1.

Which of the following does not help to make up the

cytoskeleton?
A. microfilaments
B. microtubules
C. intermediate fibers
D. ribosomes

2. What is the name for an enzyme secreted in an

inactive form?
A. cryogen
B. cytogen
C. zymogen
D. zytogen

3. What is the name of the process whereby prokaryotes

divide?
A. binary fission
B. binary fusion
C. binary
D. binary occlusion

4. What is it called when a single zygote divides into 2

embryos, resulting in identical twins?
A. heterozygotic twins
B. monozygotic twins
C. polyzygotic twins
D. homozygotic twins

5. What is the name for the rhythmic movements of the

involuntary muscles that move food through the body?
A. catharsis
B. peritonitis
C. peristalsis
D. sepsis
6. What is the name of the enzyme produced in the
pancreas that hydrolyzes specific peptide bonds and
converts chymotrypsinogen to chymotrypsin?
A. chymosin
B. tryptophan
C. trymsin
D. trypsin

7. What is the name of the vein that transports glucose

and other sugars that are absorbed in digestion to the
liver?
A. renal vein
B. hepatic occludal vein
C. carotid vein
D. hepatic portal vein

8. What is a heterozygous organism?

A. an organism that carries one allele
B. an organism that carries two different alleles
C. an organism that carries no alleles
D. an organism that carries two identical alleles

9. What is the name for the existence of more than one

phenotypic forms in a population?
A. polymorphism
B. heteromorphism
C. homomorphism
D. monomorphism

10. What is another name for the evolution of a new

species?
A. individuation
B. devolution
C. mass production
D. speciation
Answer Key
1. D. Ribosomes are part of a cell.
2. C. It is important to know the names of all the major
types of enzymes.
3. A. Fission means to break apart.
4. B. Monozygotic literally means 'one zygote.'
5. C. There are a number of disorders that can disrupt
the process of peristalsis.
6. D. It is important to know the names of all the major
enzymes.
7. D. It is important to know the names of all the major
veins.
8. B. A heterozygous organism carries multiple different
alleles.
9. A. The word polymorphism literally means 'many
forms.'
10. D. The word species is contained within speciation.
1. What is the name for motion without rotation?
A. transitional motion
B. translational motion
C. non-rotational motion
D. ambiguous motion

2. Name this formula: ΔV = βVΔT

A. formula for change in velocity
B. formula for defining vectors
C. formula for change in valence
D. formula for volume expansion of solids and liquids

3. What is the common name for the point at which

the total force due to gravity can be said to be
acting?
A. center of motion
B. gravitational resistance
C. center of gravity
D. center of resistance

4. What is resistivity?
A. intrinsic resistance to current flow in a material
B. intrinsic acceleration of current flow in a material
C. intrinsic indifference to current flow in a material
D. intrinsic amplification of current flow in a material

5. What is it called when waves are in phase and

their amplitudes add together?
A. occlusion
B. constructive interference
C. collusion
D. destructive interference
6. What is another name for the ratio of an image’s
height to the height of the object it represents?
A. ramification
B. magnification
C. nullification
D. resolution

7. In regard to a string, what is the fundamental

frequency?
A. the highest frequency the string can support
B. the median frequency the string can support
C. the best frequency the string can support
D. the lowest frequency the string can support

8. What kind of oscillation occurs when particles

move in the direction of the wave motion?
A. latitudinal
B. unusual
C. longitudinal
D. atypical

9. Which law states that the voltage drop across a

resistor is proportional to the current carried?
A. Mimm’s law
B. Ohm’s law
C. Planck’s law
D. Heisenberg’s law

10. What is electrostatic force?

A. static electricity
B. the force that exists between stationary charges
C. the force that exists between moving charges
D. the force that exists when one charge is moving
and the other is stationary
Answer Key
1. B. Translational motion is any motion that does not
include rotation.
2. D. The formula indicates that the change in volume
will be equal to the volume multiplied by the change in
time and the volume expansion coefficient.
3. C. The center of gravity is determined in order to
simplify calculations.
4. A. The resistivity of a material is one of its most
important characteristics.
5. B. Constructive interference results in combined wave
amplitudes higher than any of the wave amplitudes by
themselves.
6. B. Magnification is the ratio of the size of an image to
the size of the object that it represents.
7. D. The fundamental frequency is the lowest frequency
that can be sustained by a string.
8. C. In longitudinal motion, particles oscillate in the
same direction that the wave is moving.
9. B. Ohm’s law asserts that the voltage drop across a
resistor will be predictable.
10. B. An electrostatic force exists between any
stationary charges.