Mock Test Science 1 Flashcards
- The unit of temperature in S.I. unit is
A. Centigrade
B. Fahrenheit
C. Celsius
D. Kelvin
D. Kelvin
- Biochemical catalysts which speed up chemical reactions are called _____.
A. Enzymes
B. Deoxyribonucleic acid
C. Polysaccharides
D. Ribonucleic acid
A. Enzymes
- The microbes that live on dead and decaying organic materials are known as
A. parasites
B. saprophytes
C. pathogens
D. indigenous microflora
B. saprophytes
- What are the reactants for the chemical reaction of cellular respiration?
A. carbon dioxide and water
B. oxygen and lactic acid
C. glucose and oxygen
D. water and glucose
C. glucose and oxygen
- Which cells in the blood do not have a nucleolus?
A. Lymphocytes
B. Erythrocyte
C. Monocyte
D. Neutrophil
B. Erythrocyte
- A closed system is one in which
A. mass does not cross boundaries of the system, though energy may do so
B. mass crosses the boundary but not the energy
C. neither mass nor energy crosses the boundaries of the system
D. both energy and mass cross the boundaries of the system
A. mass does not cross boundaries of the system, though energy may do so
- Which of the following factors affects the pressure of an enclosed gas?
A. Temperature
B. Number of particles
C. Volume
D. All of these
D. All of these
- Genetic information in living things is stores in ___.
A. Organelles such as lysozymes
B. Tiny granules of ribonucleic acid
C. DNA also known as deoxyribonucleic acid
D. Triacylglycerols such as glyceryl tristearate
C. DNA also known as deoxyribonucleic acid
- Which of the following pairs is mismatched?
A. Anton van Leeuwenhoek – Microscopy
B. Louise Pasture - Pasteurization
C. Rudolf Virchow - Abiogenesis
D. Robert Koch – Germ theory of disease
C. Rudolf Virchow - Abiogenesis
- Which of the following is flexible connective tissue that is attached to bones at the joints?
A. Adipose
B. Muscle
C. Cartilage
D. Nerve
C. Cartilage
- How many ATP molecules does glycolysis provides a cell?
A. 2 ATP molecules
B. 16 ATP molecules
C. 4 ATP molecules
D. 32 ATP molecules
A. 2 ATP molecules
- A solid object with a specific density of less than 1 will
A. float on liquid water.
B. sink in liquid water.
C. stay mixed with liquid water.
D. dissolve in liquid water.
A. float on liquid water.
- When the energy has been completely removed from a mass the state would be:
A. Solid
B. Plasma
C. Liquid
D. Einstein Bone Condensate
D. Einstein Bone Condensate
- Which is released as a by-product of photosynthesis?
A. Carbon
B. Oxygen
C. Carbon dioxide
D. Water
B. Oxygen
- Proteins are made up of long chain of ____.
A. Amino acids attached by peptide bond
B. Glucose molecules attached end to end
C. Complex lipids as stearic and cholesterol
D. Organic subunits such as ethane or propane
A. Amino acids attached by peptide bond
- The field of parasitology involves the study of which of the following types of organisms?
A. arthropods, helminths, and certain protozoa
B. arthropods, bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and viruses
C. bacteria, fungi, and viruses
D. bacteria, fungi, and protozoa
A. arthropods, helminths, and certain protozoa
- Which of the following is the body cavity that contains the pituitary glands?
A. cranial
B. spinal
C. pleural
D. thoracic
A. cranial
- Why do we perceive chlorophyll as green?
A. because it combines blue and yellow light
B. because it reflects green light
C. because it absorbs green light
D. because it refracts green light
B. because it reflects green light
- A decrease in temperature can cause a gas to
A. boil away into vapor.
B. turn into a liquid.
C. exert increased pressure in a rigid container.
D. turn to ice.
B. turn into a liquid.
- Sublimation is the change of a:
A. liquid to solid
B. solid to gas
C. solid to liquid
D. liquid to gas
B. solid to gas
- Hydrophilic substance are usually soluble in ____.
