
"topsoil"
] | subsoil |
the common word for potential difference in a circuit is **blank** | [
"watt",
"velocity",
"frequency"
] | voltage |
the stomach of a crocodile have **blank** chambers | [
"six",
"ten",
"three"
] | two |
Although air can transfer heat rapidly by convection , it is a poor conductor and thus a good **blank** | [
"magnet",
"absorber",
"transporter"
] | insulator |
Most plants grow continuously , except for **blank** periods | [
"abnormal",
"mutant",
"winter"
] | dormant |
**blank** are used to observe the earth 's surface | [
"crystals",
"telescopes",
"sensors"
] | satellites |
Carboxylic acids are weak acids , meaning they are not 100 % ionized in **blank** | [
"air",
"ethanol",
"liquid"
] | water |
An endocrine disease usually involves the secretion of too much or not enough of **blank** | [
"enzyme",
"metabolite",
"sweat"
] | hormone |
In experiments with garden peas , austrian monk gregor mendel described the basic patterns of **blank** | [
"behavior",
"preference",
"color"
] | inheritance |
Nutrition and diet affect your metabolism . more energy is required to break down fats and proteins than this ? **blank** | [
"vitamins",
"electrolytes",
"minerals"
] | carbohydrates |
unsaturated hydrocarbons with at least one double bond between carbon atoms are called **blank** | [
"amines",
"enzymes",
"peptides"
] | alkenes |
the opposite of melting is **blank** | [
"evaporation",
"liquidation",
"compression"
] | freezing |
Sexual reproduction involves haploid gametes and produces a diploid zygote through **blank** process | [
"infection",
"vivisection",
"sedimentation"
] | fertilization |
Transform faults are the site of massive **blank** | [
"vibrations",
"storms",
"tornadoes"
] | earthquakes |
In a chemical reaction , the amounts of reactants and products will be constant when **blank** state is attained | [
"saturation",
"peak",
"homogeneity"
] | equilibrium |
**blank** protects a developing flower while it is still a bud | [
"shell",
"petals",
"lobes"
] | sepals |
the term for the force of attraction between things that have a mass is **blank** | [
"weight",
"motion",
"magnetism"
] | gravity |
the long , thin protein extensions in most prokaryotic cells are called **blank** | [
"analyte",
"cingulum",
"neutrons"
] | flagellum |
Dialysis is a treatment for failure of **blank** organs | [
"lungs",
"liver",
"spleen"
] | kidneys |
Renal plasma flow equals the blood flow per minute times the **blank** | [
"erythrocytes",
"leukocytes",
"hemoglobin"
] | hematocrit |
**blank** different types of taste can be detected by taste buds | [
"three",
"two",
"hundreds"
] | five |
Titration is a method to determine **blank** in acids or bases | [
"alkalinity",
"maturation",
"glucose"
] | concentration |
sores in the lining of the stomach or duodenum that are usually caused by bacterial infections or acidity are **blank** | [
"lesions",
"clots",
"hernia"
] | ulcers |
**blank** is made from dna and protein molecules coiled together | [
"bacterium",
"enzymes",
"atoms"
] | chromosome |
The bones of the skull are connected by **blank** type of joints | [
"semi-mobile",
"pivoting",
"adjustable"
] | immovable |
the lowest layer of the atmosphere is **blank** | [
"ionosphere",
"chromosphere",
"lithosphere"
] | troposphere |
Phosphate-containing ocean sediments form primarily from the bodies of ocean organisms and from their **blank** | [
"ancestors",
"skeletons",
"blood"
] | excretions |
The passing of traits from parents to offspring is done through **blank** | [
"sperm",
"egg",
"blood"
] | dna |
In a glass of sweet tea the sugar is known as the solute and the water is known as **blank** | [
"pigment",
"solid",
"calcium"
] | solvent |
Red litmus paper turns **blank** color when placed in a basic solution | [
"white",
"orange",
"pink"
] | blue |
The difference between the theoretical half-reaction reduction potential and the actual voltage required is called **blank** | [
"resistance",
"excess",
"overcharge"
] | overpotential |
all vertebrates reproduce in **blank** | [
"mitosis",
"asexually",
"biologically"
] | sexually |
**blank** is used to describe a collection of molecules surrounded by a phospholipid bilayer that is capable of reproducing itself | [
"atom",
