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Which type of chemical bond is formed through the sharing of electrons?
Which type of chemical bond is formed through the sharing of electrons?
What is the term for the attractive force between oppositely charged ions in a chemical bond?
What is the term for the attractive force between oppositely charged ions in a chemical bond?
Which theory includes orbital hybridization and resonance to describe chemical bonding?
Which theory includes orbital hybridization and resonance to describe chemical bonding?
Which type of chemical bond involves the transfer of electrons from one atom to another?
Which type of chemical bond involves the transfer of electrons from one atom to another?
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What is the result of a covalent bond between atoms?
What is the result of a covalent bond between atoms?
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Which type of bond is an extreme example of delocalization of electrons over a large system of covalent bonds?
Which type of bond is an extreme example of delocalization of electrons over a large system of covalent bonds?
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What gives organic molecular substances their soft bulk character and low melting points?
What gives organic molecular substances their soft bulk character and low melting points?
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Which type of bonding is responsible for the malleability and electrical conductivity of metals?
Which type of bonding is responsible for the malleability and electrical conductivity of metals?
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Who proposed the theory of chemical combination stressing the electronegative and electropositive characters of the combining atoms?
Who proposed the theory of chemical combination stressing the electronegative and electropositive characters of the combining atoms?
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What did Ernest Rutherford's 1911 discovery reveal about the nature of the atom?
What did Ernest Rutherford's 1911 discovery reveal about the nature of the atom?
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Who developed the concept of electron-pair bonds, in which two atoms may share one to six electrons?
Who developed the concept of electron-pair bonds, in which two atoms may share one to six electrons?
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Which part of the nervous system consists of the brain and spinal cord?
Which part of the nervous system consists of the brain and spinal cord?
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What is the main function of the autonomic nervous system?
What is the main function of the autonomic nervous system?
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Which type of nerves transmit signals from the brain?
Which type of nerves transmit signals from the brain?
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What is the function of the enteric nervous system?
What is the function of the enteric nervous system?
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Which subsystem of the autonomic nervous system is activated when organisms are in a relaxed state?
Which subsystem of the autonomic nervous system is activated when organisms are in a relaxed state?
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What are nerves that exit from the cranium called?
What are nerves that exit from the cranium called?
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Which type of cell is responsible for sending signals in the form of electrochemical impulses to other cells?
Which type of cell is responsible for sending signals in the form of electrochemical impulses to other cells?
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What are the thin fibers along which electrochemical impulses travel in neurons called?
What are the thin fibers along which electrochemical impulses travel in neurons called?
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Which type of synapse involves the direct transmission of electrochemical impulses to neighboring cells?
Which type of synapse involves the direct transmission of electrochemical impulses to neighboring cells?
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What are the specialized cells in the nervous system that provide structural and metabolic support called?
What are the specialized cells in the nervous system that provide structural and metabolic support called?
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Which organisms have no nervous system at all?
Which organisms have no nervous system at all?
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What is the medical specialty that studies disorders of the nervous system?
What is the medical specialty that studies disorders of the nervous system?
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Which type of cell in the nervous system is responsible for support and nutrition, as well as signal transmission?
Which type of cell in the nervous system is responsible for support and nutrition, as well as signal transmission?
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In which type of animals does the nervous system consist of a nerve net, a diffuse network of isolated cells?
In which type of animals does the nervous system consist of a nerve net, a diffuse network of isolated cells?
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What is the function of synapses in neurons?
What is the function of synapses in neurons?
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Which type of cell in the nervous system generates layers of myelin that provide electrical insulation?
Which type of cell in the nervous system generates layers of myelin that provide electrical insulation?
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What is the major division of the vertebrate nervous system that consists of the brain and the spinal cord?
What is the major division of the vertebrate nervous system that consists of the brain and the spinal cord?
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What is the tough, leathery outer layer that encloses and protects the central nervous system called?
What is the tough, leathery outer layer that encloses and protects the central nervous system called?
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What is the collective term for the nervous system structures that do not lie within the central nervous system?
What is the collective term for the nervous system structures that do not lie within the central nervous system?
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Which type of cell in the nervous system serves as important resident immune cells within the central nervous system?
Which type of cell in the nervous system serves as important resident immune cells within the central nervous system?
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