GE Science 2

The Philippines lies in the ____________, an area where many volcanoes are active.

• Archipelagic fault line

• Wheel of fire

• Ring of fire

• Volcanic rim

The first step in the scientific method is ______.

• testing a hypothesis

• making observations

• forming a hypothesis

• analyzing data

Which is an example of a non-pathogenic microorganism?

• Plasmodium falciparum

• Influenza sp.

• Probiotics such as bifidobacteria

• Yersinia pestis

Monosaccharides, oligosaccharides, and polysaccharides are types of ________.

• Proteins

• Lipids

• Nucleotides

• Carbohydrates

Air like food and water is an essential element in human existence. Carried by the wind, polluted air called ______ falls to earth poisoning fish and destroying vegetation.

• El Niño

• La Niña

• Greenhouse rain

• Acid rain

What are the components of a fungal cell wall?

• Chitin, proteins and sugar

• Lipids, proteins and sugars

• Nucleic acids, proteins and sugars

• Cellulose and proteins

What is the molecule that allows plants to capture energy from sunlight?

• Carbohydrates

• ATP

• Chlorophyll

• Oxygen

What will happen to a plant cell in a hypotonic solution?

• The plant cell will develop a thickened cell wall.

• The plant cell will shrivel.

• No effect on the plant cell.

• The plant cell will swell.

An ant colony stores food in the summer, defends itself by stinging enemies and invades a competing ant colony and steals larvae and use them as new workers. What is the term to best describe how this species copes with everyday life?

• Ecological defeat

• Environmental habitation

• Ecological success

• Ecological niche

How many bones does an adult human being have?

• 206

• 216

• 226

• 246