MS Sample Set 11, Round 8 from NSB
From what source does the energy required for photosynthesis come? W) Water X) Oxygen Y) Carbon Dioxide Z) Sunlight
W: W) Water
X: X) Oxygen
Y: Y) Carbon Dioxide
Z: Z) Sunlight
Answer: Z) Z) Sunlight
What compartment of the heart pumps blood to the lungs?
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Most ethanol in the U.S. is produced from what crop?
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Which of the following types of coal is produced in the smallest amount in the U.S.? W) Anthracite [AN-thrah-site] X) Bituminous [bih-TOOM-in-us] Y) Lignite Z) Subbituminous [sub-bih-TOOM-in-us]
W: W) Anthracite [AN-thrah-site]
X: X) Bituminous [bih-TOOM-in-us]
Y: Y) Lignite
Z: Z) Subbituminous [sub-bih-TOOM-in-us]
Answer: W) W) Anthracite [AN-thrah-site]
The often brackish feature formed where a river meets the sea is called what?
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What is the term for the production of usable energy directly from inorganic molecules?
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What scientist posited the idea of natural selection in his book On the Origin of Species?
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What is the structure capable of transporting water only upward in plants?
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A map has a scale of 2 cm to 9 kilometers. What is the distance, in kilometers, between two cities that are 12 cm apart on the map?
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Solve the following equation for $x$: $$(4x - 3)^2 = 25$$
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Of the following choices, where would one most likely find a charge-coupled device? W) Mass spectrometer [spek-TRAW-meter] X) Camera Y) Multimeter [multi-meter] Z) Motor
W: W) Mass spectrometer [spek-TRAW-meter]
X: X) Camera
Y: Y) Multimeter [multi-meter]
Z: Z) Motor
Answer: X) X) Camera
A 5-kilogram mass was held in place at a height of 2 meters above the ground. To the nearest newton, what force was required to hold it there?
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What scientist developed the theory of continental drift?
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What two planets in our solar system do not have natural satellites?
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Which of the following properties best determines the difference between a liquid and a gas? W) Malleability [mal-ee-ability] X) Density Y) Volume Z) Pressure
W: W) Malleability [mal-ee-ability]
X: X) Density
Y: Y) Volume
Z: Z) Pressure
Answer: X) X) Density
What law relates the force applied by a spring to its deformation?
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While the United States has the largest known coal reserves on Earth, what country produces the most coal annually, accounting for roughly half of the coal produced worldwide?
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Lawrence Livermore Lab researchers have developed 3D-printed graphene aerogel electrodes for supercapacitors. What do supercapacitors store?
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What is the multiplicative inverse of –\tfrac{7}{3}?
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A student makes the following conjecture: “If a quadrilateral is a rhombus, then it must be a parallelogram.” If someone doesn’t believe this conjecture is true, which of the following would be necessary to have a counterexample to it? W) A rhombus that is a parallelogram X) A parallelogram that is a rhombus Y) A rhombus that is not a parallelogram Z) A parallelogram that is not a rhombus
W: W) A rhombus that is a parallelogram
X: X) A parallelogram that is a rhombus
Y: Y) A rhombus that is not a parallelogram
Z: Z) A parallelogram that is not a rhombus
Answer: Y) Y) A rhombus that is not a parallelogram
A patient complains of having watery diarrhea. What organ would a doctor most likely think might be affected?
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Over the course of their lives, plants will build significant carbon-based biomass without reducing the mass of the soil they are growing in. From what molecule does the carbon for this biomass come?
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What is the greatest integer less than or equal to $\log_{3}(579)$?
