GENERAL SCIENCE

1. What is the lowest level in Taxonomy?

A. Kingdom B. Domain C. Genus D. Species
2. Half of celestial sphere is called
A. Semiglobal B. midcircle C. Hemisphere D. Nemisphere
3. A dog infested with ticks displays what type of symbiotic relationship?
A. Mutualism B. Predation C. Parasitism D. commensalism
4. The lowest category in the classification of plants and animals is ____.
A. Genus B. Phylum C. Genus D. Species
5. Why are dams thicker at their bottom than their tops.
A. Water is denser at the bottom
B. The temperature is higher at the bottom
C. Water weighs more at the bottom
D. Water pressure is higher at the bottom
6. The practical application of scientific knowledge on daily human activities is ____
A. Technology
B. Innovation
C. Invention
D. Discovery
7. Symbiotic relationship between orchid on the trunk of a tree; bird with nest on tree’s branches, clownfish
and sea anemone refers to relationship which is ____
A. Parasitism
B. Commensalism
C. Mutualism
D. Reciprocity
8. Which statement on intensive farming or intensive agriculture is correct?
A. It moves a relatively high input of labor
B. It supports environment conservation
C. It helps solve enviormental population
D. It is contrary to sustainable agriculture
9. All these are the beneficial effects of scientific knowledge except _____.
A. Making informed decisions
B. Solutions to practical problem
C. Pursuance of political agenda
D. Development of new technology

10. An object becomes positively charge if it _______ .

A. gains protons
B. gains electron
C. loses protons
D. loses electrons
11. Which is the BEST evidence that helium gas is lighter than air?
A. Helium has the lowest boiling point of all elements.
B. Helium atoms do not combine with other air atoms.
C. Helium-filled balloons rise in air.
D. By volume, helium makes up only 0.0005% of air.
12. Three liquids were studied in a laboratory: oil, water, and alcohol. Oil was found to float water and alcohol.
It was also found that oil flows slowest among the three. What can be said about oil?
A. Densest and most viscous
B. Densest and least viscous
C. Least dense and most viscous
D. Least dense and least viscous
13. How is science described in the statement “ Science is a field of study or a discipline about the natural and
physical world”?
A. Science as an Idea
B. Science as a body of knowledge
C. Science as application of technology
D. Science in medicine
14. If a colorblind man marries a woman who has normal vision and no history of the disease, it is most
probable that all of their :

A. daughters will be carriers

B. daughters will be colorblind
C. sons will be carriers
D. sons will be colorblind
15. What refers to the formation of the heavy elements by fusion of lighter nuclei within stars?
A. nuclear fusion
B. nuclear fission
C. stellar nucleosynthesis
D. supernova nucleosynthesis

16. It is commonly known as bleach.

A. Sodium silicate
B. Sodium carbonate
C. Sodium bicarbonate
D. Sodium hypochlorite

17. Someone gives you two black beetles: Carbonized Darkling Beetle (Eleodes carbonaria) and Armored
Stink Beetle (Eleodes armata). What group they both belong in the biological classification of organisms?
A. Family
B. Genus
C. Order
D. Species
18. When you’re faced with a perceived threat, your brain thinks you’re in danger. That’s because it already
considers the situation to be life threatening. As a result, your body automatically reacts to keep you safe.
What hormone is responsible for this response?
A. Adrenalin
B. Melatonin
C. Vasopressin
D. Growth Hormones

19. Which of the following is considered a risk of GM food to people’s health?

A. GM food enhanced pathogenicity.
B. GM food production cost is reduced.
C. GM food increased weed or pest burden.
D. GM food contains higher amounts of vitamins and minerals
20. Which of the following statements correctly differentiate sexual reproduction from asexual reproduction?
A. Sexual reproduction is faster than asexual reproduction.
B. Sexual reproduction requires one parent while asexual requires two.
C. Sexual reproduction requires two parents while asexual requires one.
D. Sexual reproduction produces identical offspring while asexual produces offspring from two
parents.
21. What is the main product of photosynthesis?
A. Oxygen
B. Carbon Dioxide
C. Glucose
D. Water
22. A plant placed in an airtight glass container and watered without allowing air into and out of the container
will eventually die because of the lack of ____.
A. Oxygen
B. Water
C. Light
D. Carbon Dioxide
23. In science, an educated guess is called ____.
A. Observation
B. Question
C. Hypothesis
D. Conclusion
24. Who is the father of genetics?
A. Charles Darwin
B. Zobell
C. Gregor Mendel
D. Alexander Fleming
25. Which of the following groups of organisms is a very good source of antibiotics?
A. Penicillium notatum
B. Aspergillus niger
C. Rhizopus stolonifera
D. None of the above
26. Mitochondria is the site of cellular respiration. Which of the following is the final end product of the
process?
A. Carbon Dioxide
B. Oxygen
C. NADH
D. ATP
27. What organs is controlled by autonomic nervous system?
A. Skeletal
B. Muscle
C. Heart
D. Both A and C
28. The largest external organ in the human body is ___.
A. Brain
B. Skin
C. Liver
D. Lungs
29. Which of the following BEST demonstrates the greenhouse principle?
A. a heated aquarium
B. a car with rolled-up windows
C. a microwave oven
D. a solar battery -powered calculator
30. Newton's first law of motion states that ________.
A. when a force acts on an object, its acceleration is in the same direction as the force
B. when a force is applied on an object, there is an equal force applied by the object in the opposite
direction.
C. an object will remain at rest or keep moving unless a force acts on it .
D. acceleration is calculated by dividing the force exerted on an object by the mass of the object