Science Mock

Exam
prepared by Ernest Laña

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 Answer this within 80
minutes.
These are mostly conceptual, but you are allowed to use calculators for questions with
computations.

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Which of the
following is an
They must be capable of acquiring
adaptations through evolution.

attribute of living
things?
They must be dependent on oxygen.

They must be able to reproduce

sexually.

They must utilize energy from

sunlight, either directly or indirectly.

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In an ecosystem,
nutrients ______
flow through ... is recycled

and energy
__________.
are created ... is lost

are wasted ... is burned

are recycled ... flows through

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Which of the following
observations and Individuals in a population of any
species vary in many heritable traits.
inferences led Charles
Darwin to his theory of A population of any species has the
potential to produce far more
natural selection as a offspring than will survive to produce
offspring of their own.
mechanism for Individuals with heritable traits best

evolution? suited to the local environment will

generally produce a disproportionate
number of healthy, fertile offspring.
Darwin synthesized his theory of
natural selection from all of the listed
observations and inferences.

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A team of scientists has devised a new
chemical fertilizer that its members
believe will increase crop yields. The controlled variable
team planted three garden plots with
corn. The soil was similar in each, and
equal amounts of water were applied dependent variable
to each plot. One plot was treated with
a common commercial fertilizer,
another was treated with the new experimental plot
fertilizer, and the third plot was not
given any fertilizer. The experimenters
measured yields as bushels of corn
from each plot. The plot that did not control plot
receive fertilizer was the
__________.

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What are the six most
important chemical carbon, nitrogen, calcium, oxygen,
phosphate, iron
elements of life?
carbon, nitrogen, sulfur, hydrogen,
iron, magnesium

carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, calcium,

phosphate, hydrogen

carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, hydrogen,

phosphate, sulfur

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What is the three-
dimensional shape a tetrahedron with carbon in the
center
created by hybrid
orbitals that are formed a triangle with carbon in the center

when a carbon atom is

covalently bonded with a flat sheet with carbon in the center

four other atoms?

All of the listed responses are
possible.

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What is ATP's
importance in the cell? ATP stores energy in carbonyl groups.
When a carbonyl group is removed,
energy is released to be used in
cellular processes.

ATP can add phosphate groups,

thereby releasing energy that can be
used in cellular processes.

ATP contains a long hydrocarbon tail

and is important in storing energy.

ATP stores the potential to react with

water, thereby removing a phosphate
group and releasing energy for
cellular processes.

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Which of these is found
in all amino acids? -COOH

-COH

-OH

both -COOH and -NH2

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Which of the following
is/are likely to limit the the time it takes a molecule to diffuse
across a cell
maximum size of a cell?
the shape of the cell

the cell's surface-to-volume ratio

All of the choices are correct.

None of the choices are correct.

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In terms of cellular
function, what is the Eukaryotic cells lack many of the
organelles found in prokaryotes.
most important
difference between Eukaryotic cells can synthesize
proteins but prokaryotic cells cannot.
prokaryotic and Eukaryotic cells are larger than
eukaryotic cells? prokaryotic cells.

Eukaryotic cells are

compartmentalized, which allows for
specialization.

Eukaryotic cells are much more

successful than prokaryotic cells.

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Which of the following
groups is primarily ribosome, rough endoplasmic
reticulum, smooth endoplasmic
involved in synthesizing reticulum

molecules needed by the rough endoplasmic reticulum,

lysosome, vacuole
cell? vacuole, rough endoplasmic
reticulum, smooth endoplasmic
reticulum

lysosome, vacuole, ribosome

smooth endoplasmic reticulum,

ribosome, vacuole

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The person credited with
first recognizing (in the Louis Pasteur

1860s) that living cells

cannot arise Robert Hooke

spontaneously, but arise James Watson

only from previously
existing cells, is
__________. Rudolf Virchow

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

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DNA replication occurs
in __________. prophase of mitosis

the G1 phase of interphase

the S phase of interphase

metaphase of mitosis

cytokinesis

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Which of the following
represents anaphase: there is movement of the
chromosomes to the poles
a mismatch or incorrect
description? metaphase: the nuclear envelope
disappears

metaphase: chromosomes line up on

the equatorial plane

telophase: chromosomes become

more extended

prophase: chromosomes become

more tightly coiled

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What is the difference
between a benign tumor Benign tumors do not arise by
transformation; malignant tumors do.
and a malignant tumor? Benign tumors will not kill you;
malignant tumors will.

