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What are the factors that differ for potential and kinetic energy? - Activity - in motion or in storage What happens when a small amount of soap is added to hard water? - A scum is formed Which of the following properties is considered a physical property? - Boiling point Semicircular canals are thought to be most sensitive to which of the following? - Gravity Which of the following kinds of radiation is the most penetrating? - Gamma The growth of green plants toward light is related most specifically to the distribution in the plant of: - Auxins - a class of plant hormones (plant growth or regulators) with some morphogen-like characteristics. Auxins have a cardinal role in coordination of many growth and behavioral processes in the plant's life cycle and are essential for plant body development. A person with a fever would be expected to have: - An increased pulse rate The principle way in which forests help to prevent soil erosion is that: - Forest floors absorb water The reaction of the body to stress includes which of the following? - Secretion of adrenalin Which factor in the environment of an organism causes it to react? - Stimulus Which term includes all others? Organ Tissue System Organism - System The process responsible for the continuous removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is: - Photosynthesis Of the following, the marsupial native to the United States is: - Opossum n organ that functions as both an endocrine and an exoenne gland is the: - Pancreas Air passes into and out of the insect body by way of: - Trachea Of the following, an example of a carnivorous plant is - The Venus flytrap, Dionaea muscipula, is a carnivorous plant native to subtropical wetlands on the East Coast of the United States in North Carolina and South Carolina The catalytic action of pancreatic enzymes affects: - Fats In the stomach, which of the following substances is necessary for pepsinogen to be converted to pepsin? - Hydrochloric acid Diabetes Mellitus initially results from: - Over secretion of pancreatin The horseshoe crab is most closely related to which of the following?: - Garden spider An unforeseen result of the widespread use of DDT is the: - Development of insects immune to DDT ANTONYMS - meaning opposite - ANTONYMS - meaning opposite FOREBEARANCE - patient self-control; restraint and tolerance; he action of refraining from exercising a legal right, especially enforcing the payment of a debt. - impatience DEFACE - spoil the surface or appearance of (something), e.g., by drawing or writing on it; mar or disfigure. - embellish - make (something) more attractive by the addition of decorative details or features. -make (a statement or story) more interesting or entertaining by adding extra details, especially ones that are not true. ADHERENT - someone who supports a particular party, person, or set of ideas; sticking fast to an object or surface. - repudiator - to reject PLEBEIAN - (in ancient Rome) a commoner; of or belonging to the commoners of ancient Rome. - patrician - an aristocrat or nobleman. CAPRICIOUS - given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior. - steadfast CULTIVATE - prepare and use (land) for crops or gardening; or try to acquire or develop (a quality, sentiment, or skill). - stifle - make (someone) unable to breathe properly; suffocate. - restrain (a reaction) or stop oneself acting on (an emotion) RENEGADE - a person who deserts and betrays an organization, country, or set of principles; having treacherously changed allegiance. - obedient IMPERIOUS - assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering. - submissive HOSTILE - unfriendly; antagonistic. - affable - friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to. DILATE - constrict LENIENCY - the fact or quality of being more merciful or tolerant than expected; clemency. - severity - the fact or condition of being severe. INEFFABLE - too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words. - forgettable ASSUAGE - satisfy; make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense. - absorb COHERENT - (of an argument, theory, or policy) logical and consistent; united as or forming a whole. - illogical - lacking sense or clear, sound reasoning. ACQUIESCE - a yes man; accept something reluctantly but without protest. - contest - oppose (an action, decision, or theory) as mistaken or wrong. CHIMERICAL - imaginary; fantastic; unreal; absurd; impossible; indulging in unrealistic fancies; visionary - factual DAFT- silly, foolish; infatuated with. - sensible ANTECEDENT - a thing or event that existed before or logically precedes another. - subsequent - coming after something in time; following AUGURY - a sign of what will happen in the future; an omen. - science TERMINATE - initiate - cause a process or action to begin JUBILANT - feeling or expressing great happiness and triumph. - lugubrious - looking or sounding sad and dismal. SUPERFLUOUS - unnecessary, especially through being more than enough. - insufficient Brevity - concise and exact use of words in writing or speech; shortness of time. - length CREDULOUS - thirsty; having or showing too great a readiness to believe things. - skeptical PERILOUS - full of danger or risk - safe