"proteins",
"organism"
] | cell |
By allowing blood levels of a hormone to be regulated within a narrow range , feedback loops contribute to maintaining **blank** state | [
"hypothesis",
"hibernation",
"consciousness"
] | homeostasis |
**blank** are living things that obtain glucose by eating self feeders called | [
"producers",
"chimeras",
"viruses"
] | heterotrophs |
Virtually every task performed by living organisms requires **blank** | [
"solids",
"mineral",
"metals"
] | energy |
Compounds like sodium chloride form structures called **blank** | [
"ions",
"microorganisms",
"hydrocarbons"
] | crystals |
When a series of measurements is precise but not **blank** , the error is usually systematic | [
"velocity",
"length",
"color"
] | accurate |
alloys that are mostly composed of mercury are known as **blank** | [
"halogens",
"fillings",
"compounds"
] | amalgams |
**blank** are made from highly reflective metal that is applied to a curved or flat piece of glass | [
"lenses",
"kaleidoscopes",
"prisms"
] | mirrors |
Surface tension of alveolar fluid , which is mostly water , creates an inward pull of the tissue of **blank** organ | [
"spleen",
"brain",
"heart"
] | lung |
**blank** of tumor mostly does not cause serious problems and can be completely removed by surgery | [
"toxic",
"persistent",
"malignant"
] | benign |
**blank** and protects the soft organs of the body | [
"Skin",
"skull",
"Muscle"
] | skeleton |
the earth ' s main source is of energy **blank** | [
"rivers",
"ocean",
"moon"
] | sun |
**blank** of reproduction only involves one parent | [
"primitive",
"organic",
"binary"
] | asexual |
How metalloids behave in chemical interactions with other elements depends mainly on the number of **blank** , in the outer energy level of their atoms | [
"protons",
"positrons",
"neutrons"
] | electrons |
**blank** shows specialization and adaptation | [
"asymmetry",
"beautiful",
"compression"
] | segmentation |
The spermatids are transported from the testes to **blank** | [
"abdominis",
"Duodenum",
"vas"
] | epididymis |
**blank** makes and stores pigments that give petals and fruit their orange and yellow colors | [
"sporozoans",
"protozoa",
"pores"
] | chromoplasts |
When electrons return to a lower energy level , they emit the excess energy in the form of **blank** | [
"weight",
"electricity",
"energy"
] | light |
another term for nearsightedness is **blank** | [
"hypoxia",
"glaucoma",
"anemia"
] | myopia |
particles take the shape of their container , but can not expand to fill it in **blank** | [
"gas",
"mixture",
"chemical"
] | liquid |
Runoff is likely to cause more **blank** if the land is bare | [
"abrasion",
"sediment",
"weathering"
] | erosion |
Cations have **blank** type of charge | [
"negative",
"neutral",
"constant"
] | positive |
**blank** is subdivided into ascending , descending , transverse and sigmoid parts | [
"heart",
"uterus",
"lungs"
] | colon |
Ammonia , urea , and uric acid are examples of **blank** kind of waste | [
"carbonous",
"sulphurous",
"oxygenous"
] | nitrogenous |
variants of genes are called **blank** | [
"antigens",
"mutations",
"allergens"
] | alleles |
Mushrooms are an example of **blank** type of organism , which includes beneficial and toxic specimens | [
"spores",
"bacteria",
"seeds"
] | fungi |
Comparing **blank** sequences provides clues to evolution and development | [
"DNA",
"genes",
"organisms"
] | genome |
a measure of the average amount of energy of motion , or kinetic energy , a system contains is called **blank** | [
"size",
"variation",
"precipitation"
] | temperature |
Many hydrocarbons are cyclic and adopt specific three-dimensional structures that influence their physical and **blank** properties | [
"liquid",
"electrical",
"radiation"
] | chemical |
Bacteria can be chemotrophs , which obtain **blank** by breaking down chemical compounds in their environment | [
"waste",
"chemials",
"food"
] | energy |
**blank** maintain a unidirectional flow of blood despite the low blood pressure | [
"funnels",
"tubes",
"pumps"
] | valves |
we call the cartilaginous structure that surrounds the notochrod **blank** | [
