GENERAL EDUCATION 2.0 Q & A Part 2

1. One who specializes in all kinds of fishes and their characteristics developing expertise in:

A. Ichthyology    

B. Entomology

 

2. Branch of Science that deals with the study of the relationship between plants, animals and other living things found in their habitats.

A. Ecosystem       

B. Ecology

 

3. Which of the following best describes the science of Ecology?

A. Living things   

B. Life and environment

 

4. _____________is to insects as toxicology is to______________.    

A. Etymology : toxicity  

B. Entomology : poisons

 

5. Which of the following is not a type of cell?

A. Sperm    

B. Virus

 

6. Which of the following does not have eukaryocytes?

A. Bacteria

B. Fungi

 

7. What do you call the organisms who only eats plants and algae?

A. Herbivore       

B. Omnivore

 

8. In the energy pyramid, which organisms occupy the base?

A. Herbivores      

B. Producers

 

9. What do you call the consumers that directly feed on producers and get the greater amount of energy?

A. Omnivores

B. Herbivores

 

10. At night plants conserve _______ and restrict ______ intake.

A. Water; oxygen 

B. Water; carbon dioxide      

 

 11. Arthropods exhibit fast and coordinated movement because they  possess:

A. An endoskeleton       

B. Jointed appendages

 

12. Plant cells differ from animal cells in that only plant cells possess:

A. Lysosomes      

B. A cell wall

 

13. What functional group differentiates chitin from cellulose?

A. Carboxyl group

B. Amino group

 

14. Which of the following does not exist in carbohydrates?

A. Hydrogen        

B. Nitrogen

 

15. Which of this is not a multicellular organism?

A. Human  

B. Amoeba

 

16. Organisms that can manufacture their own food are called:

A. Autotrophs     

B. Heterotrophs

 

17. Which of the following is not used in the manufacture of food by

green plants?

A. Carbon dioxide

B. Oxygen

 

18. Commensalism is when:

A. Neither species affects the other

B. One species benefits while the other is unaffected

 

19. Living and feeding on leaves by the caterpillar is an example of:

A. Parasitic

B. Predatory

 

20. Which of the following statements is TRUE about parasites and  their relationships with their host?

A. The host enjoys the benefits of a relationship in which the parasite is harmed or killed.

B. The parasites enjoy the benefits of a relationship in which the host is harmed or killed.

 

21. What relationship exists between frogs and fishes in a pond ecosystem?

A. Predation       

B. Competition

 

22. An owl and a hawk both eat mice. Which of the following of these terms describes the relationship between a hawk and an owl?

A. Mutualism       

B. Competition

 

23. Which of the organisms is cold-blooded with a dry scaly skin?

A. Frog      

B. Lizard

 

24. Animals which live on land but return to the water to breed:

A. Reptiles 

B. Amphibians

 

25. Bamboo is classified as:

A. Bush      

B. GrassB

 

26. What type of body covering makes up a mammal?

A. Shell      

B. Fur

 

27. Birds have shapes that influenced the building of aircrafts. What feature is most present in airplanes?

A. The presence of hollow oblong body

B. The presence of wings

 

28. Butterflies and mosquitoes have mouthparts in the form of a long, narrow, coiled tubed called:

A. Mandibles       

B. Proboscis

 

29. Which group of organisms cause "red tide?"

A. Algae     

B. Dinoflagellates

 

30. The molecules that contain an organism's genetic make-up called:

A. Nucleic acid    

B. Genetic membrane

         

31. The part of a plant cell that stores water, sugar and minerals

A. Vacuoles

B. Chloroplasts

 

32. Which among the following are duplicated during the process of mitosis?

A. Centrosomes   

B. Chromosomes

 

33. Which of the following does not contribute to the variation in population?

A. Mitosis  

B. Crossing over

 

34. Which of the following means development of egg without fertilization?

A. Parthenogenesis       

B. Meiosis

 

35. Diploid cells have two copies of chromosomes. These two copies are called:

A. Chromatids     

B. Homologous

 

