Biology – Short Answer What thyroid hormone plays a role in inhibiting calcium loss from bones?

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Physics – Short Answer Identify all of the following 3 changes that would increase the magnetic field outside an ideal solenoid of infinite length: 1) Increasing current strength; 2) Increasing turn density; 3) Adding an iron core.

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Physics – Short Answer What mineral is commonly used in watch crystals and radio transmitters due to its piezoelectric properties?

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Chemistry – Short Answer Identify all of the following three statements concerning crystal structures that are true: 1) The FCC lattice fills volume more efficiently than the BCC lattice; 2) The number of atoms in a BCC unit cell is 4;

3) The coordination number of an FCC lattice is 12.

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Math – Short Answer What is the real quadratic polynomial with least possible positive integer leading coefficient that has 7 – 8i as a zero?

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Biology – Short Answer What is the adjective for the type of nephron [NEF-ron] that possesses long loops of Henle [HEN-lee] in order to promote water reabsorption?

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Biology – Short Answer Rank the following four plasma proteins in terms of increasing mass:

1) Fibrinogen [fye-BRIN-oh-jen]; 2) Transferrin [trans-FEH-rin]; 3) Albumin [al-BYOO-min];

4) Immunoglobulin G [immune-oh-GLOB-yuh-lin G].

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Physics – Short Answer Modulo a dimensionless constant, the Heisenberg uncertainty principle relates the products of momentum and positional uncertainties to what constant?

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Physics – Short Answer In the Grand Unified Theory, which of its three unified forces separates from the other two earliest on?

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Energy – Short Answer Rank the following three substances in order of increasing energy density: 1) Bituminous coal; 2) Gasoline; 3) TNT

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Math – Short Answer What is the greatest integer that is less than or equal to the log base 6 of 975?

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Math – Short Answer To the nearest degree, what is the measure of each interior angle of a regular 65-sided polygon?

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Earth and Space – Short Answer Rank the following three stars in order of increasing surface temperature:

1) Arcturus; 2) Betelgeuse; 3) The Sun.

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Chemistry – Short Answer Arrange the following three hydrogens in a proton-NMR spectrum in terms of increasing chemical shift: 1) Hydrogens in benzene; 2) Aldehyde hydrogen in acetaldehyde [asset-AL-de-hide];

3) Hydroxyl [high-DROX-il] group in methanol

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Math – Short Answer If the definite integral from 1 to 6 of f of x dx = 21, then what is the definite

integral from 1 to 6 of open parenthesis f of x minus 3 close parenthesis dx?

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Math – Short Answer What is the sum of the squares of the first 20 positive integers?

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Physics – Short Answer In an electromagnetic motor, what conductive component generates an electromotive force?

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Biology – Short Answer Identify all of the following three statements that are true of second messengers:

1) Phospholipase [faws-fo-LYE-pace] C catalyzes the release of IP3; 2) Cells store calcium in the nucleus;

3) Calmodulin [kal-MOD-u-lin] binds to cyclic GMP.

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Chemistry – Short Answer What is the empirical formula for the acid anhydride of phosphoric [faws-FOR-ik] acid?

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Chemistry – Short Answer Identify all of the following four compounds in which London dispersion forces dominate intermolecular interactions: 1) Dichloromethane; 2) Neon; 3) Ammonia; 4) Hydrogen.

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Chemistry – Short Answer What is the major acidic species that forms when an acid is dissolved in water?

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Chemistry – Short Answer Identify all of the following three compounds that have a higher lattice energy than sodium fluoride: 1) Sodium chloride; 2) Aluminum fluoride; 3) Sodium oxide.

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Biology – Short Answer Which animal phylum [FYE-lum] contains the most extant species?

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Biology – Short Answer Identify all of the following three nucleobases that are purines [PURE-eenz]: 1) Guanine [GWAH-neen]; 2) Uracil [YUR-ah-sil]; 3) Thymine [THIGH-meen]

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Physics – Short Answer What is the name for the device Michelson and Morley used to disprove the existence of luminiferous aether?

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Physics – Short Answer A hydrogen atom is in its 4th excited state. What is the value of its principal quantum number n?

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Earth and Space – Short Answer What is the general term for the formation of mountains?

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Earth and Space – Short Answer What soil horizon is composed primarily of decaying organic matter?

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Math – Short Answer The point (5, 6) is reflected across the y-axis and the resulting point is then translated 4 units down. What are the coordinates of the final image point?

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Math – Short Answer At what x-value does the maximum value of the function

f of x = 2x^3 – 3x^2 – 12x – 6 occur on the closed interval from –4 to 4?

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