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The amount of kinetic energy in a moving object depends directly on its mass and **blank** | [
"volume",
"direction",
"density"
] | velocity |
**blank** take the shape of their container , and are relatively easy to compress | [
"molecules",
"semi-fluids",
"fluids"
] | gases |
moving air is called **blank** | [
"steam",
"clouds",
"humidity"
] | wind |
Diagnosing and treating cancer is a beneficial use of **blank** potentially dangerous energy | [
"thermal",
"mechanical",
"solar"
] | radiation |
Many adults and some children suffer from a deficiency of lactase . these individuals are said to be lactose intolerant because they can not digest the lactose found in **blank** | [
"fruit",
"peanuts",
"meat"
] | milk |
Three-prong plugs , circuit breakers , and gfci outlets are safety features that recognize the danger of **blank** | [
"heat",
"magnetism",
"gravity"
] | electricity |
In qualitative analysis , reagents are added to an unknown chemical mixture in order to induce **blank** | [
"motion",
"sunlight",
"erosion"
] | precipitation |
the second most abundant element in the earth 's crust is **blank** | [
"nitrogen",
"helium",
"carbon"
] | silicon |
More than half of all known organisms are **blank** | [
"mammals",
"enzymes",
"spiders"
] | insects |
Saturn is made mostly of helium and **blank** | [
"nitrogen",
"carbon"
] | hydrogen |
alkenes organic compounds that contain one or more double or triple bonds between carbon atoms are described as **blank** | [
"saturated",
"insulated",
"strong"
] | unsaturated |
the resistance of a liquid to flow called is **blank** | [
"turbulence",
"permeability",
"elasticity"
] | viscosity |
The mass of atoms is based on the number of protons and neutrons in **blank** | [
"electrons",
"molecules",
"components"
] | nucleus |
the study of how and why plants and animals live where they do is **blank** | [
"geomorphology",
"heredity",
"lithography"
] | biogeography |
we call the energy-rich product of photosynthesis **blank** | [
"chloride",
"sugar",
"insulin"
] | glucose |
Ringworm and athlete 's foot are human diseases caused by **blank** simple organisms | [
"bacteria",
"insects",
"viruses"
] | fungi |
the measure of the change in the velocity of a moving object called is **blank** | [
"transmission",
"compression",
"pressurization"
] | acceleration |
**blank** are generally divided into prosimian and non-prosimian | [
"carnivores",
"rodents",
"insects"
] | primates |
The creation and destruction of oceanic crust is the reason **blank** moves | [
"animals",
"planets",
"oceans"
] | continents |
Meiosis in the sporophyte produces haploid cells called **blank** | [
"fibers",
"ions",
"seeds"
] | spores |
* clouds trap *blank** into the atmosphere at night | [
"seawater",
"light",
"smog"
] | heat |
the largest arthropods are **blank** of animals | [
"birds",
"fish",
"spiders"
] | insects |
Tests for levels of **blank** in blood allow a diabetic patient to regulate how much insulin to administer | [
"alcohol",
"chloride",
"protein"
] | glucose |
The process of breaking down food into nutrients is known as **blank** | [
"energy",
"absorption",
"filtration"
] | digestion |
**blank** describes how closely packed the particles of matter | [
"range",
"mass",
"space"
] | density |
it is called **blank** when you get the same result after repeating an experiment | [
"variable",
"control",
"initiation"
] | replication |
the largest human organ is **blank** | [
"stomach",
"brain",
"lungs"
] | skin |
In the chest , the trachea divides as it enters the lungs to form the right and left **blank** | [
"alveoli",
"ventricle",
"atrium"
] | bronchi |
Many objects have color because they contain **blank** | [
"solvents",
"vitamins",
"salts"
] | pigments |
**blank** of power does not produce any pollutants , but produces waste that can be difficult to dispose of | [
"electrical",
"biofuel",
"solar"
] | nuclear |
our main source of aluminum ore is **blank** | [
"coal",
"cobalt",
"tin"
] | bauxite |
Rapidly produced genetic vairants are found in organisms with **blank** type of generation time | [
"long",
"repeating",
"oscillating"
] | short |
Unlike prokaryotic cells , dna and rna synthesis in eukaryotic cells occurs in a separate compartment from synthesis of **blank** | [
"membrane",
"phenotype",
"acids"
] | protein |
**blank** important organelle ( that would otherwise be centrally located and crucial to the cell 's survival ) do prokaryotic cells lack | [
"electrons",