36. Which among the following is the only method of contraception that has 100% success rate?

A. Withdrawal method

B. Abstinence

 

37. At present, a patient fights cancer either through surgery or by subjecting him/her to a drug treatment called:

A. Irradiation       

B. Chemotherapy

 

38. If carbohydrates are hydrophilic organic compounds, lipids are _________ organic compounds.

A. Hydrophobic  

B. Polypeptide

 

39. Which of the following is not a source of carbohydrate?

A. Sugar     

B. Meat

 

40. Which of the following is an isomer of glucose?

A. Fructose

B. Maltose

 

41. Sugar and starches are called:

A. Carbohydrates

B. Minerals

 

42. The four most essential element needed by the human body:

A. Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorous

B. Nitrogen, hydrogen, oxygen, carbon

         

43. Which of the following is a vitamin?

A. Niacin   

B. Pepsin

 

44. The number of calories in a food indicates:

A. The amount of energy that can be obtained from the food

B. The amount that can be digested from the food

         

45. The chemical process of getting energy from the food and using it to maintain the structure and function.

A. Respiration      

B. Metabolism

 

46. According to the level of organization, which is at the highest level?

A. Ecosystem       

B. Biosphere

 

47. The flow of water in our planet as it undergoes the processes of evaporation, condensation, precipitation, infiltration, runoff and subsurface flow is called:

A. Rain cycle       

B. Water cycle

 

48. It is a common observation that mushrooms thrive few days after lightning strikes. Which among the following biogeochemical cycles is involved in this process?

A. Nitrogen cycle

B. Carbon-Oxygen cycle

 

49. Plants absorb dissolve nitrates from the soil and convert them into__________.

A. Urea      

B. Free nitrogen

 

50. Global climate change is being attributed to the atmospheric increase in what two gases produced by human activities?

 

A. Methane and Carbon dioxide

B. Nitrous oxide and Sulfur dioxide

 

51. Acid rain occurs when____________.

A. Phosphorus-rich water in lakes evaporates to form phosphoric acid.

B. Sulfur released in burning fossil fuels combines with water in the atmosphere.

 

52. Which of the following sentences about greenhouse effect is INCORRECT?

A. Greenhouse gases trap heat in the atmosphere which are returned to the earth’s surface.

B. Greenhouse effect is due to gases that absorb the green region of light from the sun.

 

53. Which of has following group of gases contribute to the ‘Green House Effect’?

A. Carbon tetrafluoride and Nitrous oxide

B. Carbon dioxide and Methane

 

54. Opening of cement plants requires getting a DENR clearance. Which of these clearances are required?

A. Air Pollution Clearance

B. Environmental Clearance (ECC)

 

55 . Plants need carbon dioxide, water, light and chlorophyll in order to make starch by photosynthesis. Carbon dioxide enters plants through holes in the leaves called;

A. Stomata

B. Lenticels

 

56. Which part of the flower develops into the fruit?

A. Ovule    

B. Ovary

 

57. In addition to ATP, what are the end products of glycolysis?

A. CO, and NADH

B. NADH and pyruvate

 

58. A plant growing on a shady side of a tall fence bends around the corner of the fence toward the sunlight. This illustrates;

A. Positive phototropism

B. Negative phototropism

 

59. What is the storage cell of plants?

A. Collenchyma   

B. Parenchyma

 

60. Cell walls present in plant cells are made up of which compound?

A. Lipids    

B. Cellulose

 

61. Which of the following nutrients is incorrectly paired with its function in a plant?

A. Magnesium: constituent of chlorophyll

B. Iron: component of chlorophyll

 

62. We have energy responsible for life on Earth. The source of this energy is the:

A. Wind     

B. Sun

 

63. Who is the Father of Genetics?

A. Charles Darwin

B. Gregor Mendel

 

64. Damage to DNA that is not repaired and then replicated can result in genetic disorders. This demonstrates:

A. Mutation        

B. Pathology

 

65. Which of the following base pairs are complimentary to each other in a DNA molecule?

A. Cytosine and guanine

B. Thymine and cytosine

 

66. Generally, identical organisms are known as:

A. Variants  

B. Clones

 

67. What is the technology being used now in the surgery of the retina?

A. Laser    

B. Optical ray

 

68. lie coined the term "survival of the fittest."