Cells of benign tumors do not

metastasize; those of malignant
tumors do.
Benign tumors arise by
transformation; malignant tumors do
not.

Cells of benign tumors metastasize;

those of malignant tumors do
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During the replication of
DNA, __________ errors never occur

only one strand of the molecule acts

as a template

the reaction is catalyzed by RNA

polymerase

the cell undergoes mitosis

both strands of a molecule act as

templates

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Which of the following
components is required RNA primer

for DNA replication? sucrases

messenger RNA

proteases

ribosomes

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The niche of an animal is
__________. its den or nest

the way the animal fits into its

environment

the same as its habitat

the number of individuals of the

species the environment will support

its position in the food chain

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When goats were introduced
to an island off the California commensalism
coast, the goats inhabited the
same areas and ate the same coevolution
plants as the native deer. The
deer population dwindled a food chain
and finally disappeared. This
is an example of competitive exclusion
__________.
succession

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Certain species of acacia
trees in Central and South predation
America have hollow thorns
that house stinging ants, commensalism
which attack anything that
touches the tree. The ants mutualism
feed on nutrients produced
by the acacias. This is an facilitation
example of __________.
parasitism

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Which of the following is
NOT a form of asexual parthenogenesis
reproduction?
hermaphroditism

fragmentation and regeneration

budding

None of the listed responses is

correct.

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All animals with bilateral
symmetry have zero
__________ germ layer(s).
one

two

three

four

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Which of the following
statements is FALSE for the
chemical equation given
below in which nitrogen gas
reacts with hydrogen gas to
form ammonia gas assuming
the reaction goes to
completion?
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The reaction of one mole of diatomic
Hydrogen will produce 2/3 moles of
Ammonia
One molecule of nitrogen requires
three molecules of hydrogen for
complete reaction.
The reaction of 14 g of nitrogen
produces 17 g of ammonia.
The reaction of three moles of
hydrogen gas will produce 17 g of
ammonia.
The limiting reagent
in a chemical reaction has the largest molar mass (formula
weight).

is one that: has the smallest molar mass (formula

weight).

is consumed completely.

is in excess

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How many mL of 17 M
Ammonia must be 13 mL

diluted to 500.0 mL to
make a 0.75 M solution? 22 mL

39 mL

73 mL

none of these

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Silicon carbide, an abrasive, is made by
the reaction of silicon dioxide with
graphite. 111 g of Silicon Dioxide will be left
over.

44 g of Silicon Dioxide will be left

over.

If 100 g of Silicon Dioxide and 100 g of 82 g of C will be left over.

C are reacted as far as possible, which
one of the following statements will be
correct?
40 g of C will be left over.

Both reactants will be consumed

completely, with none of either left
over.

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Which of the following is a
weak acid?

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Which one of the following
statements is TRUE? One mole of any acid will ionize
completely in aqueous solution to
produce one mole of H+ ions.

Solutions of weak acids always have

lower concentrations of H+ than
solutions of strong acids.

There are several common acids that

are insoluble.

All of the IA and IIA metal hydroxides

are soluble.

All weak acids are insoluble.

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Determine the oxidation
number of carbon in 0

+2

+4

-2

some other value

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The neutral atoms of all of
the isotopes of the same different numbers of protons.
element have
equal numbers of neutrons.

the same number of electrons.

the same mass numbers.

the same masses.

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The maximum number of
electrons that can be 2
accommodated in a sublevel
for which l = 3 is: 10

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Choose the species that
is incorrectly matched with
the electronic geometry
about the central atom.

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The F-S-F bond angles in
SF6 are ______.

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In the Bronsted-Lowry
system, a base is defined as: a proton donor

a hydroxide donor

an electron-pair acceptor

a water-former

a proton acceptor

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According to the Lewis
theory, a base _____ . is a proton donor

produces hydroxide ions in aqeous

solutions

makes available a share in a pair of

electrons.

accepts a share in a pair of electrons.

is a proton acceptor

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Which statement
is false? The density of a gas is constant as
long as its temperature remains
constant.

Gases can be expanded without limit.

Gases diffuse into each other and mix

almost immediately when put into the
same container.

The molecular weight of a gaseous

compound is a non-variable quantity.