"molecules",
"protons"
] | nucleus |
**blank** evolved from a lobe-finned lungfish ancestor | [
"birds",
"horses",
"mice"
] | amphibians |
flagellate protozoa that cause giardiasis are **blank** | [
"diatoms",
"fungus",
"plankton"
] | giardia |
the contacts between neurons are called **blank** | [
"neurapses",
"impulses",
"electrodes"
] | synapses |
the color of the powder of a mineral is **blank** | [
"gray",
"organic",
"blue"
] | streak |
**blank** facilitates dispersal of pollen and fruit by raising reproductive structures | [
"root",
"leaf",
"flower"
] | stem |
**blank** of compound is essential to life | [
"carbon",
"oxygen",
"nitrogen"
] | water |
The shape of a virus is determined by the type and arrangement of proteins in its **blank** | [
"enamel",
"anode",
"nuclei"
] | capsid |
the rising and sinking of warm and cooler material called is **blank** | [
"depression",
"conveyance",
"diffusion"
] | convection |
a group of connected cells that have a similar function within an organism called is **blank** | [
"organ",
"nucleus",
"colony"
] | tissue |
The number of **blank** subatomic particles can vary between atoms of the same element | [
"protons",
"electrons",
"neurons"
] | neutrons |
The process in which organ systems work to maintain a stable internal environment is called **blank** | [
"consciousness",
"thrombosis",
"ketosis"
] | homeostasis |
**blank** comprises the sun and other stars , as well as lightning and the northern lights | [
"aurora",
"gamma",
"gas"
] | plasma |
The function of **blank** organ is to filter blood and form urine | [
"liver",
"lungs",
"gallbladder"
] | kidneys |
The attraction between all objects in the universe is known as **blank** | [
"variation",
"electricity",
"magnetism"
] | gravity |
Friction causes the molecules on rubbing surfaces to move faster , which produces **blank** | [
"life",
"precipitation",
"cold"
] | heat |
The cell wall acts as an extra layer of protection , helps the cell maintain its shape , and prevents **blank** | [
"extinction",
"exhaustion",
"Respiration"
] | dehydration |
another term for egg-laying mammals is **blank** | [
"viviparus",
"amphibians",
"herbivores"
] | monotremes |
the same in all living things and shows that all organisms are related by descent from a common ancestor is **blank** | [
"descendant",
"biochemical",
"intrinsic"
] | genetic |
All animals that derive energy from food are classified as **blank** | [
"lifeforms",
"paleotrophs",
"heliotrophs"
] | heterotrophs |
Through **blank** process is the human gene for insulin placed into bacteria | [
"migration",
"mutation",
"absorption"
] | transformation |
the term for longer chains of monosaccharides is **blank** | [
"proteins",
"hydrocarbons",
"oligosaccharides"
] | polysaccharides |
**blank** is at work when warm air or water rises , and cool air or water sinks | [
"evaporation",
"radiation",
"moisture"
] | convection |
The kinetic-molecular theory as it applies to gases has **blank** many basic assumptions | [
"four",
"two",
"seven"
] | five |
During photosynthesis , **blank** is energy from the sun converted to after entering a plant | [
"Carbon",
"chloride",
"Proteins"
] | glucose |
hydrophilic substances have an affinity for **blank** | [
"air",
"soil",
"heat"
] | water |
The electronegativity of an element increases with increasing of **blank** state | [
"isolation",
"evaporation",
"conduction"
] | oxidation |
Animals require air , water , and **blank** in order to live and survive | [
"time",
"mates",
"shade"
] | food |
there are **blank** types of bosons | [
"three",
"one",
"five"
] | four |
Different forms , or allotropes , of carbon are diamond , graphite , and **blank** | [
"ligands",
"vesicles",
"carbonite"
] | fullerenes |
the process in which organisms reproduce sexually by joining gametes is called **blank** | [
"propagation",
"migration",
"stimulation"
] | fertilization |
**blank** is the force of attraction between things that have mass | [
"friction",
"motion",
"momentum"
] | gravity |
Zinc reacting with hydrochloric acid produces bubbles of **blank** gas | [
"carbon",
"helium",
"mustard"
] | hydrogen |
Water gains and loses **blank** more slowly than does land , affecting seasonal conditions inland and on the coast | [
"volume",
"humidity",
"minerals"
] | heat |
**blank** indicates moles per liter , whereas molality is moles per kilogram of solvent | [
"pollenation",
