Round #10 Flashcards
(50 cards)
*1) GENERAL SCIENCE Multiple Choice Fungi are usually spread most effectively by:
W) water born hyphae
X) airborne spores
Y) animal ingestion of spores
Z) soil germination of seeds
ANSWER: X) AIRBORNE SPORES
*1) GENERAL SCIENCE Multiple Choice When using a compound light microscope, which
of the following is the proper procedure for focusing?
W) begin with a low power objective and use only course focus when using the high power objective
X) begin with a high power objective and use only fine focus when using the low power objective
Y) begin with a low power objective and use only fine focus when using the high power objective
Z) begin with a high power objective and use only course focus when using the low power objective
ANSWER: Y) BEGIN WITH A LOW POWER OBJECTIVE AND USE ONLY FINE FOCUS
WHEN USING THE HIGH POWER OBJECTIVE
2) MATH Short Answer Factor the following quadratic equation: x2 + 6x + 9
ANSWER: ( ) x + 3 ( ) x + 3)) or ( )2
2) MATH Short Answer If you count from 1 to 100, how many 9’s will you pass on the way?
ANSWER: 20
3) MATH Multiple Choice Which of the following is a binomial?
W) 2
2 x
X) 5 2 2 x + x −
Y) π
Z) x − 2
ANSWER : Z) x − 2
3) MATH Short Answer What are all the integral factors of the number 22?
ANSWER: 1, 2, 11, 22 (ACCEPT: + or - 1, 2, 11, 22)
4) LIFE SCIENCE Multiple Choice During photosynthesis, for every molecule of glucose that
is made, how many molecules of carbon dioxide and water are consumed?
W) six carbon dioxide molecules and six water molecules
X) four carbon dioxide molecules and four water molecules
Y) twelve carbon dioxide molecules and twelve water molecules
Z) six carbon dioxide molecules and twelve water molecules
ANSWER: W) SIX CARBON DIOXIDE MOLECULES AND SIX WATER MOLECULES
4) LIFE SCIENCE Multiple Choice Which of the following best describes antibodies:
W) a class of polysaccharides involved in the immune system
X) a group of proteins made by plasma cells in response to a foreign substance
Y) small bodies of insects that look like ants
Z) a class of genes produced by the immune system to fight disease
ANSWER: X) A GROUP OF PROTEINS MADE BY PLASMA CELLS IN RESPONSE TO
A FOREIGN SUBSTANCE
5) EARTH SCIENCE Multiple choice If wind speeds in a storm are clocked in excess of 200
mph, this is most likely a measurement within a :
W) typical thunder storm
X) tornado
Y) hurricane
Z) microburst
ANSWER: X) TORNADO
5) EARTH SCIENCE Multiple Choice S-waves produced by earthquakes, do not travel
through the Earth’s:
W) crust
X) mantle
Y) outer core
Z) lithosphere
ANSWER: Y) OUTER CORE
6) PHYSICAL SCIENCE Multiple Choice What causes skin to sunburn after prolonged
exposure to sunlight?
W) infrared light
X) X-rays
Y) ultraviolet light
Z) cosmic rays
ANSWER: Y) ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT
6) PHYSICAL SCIENCE Short Answer An automobile traveling at 100 kilometers per hour
has how many more times the kinetic energy than the same vehicle traveling at 50 kilometers per
hour?
ANSWER: 4 TIMES
*7) PHYSICAL SCIENCE Multiple Choice The melting of lead, the freezing of water, and the
sublimation of dry ice, are all examples of which of the following:
W) chemical reactions
X) separation processes
Y) condensation processes
Z) physical changes
ANSWER: Z) PHYSICAL CHANGES
*7) PHYSICAL SCIENCE Short Answer If a 90 kilogram object displaces 30 kilograms of
water when immersed, what will its apparent weight be?
ANSWER: 60 KILOGRAMS (ACCEPT: 60 KG OR 60,000 GRAMS OR 600 NEWTONS)
*8) GENERAL SCIENCE Multiple Choice Which of the following temperatures in degrees
Centigrade most likely corresponds to the hottest day on record anywhere in the USA:
W) 26 degrees C
X) 41 degrees C
Y) 57 degrees C
Z) 65 degrees C
ANSWER: Y) 57 DEGREES C
*8) GENERAL SCIENCE Multiple Choice We know from solar eclipses that the Moon and
the Sun appear in the sky to be:
W) about the same diameter
X) much different in size
Y) in orbit around the Earth
Z) moving on a collision course
ANSWER: W) ABOUT THE SAME DIAMETER
9) LIFE SCIENCE Short Answer The spines of cacti are a modification of what plant
structure?
ANSWER: LEAF
9) LIFE SCIENCE Multiple Choice Which of the following cells would typically be capable of
the greatest amount of phagocytosis
w) plasma cells
X) lymphocytes
Y) mast cells
Z) macrophages
ANSWER: Z) MACROPHAGES
10) MATH Multiple Choice Which of the following is TRUE of the following equation:
3x + 9 = 9 + 3x
W) the equation is conditional
X) the equation is an identity
Y) it is an equation with no solution
Z) the equation has an infinite number of solutions
ANSWER: X) THE EQUATION IS AN IDENTITY
10) MATH Short Answer What 3 consecutive numbers add up to 39?
ANSWER: 12, 13, AND 14
11) EARTH SCIENCE Multiple Choice The San Andreas Fault in California is an example of
what type of plate margin:
W) divergent margin
X) convergent margin
Y) transform fault margin
Z) subduction margin
ANSWER: Y) TRANSFORM FAULT MARGIN
11) EARTH SCIENCE Short Answer Order the following minerals from the hardest to the
softest: Corundum; Quartz; Fluorite
ANSWER: CORUNDUM; QUARTZ; FLUORITE
12) PHYSICAL SCIENCE Multiple Choice Which of the following is largely responsible for
the characteristic bad odor of a rotten egg?
W) sulfuric acid
X) hydrogen sulfide
Y) sodium chloride
Z) nitrogen oxide
ANSWER: X) HYDROGEN SULFIDE
*12) PHYSICAL SCIENCE Multiple Choice Which of the following solutions will conduct
electricity the best?
W) sugar and distilled water
X) alcohol and distilled water
Y) sodium chloride and distiller water
Z) moth balls and alcohol
ANSWER: Y) SODIUM CHLORIDE AND DISTILLER WATER
