ADMISSIONTESTFORTHEDEGREECOURSEINMEDICINEANDSURGERY AcademicYear2014/2015

GeneralKnowledgeandLogicalReasoning

Researchrevealsthat,inagivenperiodofthe20thcentury,topfootballers(definedasthose whohadplayedfortheircountry'steam)lived,onaverage,almost5yearslongerthanmiddle rankingfootballers.Wecanconcludethereforethatforthetopfootballers,successhada beneficialeffectontheirlifespan. Whichoneofthefollowingisthebeststatementoftheflawintheargumentabove? A B C D E Itassumesthatthelongerlifespancouldnotbeexplainedbyotherfactors. Thestudywaslimitedtofootballersinagivenperiodoftime. Playingfootballregularlymayhavehealthbenefitswhichcontributetolongerlifespan. Livinglongerisnotnecessarilyagoodthing. Lifeexpectancyincreasedgenerallyinthe20thcentury.

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OneofthefoolishbutpersistingfantasiesoftheOlympicmovementisthattheGamesare,or were,orwillbe,orevenoughttobe,completelyfreeofpolitics.Itisdifficulttounderstandhow thisfoolishbeliefcontinues,butthefactsarethese:thenationslininguptohostthegamesare motivatednotbyunattainableidealsbutbyalegitimatedesiretopromotetheexcellenceoftheir citizensandthenationswhohaveboycottedthegamesinthepasthavedonesotomake genuinepoliticalpoints. Whichoneofthefollowingisaconclusionwhichcanbedrawnfromtheabovepassage? A B C D E IfsomecountriesusetheOlympicmovementtofurthertheirownends,theyareguilty onlyofexposingamyth. AlthougheveryoneknowstheOlympicsarecaughtupinpolitics,nooneisbraveenough toadmitit. NationalinterestsareruiningtheOlympics. WeshoulddoeverythingpossibletoensurethattheOlympicsdonotbecomefurther politicised. JustbecausetheOlympicgameshavebeenpoliticised,itdoesn'tmeanthattheyshould be.

Thereisconcernatthemomentaboutthewayinwhichfootballrefereesaretreatedbyplayers duringgames.TheFootballAssociationandtheReferees'Associationfeelthatthereistoo muchverbal(andphysical)abusedirectedatreferees.Varioussolutionshavebeensuggested suchasonlyallowingthecaptainofeachteamtoapproachandtalktothereferee.Themajor difficultyishowsuchnewrulesshouldbeintroduced.Thepreferredsuggestionseemstobe thattherulesshouldbechangedfirstintheamateurgame,theaimbeingtoimprovediscipline inthegamefromthebottomupwards,untilthewholegameisimproved. Whichoneofthefollowing,iftrue,wouldmostweakentheargumentabove? A B C D E Notmanyprofessionalplayersstartoutintheamateurleagues. Amateurplayersaremorelikelytoabuserefereesthanareprofessionals. Byintroducingitfirsttoamateurplayers,itreachesthosewhospendtheleasttime playingfootball. Refereesintheamateurgamearelessproficientthanthoseintheprofessionalgames. Refereesshouldusetheirexistingpowerstocontrolabusiveplayers.

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Thepurposeofanelectionistodecidewhatpoliciesaresupportedbythepeople.However,in electionstheconceptof'tacticalvoting'isbecomingincreasinglycommon.Theargumentisa simpleone: PartyXwillneverbebeatenbypartyYbutpartyZcouldwinwithafewextravotes.Therefore, youshouldtransferyourvotefrompartyYtopartyZtomakesurethatpartyXisbeaten. Thisreasoningisperfectlysoundifyourmainobjectiveistovoteapartyout.Unfortunately,if yousupportpartyYthenthereisnoguaranteethatpartyZwillsupportthesameprinciples. Whichoneofthefollowingistheconclusionthatcouldbestbedrawnfromtheabovepassage? A B C D E Tacticalvotingwillnotachievethepurposeofanelection. Electionsareoftenthoughtofintermsofvotingfororagainstthepartyinoffice,rather thanasvotingforyourpreferredparty. Tacticalvotingisanimportantpartoftheelectoralprocess. PartyXpoliciesarenotpopular. ItisimportantthatpartyXdoesnotwintheelection.