A. Darwin  

B. Spencer

 

69. lie evolved the Theory of Evolution in his book "Origin of Species."

A. Archimedes     

B. Darwin

 

70. The origin of the modern man:

A. Tabon    

B. Sapiens

 

71. Which of the following is the correct sequence from the 'Oldest era to the latest?

A. Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic

B. Paleozoic, Cenozoic, Precambrian, Mesozoic

 

72. The evolution of life forms on earth has been dependent on:

A. The rate of change occurring in different earth environments

B. The typical and chemical evolution of the earth

 

73. Which of the following sets the condition under survival occurs?

A. Random change         

B. The environment

 

74. What wave patterns of the EEG are active in an awake person?

I. Alpha wave

II. Beta wave        

III. Delta wave

IV. Theta wave

A. I and II          

B. I and IV

 

75. Which system defends the body against infectious diseases?

A. Lymphatic system     

B. Immune system

 

76. The liquid portion of the blood is the:

A. Plasma  

B. Hemoglobin

 

77. Which of the following blood types is regarded as a universal donor?

A. 0  

B. AB

 

78. Blood types AB and 0 can safely be given to a person with blood type:

A. A and B 

B. AB and 0

 

 

 

79. On an average how many litres of blood a human body have?

 

A. 2-3 litres 

B. 5-6 litres

 

80. White blood cells, the skin and the antibodies are similar because they:

A. Supply oxygen to the body

B. Protect the body against certain harmful organisms

 

81. Which structure closes the opening in the larynx while we are swallowing?

A. Pharynx 

B. Epiglottis

 

82. Myopia is connected with:

A. Ears       

B. Eyes

 

83. Bile is produced by the:

A. Liver     

B. Gallbladder

 

84. What do you call that wave-like contraction of the wall of the esophagus which is responsible for pushing down the food to the stomach?

A. Peristalsis       

B. Cyclosis

 

85. Which blood vessels carry blood back to the heart?

A. Veins     

B. Arteries

 

86. Which of the following is a thigh bone?

A. Humerus

B. Femur

 

87. Considered as essential to human life as it gives us framework and  support to protect the viral organs and other structure of the body:

A. Joints     

B. Bones

 

88. Which of the following parts of the circulatory system distributes the digested fats such as fatty acids and glycerol throughout the body?

A. Capillaries       

B. Lacteals

 

89. Which hormone promotes the development of secondary male sexual characteristics?

A. Gonads  

B. Testosterone

 

90. Apparently, the loss of weight of objects immersed in a fluid is due to:

A. Buoyant force 

B. Archimedes principle

 

91. Which of the following is not a source of energy?

A. Nuclear geothermal heat

B. Inertia at rest

 

92. Which law of motion could explain what happens every time we walk?

A. Law of Interaction   

B. Law of Inertia

 

93. Which of the following does not cause the different seasons?

A. Tilting of the earth's axis

B. Evolution

 

94. Why do we see the sun rise in the east?

A. The earth revolves eastward.

B. The earth rotates from west to east.

 

95. What important metallic elements are found at the inner core of the Earth?

A. Iron and silicon

B. Iron and nickel

 

96. Iron is what type of magnetic material?

A. Ferromagnetic

B. Paramagnetic

 

97. Which of the following is a mixture?

A. Saltwater        

B. Carbon dioxide

 

98. A change in the shape or size of an object can be classified as:

A. Physical change       

B. Chemical change

 

99. The result when there is lack of cohesion among gas molecules.

A. Molecules are compressed into smaller volumes

B. Molecules move freely in all directions

 

100. Which of the following statements represents a physical change?

A. The lawn grows thicker every day because fertilizers were added into the soil.

B. Frozen mango juice melted when left standing at room temperature for 30 minutes.


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