Description : What is shed when you desquamate?
Last Answer : ANSWER: SKIN or EPIDERMAL CELLS
Description : Plants get their nitrogen from: w) rain x) the soil y) the air z) the bedrock
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- THE SOIL
Description : Taxol is a drug currently being used to treat cancer, particularly resistant forms of breast cancer. A natural source of Taxol is: w) bark and leaves of the yew tree x) apricot pits y) periwinkle flowers z) ginkgo leaves
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- BARK AND LEAVES OF THE YEW TREE
Description : Movement exhibited by plants toward the "center of the Earth" is called?
Last Answer : ANSWER: GEOTROPISM
Description : About what percent of the electricity used in the United States is currently being produced by nuclear power plants? w) 5 percent x) 10 percent y) 20 percent z) 30 percent
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 20 PERCENT
Description : Of the following answers, which is closest to the percentage of electricity generated by nuclear power plants in the U.S. in 1987? w) 5% x) 10% y) 20% z) 40%
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 20%
Description : What state in the United States has the most nuclear power plants? w) New York x) Illinois y) Pennsylvania z) South Carolina
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- ILLINOIS
Description : Most of the nuclear power plants operating in the United States are: w) pressurized water reactors x) boiling water reactors y) high-temperature gas-cooled reactors z) liquid-metal fast breeder reactors
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS
Description : An important safety feature required at U.S. nuclear power plants that was not present at the Chernobyl Power Plant in the Soviet Union was the: w) reactor x) cooling water y) control rods z) containment building
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- CONTAINMENT BUILDING
Description : Most commercial nuclear power plants worldwide are cooled by: w) sodium x) mercury y) helium z) water
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- WATER
Description : The U.S. population receives the largest dose of ionizing radiation from: w) natural sources. x) fallout from nuclear weapons testing. y) nuclear medicine. z) nuclear power plants.
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- NATURAL SOURCES.
Description : Electricity generated by coal-fired power plants i the United States in 1990 was approximately what percentage of the entire electricity produced by all sources of power production? w) 10 percent x) 25 percent y) 55 percent z) 90 percent
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 55 PERCENT
Description : Electric power is less expensive at night because: w) more hydroelectric generation is brought on line at night. x) there is less demand at night. y) pollution control is less stringent at night. z) power plants are more efficient at night.
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- THERE IS LESS DEMAND AT NIGHT.
Description : Some physicians suggest that women supplement their diets with antacids to supply additional amounts of a certain element thought to reduce the risk of osteoporosis. The ingredient in antacids which ... element is: w) calcium carbonate x) aluminum hydroxide y) magnesium hydroxide z) simethicone
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- CALCIUM CARBONATE
Description : Name this much publicized group of compounds, of which there are 209 congeners. It was first discovered as an environmental pollutant in 1966, and its widespread use in electrical transformers has ... food chain to such an extent that most adults have small concentrations in their fatty tissue.
Last Answer : ANSWER: PCB's (Accept POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL'S)
Description : Ws of 1991, the most recent award of a Nobel Prize in medicine to a woman scientist went to this esteemed pharmacologist and biochemist. She shared her prize with George Hitchings for ... drugs that selectively block nucleic acid synthesis without damaging normal cells. Name this woman scientist.
Last Answer : ANSWER: (GERTRUDE) ELION
Description : Xorn in Prague, Czechoslovakia, in 1896, this woman scientist received her MD from the German University in Prague. After moving to Washington University in the United States, she and her husband ... for their discovery of the course of the catalytic conversion." Name this esteemed woman scientist.
Last Answer : ANSWER: (GERTY) RADNITZ CORI
Description : What creature do the Galapagos Islands take their name from?
Last Answer : ANSWER: TORTOISE
Description : The plants shed their leaves during autumn are called; a. Evergreen b. Deciduous c. Hardy plants d. Non of them
Last Answer : Deciduous
Description : Lake Chad is, of course in Chad. But which countries does it seasonally extend into?
Last Answer : Answer: Niger, Nigeria and Cameroon.
Description : A wind which reverses seasonally is known as---? A. Trade B. Cyclonic C. Monsoon (Answer) D. Polar
Last Answer : C. Monsoon (Answer)
Description : The intraocular pressure can fluctuate: a. seasonally b. diurnally c. with eye movements d. all above
Last Answer : all above
Description : 10. John lost his accounting job when Montgomery Wards closed its stores in San Diego. He looked for a similar job for ten months before finding an accounting job at Sears. ... , he was a. frictionally unemployed b. seasonally unemployed c. cyclically unemployed d. structurally unemployed
Last Answer : d. structurally unemployed
Description : he system of ............... generally ran one job at a time. These were called single stream batch processing. A) 40's B) 50's C) 60's D) 70's
Last Answer : B) 50's
Description : Distemper is used to coat a) External concrete services b) Internal surfaces not exposed to weather* c) Woodwork d) Compound walls
Last Answer : b) Internal surfaces not exposed to weather*
Description : 10. Catalytic converters are fitted into automobiles to reduce emission of harmful gases. Catalytic converters change un burnt hydrocarbons into (a) carbon dioxide and water (b) carbon mono oxide (c) methane (d) carbon dioxide and methane.