Despitemuchoppositiontotheidea,modernmusicaltrendssuchashiphophaveaplacein theworldofopera.Traditionaloperaisapowerfulmusicalexperience.However,modern musiciansshouldnotnecessarilystickwiththetraditionalform.Modernmusicalformswhich fusestageddrama,singingandcontemporaryorethnictrendsinmusicarealsopowerful musicalexperiences.Glydebournesyouthoperas'Misper'and'Zoe',anditsMozarthiphopera, 'School4Lovers',enjoyedcriticalandboxofficesuccessandattractedhiphopaudiences. Movingawayfromthesnobberyoftraditiongivesamuchwideraudienceaccessto transformativemusicalexperience. Whichoneofthefollowingbestexpressesthemainconclusionofthepassage? A B C D E Contemporarymusicformshaveaplaceinperformancesofopera. Hiphopisaspowerfulanddramaticasopera. Contemporarymusichasaplaceinthemusicalworldinadditiontotraditionaloperatic performances. Musiciansareentitledtofusenewformsandoldtocreateexcitingmusicalexperiences. Creatingnewoperaticperformancesallowsmorepeopletoaccessthisexcitingartform.

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Over30yearsago,thesmallpoxviruswaseradicated(removed)fromthenaturalenvironment, butexamplesofitarestillpreservedintwolaboratories.Itisplanned,however,todestroythese remainingviruses.Giventhatthiswillbethefirstexampleofadeliberatedestructionofanentire species,weshouldthinkagainbeforedestroyingtheseviruses.Yearsagowethoughtwehad therighttokillasmanycreaturesasweliked,butnowwerealisewehavenosuchright. Furthermore,wecannotknowthefuturewecannotjustifydestroyingsomethingthatcouldbe ofenormousvaluetousoneday,valuableinwayswecannoteventhinkofnow.Andanyway, whatpossibleharmcancaptivevirusesdotous? Whichoneofthefollowingbestexpressesthemainconclusionoftheaboveargument? A B C D E Theplanneddestructionofthesmallpoxvirusshouldbegivenmorethought. Wedonothavetherighttodestroythesmallpoxvirus. Wecannotjustifydestroyingsomethingwhichmayonedaybevaluabletous. Captivesmallpoxvirusesarenotgoingtoharmus. Thedeliberatedestructionofanentirespeciesshouldneverbeallowed.

Whendriving,ifthecarinfrontofyoubrakessuddenly,youneedtobeabletostopwithout crashingintoit.Theeasiestruleofthumbisthetwosecondrule.Youchooseareferencepoint thatthevehicleinfrontofyouispassingthensayaloud:'Onlyafoolbreaksthetwosecond rule'.Ifyoureachthereferencepointbeforeyouhavefinishedthesayingyouneedtopullback. Thisworksatallspeeds.However,whenthereareadverseroadconditionsortheroadis narrowyouneedtodoubleyourbrakingdistance.Thesepracticeswillenableyoutoavoidsuch crashes. Whichoneofthefollowingisanunderlyingassumptionoftheargumentabove? A B C D E Itwillnottakelessthantwosecondstorepeatthesaying. Somedriversbrakemoresuddenlythanothers. Thosewhodonotusetheruledonotvalueroadsafety. Adoptingthe'twosecondrule'willavoidallaccidents. Mostcrashesarecausedbycarsrunningintothecarinfront.

