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quizatomy-3

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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1.

Every year there is a discussion surrounding the discontinuation of daylight saving time.

a)

Daylight saving is not necessary as it was introduced during the resource shortage of world war1 and now this war is long over.

b)

It is confusing to citizens who forget to change their watches

c)

1. It causes jetlag

d)

Especially in the early months of spring it places the end of school in a dangerous twilight time causing increased casualties to road traffic accidents

2.

“when conducting research, all funding with corporate interest should be refused.”Select the strongest argument supporting this statement

a)

The government should fund all research.

b)

Corporations never deliver through funding

c)

Research should not be about the money

d)

Corporate funding can restrict impartial research.

3.

Tim is going to the dentist. He hates going to the dentist. In order to make the visit easier for him, he tries to distract himself with little games that keep his mind occupied and prevent him from focusing on what is going on around him. His favorite coping mechanism is reciting poetry in his head. He also likes to tell himself stories that distract him.


Which of the following is true?

a)

Tim hates dentist

b)

Tim likes poetry

c)

Coping mechanisms are the best way to deal with stressful situations

d)

All of the above

4.

A political party is trying to determine the most popular topics in order to prepare their manifesto for the next general election. They produce a survey asking people to select the topic they find most pressing. 50% of people consider health care to be essential. Defense spending is considered the most essential by only 10% of people filling in the survey. Education comes in as the second highest priority, accounting for 25%. The remaining people consider infrastructure to be the most relevant.


Which of the following is correct?

a)

Healthcare is not an issue in this population

b)

The population must feel very secure

c)

The study is flawed as it has too few choices

d)

Infrastructure is an important issue for 15% of people.

5.

The mating behavior of birds heavily relies on the use of loud calls that are designed to attract the attention of a female to the male where the loud call originates. They are species specific, though there can also be a certain degree of mimicry, when it comes to breeding calls. The amount of different calls varies depending on the season and increases with the amount of birds that are actively looking for a sexual partner.


Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from the above text?

a)

It never happens that one bird uses another species mating cell.

b)

Birds are the most active in the summer.

c)

Females sing to attract males

d)

None of the above.

6.

Elephants are highly social animals. They live in groups that are led by a single older female elephant, and the main aim of the group is to protect the young whilst providing the most stable social environment for the young to grow up. For this reason, young males are often excluded from the groups in order to prevent conflict for hierarchical reasons and to encourage the young makes to find their own herd, thereby also contributing to genetic variability by preventing inbreeding.

Which of the following statements about elephant behavior is correct?

a)

Elephant live in group led by males.

b)

Elephants groups include young animals that are protected by the group

c)

Female elephants share the responsibility of leading the group.

d)

All of the above

7.

A group of monkeys is found to prefer yellow fruit. They will also eat red fruit. They never eat green fruit.

Which of the following statements is true?

a)

The monkeys prefer red fruit to green fruit.

b)

The monkeys eat four different colored fruits.

c)

The statement is flawed, as the data is too limited

d)

As the monkeys don’t eat the green fruits, they must be poisonous

8.

scientists have found that due to the change in temperature during the winter, the behavior of birds that normally fly south for warmer climates is changing. They now are more likely to stay in their normal habitat without migrating. This results in a constant pressure of the birds which influences predator as well as prey populations. Feeding habits of humans in developed countries have however helped to counterbalance the increased pressure in prey populations.

Which of the following conclusions cannot be drawn from the text?

a)

Migratory birds provide important prey to predators

b)

Climate change has reduced bird migration.

c)

It must be getting colder in south, which prevents bird migration

d)

Predatory animals provide a degree of population control on migratory birds.

9.

in order to ensure a fair distribution of health care funds, healthy behavior must be enforced through penalizing of unhealthy actions such as smoking or eating unhealthy foods.

Select the strongest argument against the statement above.

a)

Penalties rarely work to change behavior

b)

Health care funds cannot be allocated fairly

c)

Penalizing unhealthy actions restricts freedom of choice

d)

In order to distribute health care funds fairly, the richest in society must pay more.

10.

scientists investigate the following behavior of bears. Bears are omnivores that will feed on meat as well as plants. They find that bears will always prefer berries over any other type of food. Scientists believe that this due to their sweet taste. They also find bears do not tend to hunt, but rather tend to eat the meat of freshly deceased animals. They have been seen chasing away predators in order to steal their catch. This suggests that bears actually are more gatherers than hunters and will only actively attack if cornered or if considering their offspring to be in danger.

Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from the above text?

a)

Bears frequently hunt small animals like rabbits and squirrels

b)

Bears prefer seeds over berries.

c)

Bears tend to abandon their young if threatened.

d)

None of the above.

11.

a group of scientist investigates the link between population density and the density of newspapers. They find that as population grow, the amount of newspapers increases until it reaches a ceiling from where it declines as population growth continues. In addition to that they find that the remaining newspaper can increasingly easily be classed into two opposing camps that tend to approach issues from polar opposites.

Which of the following statement is true with regards to the text above?

a)

The media is a tool to make us believe in the theories of the politicians.

b)

At a certain point population growth is inversely proportional to newspaper density.

c)

There are always only two sides to a story

d)

None of the above.

12.

on a specific day at a GP surgery 150 people visited the surgery and common complaints were recorded as a percentage of total patients. Each patient could use their appointment to discuss up to 2 complaints. 56% flu-like symptoms, 48% pain, 20% diabetes, 40% asthma or COPD,

30% high blood pressure.

Which statement must be true?

a)

a minimum of 8 patients complained of pain and flu-like symptoms.

b)

no more than 45 patients complained of high blood pressure and diabetes

c)

there were a maximum of 21 patients who did not complain about flu-like symptoms or high blood pressure.

d)

none of the above

13.

during a GP consultation in 2015, Ms. Smith tells the GP about her grandchildren. Ms. Smith states that Charles is the middle grandchild and was born in 2002. In 2010, Bertie was twice the age of Adam and that in 2015 there are 5 years between Bertie and Adam. Charles and Adam are separated by 3 years.

How old are the 3 grandchildren in 2015?

a)

Adam=16, Bertie= 11, Charles=13

b)

Adam=5, Bertie=10, Charles=8

c)

Adam=10, Bertie=15, Charles= 13

d)

Adam=10,Bertie=20, Charles=13

e)

Adam=11, Bertie=10, Charles=8

14.

should nurses be encouraged to make more significant decisions regarding treatment in the health care setting?


Select the strongest argument from the statements below.

a)

No, nurses are not able to make complex decisions that require a higher degree of training.

b)

No, nurses are not able to understand the complexity of medical care.

c)

Yes, nurses interact with the patients everyday and therefore, will be more qualified to make decisions than the doctors.

d)

Yes, nurses provide valuable input to care delivery already as they deliver an important additional perspective.

15.

”the physician must be able to tell the antecedents, know the present, and foretell the future- must mediate these things, and have two special objects in view with regard to disease, namely, to do good or to do no harm”- Hippocrates


Which of the following statements is true with regards to the above statement?

a)

A physician must be all knowing and not make any mistakes.

b)

It does not matter how well trained a physician is

c)

A violence of harm is one of the guiding principles of the medicine

d)

Techniques of the past are still the best today.