Round #3 Flashcards
1) LIFE SCIENCE Multiple Choice Vestigial (pronounced VES-ti-gee-al) structures:
W) have no known function in their present owners
X) function in an analogous fashion in all species
Y) evolve homologously until functional
Z) control nervous system functions
`ANSWER: W) HAVE NO KNOWN FUNCTION IN THEIR PRESENT OWNERS
1) LIFE SCIENCE Short Answer Mallus ioeusis and Mallus sylvestris are the genera and
species of what common tree?
ANSWER: APPLE
2) PHYSICAL SCIENCE Multiple Choice What is the decibel scale most often used to
measure?
W) size of bells
X) magnitude of hurricanes
Y) loudness of a sound
Z) brightness of lights
ANSWER: Y) LOUDNESS OF A SOUND
46) PHYSICAL SCIENCE Multiple Choice What is the name of the lowest energy subshell of
an atom where electrons are found:
W) s
X) p
Y) d
Z) a
ANSWER: W) S
3) EARTH SCIENCE Multiple Choice Which of the following are the highest of the clouds in
the troposphere and are composed entirely of ice crystals:
W) stratus
X) cirrus
Y) cumulus
Z) altocumulus
ANSWER: X) CIRRUS
3) EARTH SCIENCE Multiple Choice In the Northern Hemisphere, when is the Earth the
greatest distance from the sun:
W) winter
X) spring
Y) summer
Z) fall
ANSWER: Y) SUMMER
4) MATH Short Answer The identity element for addition is what number?
ANSWER: 0
4) MATH Short Answer On a math test, 20 students averaged a score of 80% while 10 students
averaged 90%. To the nearest whole number, what is the mean score of the entire class?
ANSWER: 83%
5) PHYSICAL SCIENCE Multiple Choice Which of the following units is used to measure
electric current:
W) voltage
X) ohms
Y) amperes
Z) watts
ANSWER: Y) AMPERES
5) PHYSICAL SCIENCE Short Answer What is the current, in amperes, running through a
200-watt light bulb running on a 100 volt power source.
ANSWER: 2 AMPERE
6) GENERAL SCIENCE Short Answer What is the scientific term often used by astronomers
and geoscientists that refers to the point directly overhead?
ANSWER: ZENITH
6) GENERAL SCIENCE Multiple Choice The light year is a useful unit of measure for the
distance between:
W) planets
X) stars
Y) atoms
Z) asteroids
ANSWER: X) STARS
7) LIFE SCIENCE Multiple Choice Which of the following parts of a plant produces pollen:
W) petal
X) stamen
Y) pistil
Z) sepal
ANSWER: X) STAMEN
7) LIFE SCIENCE Multiple Choice Plant cells differ from animal cells in that only plant cells
possess:
W) a nucleus
X) mitochondria
Y) a cell wall
Z) lysosomes
ANSWER: Y) A CELL WALL
8) MATH Short Answer Solve the following equation: 4
3x = -12
ANSWER: -16
8) MATH Short Answer Convert the periodic decimal 0.8333 or 0.83 “bar” into a fraction:
ANSWER: 5/6
9) EARTH SCIENCE Multiple Choice When, in the geological time scale, did dinosaurs roam
the Earth in large numbers:
W) Jurassic
X) Triassic
Y) Cretaceous
Z) Tertiary
ANSWER: W) JURASSIC
9) EARTH SCIENCE Multiple Choice Meteor showers are composed of:
W) large pieces of falling rocks
X) dust and other debris from comets
Y) falling stars
Z) solar flares
ANSWER: X) DUST AND OTHER DEBRIS FROM COMETS
10) GENERAL SCIENCE Short Answer Rounded to the nearest whole number, how many
centimeters are in 2 inches ?
ANSWER: 5
10) GENERAL SCIENCE Multiple Choice Which of the following is NOT true of comets:
W) they have highly elliptical orbits around the sun
X) they leave a trail of particles that reflect sun light
Y) they are made of rocks and condensed gases
Z) they can only be seen when they pass through the atmosphere
ANSWER: Z) THEY CAN ONLY BE SEEN WHEN THEY PASS THROUGH THE
ATMOSPHERE
11) EARTH SCIENCE Short Answer What is the name for the apparent force that causes
hurricanes to be deflected to the right in the Northern hemisphere and to the left in the Southern
hemisphere?
ANSWER: THE CORIOLIS EFFECT (ACCEPT: CORIOLIS FORCE)
11) EARTH SCIENCE Multiple Choice The supercontinent Pangea started to break apart into
our present day continents approximately how many million years ago:
W) 100
X) 200
Y) 300
Z) 400
ANSWER: X) 200
12) MATH Short Answer Add the following numbers: 0.5 + 0.05 + 0.005
ANSWER: 0.555
12) MATH Short Answer Remove the grouping symbols in the following expression: -3x(2 –
5z)
ANSWER: -6x + 15xz (ACCEPT: 15xz – 6x)
13) PHYSICAL SCIENCE Multiple Choice Which of the following is the least dense at
standard temperature and pressure:
W) 10 kilogram of pure water
X) 10 kilogram of aluminum
Y) 2 kilogram of silver
Z) 1 kilogram of gold
ANSWER: W) 10 kilogram of pure water
13) PHYSICAL SCIENCE Short Answer How many electron does the s subshell of an atom
hold?
