Question 1

Allegory

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A narrative in which characters and settings stand for abstract ideas or moral qualities.

Question 2

Oxymoron

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A figure of speech that combines two contradictory terms.

Question 3

Hyperbole

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A figure of speech that uses exaggeration for emphasis or dramatic effect.

Question 4

Metonymy

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A figure of speech where a thing or concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with that thing or concept.

Question 5

Inference

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The process of drawing a conclusion based on evidence and reasoning.

Question 6

Juxtaposition

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The act of placing two things side by side for comparison or contrast.

Question 7

Dramatic Irony

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When the audience knows something that the characters do not.

Question 8

Mood

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The emotional atmosphere of a work.

Question 9

Symbol

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An object, character, figure, or color that is used to represent an abstract idea or concept.

Question 10

Theme

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The central idea or message of a work, often concerning life, society, or human nature.

Question 11

Logos

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A rhetorical device that includes any content in an argument that is meant to appeal to logic.

Question 12

Pathos

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A rhetorical device that appeals to the audience's emotions.

Question 13

Ethos

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A rhetorical device that involves credibility and character, to appeal to the audience.

Question 14

Subjunctive Mood

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A grammatical mood used to express various states of unreality.

Question 15

Ellipsis

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A series of dots that usually indicate an intentional omission of a word, sentence, or whole section.

Question 16

Complex Number

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A number of the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of -1.

Question 17

Quadratic Formula

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The solution to a quadratic equation is given by this formula: x = [-b ± sqrt(b^2 ~ 4ac)] / (2a)

Question 18

Pythagorean Theorem

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In a right-angled triangle, the square of the length of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the lengths of the other two sides.

Question 19

Binomial Theorem

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Describes the algebraic expansion of powers of a binomial.

Question 20

Derivative

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Measures the sensitivity to change of the output of a function of a real variable.

Question 21

Integral

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Represents the area under a curve.

Question 22

Matrix

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A rectangular array of numbers arranged in rows and columns.

Question 23

Transversal

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A line that passes through two lines in the same plane at two distinct points.

Question 24

Supplementary Angles

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Two angles whose measures add up to 180 degrees.

Question 25

Complementary Angles

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Two angles whose measures add up to 90 degrees.

Question 26

Inverse Function

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A function that undoes the action of the another function.

Question 27

Rational Function

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A function that is the ratio of two polynomials.

Question 28

Conic Sections

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The curves obtained by the intersection of a plane with a cone: circles, ellipses, parabolas, hyperbolas.

Question 29

Mean, Median, Mode

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Measures of central tendency.

Question 30

Standard Deviation

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A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values.

Question 31

Z-score

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A measure of how many standard deviations an element is from the mean.

Question 32

Permutation

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An arrangement of objects without repetition where order matters.

Question 33

Combination

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An arrangement of objects without repetition where order does not matter.

Question 34

Null Hypothesis

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A general statement or default position that there is no relationship between two measured phenomena.

Question 35

Alternative Hypothesis

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A statement that contradicts the null hypothesis in a statistical test.

Question 36

P-value

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The probability of obtaining test results at least as extreme as the results actually observed, assuming the null hypothesis is true.

Question 37

Confidence Interval

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A range of values, derived from a data set, which is likely to contain the value of an unknown population parameter.

Question 38

Box-and-whisker Plot

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A method for graphically depicting groups of numerical data through their quartiles.

Question 39

Histogram

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A graph showing frequency distributions.

Question 40

Scatter Plot

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A graph used to display values for two variables for a set of data.

Question 41

Linear Regression

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A linear approach to modelling the relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables.

Question 42

Prokaryote

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A unicellular organism that lacks a nucleus or any other membrane-bound organelle.

Question 43

Eukaryote

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A cell or organism that possesses a clearly defined nucleus.

Question 44

Mitosis

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The process where a single cell divides into two identical daughter cells (cell division).

Question 45

Meiosis

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A type of cell division that results in four daughter cells, each with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell.

Question 46

Photosynthesis

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The process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods with the help of chlorophyll pigments.

Question 47

Cellular Respiration

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The process by which cells use oxygen to produce energy from food.

Question 48

Enzyme

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A protein that acts as a biological catalyst to speed up a chemical reaction.

Question 49

DNA Replication

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The biological process of producing two identical replicas of DNA from one original DNA molecule.

Question 50

Transcription

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The process of making an RNA copy of a gene sequence.

Question 51

Translation

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The process of translating the sequence of a messenger RNA (mRNA) molecule to a sequence of amino acids during protein synthesis.

Question 52

Natural Selection

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The differential survival and reproduction of individuals due to differences in phenotype.

Question 53

Genetic Drift

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Variation in the relative frequency of different genotypes in a small population owing to the chance disappearance of particular genes.

Question 54

Gene Expression

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The process by which information from a gene is used in the synthesis of a functional gene product.

Question 55

Mendelian Genetics

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The principles of heredity and variation in living organisms discovered by Gregor Mendel.

Question 56

Homeostasis

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The state of steady internal, physical, and chemical conditions maintained by living systems.

Question 57

Ecological Succession

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The process of change in the species structure of an ecological community over time.

Question 58

Biogeochemical Cycle

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The pathway by which a chemical substance moves through biotic and abiotic compartments of Earth.

Question 59

Autotroph

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An organism that produces complex organic compounds from simple substances present in its surroundings, generally using energy from light or inorganic chemical reactions.

Question 60

Heterotroph

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An organism that cannot produce its own food, instead taking nutrition from other sources of organic carbon.

Question 61

Ecosystem

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A community of living organisms in conjunction with the nonliving components of their environment.

Question 62

Biome

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A large community of plants and animals that occupy a distinct region.

Question 63

Biodiversity

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The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

Question 64

Plate Tectonics

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A theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust and many associated phenomena.

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