Set 1- Round 1-9 Flashcards
What organelle functions to isolate a human cell’s chromosomes
from the cytoplasm?
NUCLEUS
What is the primary oxygen-carrying protein found in red blood
cells?
HEMOGLOBIN
What physical state of matter is intermediate between a
solid and gas?
LIQUID
Which of the following BEST describes the term static:
STATIONARY
What is the general name for the rising and falling of sea
levels in response to the forces exerted by the Moon and Sun?
TIDES
Approximately what fraction of Earth’s surface is covered
by oceans:
SEVEN-TENTHS
How many degrees are in one-third of a right angle?
30
Round the number 535,279 to the nearest ten-thousand:
540,000
The number 4.56 × 10^11 has how many zeroes?
9
Giving your answer in grams, subtract 200 grams from 6.2
kilograms:
6,000 (ACCEPT: 6 × 10^3)
How many permanent teeth does a typical adult human have?
32
How many canine teeth does the typical human adult have?
4
Mary tried to lift her couch by exerting 500 newtons of
force but it doesn’t budge. If the couch weighed 2,000 newtons, how much work did she do:
0
Jeff walks west in a straight path for 100 meters and then
east in a straight path for 150 meters. What is the magnitude of his displacement, in meters?
50
The hydrologic cycle describes the circulation of Earth’s:
WATER
What is the name of the rock that makes up most of the ocean
floor and volcanic ocean islands?
BASALT
In a right triangle, what is the name for the side opposite the 90º angle?
HYPOTENUSE
Rounded to the nearest meter, find the length of the hypotenuse of a right
triangle if the legs measure 5 and 12 meters?
13
What is the SI base unit for length?
METER
Name all of the following 3 choices that are
measurements units for speed: mach; newton; knots
MACH; KNOTS
Most of the heart is composed of which of the following
types of tissues:
MUSCLE
In the taxonomical name Homo sapiens, what taxonomical rank
does sapiens represent?
SPECIES
What atomic particle balances the charge of protons to
produce a neutral atom?
ELECTRON
Isotopes of the same element are based on their different
numbers of what atomic particle?
NEUTRONS
Which of the Gas giant planets is closest to the Sun?
JUPITER
What are the 2 main factors causing the metamorphism of
rocks?
HEAT AND PRESSURE
What is the name for any segment with one endpoint at the center of a
circle and the other endpoint on the circle?
RADIUS
Rounded to the nearest ten-thousandth, convert 3
1 rd to a decimal:
0.3333
If there are 640 ounces of water in 5 gallons, how many
ounces are in ½ gallon?
64
Name all of the following 4 choices that are measurement
units of area: meter; hectare; acre; mile
HECTARE; ACRE
What is generally considered the basic unit of life?
THE CELL
In what organelle of a plant cell does photosynthesis occur?
CHLOROPLAST
An ionic state of an atom of hydrogen would have how
many protons?
1
What is the name for the biochemical process that
converts grape juice into wine or soy beans into soy sauce?
FERMENTATION
Giving your answer as north, south, east, or west, a southerly
wind blows FROM what direction?
SOUTH
Which of the following clouds has little vertical
development:
CIRRUS
What is the exact circumference, in centimeters, of a circle whose radius
is 3 centimeters?
6π
What is the common name for the antiseptic, found in
many homes, that decomposes into water and oxygen?
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE
What is the chemical formula for hydrogen peroxide?
H2O2
What is the scientific name for the white of a cooked egg?
ALBUMEN
What term is generally used for biological catalysts?
ENZYMES
What term do scientists use for the force of gravity
acting on anything that has mass?
WEIGHT
How many protons are present in a single helium
nucleus?
2
A weather forecast of 100% relative humidity suggests an
increased possibility of:
RAIN
What is the name for all Great Circles that pass through the
north and south poles?
LONGITUDES
Every triangle has how many vertices?
3
If the perimeter of a triangle is 45 centimeters and the lengths of two of
its sides are 16 and 12 centimeters, find the length of the third side, in centimeters:
17
What general term describes the angle or degree north or
south of the equator?