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Ifforanumberofhourseachdayyou'rehavingexperiencesonthecomputerwherethereare noconsequences,thatmayhaveanimplicationforantisocialbehaviour.Inreallifeyoucan't undosomethingyoucan'tbringsomeonebacktolifeonceyou'vestabbedthem.Ona computeryoucanplaythegameagain.Itmaybethatforpeoplewhospendmostoftheirtime playingcomputergamesinvolvingkillingothers,realbleedingtodeathhasnomeaning.Studies ofbrainactivityshowthatthereislessprefrontalcortexactivityinthebrainsofscreen obsessedteenagersthaninthebrainsofthosewhospendlittletimeoncomputergames.The prefrontalcortexareaofthebrainiswhereweprocessideasofsequence,consequencesand empathy. Whichoneofthefollowingcanbedrawnasaconclusionofthepassageabove? A B C D E Theremaybealinkbetweenuseofcomputergamesandviolence. Brainstructureisalteredbyenvironmentalfactors. Peoplewhospendalotoftimeplayingcomputergamesarethemainculpritsinknife crime. Youngpeoplecannotdistinguishthedifferencebetweenfantasyandreality. Computergamesshouldnotbeavailableforchildrenunder18yearsofage.

Weconstantlysplitourattentionbetweenthepeoplewearewithandwhat'shappeningonour mobilephonescreens.Onscreenmultitaskingmakesuslessefficientaswellasless emotionallyengagedwithothers.Ittakes64secondstorecoverourtrainofthoughtafter interruptionbyamessage(that's8.5hoursaweekwastedifwecheckourscreenseveryfive minutes)andwhenwe'vesentanemailorSMStextmessage,thebraingoesthroughaseries ofsemiconsciouscalculationsaswewonderwhenandhowtherecipientwillreply.Theresult isthatwe'renot'present'forseveralminutesafterwards.Inordertofunctioneffectivelyinthe workplace,weneedtoswitchoffourcommunicationhardware. Whichoneofthefollowingisthebeststatementoftheflawintheaboveargument? A B C D E Withoutthemeanstosendandreceiveinformationinstantly,oureffectivenessmaybe compromised. Inmanyworkenvironmentsyoumaynotbeallowedtousepersonalmobilephones. Peoplemaybeunwillingtomakelessuseoftheirmobilephones. Wemayneedtohavesome'downtime'inordertorechargeourmentalbatteries. Itmayonlybetheyoungerworkerswhousemobilephonetechnologytoexcess.

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Ifthemediagivepublicitytocertaintypesofcrime,itmayencouragecriminalstocarryout'copy cat'offences.If,however,theywereforbiddentodivulgedetailsofcrimes,thiswouldamountto censorship.Thefreedomofspeechofthemediaistooimportanttosacrifice,sothemedia shouldbefreetoreportcrimeevenifthismeanssomecrimesarecommittedwhichwouldnot otherwisebecommitted. Whichoneofthefollowingexpressesthemainconclusionoftheaboveargument? A B C D E Themediashouldbepermittedtoreportcrimesevenifothercrimessometimesresult fromthisreporting. Freedomofspeechisarightthatistooimportanttogiveup. Censorshipofthemediawouldreducethecrimerate. Publicityaboutcrimescanencourageotherstocommitsimilaroffences. Themediashouldnotreportallthedetailsofacrime.

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Smokingcigarettescausesaspeedingupintherateofbloodflow,whichinturnincreasesthe riskofheartdisease.Itwasthoughtthatthisspeedingupofbloodflowwascausedsolelybythe gascarbonmonoxide,whichisabsorbedduringsmoking,andnotbynicotine,whichisalso absorbedfromthesmokeinthelungs.However,testshaveshownthatusingnicotinepatches (fromwhichnicotineisabsorbedthroughtheskin)orchewingnicotinegumalsocausesthe rateofbloodflowtoincrease.Thisshowsthatthenicotineincigarettesisalsoresponsiblefor theincreasedriskofheartdiseaseamongsmokers. Whichoneofthefollowingisnotanassumptionoftheargumentinthepassageabove? A B C D E Carbonmonoxidewouldnotproduceariseintherateofbloodflowintheabsenceof nicotine. Theeffectofnicotineonthebodydoesnotdependonthewayinwhichitwasabsorbed. Anydifferencesbetweentheamountofnicotineabsorbedfromsmokingandtheamount absorbedfromnicotinepatchesandchewinggumcanbedisregarded. Carbonmonoxideisnotabsorbedfromnicotinepatchesandnicotinechewinggum. Thereisnothingelseinnicotinepatchesandchewinggumwhichmightcausean increaseintherateofbloodflow.