A. Nonpolar solvents such as ether and gasoline
B. Water or aqueous solution such as the cell cytoplasm
C. Any solvents made up of molecules containing Hydrogen
D. Non-aqueous portions of cell membrane
B. Water or aqueous solution such as the cell cytoplasm
- One way in which Archean would differ from a bacterium is that the Archean would possess no
A. DNA in its chromosomes
B. Ribosomes in its cytoplasm
C. Peptidoglycan in its cell walls
D. RNA in its ribosomes
C. Peptidoglycan in its cell walls
- Which of the following closes and seals off the lower airway during swallowing?
A. Alveoli
B. Larynx
C. Epiglottis
D. Uvula
C. Epiglottis
- Where does lactic acid fermentation occur?
A. Beer
B. Muscles cells
C. Bread dough
D. Wine
B. Muscles cells
- The heat fusion of a substance refers to
A. The temperature necessary to produce a nuclear fusion reaction.
B. The heat required to liquefy a vapor at its condensation temperature.
C. The heat required to liquefy a solid at its melting temperature.
D. The temperature at which a liquid becomes a gas.
C. The heat required to liquefy a solid at its melting temperature.
- Which of the following will cause a decrease in gas pressure in a closed container?
A. Lowering the temperature
B. Adding more gas
C. Reducing the volume
D. Both a and b
A. Lowering the temperature
- Some bacteria stain Gram-positive and others stain Gram-negative as a result of the differences in the structure of their
A. cell wall
B. cell membrane
C. capsule
D. ribosomes
A. cell wall
- Which of the following cavities are separated by the diaphragm?
A. Abdominal and pelvic
B. Pericardial and pleural
C. Cranial and spinal
D. Thoracic and abdominal
D. Thoracic and abdominal
- What is produced as electrons pass through the electron transport chain?
A. Alcohol
B. Citric acid
C. ATP
D. Lactic acid
C. ATP
- Absolute zero temperature is
A. 32 ͦ F
B. 0 ͦ C
C. 4 ͦ C
D. 0 ͦ K
D. 0 ͦ K
- In the broadest sense, what was the Kinetic Molecular Theory designed to explain?
A. What temperature measures.
B. The types of intermolecular forces.
C. The behavior of matter.
D. Crystalline structures of solids.
C. The behavior of matter.
- An acid is a substance that ____.
A. donates electrons
B. donates neutrons
C. donates protons
D. none of these
C. donates protons
- The three-domain system of the classification is based on the differences in which of the following molecules?
A. mRNA
B. rRNA
C. peptidoglycan
D. tRNA
B. rRNA
- Which of the following terms describes the motion of the bending the forearms toward the body?
A. Abduction
B. Pronation
C. Flexion
D. Supination
C. Flexion
- Which of the following is not a characteristic of solid particles?
A. Solid particles have definite shapes and volumes.
B. Solid particles vibrated in place.
C. Solid particles are very close together
D. Solid particles have a lot of kinetic energy.
D. Solid particles have a lot of kinetic energy.
- The reaction of water with a salt is called ____.
A. Acidification
B. Efflorescence
C. Hydrolysis
D. Neutralization
C. Hydrolysis
- Most prokaryotic cell reproduce by
A. budding
B. spore formation
C. gamete production
D. binary fission
D. binary fission
- In which of the following positions does a patient lie face down?
A. Dorsal
B. Prone
C. Lateral
D. Supine
B. Prone
- What are the products of photosynthesis and are the reactants of cellular respiration?
A. Hormones
B. Glucose and oxygen
C. ATP and ADP
D. Chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b
B. Glucose and oxygen
- Indicate the FALSE statement about temperature.
A. Boiling point of the centigrade scale is 100
B. Fahrenheit scale was invented by a German
C. Absolute temperature scale is expressed in 0K
D. Absolute zero is Fahrenheit scale is -273
D. Absolute zero is Fahrenheit scale is -273