1. The Greeks adopted the Phoenician alphabet but changing a few letters.

A B C D
2. Either niobium nor tantalum is mined in the United States.
A B C D

3. When sun bear cubs are born, they are almost completely hairless, cant hear, and blind.
A B C D

4. The vast majority of the world's manganese is found in either South Africa but also the countries of
A B C D
the former USSR.

5. A snowflake that forms rapidly has more crystals than one forms slowly.
A B C D

6. Goats either trample the vegetation that Galapagos tortoises eat or damaging the canopies of the
A B C
trees that protect the tortoises from the sun.
D

7. The antennae of some long-horned beetles are longer than their bodily.
A B C D

8. U.S. currency no longer in circulation includes denominations of not only 500, 1,000 and 5,000, nor
A B C D
10,000 and 100,000 dollars.

9. With neither the wheel nor having draft animals, the Inca built walls so well that today even a sheet of
A B C
paper can’t be wedged into the joints.
D

10. For photosynthesis to occur, a leaf requires carbon dioxide, water, and lightly.
A B C D

11. Many insects hibernate in the hollows of trees or are under piles of leaves.
A B C D

12. Playing handball consumes as many calories per minute as to play racquetball.
A B C D
13. The earliest lamps were shallow dishes made from pottery or stony.
A B C D

14. Analysis of Neanderthal DNA demonstrated that Homo sapiens is neither descended from nor
A B
relation to the Neanderthal species.
C D

15. In large doses, alcohol can dull sensation and impairment muscular coordination.
A B C D

16. Over the years, county fairs have become larger and more entertainment orientation.
A B C D

17. The United States produces and consumes more lead metal than any country does.
A B C D

18. Big brown bats having big appetites, consuming thousands of insects a night, but are actually quite
A B C D
small bats.

19. The Golden Gate Bridge is designed both to sway as much as 28 feet or to rise and fall as much as 16
A B C
feet.
D

20. Tyrannosaurus rex grew to a height similar to a giraffe.

A B C D