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Inmanycountriesshockingimagesofthedamagesmokingcandotothebodyaredisplayedon cigarettepackets.Imagesofrottingteeth,mouthtumoursandcancerouslungsareamongthe grimpictures.Areviewconcludedthatshockingpicturesofthedamagesmokingcandoarea costeffectivewaytohelpsmokerstoquitanddiscourageothersfromstarting.Allcountries shouldintroducethesekindsofimagestodiscouragesmoking. Whichoneofthefollowing,iftrue,mostweakenstheaboveargument? A B C D E Incountriesusingtheimagestherearehightaxesontobaccoandabanonadvertising. Smokersarelikelytodieyoungerthannonsmokers. TheUSAisplanningtodisplayshockingimagesoncigarettepackets. Picturesthatarouseemotionsareespeciallyeffective. Governmentsreceiveasignificantamountofrevenuefromtaxesontobaccoproducts.

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Thereisaspecialofferonjarsofcoffeethisweek.Customerswhobuytwojarsatthenormal pricehavetheoptiontobuyuptofourmorejarsatonequarterofthenormalprice. Forcustomersbuyingcoffeethisweek,whichofthesebargraphsshowshowtheaveragecost perjar(asapercentageofthenormalcost)varieswiththenumberofjarsbought? A B

C D

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Duringarecentstormtheplasticcompanylogofellofftheoutsideoftheofficebuildingof FleesamLtd.andbrokecleanlyintothetwopiecesshownbelow:

Ajuniorclerktookthetwopiecestoasignmakertoshowwhathadhappened,andaskedhimto makeanewlogo.Unfortunatelyaftertheclerkhadleft,thesignmakerrealisedthathedidn't knowhowthetwopieceshadfittedtogetheroriginally. WhichoneofthefollowingcouldnotbeFleesam'slogo? A B

C D

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Agolftournamentisplayedover10rounds,onsuccessiveSaturdays.Thewinnerofeach roundscores3pointsandtheplayerfinishingsecondscores1point.Thetournamentiswonby thecompetitorwiththemostpointsoverthe10rounds. AlanVinci,BarryDurand,CarlJohanssonandDanielandEricLimweretheparticipantsinthis year'stournament.Allfivewonatleastoneround,buteitherBarry,DanielorEricfinished secondoneachoccasion.The12finishingorderwasdifferenteveryround,andtheLim brothersdidn'tbothscorepointsinthesameroundatanytime. Whowonthisyear'stournament? A B C D E BarryDurand EricLim AlanVinci CarlJohansson DanielLim

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Theownerofahotelneedstodecorate20rooms.Hehasfoundpricesforfourdifferenttypesof interiorwoodpaintandcalculatedthevolumeofpaintheneedsforeachroom.Hewillusethe sametypeofpaintforalltherooms. Typeofpaint NonDripGloss Satinwood 375ml 750ml 1.25l 4.50 5.00 8.00 8.00 2.5l Volumeneededperroom

10.00 16.00 1.4litres 11.00 20.00 1.1litres 20.00 1.0litres

QuickDryGloss N/A OnceGloss 4.50

10.00 N/A 8.00

12.00 18.00 0.8litres

Whatistheleastamountheneedstospendonpaint? A B C D E 120 116 108 112 126

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Thediagrambelowshowsthelayoutofagameplayingboardwiththesquareboardnumbered asindicated.Thenumbersontheboardstartwith1onthebottomleftandfinishwith25atthe topright.

Alarger,squareplayingboardisnumberedinasimilarwayanddividedintopieceswhichfit togethertomakethewholeboard.Onepieceofthislargerboardisshownbelow:

Howmanysquaresarethereonthislargerboard? A B C D E 49 25 64 121 81

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Sallyownsasmallbusinesswhichproduceshandcraftedjewellery.Thematerialsusedto createanecklacecost1.50onaverage.Shepaysherstaff5.40anhour.Forastandard pieceofjewelleryshecharges70%morethanitcoststoproduce. TomakeaparticularItalianstyleglassnecklaceittakes30minutes.Howmuchdoesshesell thissinglenecklacefor? A B C D E 7.14 11.34 11.73 2.94 5.40

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Thediagrambelowisaplanoftheraisedflowerbedsandachairinmygarden.

