AMSA Trivia Questions 10/3/2023

Which of the following elements is the most electronegative?

• Carbon

• Oxygen

• Stronium

• Fluorine

Answer explanation

Electronegativity increases as you move up and to the right on the periodic table. Fluorine is the most electronegative element.

Researchers find that elderly individuals are slower at solving logic puzzles when compared to young adults. Which type of intelligence do elderly individuals likely have less of?

• Crystal

• Fluid

• Unrealized

• Hidden

Answer explanation

Elderly individuals have more crystallized intelligence, or intelligence about facts and things (i.e. wisdom). Younger individuals have more fluid intelligence, or problem-solving ability (choice B is correct; choice A is incorrect). Choices C and D are not types of intelligences.

What type of enzyme adds a phosphate group to a protein substrate?

• Dehydrogenase

• Lyase

• Transferase

• Carboxylase

Answer explanation

C is the correct answer. Kinases add phosphate groups to a protein substrate, and kinases are a subclass of transferases. A dehydrogenase removes hydrogen atoms (choice A is incorrect), a lyase cleaves a biomolecule without water (choice B is incorrect), and a carboxylase adds a carboxyl group to a biomolecule (choice D is incorrect).

 In which of the following biological structures is blood pressure the smallest?

• Artery

• Arteriole

• Capillary

• Venule

Answer explanation

Blood pressure is the highest in arteries as these blood vessels are used to transport blood through the entire body (choice A is incorrect). Arterioles have the second highest blood pressure of the listed answer choices (choice B is incorrect), followed by capillaries (choice C is incorrect), and then venules (choice D is correct). 

Which of the following best describes the definition of a Lewis base?

• Electron pair acceptor

• Electron pair donor

• Proton donor

• Proton acceptor

Answer explanation

The correct answer is B. A Lewis acid is an electron pair acceptor (choice A is incorrect). A Lewis base is an electron pair donor (choice B is correct). A proton donor is a Bronsted-Lowry acid (choice C is incorrect). A proton acceptor is a Bronsted-Lowry base (choice D is incorrect).