Thermal stress is a result of temperature changes, while tensile, compressive, and shear stresses are types of mechanical stress.

Electrolysis is not a type of transport in plants; it is a chemical process involving the decomposition of substances.

A Quadrilateral is a four-sided figure, not a triangle.

A mesa is not a volcanic landform; it is a flat-topped hill with steep sides, formed by erosion.

Joule is a unit of energy, not power. Power is measured in Watts, Kilowatts, and Horsepower.

A potentiometer is not used for direct resistance measurement; it is primarily used for voltage measurements.

Water pollution is not a use of microbes; rather, microbes can help improve soil fertility and act as biopesticides.

Causing infections is not a beneficial use of microbes; it is a harmful effect.

The Binomial Theorem is specifically for polynomial expansions and does not apply to geometric series.

Image is not a valid data type in Excel; valid types include Text, Number, and Date.

In base 3, only digits 0, 1, and 2 are valid. '230' contains '3', which is invalid.

'22' cannot represent 10 in any base since it would require base 3 or higher.

Reading is not a standard view option in PowerPoint; the correct options are Normal, Slide Sorter, and Outline.

Outlook is an email client, not a web browser.

Calcium is not an alkali metal; it is an alkaline earth metal.

Aluminum (Al) is not an alkaline earth metal; it is a post-transition metal.

Cyclooctatetraene is not aromatic because it does not satisfy Huckel's rule; it is non-planar and does not have a continuous overlap of p-orbitals.

The kinetic molecular theory assumes that gas particles do not attract or repel each other.

Google Chrome is a web browser, not an email client. Outlook, Thunderbird, and Gmail are all email clients.

HTML is not an operating system; it is a markup language used for creating web pages.

Aluminum is not an s-block element; it is a p-block element.

f(x) = 1/x is not continuous at x = 0 as it is undefined there.

Prokaryotic cells do not have a nucleus; their genetic material is not enclosed within a membrane.

The passage does not mention increased funding as a benefit, focusing instead on health outcomes and understanding.

The passage does not mention limited funding as a challenge, focusing instead on other obstacles faced by the researchers.

Copper is known to be one of the best conductors of heat among the given options.

A factor is defined as a number that divides another number without leaving a remainder.

Paris is the capital city of France.

The conjugate of a complex number a + bi is a - bi. Thus, the conjugate of 2 - 3i is 2 + 3i.

The conjugate of a complex number a + bi is a - bi. Thus, the conjugate of 5 - 3i is 5 + 3i.