Whichoneofthefollowingcannotbeaviewoftheraisedbedsfrommychair? A B

C D

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LastmonthKarlwalkedfromStartontoEndham,raisingmoneyforcharity.Histarget, successfullyachieved,wastocompletethewalkintendays. Hestartedlaterthanintendedandhadonlycompleted12kmbytheendofthefirstday. However,hewalked45kmoneachofthesecond,thirdandfourthdays,andafterthefifthday hewasexactlyhalfway.Poorweatheronthesixthdayrestrictedhisprogress,but41kmon boththeseventhandeighthdaysmeantthathehadcompletedexactlythreequartersofthe walkwithtwodaysleft.Ontheninthdayhecoveredthreefifthsoftheremainingdistance, completingthelast36kmonthetenthday. HowfardidKarlwalkfromStartontoEndham? A B C D E 360km 240km 294km 384km 328km

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Thenetshowncanbefoldedtomakeatetrahedronwitheachoftheshapesshowingonthe outside.

Whichoneofthefollowingnetscanbefoldedtomakeatetrahedronidenticaltotheoneshown above? A B

C D

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Tessamakesbracelets.Sheworksfivedayseachweek,fromMondaytoFriday.Hercontract requireshertomakeaminimumof150braceletseveryworkingday,forwhichsheispaida basicwageof$320perweek.Shecanalsoearnabonusof$3perbraceletforeveryoneabove 175thatshemakesonanyparticularday. Lastweek,Tessaearned$515intotal.OnFridayshemade205bracelets,themostshehas evermadeinoneday. WhatistheminimumnumberofbraceletsthatTessamadelastweek? A B C D E 890 815 805 865 940

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15runnerstookpartinthisyear'sMarathonofMarathons(eightmarathonracesonconsecutive days).Pointswereawardedtothefirstseventofinishineachrace,asfollows: Winner 11points Second 8points Third 6points Fourth 4points Fifth 3points Sixth 2points Seventh1point All15runnersfinishedinthefirstthreeatleastonce,butonlyPhilip,whowastheoverallwinner withatotalof61points,finishedinthefirstthreeeverytime. HowmanyoftheeightracesdidPhilipwin? A B C D E 1 2 3 4 5

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WilliamHarvey,whowrotethebookcommonlyreferredtoasDeMotuCordisisfamousforhis description: A B C D E ofthecirculationoftheblood. ofhowanaemiacanbecausedbyalackofiron. ofhowbloodplasmacarriesheatandureaaswellascarbondioxide. ofthedifferentformsofbloodcellsandplatelets. oftheinteractionbetweenantigensandantibodies.

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Whichpopularwebsitewasfoundedin2004byMarkZuckerberg? A B C D E Facebook eBay YouTube Twitter Wikipedia

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TheartistsClaudeMonetandPierreAugusteRenoirwereassociatedwithwhichart movement? A B C D E Impressionism Pointillism Abstractexpressionism Fauvism Cubism

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WhatdoestheletterPstandforintheinternationalorganisationOPEC? A B C D E Petroleum Plastics Piracy Philosophy Physics

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Biology

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Thediagramshowsasectionofroughendoplasmicreticulum(RER).

Whichanswercorrectlyidentifiesthesubstancesassociatedwithstructures1and2? A B C D E 1:tRNA2:polypeptide 1:DNA2:carbohydrate 1:phospholipids2:mRNA 1:aminoacids2:tRNA 1:proteins2:DNA

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Thediagrambelowshowsapairofhomologouschromosomesandthesiteofcrossingover.

Whichanswerinthetableiscorrectwhenmeiosisiscomplete?
Numberofrecombinantdaughter chromosomesproduced Numberofdaughterchromosomesthatare geneticallydistinctfromeachother

Row1

Row2

Row3

Row4

Row5

A B C D E Row4 Row1 Row2 Row3 Row5

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Whichcurvesshowtheresultsofcalculatingtheinitialrateofreactionofanenzyme: 1. whenthesubstrateconcentrationisvaried,underoptimalconditionsandwithoutan inhibitor 2. whenthesubstrateconcentrationisvaried,underoptimalconditionsandfixed,low concentrationofacompetitiveinhibitor?