"osteocytes",
"clavicle",
"membrane"
] | arcualia |
the process of the transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma in angiosperms is called **blank** | [
"grabation",
"evolution",
"wind"
] | pollination |
Despite its small size , an erythrocyte contains about 250 million molecules of **blank** | [
"calcium",
"plasma",
"potassium"
] | hemoglobin |
**blank** variables are used to describe the condition of a gas | [
"five",
"one",
"three"
] | four |
a suggested explanation for a phenomenon or a suggested explanation for a relationship between many phenomena is called **blank** | [
"query",
"system",
"process"
] | hypothesis |
Land plants are classified into two major groups according to the absence or presence of **blank** tissue | [
"disease",
"root",
"bacterial"
] | vascular |
the name for biochemical compounds that consist of one or more chains of small molecules is called amino acids **blank** | [
"lipids",
"protons",
"hormones"
] | proteins |
the ionic compounds that produce negative hydroxide ions when dissolved in water are **blank** | [
"isotopes",
"acids",
"enzymes"
] | bases |
Triggered by changes in the environment , migration and hibernation occur as cycles on **blank** temporal basis | [
"bi-annually",
"seasonally",
"monthly"
] | annual |
In most animals , **blank** sense is related to balance or equilibrium | [
"vision",
"tasting",
"feeling"
] | hearing |
Terminal pods are located at the end of **blank** | [
"fruits",
"leaves",
"spines"
] | stems |
What forms **blank** the spores from two parents fuse during sexual reproduction | [
"xerophyte",
"spirogyra",
"monospore"
] | zygospore |
the most common seedless vascular plants are **blank** | [
"trees",
"grasses",
"weeds"
] | ferns |
In a monogamous pairing , a male individual is generally paired with **blank** other type of individual in a sexual relationship | [
"worker",
"male",
"drone"
] | female |
**blank** is formed when an oxygen atom picks up a pair of hydrogen ions from a solution | [
"liquid",
"turpentine",
"ammonia"
] | water |
you call a species that has died out in the past **blank** | [
"endangered",
"inhabit",
"remnant"
] | extinct |
the method of setting or correcting a measuring device by matching it to known measurement standards is called **blank** | [
"parallax",
"distortion",
"precision"
] | calibration |
**blank** branch of biology studies animal behavior | [
"microbiology",
"anthropology",
"embryology"
] | ethology |
**blank** of measure is equal to the amount of work a horse can do in 1 minute | [
"joule",
"watt",
"torque"
] | horsepower |
**blank** is characterized by an incomplete digestive system and a single , tentacled opening | [
"annelids",
"prokaryotes",
"sponges"
] | cnidarians |
not the same as energy , but means the energy per unit charge is **blank** | [
"frequency",
"speed",
"mass"
] | voltage |
**blank** is used to propagate other plants | [
"petals",
"spores",
"roots"
] | leaves |
Something that has all of the characteristics of life is considered to be **blank** | [
"molecule",
"organism",
"ecosystem"
] | alive |
living things need **blank** to survive | [
"oxygen",
"heat",
"molecules"
] | nutrients |
The denser regions of the electron cloud are called **blank** | [
"cores",
"lattices",
"isotopes"
] | orbitals |
In studying energy , scientists use **blank** to refer to the matter and its environment involved in energy transfers | [
"molecule",
"ecosystem",
"world"
] | system |
A system in **blank** state can not spontaneously change , and therefore can do no work | [
"equality",
"balance",
"stability"
] | equilibrium |
a species that plays an especially important role in it 's community called is **blank** | [
"complement",
"Invasive",
"Leader"
] | keystone |
The rings of **blank** planet can be easily seen from earth | [
"Venus",
"jupiter",
"Neptune"
] | saturn |
a blue green color is **blank** | [
"Mars",
"sirius",
"Mercury"
] | uranus |
The simplest class of organic compounds is the **blank** | [
"particles",
"Phenols",
"gas"
] | hydrocarbons |
Some meteorites are made of iron and nickel and are thought to be very similar to **blank** part of the earth | [
"crust",
"shelf",
"mantel"
] | core |