Earth Science and Biology Quiz

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What is the region in bacterial cytoplasm where the genetic material is located?

Nucleus

Neutrino

Nucleotide

Nucleoid (correct)

What is the process of female gamete formation called?

Omnivores

Ozone

Oogenesis (correct)

Ovulation

What refers to the center of an atom?

Nerve

Nucleotide

Neutrino

Nucleus (correct)

What is the crucial component for the growth of living organisms?

Nutrients Signup and view all the answers

What is the substance that carries a nerve impulse from one neuron to another?

Neurotransmitter Signup and view all the answers

What is a cloud of interstellar material made up of dust, hydrogen, and other gases called?

Nebula Signup and view all the answers

What is a celestial body in the solar system aside from planets, like moons, asteroids, comets, and meteoroids called?

Nonplanet Signup and view all the answers

What is the basic unit of structure of DNA and RNA composed of many nucleotides linked together in a long chain and found in nuclei cell?

Nucleotide Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of pressure?

The force exerted on a surface divided by its area. Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following describes Pauli's exclusion principle?

Only two electrons per orbital with opposite spins. Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of prokaryotic cells?

Lack of membrane-bound organelles. Signup and view all the answers

What type of cells are excluded from somatic cells?

Reproductive cells. Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of thermal efficiency?

Performance measure of a device using thermal energy. Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of thrombin?

Facilitates blood clotting. Signup and view all the answers

Which organism can live in extreme temperature environments?

Thermophiles. Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of a transformer?

Converts AC voltage and current using electromagnetic induction. Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'triple bond' refer to?

Bond involving three pairs of shared electrons between two atoms. Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of transverse waves?

Particles move perpendicular to the direction of motion. Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of a turbine?

To convert straight line motion into spinning motion using current of fluid. Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of taxon?

Level of classification. Signup and view all the answers

What is the immediate energy source in the body?

ATP (adenosine triphosphate) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary energy source in plants and animals?

Carbohydrates Signup and view all the answers

What is the celestial body with a strong gravitational force formed from collapsed stars?

Black hole Signup and view all the answers

Which substance maintains the pH of a weakly acidic solution?

Buffer Signup and view all the answers

What is the process in which liquid changes to gas?

Evaporation Signup and view all the answers

What is the property allowing metals to be stretched into wires?

Ductility Signup and view all the answers

Which day and night have equal length everywhere on Earth?

Equinoxes Signup and view all the answers

What is the boundary between two air masses of different properties?

Front Signup and view all the answers

What is the phenomenon associated with motion and changes in electric fields?

Electricity Signup and view all the answers

What is the measure of unavailable energy in a closed thermodynamic system?

Entropy Signup and view all the answers

What is the covering of a surface with a glacier known as?

Glaciation Signup and view all the answers