Deck 4: Hiset: Science and Biology

Question 1

Which of the following is a result of babies born with an abnormal chromosome count?

A)They have no chance of surviving.
B)They tend to be more intelligent.
C)They are the same as babies with the normal amount of chromosomes.
D)They could have Down syndrome.

Answer 1

They could have Down syndrome.

Question 2

Which of the following is the best conductor of electricity?

A)Rubber
B)Wood
C)Metal
D)Plastic

Answer 2

Metal

Question 3

Which of the following describes having three copies of a chromosome?

A)Monosomy
B)Disomy
C)Trisomy
D)Tetrasomy
E)Pentasomy

Answer 3

Disomy

Question 4

What is the product of a large static discharge traveling between two objects in the air?

A)Thunder
B)Lightening
C)Grounding
D)None of the above

Question 5

The increased temperature of particles in a material is ___________________.

A)Thermal energy
B)Kinetic energy
C)Potential energy
D)Density

Question 6

During a solar eclipse, when compared to Earth, what position is the moon in?

A)Between Earth and Mars
B)Between Earth and Mercury
C)Between Earth and the sun
D)At its highest point in the sky

Question 7

According to Darwin's theory of natural selection, this characteristic helps a flounder blend in with gravel on the sea floor:

A)Adaptation
B)Camouflage
C)Gradualism
D)Chemosynthesis

Question 8

What theory suggests that light consists of very small bundles of energy particles?

A)The theory of general relativity
B)The big bang theory
C)The quantum theory
D)The theory of evolution

Question 9

What happens when an element moves from one physical state to another?

A)Its chemical state changes.
B)Its chemical state remains the same.
C)Its molecular state changes.
D)It gets a new symbol on the periodic table.

Question 10

What is the name of the unit that scientists use to measure force?

A)Vector
B)Momentum
C)Newton
D)Pull

Question 11

Susan carries the dominant gene for a disease. Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding Susan?

A)She most likely has the disease.
B)She most likely does not have the disease.
C)Her children will have a 50% chance of inheriting the disease.
D)Both of her parents had 23 pairs of chromosomes.

Question 12

In June of 2011, what replaced the food pyramid, which symbolized the types of food people should consume?

A)The food square
B)The food plate
C)The food line
D)The cup

Question 13

Which two gasses are most abundant in the earth's atmosphere?

A)Nitrogen and oxygen
B)Nitrogen and carbon dioxide
C)Oxygen and carbon dioxide
D)Oxygen and hydrogen

Question 14

What is the term used to describe the type of response elicited by an organism's heredity and experiences?

A)Behavioral response
B)Cognitive response
C)No response
D)External response

Question 15

The effect of wind on ocean surfaces can create which of the following?

A)Erosion
B)Threat to sea life
C)Waves
D)Hurricanes

Question 16

Which of the following describes the study of paleontology?

A)The study of fossils
B)The study of dinosaurs
C)The study of ecology and climate of the past
D)All of the above

Question 17

A ____________________ is the magnetic influence of electric currents and magnetic materials.

A)Pole
B)Magnetic field
C)Transformer
D)Electron

Question 18

No two species can occupy the same ___________.

A)Population
B)Niche
C)Ecosystem
D)Niche.
E)Biome

Question 19

If a human were to drink salt water, which of the following would result?

A)It would be just like drinking tap water. They would be hydrated.
B)They would have buoyancy in the water.
C)They would become dehydrated.
D)None of the above

Question 20

Which of the following conditions could possibly be corrected by gene therapy?

A)Cystic fibrosis
B)Asthma
C)Tetanus
D)Rabies

Question 21

Which of the following affects natural selection?

A)Changes to the environment
B)A small gene pool
C)Antibiotics
D)All of the above

Question 22

All of the following are examples of asexual reproduction EXCEPT:

A)Binary fission
B)Budding
C)Meiosis
D)Parthenogenesis
E)Fragmentation

Question 23

Which of the following best describes why the earth has seasons?

A)The earth's tilt
B)The earth's revolution around the sun
C)The relationship between the earth and the moon
D)Both A and B

Question 24

What is the most likely explanation for leaves wrapped in white construction paper having the lowest amount of chlorophyll?

A)White paper prevented sunlight from being absorbed by the leaves
B)White paper prevented carbon dioxide from being taken in by the leaves
C)White paper prevented oxygen from being released by the leaves
D)White paper prevented water from being released by the leaves
E)Black paper prevented heat from being absorbed by the leaves.

Question 25

Of the following, which of the groups below has the smallest number of species?

A)Order
B)Kingdom
C)Phylum
D)Class
E)Genus

Question 26

Where in the eukaryotic cell does RNA synthesis occur?

A)Cytoplasm
B)Golgi bodies
C)Nucleus
D)Endoplasmic reticulum
E)Mitochondria

Question 27

Which of the following is not a phase of mitosis?

A)Interphase
B)Prophase
C)Chromophase
D)Anaphase

Question 28

Blood type O is considered:

A)Dominant
B)Mutant
C)Recessive
D)Diploid
E)Heterozygous

Question 29

What is the term for inherited characteristics that change over time?

A)Evolution
B)Mitosis
C)Meiosis
D)Hypothesis

Question 30

How many orbitals are contained in the d subshell?