LATITUDE
The geographic north pole is at what latitude?
90
What is the most common term for the energy an object
has because of its position or configuration?
POTENTIAL
Which one of the four basic forces of the universe is most
directly involved with maintaining the planets in their orbits?
GRAVITY
Based on size and location, which of the 2 basic types of
glaciers dominates Greenland today?
CONTINENTAL
Which of the following fossils is the oldest:
TRILOBITE
What is the measure, in degrees, of each angle in an equilateral triangle?
60
Which of the following can sometimes result after a
moderate to severe blow to the head:
CONCUSSION
What is the year of a person’s death who was born in the
year 580 BC and lived 63 years?
517 BC
How many limbs are tetrapods typically considered to have?
4
Which of the following is the most common source of energy
for brain cells in humans:
GLUCOSE
What is the most common term for the ratio of the output
force to the input force of a simple machine?
MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
Which of the following most directly contributes to the
actual mechanical advantage always being less than the ideal mechanical advantage:
FRICTION
Which of the following is NOT a mineral:
BASALT
Which of the following is the hottest region of planet Earth:
THE INNER CORE
Find the volume, in inches cubed, of a rectangular solid whose
dimensions are 3-inches by 5-inches by 8-inches:
120
What is the kelvin temperature that represents a condition
of no molecular motion?
0
How many grams are in 1 metric ton?
1 MILLION
What is the ultimate energy source for nearly all life on Earth?
THE SUN
What is the environmental factor most directly involved in
phototropism?
LIGHT
If a chimpanzee were to throw darts at a Periodic
Table, he would most likely hit an element with which of the following characteristics:
A SOLID AT ROOM TEMPERATURE
Which of the following has the most inertia:
4 KILOGRAMS OF IRON
Which of the following is the BEST example of the
chemical weathering of rock:
RAIN PERCOLATING THROUGH LIMESTONE
What is the name for the “river” of high altitude wind over
North America that marks the southern boundary between polar air to the north and warmer air to
the south?
POLAR JET STREAM
Minuends and subtrahends are used in which of the following
mathematical operations:
SUBTRACTION
If the area of a square field is 1,600 square feet, how many feet long is
one of its sides?
40
What is the general name for a plastic material composed
of a polymer of styrene?
POLYSTYRENE
Which of the following is a product found in most
toothpastes for the purpose of making the teeth more resistant to decay by promoting
remineralization:
FLUORIDE
What is the scientific name of the human windpipe?
TRACHEA
The organ of Corti is directly involved in what human sense?
HEARING
Which of the following is TRUE regarding mixing
pigments:
AS MORE PIGMENTS ARE MIXED, THE DARKER THE RESULTING
MIXTURE BECOMES
What color will a red colored object appear to a human if
it is illuminated by a red light?
RED
Which of the following is often the LEAST reliable
property of a mineral that is used in mineral identification:
COLOR
Which of the following terms best describes the streak of
a mineral:
BROWN
What is the identity element for addition on the integers?
0
The sum of two numbers is 16 and their product is 55. What are the two
numbers?
11; 5
Which of the following best describes a smaller stream
that merges with a larger stream:
TRIBUTARY
Which of the following is a structural adaptation of
ducks that is most helpful in keeping them dry:
AN OIL-PRODUCING GLAND
Which of the following is the closest synonym for motile:
ABLE TO MOVE
Which of the following terms is used by microbiologists for a
bacterium with a rod shape:
BACILLUS
What nucleon balances the charge of electrons to give an
atom a neutral state?
PROTON(S)
Nitrogen has 7 protons. What is the atomic mass of its
common isotope, rounded to the nearest whole number?
14
What molecular substance is believed to be the most basic
requirement or signature for life to exist on a planet?
WATER
What planets are able to pass between the Earth and the
Sun?
MERCURY; VENUS
The lead-acid battery is most commonly found in:
AUTOMOBILES
From what biological polymer is paper primarily
composed?
CELLULOSE
What is the common name of the members of the Class Aves?