A B C D E (1)curveP(2)curveQ (1)curveR(2)curveS (1)curveQ(2)curveR (1)curveR(2)curveP (1)curveP(2)curveS

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Incellsofwinterwheat(Triticumaestivum),thefluidityofthecellmembranecanbevariedby theplant,dependingupontheenvironmentaltemperature. Astheweatherbecomescolder,thecellmembranechangestomaintainitsfluidity. Whichtypeofbondwouldbemorecommonincellmembranesofwinterwheatplantcellsas theirgrowingconditionsbecomecolder? A B C D E C=C CC CH CN CO

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Thetransmissionofnerveimpulsesatasynapseisunidirectional. Whichofthefeaturesofthetransmissionofnerveimpulsesgivenbelowhavearolein maintainingtheunidirectionaltransmission? 1.Exocytosisofneurotransmitteratthepresynapticmembrane 2.Neurotransmitterhydrolysingenzymefoundonthepostsynapticmembrane 3.Neurotransmitterreceptorsfoundonthepostsynapticmembrane 4.Sodiumgatedchannelsonthepostsynapticmembrane A B C D E 1,3and4only 1,2and3only 1,2and4only 2and4only 1and4only

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Whichoneofthefollowingnamesthestructure,inhumans,thatdirectlydetectsachangein bloodglucoselevelandthenthestructurethatrespondstothechange? A B C D E Pancreasandpancreas Adrenalglandandpancreas Hypothalamusandpituitarygland Pituitaryglandandliver Liverandadrenalgland

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Onesetofsemilunarvalvesinthehumanheartcloseswhen: A B C D E thebloodpressureintherightventricleislessthaninthepulmonaryartery. theoxygenlevelinblooddecreasesattherespiringtissues. thebloodpressureisgreaterintheleftventriclethanintheaorta. anothersetofsemilunarvalvesopens. thebloodpressureintheaortaisgreaterthaninthevenacava.

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Thediagramshowstherespirationprocessinthecytoplasmofayeastcellorananimalcell whenO2islimiting:

WhichoptioncorrectlyidentifiessubstancesX,YandZ? A B C D E X=lactateY=pyruvateZ=ethanol X=ethanolY=pyruvateZ=lactate X=pyruvateY=lactateZ=ethanol X=lactateY=ethanolZ=pyruvate X=pyruvateY=ethanolZ=lactate

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Thediagrambelowshowstheinheritanceofanonlethalrecessivesexlinkedcondition.

Whichrowinthetablebelowdoesnotcorrectlystatetheprobabilityforeachperson possessingonecopyofthealleleforthecondition? Person Maximum probability(%) 50 0 50 0 100

1 2 3 4 5

A B C D E

Person1 Person2 Person3 Person4 Person5

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WhichofthefollowingmoleculesareassociatedwiththeHumanImmunodeficiencyVirus (HIV)? 1.DNA 2.RNA 3.Phospholipids 4.Reversetranscriptase A B C D E 2,3and4only 1and2only 2and3only 1,2and4only 1,2,3and4

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Acircularbacterialplasmidconsistsof1000basepairs(bp).Aspecificrestrictionenzymehas threerecognitionsiteswithinthisplasmid.Thesitesareat150bp,250bpand950bp.After completerestriction,whatsizearethefragments? A B C D E 100bp,200bpand700bponly 100bp,150bp,200bponly 50bp,100bpand700bponly 50bp,100bp,150bpand700bponly 50bp,100bp,150bp,200bpand700bp

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Whichofthefollowingcanproducevesicles? 1.RER 2.Golgi 3.Cellsurfacemembrane A B C D E 1,2and3 1and2only 2and3only 1and3only 2only