A)1
B)2
C)3
D)4
E)5

Question 31

Which of the following is NOT an arthropod?

A)Grasshopper
B)Tapeworm
C)Shrimp
D)Firefly
E)Wasp

Question 32

Which of the following lists the correct order of the earth's structure, starting from the inside of the earth and working its way out?

A)Crust, mantle, inner core, outer core
B)Mantle, crust, inner core, outer core
C)Inner core, mantle, crust, outer core
D)Inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

Question 33

The site of cellular respiration is:

A)DNA polymerase
B)Ribosomes
C)Mitochondria
D)RNA polymerase
E)Vacuoles

Question 34

The number of chromosomes contained in a human kidney cell is:

A)23
B)50
C)42
D)46
E)10

Question 35

During times of the year when the North Pole is tilted toward the sun, what is most likely to happen?

A)The North Pole will see little to no sunlight, making days as dark as night.
B)The North Pole will see mostly sunlight, making nighttime as bright as day.
C)The North Pole will have shorter days.
D)The North Pole will have zero tides.

Question 36

Which of the following is responsible for the coagulation of blood?

A)Neutrophils
B)Plasma
C)Red blood cells
D)Platelets
E)Lymphocytes

Question 37

Which of the following is a cold-blooded animal?

A)Chicken
B)Protozoon
C)Snake
D)Whale
E)Grasshopper

Question 38

A child was born with blood type B. Three candidate fathers, X, Y, and Z, were found to have blood types A, B, and O, respectively. Which of the candidate fathers cannot be a blood donor to the child above?

A)X
B)Y
C)Z
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Question 39

Over the course of 150 years, an area filled with weeds becomes more diverse and weeds are replaced by grasses, shrubs, and ultimately oaks. This process is defined as

A)Mutation
B)Adaptation
C)Succession
D)Divergence
E)Convergence

Question 40

Which is true of ecological succession?

A)Pioneer species move into the new communities first
B)Climax communities have higher total biomass than preceding communities
C)Species diversity increases with each stage of succession
D)Climax communities do not change
E)All of the above

Question 41

____CH₃OH(I) + _____O₂(g) --> _____CO₂(g) + _____H₂O(g)
What set of coefficients correctly balances this equation?

A)2, 3, 2, 1
B)1, 2, 2, 1
C)2, 3, 4, 2
D)2, 3, 3, 4
E)2, 3, 2, 4

Question 42

A population of bison was separated by the construction of a new interstate. The construction also separates bison east of the interstate from its natural predator, and bison west of the river from the primary source of water. Much time passes.
The horns of bison east of the interstate become less sharp than those west of the interstate. This is an example of:

A)Speciation
B)Divergent evolution
C)Convergent evolution
D)Succession
E)Parasitism

Question 43

All of the following are products of the nitrogen cycle EXCEPT:

A)N₂
B)NO₃
C)NO₂
D)NH₃
E)O₂

Question 44

What term classifies a phase change from a solid directly to a gas?

A)Vaporization
B)Deposition
C)Effervesence
D)Fusion
E)Sublimation

Question 45

Translation involves which two types of compounds ______________.

A)DNA and tRNA
B)RNA and DNA
C)mRNA andDNA
D)tRNA and mRNA
E)mRNA and protein

Question 46

As a means to spot prey, both snow leopards and owls have developed extraordinary night vision. This is an example of:

A)Divergent evolution
B)Speciation
C)Coevolution
D)Convergent evolution
E)Biological magnification

Question 47

Why is Rutherford's gold foil experiment significant?

A)It led to the discovery of the electron
B)It led to the discovery of the nucleus
C)It led to the discovery of the proton
D)It led to the discovery of the neutron
E)It led to the discovery of orbitals

Question 48

Which of the following processes produces ATP?
I. Oxidative phosphorylation
II. Krebs' cycle
III. Glycolysis

A)I only
B)II only
C)III only
D)I and II only
E)I, II, and III only

Question 49

What type of radioactive emission does not have mass?

A)Beta emission
B)Alpha emission
C)Positron emission
D)Gamma emission
E)All types of radioactive emission have mass

Question 50

What type of molecular geometry does NH₃ display?

A)Tetrahedral
B)Trigonal pyramidal
C)Linear
D)Bent
E)Square planar

Question 51

What metabolic pathway converts glucose into pyruvate?

A)Hydrolysis
B)Glucogenesis
C)Glycolysis
D)Glycogenesis
E)Glycogenolysis

Question 52

A 40.0 gram sample of a radioactive element decays to 5.0 grams in 15 hours. What is the half-life of this element?

A)3 hours
B)2 hours
C)6 hours
D)7)5 hours
E)5 hours

Question 53

In an experiment, mice were infected with helminthes and observed for population change. It was found that mice became sickly and the population decreased. This relationship is an example of ________.

A)Commensalism
B)Parasitism
C)Mutualism
D)Competition
E)Community

Question 54

Which of the following substances will turn blue litmus paper red?

A)HCl
B)H₂O
C)NaCl
D)NaOH
E)NH₃

Question 55

Which of the following organisms is classified in the phylum Chordata?

A)Crab
B)Dolphin
C)Sea urchin
D)Squid
E)Octopus

Question 56

A catalyst increases the rate of a reaction by lowering the activation energy of the reaction.

Question 57

F- has a smaller atomic radius than F.