BIRDS
Name all of the following 3 groups of animals that are
vertebrates: amphibians; reptiles; gastropods
AMPHIBIANS; REPTILES
Which of the following is a coastal morphology most
characteristic of the west coast of the U.S.:
ROCKY COAST WITH SMALL SPITS AND POCKET BEACHES
Which of the following best describes how a sedimentary
rock can form:
COMPACTION AND CEMENTATION
What is the degree measure of a semicircle?
180
How many degrees are in the 4th angle of a quadrilateral whose other 3
angles are 85º, 95º, and 100º?
80
Which of the following does the prefix “ambi” (spell
out the letters a, m, b, i) mean, as in the word ambidextrous:
BOTH
Arrange the following 4 choices from the one with the
LOWEST mass to the HIGHEST mass: decigram; microgram; centigram; hectogram
MICROGRAM; CENTIGRAM; DECIGRAM; HECTOGRAM
What is the most common term for the biological polymer found
in chromosomes that stores genetic information?
DNA (ACCEPT: DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID)
Inside what human cell organelle does replication of the
chromosomal DNA in preparation for mitosis occur?
NUCLEUS
What is the mass, in grams to the nearest whole number,
of one cubic centimeter of pure water at standard temperature and pressure?
1
Name all of the following 3 choices that a physicist would
consider to be simple machines: bicycle; lever; ramp
LEVER; RAMP
The greatest geophysical impacts from the movement of
Earth’s lithospheric plates are most often seen and felt in which of the following areas:
AT PLATE BOUNDARIES
What layer of Earth’s interior contains over 60% of the
Earth’s mass and is composed of iron- and magnesium-rich silicates?
MANTLE
The equation (2 + x) + y = 2 + (x + y) best illustrates what basic property
of addition?
ASSOCIATIVE
Change the decimal 0.88 to a fraction in lowest terms:
22/25
One quintillion contains how many zeroes?
18
A single U.S. quarter is 2 millimeters thick. Find the
height, in centimeters, of a stack of 50 quarters:
10
What specific structure is most directly responsible for the
motility of bacteria?
FLAGELLA (ACCEPT: FLAGELLUM)
If an animal has 42 chromosomes in its normal, non-gamete or
somatic cells, what term would be given to the gametes that have 21 chromosomes:
HAPLOID
Which of the following BEST describes how the
SI unit called the Newton is derived:
THE FORCE NEEDED TO ACCELERATE 1 KILOGRAM AT ONE METER
PER SECOND SQUARED
A car is traveling at a constant speed of 20 kilometers
per hour on a long straight road. How many minutes will it take to travel a distance of 5 kilometers?
15
The best evidence for the model of Earth’s interior comes
from the study of:
SEISMOLOGY
Which of the following is TRUE of the Richter Scale:
IT IS BASED ON A LOGARITHMIC SCALE
In the real numbers, a number times its multiplicative inverse equals
what?
1
Find the elapsed time, in hours and minutes reduced to their lowest
terms, between 12:15 AM and 5:05 PM:
16 HOURS 50 MINUTES
What hard silvery-grey metal is the 9th most common
element in the Earth’s crust, has an atomic number of 22, and takes its name from the Titans?
TITANIUM
What state in the U.S. has the largest continuous system
of mangroves in the world?
FLORIDA
What is the most common term for the symbiotic relationship
where one organism benefits and the other is harmed?
PARASITISM
What is the most common term for the type of symbiosis where
one organism benefits and the other is neither significantly harmed nor helped by the interaction?
COMMENSALISM
When using the periodic chart, what number gives the
number of protons in a given element:
ATOMIC NUMBER
Most blizzards that strike the continental U.S. most
directly originated in which of the following locations:
THE GULF OF ALASKA
What terrestrial planet rotates in an opposite direction to the
planet Earth?
VENUS
What is the mathematical term for coplanar lines that never intersect?
PARALLEL
Which of the following types of maps would be most
useful on a hiking trip through the Alps:
TOPOGRAPHIC
Regarding computer technology, which of the
following BEST describes the bit:
A BINARY DIGIT THAT STORES INFORMATION
What is the scientific term for the biting structures of spiders?