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Twodiseasefreecells,PandQ,werestudied.WhichoptioncorrectlyidentifiescellPasa typicalplantcellandcellQasatypicalprokaryote?
Row1 CellP GeneforRuBisCoispresent CellQ Susceptibletopenicillin

Row2

Plasmidspresent

Centriolesfoundasapair

Row3 Row4

Outermostlayerisselectivelypermeable Glycogencanbepresent

SERpresent Cellwallispresent

Row5

Organellewithgranapresent

Nucleolusmaybepresent

A B C D E Row1 Row2 Row3 Row4 Row5

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ThediagramshowsasequenceofbasesonaDNAtemplate: CACGTTCGCATAGAC WhichoneofthefollowingshowsthesequenceofbasesonthecomplementarymRNAstrand withonesubstitutionmutation? A B C D E GUGCAACCGUAUCUG CUCGTTCGCUTTGUC GUGCAAGCGUAUGUC GTGCAAGGGTATCTG GTGCAAGCGTATCTG

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Whichoneofthefollowingstatementsaboutbothasexualandsexualreproductioniscorrect? A B C D E Someorganismscancarryoutbothasexualandsexualreproduction. Onlythegametes(andnotbodycells)undergomeiosisinsexualreproductioncompared withbothcelltypesinsexualreproduction. Mitosisleadstospermformationinasexualreproductionandsexualreproduction. Variationisonlyrequiredforsexualreproductionandnotforasexualreproduction. Mutationsonlyoccurinsexualreproductionandnotinasexualreproduction.

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Abatteryhasleadplatesdippedinsulfuricacid.Whencharged,thepositiveplateiscovered withPbO2.AfterdischargebothplatesarecoveredwithPbSO4. Whichoptionbelowcorrectlydescribestheoverallchangeintheoxidationnumberofthelead involvedinthechemicalreactionduringdischarge? A B C D E Positiveplate:42Negativeplate:02 Positiveplate:42Negativeplate:20 Positiveplate:40Negativeplate:02 Positiveplate:41Negativeplate:01 Positiveplate:41Negativeplate:10

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Excesslead(II)nitratesolutionisaddedto1.30gofzincpowderandthemixtureisstirred. Whenthereactionisfinishedtheleadformedisfiltered,driedandweighed.Ithasamassof 3.31g. Whatisthepercentageyieldofthelead? A B C D E 80% 90% 100% 70% 60%

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Howmanyofthefollowingcompoundsareacidic,alkalineoramphoteric(reactwithbothacids andalkalis)? Al2O3 MgO Cl2O7 Na2O CO2 NO2 HCl P4O10 H3PO4 SiO2 K2O SO2 KOH

A B C D E

Acidic=8Amphoteric=1Alkaline=4 Acidic=7Amphoteric=1Alkaline=5 Acidic=6Amphoteric=1Alkaline=6 Acidic=9Amphoteric=2Alkaline=2 Acidic=10Amphoteric=2Alkaline=4

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Thefollowingaresomecompoundsthatcanbemadefromethene,C2H4: C2H6,C2H5Br,C2H5OH,CH2BrCH2Br,(CH2CH2)n Whichoneofthecompoundsismadebyoxidisingethene? A B C D E CH2BrCH2Br C2H6 C2H5Br C2H5OH (CH2CH2)n

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Thereactionschemebelowshowssomereactionconversionsoforganicmolecules.

Whichisthecorrectcombinationofprocessandcompoundsforthisscheme? A B C D E processT:oxidationcompoundW:estercompoundX:amide processT:reductioncompoundW:ketonecompoundX:amide processT:oxidationcompoundW:estercompoundX:nitrile processT:reductioncompoundW:ketonecompoundX:nitrile processT:reductioncompoundW:estercompoundX:amide

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Theatomicnumbersoffiveatomsaregivenbelow. Whichatomwouldhaveanelectronicconfigurationendinginap5? A B C D E 9 8 7 6 5

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Therelativemolecularmassofcalciumcarbonateis100. Whatistheminimumvolumeof2.0Mhydrochloricacidthatwouldbeneededtocompletely reactwith2.0gofcalciumcarbonate? A B C D E 20cm3 10cm3 5cm3 30cm3 40cm3