Pressure must be exerted on a sample

of a gas in order to confine it.

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For a gas, which pair
of variables are Pressure and Temperature

inversely proportional Pressure and Volume

to each other (if all
other conditions Volume and Temperature

remain constant)? Number of moles of gas and Volume

Number of moles of gas and Pressure

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Which one of the
following Gibbs Free Energy

thermodynamic Entalphy
quantities is not a
state function? Entropy

Internal Energy

Work

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A system suffers an
increase in internal +130J

energy of 80 J and at the

same time has 50 J of +30J

work done on it. What is -130J

the heat change of the
system? -30J

0J

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For the reaction,
spontaneous at all temperatures.

nonspontaneous at all temperatures.

Therefore the reaction spontaneous at temperatures less

is: than 600 K.

spontaneous at temperatures greater

than 600 K.

spontaneous only at 25oC.

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Carbon-11 is a
radioactive isotope of 1/16

carbon. Its half-life is 20

minutes. What fraction 1/8

of the initial number of 1/4

C-11 atoms in a sample
will have decayed away 7/8
after 80 minutes?
15/16

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Which one of the
following statements Particles within the nucleus are
involved.
about nuclear reactions
is false? No new elements can be produced.

Rate of reaction is independent of the

presence of a catalyst.

Rate of reaction is independent of

temperature.

They are often accompanied by the

release of enormous amounts of
energy.

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What type of
intermolecular forces are metallic bond

due to the attraction

between temporary London dispersion

dipoles and their induced hydrogen bond

temporary dipoles?
ionic bond

covalent bond

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Which of the following
phase changes is(are) 1,2 and 3

endothermic?
4,5 and 6

1 melting 4 condensation
2 vaporization 5 deposition 1 and 2
3 sublimation 6 freezing
4 and 6

some other combination

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 At what point does the
mass have the greatest
kinetic energy?

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 At what point is the
speed the greatest?

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What is the acceleration
of a car that maintains a 0

constant velocity of 100

km/hr for 10 seconds? 10 km/hr-s

100 km/hr-s

1000 km/hr-s

10 m/hr -s

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While a car travels
around a circular track at acceleration is zero

constant speed its

velocity is zero

both of these

none of these

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if the mass is moving to the right
with velocity 2 m/s, which of the
following statements is true?
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Force A is greater in magnitude than
the magnitude of the sum of Force B
and C
Force A is less in magnitude than the
magnitude of the sum of Force B and
C
Force A is equal to Force B
Force A is equal in magnitude to the
sum of Force B and Force C
An electron enters a
uniform electric field.
Which path would it
take?

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 the mass of the object attached

the spring constant

The frequency of oscillation of a
spring-mass system depends on: both the spring constant and the
mass

both the spring constant and the

amplitude

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 real and upright

virtual and upright

Plane mirrors and Convex
mirrors will always produce an inverted
image that is

none of these

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Mass 2 accelerates downwards.
Which of the following
statements may be true? Mass 2 is greater than Mass 1

The weight of mass 2 is greater than

the sum of the frictional force and the
weight component of mass 1 along
the incline

Mass 2 will always move down if the

surface is frictionless

all of these

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R1 = R4, R2 + R3 = R5. The
branch of R5 and branch R2 + R3
have the same: Current

Voltage

power

None of these

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The acceleration due to gravity in
planets A and B are equal. If B's
radius is thrice that of A, who is A is 9x more massive than B
more massive and by what
factor?
B is 9x more massive than A

A is 3x more massive than B

B is 3x more massive than A

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 The length of the string and the mass
attached

The mass attached and the gravity of

The period of a pendulum the planet
depends on what?
The length of the string and the
gravity of the planet

None of these

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 A current carrying rod

An electron moving at 800m/s

Which of the following is not a
source of magnetic field?
A stationary charge

None of these

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What law states that: The Third Law of Thermodynamics

It is impossible for any system to

undergo a process in which it The Second Law of Thermodynamics
absorbs heat from a reservoir at a
single temperature and converts
the heat completely into The Biot-Savart Law
mechanical work, with the
system ending in the same state
in which it began. Gauss' Law

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 Momentum is conserved but there is
some loss in Kinetic Energy

Momentum is conserved and there is

What happens in a perfectly no loss in Kinetic Energy

elastic collision?
Kinetic Energy is conserved but there
is some loss in Momentum

Gauss' Law

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