CHELICERAE (ACCEPT: CHELICERA)
In what structure of a nucleated cell are ribosomes assembled
into their subunits?
NUCLEOLUS (DO NOT ACCEPT: NUCLEUS)
If the angle of incidence for a beam of light on a mirror
is 27 degrees, what is the angle of reflection, in degrees?
27
Which of the following is TRUE of gases:
THEY ARE HIGHLY COMPRESSIBLE
Which of the following terms best describes the cleavage
of a mineral:
PERFECT ONE WAY
Which of the following is a region of Earth’s atmosphere
where convection is most likely to take place:
TROPOSPHERE
What is the most common element in most steel?
IRON
Stainless steel is differentiated from other steels based
mainly on the content of what element?
CHROMIUM
Which of the following is part of the nephron in the kidney:
GLOMERULUS
The human body is most commonly described as having what
type of symmetry?
BILATERAL
Which of the following BEST explains why a
concrete floor feels colder than a wooden floor if both are at 21ºC:
CONCRETE CONDUCTS HEAT BETTER THAN WOOD
Molasses flows more slowly than water. What is the
most common scientific term for the ability of different substances to flow more or less freely?
VISCOSITY
Rounded to the nearest whole number, what is the specific
gravity of water at standard temperature and pressure?
1
Arrange the following 4 choices in order of INCREASING
speed of computer data transmission: 1 gigabyte per second; 1 kilobyte per second; 1 megabyte per
second; 1 terabyte per second
1 KILOBYTE PER SECOND; 1 MEGABYTE PER SECOND; 1 GIGABYTE PER
SECOND; 1 TERABYTE PER SECOND
In which of the following places would meiosis most likely
occur in a mammal:
OVARY
What are the most common names of the gametes produced by a
human male and female, respectively?
MALE = SPERM; FEMALE = EGG
What anatomical structures in humans function by connecting
muscles to bones?
TENDONS
What is the light-yellow fluid that makes up the fluid portion of
normal circulating human blood?
PLASMA
Most biological catalysts are:
PROTEINS
Which of the following best describes a bacteriophage:
A BACTERIAL VIRUS
Which of the following plants is sometimes called a
fiddlehead when it is immature:
FERN
Name all of the following 4 groups of animals that are reptiles:
lizards; snakes; frogs; crocodiles
LIZARDS; SNAKES; CROCODILES
How many pairs of walking legs do spiders have?
4
Name all of the following 4 organisms that are bivalves:
squid; clams; snails; mussels
CLAMS; MUSSELS
Which of the following is closest to the meaning of
intercellular (read carefully as: in-TER-cellular):
BETWEEN CELLS
Which of the following is NOT a structure found in human
cells:
CELL WALL
What is the name of the blood vessels in vertebrate bodies where
most of the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide occurs?
CAPILLARIES
What specific part of the human brain is most responsible for
regulating body temperature?
HYPOTHALAMUS
Which of the following describes the shape of a bacterial
pilus:
A THIN TUBE
Name all of the following 4 groups of plants that are legumes:
peas; rice; soy beans; peanuts
PEAS; SOY BEANS; PEANUTS
Which of the following is the location of the human thymus
gland:
UPPER CHEST
What is the most common globular protein in red blood cells?
HEMOGLOBIN
Name all of the following 4 groups of organisms that are
insects: flies; beetles; crayfish; moths
FLIES; BEETLES; MOTHS
Which of the following anatomical structures is missing in the
hagfish:
JAW
Name all of the following 4 organisms that are echinoderms:
squid; snails; starfish; lobsters
STARFISH
What is the most common term used for the biological process of
converting atmospheric nitrogen into a form readily available for use in organisms?
NITROGEN FIXATION
Which of the following groups of organisms is most
commonly associated with the ability to fix nitrogen:
BACTERIA
Which of the following is a lipid:
W) lipase
X) myoglobin
Y) trypsin
Z) corn oil
CORN OIL
Which of the following organisms contains the most chitin
(read as: KYE-tin) by percent of body weight:
W) leopard
X) ant
Y) squid
Z) whale
ANT
What parts of a flower make up the corolla?