"abundance",
"kilocalorie"
] | molarity |
Hydrochloric acid is formed when hcl is dissolved into **blank** | [
"blood",
"sodium",
"plasma"
] | water |
Atoms of the same element that have different masses are called **blank** | [
"variations",
"radioactive",
"mutations"
] | isotopes |
**blank** is characterized by eddies and swirls that mix layers of fluid together , unlike laminar flow | [
"combustion",
"compression",
"evaporation"
] | turbulence |
**blank** refers to a separation of charge within an atom or molecule | [
"diffusion",
"convection",
"rotation"
] | polarization |
Aerobic exercise helps improve the cardiovascular system , while **blank** exercise causes muscles to get bigger and stronger | [
"endurance",
"skeletal",
"enzymatic"
] | anaerobic |
An excessive posterior curvature of the thoracic region is also known as **blank** | [
"lordosis",
"babesiosis",
"osmosis"
] | kyphosis |
**blank** is composed of two strands of nucleotides in a double-helical structure | [
"molecule",
"RNA",
"bacteria"
] | dna |
The body is made up of **blank** many types of tissue | [
"five",
"seven",
"six"
] | four |
The great astronomer edwin hubble discovered that all distant galaxies are receding from our milky way galaxy with velocities proportional to their **blank** | [
"masses",
"paths",
"dimensions"
] | distances |
**blank** are passed from one generation to the next so species can survive | [
"selections",
"mutations",
"fluctuations"
] | adaptatioins |
a diffraction grating produce **blank** of lines | [
"nearly spaced lines",
"properly spaced lines",
"randomly spaced lines"
] | evenly spaced lines |
Ice masses , acquifers , and the deep ocean are examples of water **blank** | [
"lakes",
"seas",
"fields"
] | reservoirs |
**blank** lies above the highest altitude an airplane can go and below the lowest altitude a spacecraft can orbit | [
"stratosphere",
"troposphere",
"thermosphere"
] | mesosphere |
the first step in the breakdown of glucose to extract energy for cellular metabolism is **blank** | [
"mutation",
"mitosis",
"photosynthesis"
] | glycolysis |
atoms carry **blank** | [
"negative",
"static",
"positive"
] | neutral |
The pleura that surrounds the lungs consists of **blank** many layers | [
"one",
"four",
"three"
] | two |
The process of the cytoplasm splitting apart and the cell pinching in two is known as **blank** | [
"mitosis",
"electrolysis",
"budding"
] | cytokinesis |
**blank** of mountainous formation can often be found near trenches | [
"earthquakes",
"caves",
"craters"
] | volcanoes |
Because it can be controlled intentionally , skeletal muscle is also called **blank** type of muscle | [
"automatic",
"necessary",
"involuntary"
] | voluntary |
Felsic , intermediate , mafic , and ultramafic are types of composition of **blank** rock group | [
"Sedimentary",
"asteroids",
"metamorphic"
] | igneous |
the base of nearly all food chains on earth is **blank** | [
"glycolysis",
"atherosclerosis",
"synthesis"
] | photosynthesis |
the name of the region of a magnet that has the most pull is **blank** | [
"center",
"grid",
"tail"
] | pole |
**blank** many major forces of elevation cause allele frequencies to change | [
"one",
"five",
"three"
] | four |
In physics , **blank** is defined as the average kinetic energy of the particles of matter | [
"density",
"friction",
"magnetism"
] | temperature |
Dalton 's law and henry 's law both describe aspects of **blank** type of exchange | [
"energy",
"electron",
"liquid"
] | gas |
Hemoglobin is a large molecule made up of proteins and iron . it consists of four folded chains of a protein called this ? **blank** | [
"peptide",
"histone",
"insulin"
] | globin |
A new species is said to have evolved if separated members of a species evolve genetic differences that prevent **blank** from occurring with the original members ? | [
"extinction",
"evolution",
"re-population"
] | interbreeding |
**blank** describes the orientation of a body lying face-down | [
"Under",
"Diagnal",
"Supine"
] | prone |
the name of the second most electronegative element is **blank** | [
"nitrogen",
"Hydrogen",
"carbon"
] | oxygen |
the term for species evolving together is **blank** | [
"conjuration",
"interconnection",
"specmutation"
] | coevolution |
the other term for your wind pipe is **blank** | [
"cornea",
"cochlea",
"esophagus"
] | trachea |
cells secrete **blank** that binds to receptors | [
"stress",
"endorphans",
"proteins"
] | factor |