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Given $$f(x) = 4x^2 - 3$$ and $$g(x) = \frac{4}{x - 5},$$ calculate $$g(f(3)).$$
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Which of the following correctly explains why glucose is converted to glucose-6-phosphate in the first step of glycolysis? W) The cell membrane is impermeable to large, negatively-charged molecules X) It enables the splitting of glucose in half during the next step Y) The isomerization of glucose is less favorable than that of glucose-6-phosphate Z) Glucose-6-phosphate can also be incorporated into glycogen
W: W) The cell membrane is impermeable to large, negatively-charged molecules
X: X) It enables the splitting of glucose in half during the next step
Y: Y) The isomerization of glucose is less favorable than that of glucose-6-phosphate
Z: Z) Glucose-6-phosphate can also be incorporated into glycogen
Answer: W) W) The cell membrane is impermeable to large, negatively-charged molecules
Many antibiotics inhibit bacterial protein synthesis, but not eukaryotic protein synthesis. Which of the following best explains why? W) The antibiotics cut up bacterial mRNA, but not eukaryotic mRNA X) Eukaryotes have enzymes to destroy the antibiotics, but bacteria do not Y) Eukaryotes can export the antibiotics, preventing them from damaging the cell Z) The antibiotics affect bacterial but not eukaryotic ribosomes
W: W) The antibiotics cut up bacterial mRNA, but not eukaryotic mRNA
X: X) Eukaryotes have enzymes to destroy the antibiotics, but bacteria do not
Y: Y) Eukaryotes can export the antibiotics, preventing them from damaging the cell
Z: Z) The antibiotics affect bacterial but not eukaryotic ribosomes
Answer: Z) Z) The antibiotics affect bacterial but not eukaryotic ribosomes
Eskers are left behind by what geological features?
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Quiescent prominences observed on the Sun are long, thin, vertical sheets of what state of matter?
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Which of the following does not affect the reaction rate of the Haber synthesis of ammonia? W) Physical state of the reactants X) Humidity Y) Temperature Z) Concentration
W: W) Physical state of the reactants
X: X) Humidity
Y: Y) Temperature
Z: Z) Concentration
Answer: X) X) Humidity
Friction converts mechanical energy into what other form of energy?
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A reaction where the system absorbs energy is known as which of the following? W) Exothermic X) Endothermic Y) Nuclear Z) Thermodynamic
W: W) Exothermic
X: X) Endothermic
Y: Y) Nuclear
Z: Z) Thermodynamic
Answer: X) X) Endothermic
What quantity is equal to the product of power and time?
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What is $\tfrac{7}{9}\times\tfrac{3}{4}$?
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What is the area of a rhombus with diagonals of length 22 and 28?
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Which of the following elements has the highest atomic number? W) Hydrogen X) Lawrencium [lah-REN-see-um] Y) Gold Z) Californium [cal-ih-FOR-nee-um]
W: W) Hydrogen
X: X) Lawrencium [lah-REN-see-um]
Y: Y) Gold
Z: Z) Californium [cal-ih-FOR-nee-um]
Answer: X) X) Lawrencium [lah-REN-see-um]
When a superconductor becomes perfectly diamagnetic, what effect is it exhibiting?
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What is the name of the process responsible for bursting red blood cells when they are placed in pure water?
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What organ in the human body is involved in filtering out extra solutes in the blood?
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Which of the following best describes the intercloud medium in space? W) Hot and high density X) Hot and low density Y) Cold and high density Z) Cold and low density
W: W) Hot and high density
X: X) Hot and low density
Y: Y) Cold and high density
Z: Z) Cold and low density
Answer: X) X) Hot and low density
A stream is dammed, raising its base level. Which of the following is most likely to happen? W) The stream deposits sediment upstream of the dam X) The stream’s velocity increases Y) The stream’s discharge increases Z) The gradient of the stream increases
W: W) The stream deposits sediment upstream of the dam
X: X) The stream’s velocity increases
Y: Y) The stream’s discharge increases
Z: Z) The gradient of the stream increases
Answer: W) W) The stream deposits sediment upstream of the dam
You travel in a car 1 mile north, then 1 mile east, then 1 mile south. What is the net displacement of your trip?
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The distance between crests of a wave is 2 centimeters. If the wave travels at 10 meters per second, what is its frequency in hertz?
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What is the circumference of a circle of radius 9?
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What is the least common multiple of 12, 16, and 22?
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What objects are created via calving?
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Desert pavement is a feature created due to the action of what erosional agent?
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