PETALS
Name all of the following 4 plants that have male and female
flowers on the same plant: apple tree; tomato; maple tree; pumpkin
ALL
How many chambers does the heart of a shark have?
2
Name all of the following 4 groups of organisms in which
mitosis occurs: birds; reptiles; mollusks; bacteria
BIRDS; REPTILES; MOLLUSKS
Which of the following anatomical structures do sharks NOT
possess:
GILL COVERS OR OPERCULA
What scientist is sometimes considered the father of genetics
because of his extensive studies on the patterns of inheritance?
GREGOR MENDEL
How many phalanges are in a human thumb?
2
Which of the following terms is most often used to describe a
biochemical reaction where the forward reaction is at the same rate as the reverse reaction:
W) isothermic
X) isotropic
Y) equilibrium
Z) homeotropic
EQUILIBRIUM
In which of the following areas of the human body is the
frontal bone found:
W) pelvis
X) spine
Y) shoulder
Z) head
HEAD
In which of the following areas of the human body is the
ileum bone found:
PELVIS
In what organelle do parenchymal (read as: PAR-en-KYM-al)
cells store most of a plant’s cellular fluid?
VACUOLE
Name all of the following 3 groups of plants that have no
xylem: mosses; ferns; conifers
MOSSES
Which of the following terms do biologists most often use to
describe animals that do not move by their own design or effort:
W) saprophytic
X) instar
Y) motile
Z) sessile
SESSILE
What is the base nucleotide to which adenine binds on its
opposing strand in DNA?
THYMINE
What anatomical structure in boney fish allows them to adjust
their buoyancy and stay afloat without swimming?
SWIMBLADDER
What is the most common name for the fluid in a spider that
serves a similar function to blood in vertebrates?
HAEMOLYMPH
What organelle with attached ribosomes is most directly
responsible for the translation of proteins destined to be transported out of the cell?
ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM
Name all of the following 4 functional groups that are found in
all amino acids: carboxyl; ketone; amino; phosphate
CARBOXYL; AMINO
What is the most common name of the plant pigments that give
fruits and many plant parts their orange color?
CAROTENOIDS
Which of the following organisms has an archegonium:
W) moss
X) bird
Y) frog
Z) oak tree
MOSS
How many pairs of wings do beetles typically have?
2
How many cervical vertebrae are found in most mammals?
7
What is the most common name for the junctions across which
nerve cells carry chemical messages from cell to cell?
SYNAPSE
What is the most common name of the part of a neuron that takes
its name from the Greek word for tree, and functions to carry electrical messages from other nerve
cells to the soma?
DENDRITE
In which of the following cells would myelin most likely be
found:
W) oocyte
X) red blood cell
Y) neuron
Z) skin cell
NEURON
Name all of the following 4 choices of eukaryotic sub-cellular
structures that do NOT have their own specific membrane: chloroplast; lysosome; centriole; golgi
CENTRIOLE
What is the most important function of fiber tracheids (read
as: TRAY-key-ids) in woody plants:
W) energy storage
X) structural support
Y) sugary sap movement
Z) absorption of nutrients from the soil
STRUCTURAL SUPPORT
Which of the following is the smallest object that a typical
student compound light microscope is able to allow a person to see:
W) mRNA
X) ribosomes
Y) E.coli
Z) polio virus
E.COLI
Adipose tissue stores mostly:
W) lipid
X) protein
Y) starch
Z) glycogen
LIPID
Which of the following biological molecules make up the
main part of the bilayer and hydrophobic region of the plasma cell membrane:
W) oligosaccharides (read as: oh-LEE-go-SACK-ah-rides)
X) carbohydrates
Y) phospholipids
Z) proteins
PHOSPHOLIPIDS
Keratins are considered structural proteins. This is because
they are most often arranged in which of the following shapes:
W) long, thin fibers
X) spherical and smooth
Y) short and irregular
Z) small, irregular, and hydrophilic
LONG THIN FIBERS
Name all of the following 4 molecules that are storage forms of
glucose: starch; wax; glycogen; maltose
STARCH; GLYCOGEN
