Science Quiz #429
Science and Nature Quiz for 5 April 2017
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1
Q1.
What is dialysis intended to do?
D
Remove waste and excess water from the blood
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2
Q2.
In social groups of clown fish reproduction is only by the leading male and female in the group, and the group itself is led by the most dominant and aggressive female. What happens when that female dies?
A
The next female in the group hierarchy assumes her place
B
The females fight to the death
D
The main male changes into a female
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3
Q3.
Dimethyltryptamine, a structural analogue of serotonin and melatonin, is known for producing what?
D
Paralysis of the frown muscles
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4
Q4.
What is a Kindle DX, that in early 2009 was priced at around US$489?
C
Gas heater that appears to be a wood fire
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5
Q5.
Which if these statements comes closest to the next number in the sequence 0; 9; 144; 21,609?
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6
Q6.
What is the study of the relation between the motion of a body and the forces acting on it?
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7
Q7.
What name is given to the rocks that orbit the sun mainly between Mars and Jupiter?
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