ANSWER: 2
14) LIFE SCIENCE Multiple Choice Which of the following is the scientific name for the knee
cap:
W) fibula
X) malleus
Y) patella
Z) scapula
ANSWER: Y) PATELLA
14) LIFE SCIENCE Short Answer Organize the following 3 tooth layers from the outermost to
the innermost of a tooth: dentin, enamel, pulp
ANSWER: ENAMEL, DENTIN, PULP
15) GENERAL SCIENCE Short Answer How much does one cubic centimeter of water weigh
at standard temperature and pressure?
ANSWER: 1 gram
15) GENERAL SCIENCE Multiple Choice Craters on the moon is evidence of :
W) lakes that once existed
X) visits from other life
forms
Y) asteroid impacts
Z) plate tectonics
ANSWER: Y) ASTEROID IMPACTS
16) PHYSICAL SCIENCE Multiple Choice The particles in an atom that determine which
element it is are the:
W) nuclei
X) electrons
Y) neutrons
Z) protons
ANSWER: Z) PROTONS
16) PHYSICAL SCIENCE Multiple Choice All metals:
W) melt at high temperatures
X) conduct heat and electricity
Y) contain iron
Z) react with air and water
ANSWER: X) CONDUCT HEAT AND ELECTRICITY
17) LIFE SCIENCE Multiple Choice Which of the following parts of a cell is most directly
responsible for synthesizing proteins:
W) ribosomes
X) endoplasmic reticulum
Y) vacuoles
Z) lysosomee
ANSWER: W) RIBOSOMES
17) LIFE SCIENCE Short Answer This structure that develops in the wall of the uterus
functions in the pregnant mammals to transfer nourishment and oxygen and remove wastes from
the developing offspring.
ANSWER: PLACENTA
18) EARTH SCIENCE Short Answer Which equinox marks the beginning of spring in the
Northern Hemisphere?
ANSWER: VERNAL EQUINOX
18) EARTH SCIENCE Multiple Choice Steep-sided volcanoes such as Mounts Rainier, Hood,
and Fuji, are examples of what kind of volcanoes:
W) stratovolcanoes
X) tephra cone volcanoes
Y) shield volcanoes
Z) tower volcanoes
ANSWER: W) STRATOVOLCANOES
19) GENERAL SCIENCE Multiple Choice The Sahara Desert in Africa is what type of desert?
W) subtropical
X) continental
Y) rain shadow
Z) coastal
ANSWER: W) SUBTROPICAL
19) GENERAL SCIENCE Short Answer What are the 4 physical states of matter?
ANSWER: SOLID, LIQUID, GAS, PLASMA
20) LIFE SCIENCE Multiple Choice Which of the following is the scientific name for the
thigh bone:
W) tibia
X) femur
Y) fibula
Z) humerus
ANSWER: X) FEMUR
20) LIFE SCIENCE Short Answer When a nerve message reaches the end of an axon it sends a
message or impulse across the space between the nerves to continue its message to the next
nerve. What is the space across which the message is sent usually called?
ANSWER: SYNAPSE
21) PHYSICAL SCIENCE Multiple Choice When a car turns a corner on dry pavement, the
wheels do not slide sideways and the car completes the turn due to what interaction between the
tires and the pavement?
W) friction
X) torque
Y) drag
Z) acceleration
ANSWER: W) FRICTION
21) PHYSICAL SCIENCE Multiple Choice Complex carbohydrates are called:
W) polypeptides
X) polynuclides
Y) polypropylenes
Z) polysaccharides
ANSWER: Z) POLYSACCHARIDES
22) MATH Short Answer What kind of fraction has the absolute value of the numerator greater
than the denominator?
ANSWER: IMPROPER FRACTION
22) MATH Multiple Choice Which of the following numbers is divisible by 3:
W) 5,163
X) 2,465
Y) 1,315
Z) 313
ANSWER: W) 5,163
23) EARTH SCIENCE Short Answer With a Mohs’ hardness of 1, what is the softest mineral
known?
ANSWER: TALC
23) EARTH SCIENCE Multiple Choice The first scientist to propose the hypothesis of the past
existence of the supercontinent Pangea was:
W) James Hutton
X) John Filmore Hayford
Y) Charles Darwin
Z) Alfred Wegener
ANSWER: Z) ALFRED WEGENER
24) GENERAL SCIENCE Short Answer What vitamin is the most directly associated with the
disease scurvy?
ANSWER: VITAMIN C
24) GENERAL SCIENCE Multiple Choice Which of the following is the best estimate of what
a gallon of water weighs in kilograms?
W) 2 kilograms
X) 4 kilograms
Y) 6 kilograms
Z) 8 kilograms
ANSWER: X) 4 KILOGRAMS
25) MATH Short Answer What is the name for a set that contains no elements?
ANSWER: EMPTY SET
25) MATH Short Answer Solve the following expression: 2 25 + 25 ÷ 5
ANSWER: 15