Last Answer : (a) carbon dioxide and water
Description : Evaporation from water surfaces exposed to air is not dependent of the: w) velocity of the wind x) humidity y) temperature z) depth of the water
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- DEPTH OF THE WATER
Description : For a DC motor, what major component in addition to the field winding and the armature winding is necessary? w) a commutator x) a stator y) a battery z) a rotor
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- A COMMUTATOR
Description : Dante is the name of an eight-legged robot designed to repel into the crater of Erebus. This volcano is located in w) Italy x) the Hawaiian chain y) Antarctica z) Japan
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- ANTARCTICA
Description : Who is known as the Father of the Atomic Bomb? w) Albert Einstein x) J. Robert Oppenheimer y) General Leslie Groves z) Edward Teller
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- J. ROBERT OPPENHEIMER
Description : In 1991, the frozen body of a late stone age man was found amazingly intact in the Alps near the Italian-Austrian border. Its age was determined to be about: w) 2,200 years x) 5,300 years y) 12,800 years z) 30,000 years
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 5,300 YEARS
Description : What is the phase relationship between the voltage and current in a capacitor?
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- CURRENT LEADS BY 90 DEGREES
Description : The sun makes up approximately what percent of matter in our solar system? w) 17% x) 50% y) 85% z) 99%
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- 99%
Description : Name a component of gasoline that has been classified by the U.S. EPA as a "known human carcinogen".
Last Answer : ANSWER: XENZENE
Description : Deforestation is not a major environmental problem in w) the Amazon x) Borneo y) Oregon z) West Germany
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- WEST GERMANY
Description : Who was the first scientist credited with pointing out that certain gases could cause a greenhouse effect? w) John Tyndall x) Charles Darwin y) Roger Tory Peterson z) Stephen Jay Gould
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- JOHN TYNDALL
Description : What range of frequencies are usually referred to as the Ultra High Frequency (UHF) Band? w) 3 to 30 Mega Hertz x) 30 to 300 Mega Hertz y) 300 to 3,000 Mega Hertz z) 30,000 to 300,000 Mega Hertz
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 300 to 3,000 MEGA HERTZ
Description : If a quiet whisper is 10 decibels, then what is the average pain threshold in decibels for humans?
Last Answer : ANSWER: 120 DECIBELS (ACCEPT 110 TO 130)
Description : Which of the following is considered a renewable resource? w) Coal fired power plant x) Hydroelectric dam y) Combustion turbine facility z) Nuclear fission power plant
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- HYDROELECTRIC DAM
Description : In the human body, what tendon attaches the gastrocnemius muscle to the calcaneus bone?
Last Answer : ANSWER: ACHILLES TENDON
Description : What is the name for the metric unit of pressure defined as 1 Newton per meter squared?
Last Answer : ANSWER: PASCAL
Description : The U.S. EPA recently concluded that environmental tobacco smoke should be considered (quote) w) "a possible human teratogen" x) "a priority air pollutant" y) "a known human carcinogen" z) "a possible human carcinogen"
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- A KNOWN HUMAN CARCINOGEN
Description : TCDD (2,3,6,7-tetrachlorodibenzo(p)dioxin) is a toxic synthetic chemical. The most consistent adverse effect observed in exposed humans is: w) liver cancer x) birth defects y) disfiguring skin eruption z) an exaggerated sense of well-being
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- DISFIGURING SKIN ERUPTION (CHLORACNE)
Description : Compared to terrestrial environments, aquatic environments are more stable in: w) temperature range x) producer consumer distribution y) sunlight absorbed z) number species
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- TEMPERATURE RANGE
Description : Approximately what percentage of the electricity produced in the United States is consumed by residential appliances? w) 20% x) 33% y) 50% z) 66%
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 33%
Description : A radio station is broadcasting at 3750 khz (kilohertz). This station would be found in which radio band? w) 20 meter x) 40 meter y) 80 meter z) 160 meter
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 80 METER
Description : A homeowner replaces a 65 watt incandescent bulb with a 15 watt compact fluorescent lamp. The light is on 2000 hours a year. If electricity cost 10 cents a kilowatt-hour, how much money is saved on the electric bill in one year? w) $50.00 x) $10.00 y) $5.00 z) $1.00
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- $10.00
Description : Which of the following people is credited as being the father of mass production? w) Thomas Edison x) Otto Graham y) Henry Ford z) Eli Whitney
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- ELI WHITNEY
Description : In daylight the human eye is most sensitive to which color? w) Green x) Red y) Blue z) Orange
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- GREEN
Description : One trillion is 1 followed by 12 zeros. What is 1 followed by 18 zeros? w) 1 quadrillion x) 1 quintillion y) 1 septillion z) 1 octillion
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 1 QUINTILLION