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WhatisthepHof0.1MHCl? pH=log10[H+] A B C D E 1 0.1 1 0.1 0

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Astudentcarriedoutanexperimenttofindtherateofdecompositionofhydrogenperoxideinto waterandoxygengas.Thestudentused100cm3ofa1Msolutionofhydrogenperoxideat25C and1atmpressure. 1gofpowderedMnO2asacatalystwasaddedandthesolutionwasconstantlystirred.The studentmeasuredthetotalvolumeofoxygenproduced. Theprocedurewasrepeated,butthistimeusing100cm3of2Mhydrogenperoxide,under identicalconditions. Whichoptionbelowshowstheeffecton(R)therateofreaction,(V)thetotalvolumeofoxygen collected,byusingthe2Msolutioncomparedtothe1Msolution? A B C D E R:DoubledV:Doubled R:NoeffectV:Doubled R:DoubledV:Noeffect R:NoeffectV:Noeffect R:DoubledV:Halved

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Whichtwoofthefollowingmolecularsubstancesinthegaseousstatehavethestrongest permanentmoleculardipole? A B C D E

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PhysicsandMathematics

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Evaluate: A B C D E 2.88102 2.88101 2.88103 2.88104 2.88105

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Fourindividualsphereshaveradii: Whatisthesumoftheirsurfaceareas? A B C D E 57r2 58r2 26r2 25 r2 169 r2

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Whatistheequationofthestraightlinewhichpassesthrough(6,2)andisperpendicular to4y+3x=8? A B C D E 3y4x=30 3y4x=18 4y3x=26 3y+4x=18 3y+4x=30

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Acomputergameisonsalefor32.00. Thepriceticketshowsthatthiscostisareductionof20%oftheoriginalprice. Whatwastheoriginalprice? A B C D E 40.00 52.00 33.60 38.40 25.60

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Anornamentalthermometer,commonlyknownasaGalileothermometer,containsanumberof spheresofhollowcolouredglass,representingdifferenttemperatures,immersedinacolumnof ethanol.Aparticularsphere(X)risesfromthebottomtothetopofthecolumnofliquidwhenthe temperaturefallsbelowthevalueitrepresents.

Whichstatementbestexplainswhythesphereriseswhenthetemperaturefalls? A B C D E Thedensityoftheliquidhasincreased. Themassofthespherehasdecreased. Thepressureexertedbytheliquidhasdecreased. Thetemperatureofthesphereisdifferentfromthatoftheliquid. Thevolumeofgasinsidethespherehasincreased.

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Thecircuitshowncontainsthreeidenticalresistors,twoammetersXandY,andavoltmeterZ. Theinternalresistanceofthebatteryisnegligible.

Whichoptionshowsthereadingsonthethreemeters? [Assumetheammetershavenegligibleresistance,andnegligiblecurrentflowsthroughthe voltmeter.] A B C D E X=1.0AY=2.0AZ=8.0V X=1.0AY=0.0AZ=12V X=1.0AY=2.0AZ=6.0V X=3.0AY=6.0AZ=12V X=2.0AY=0.0AZ=4.0V

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Abookofmass0.40kgrestsonahorizontalsurfacewithwhichithasacoefficientofdynamic frictionof0.50. Ifthisbookisnowpushedbyanexternalhorizontalforceof10N,whatwillbeitsacceleration immediatelyafterithasstartedtomove? [Assumethegravitationalfieldstrengthis10Nkg1,thatairresistanceisnegligibleandthatthe orientationofthebookdoesnotchange.] A B C D E 20.0ms2 15.0ms2 12.5ms2 25.0ms2 50.0ms2

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Anearthedmagnetisnearabarofmaterialwhichisseentoberepelledbythemagnet. Whatcouldthebarofmaterialbe? [Thesystemisisolatedandnocurrentsareinduced.] A B C D E Abarofmagnetisedsteel. Abarofelectrostaticallychargedaluminium. Abarofelectrostaticallychargedcopper. Abarofunmagnetisedsoftiron. Abarofunmagnetisedcobalt.

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