The document is a science quiz bee containing multiple choice questions about various topics in biology, chemistry, and genetics. The questions cover human anatomy like the respiratory system and heart, cellular processes like cellular respiration and DNA, genetics concepts like inheritance of traits, chemical bonding like ionic compounds, and more. The quiz tests fundamental knowledge across several science disciplines.
3. Which statement
best describes the
human respiratory
system?
A. It is composed of a network of moist
passageways that permit air to flow from the
external environment to the lungs.
B. Each cell of the human body is in direct contact
with the external environment, and gas exchange
occurs by diffusion
C. The external body surface is kept moist to
allow for gas exchange.
D. Gases diffuse across membranes on both the
external and internal surfaces of the body.
4. The human trachea
is prevented from
collapsing by the
presence of
A. mucous membranes
B. cartilaginous rings
C. muscle fibers
D. bony networks
5. Deposits from cigarette
smoke are most likely to
interfere with the ciliated
mucous membranes
locatedinboththe
A.trachea and esophagus
B. alveoli and liver
C. nasal cavity and trachea
D. epiglottis and esophagus
6. Scientists call an
organism that has
two different
alleles for a trait a
A. Hybrid
B. Trait
C. Purebred
D. Factor
7. Which organic compounds are
needed for the synthesis of the
plasma membrane, contain a
large amount of stored energy, and
have been linked to cardiovascular
diseases?
A.Complex
carbohydrates
B. saturated fats
C. simple sugars
D. polyunsaturated fats
8. The failure to
regulate the pH of
the blood can
affect the activity
of
A.enzymes that clot blood
B. red blood cells that make antibodies
C. chlorophyll that carries oxygen in
the blood
D. DNA that controls starch digestion
in the blood
12. It is the process involving in the
union of a sperm and an egg.
13. What is the
advantage of
sexual
reproduction?
a.can reproduce by bringing
specialized gametes together
b.can reproduce without bringing
specialized gametes together
c.provides a large degree of
variation
d.produces a limited number of
offspring
14. If a heterozygous tall
plant (Tt) is crossed
with a homozygous
short plant (tt), how
many percent of the
offspring are
heterozygous tall?
a.25% c. 75%
b.50% d. 100%
15. If a plant that has
round seeds has
a parent that has
wrinkled seeds,
what is its
genotype?
(Assume that
round is
dominant.)
a.RR c. Rr
b.rr d. RrWw
17. Which of the
following
statements best
describes a metal
and a nonmetal
during ionic bond?
a.Both metals and nonmetals lose
electrons during bond formation.
b.Both metals and nonmetals gain
electrons during bond formation.
c.Metals are electron donors while
nonmetals are electron acceptors.
d.Metals are electron acceptors while
nonmetals are electron donors.
18. Potassium (19K)
reacts with chlorine
(17Cl). What is the
correct formula for
the compound?
a.KCl c. KCl2
b. K2Cl d. KCl3
19. The element oxygen
has 6 valence
electrons and needs
to add _____
electrons to
complete its octet.
a. 2 electrons c. 6 electrons
b.4 electrons d. 5 electrons
20. When Na atom
loses one
electron, it gets a
charge of
______________
__.
a.-1 c. 0
b.+1 d. it has no charge
21. Which of the
following lists
contain no ionic
compound?
a.HCN, NO, Ca(NO3) c. NaH, CaF2, NaNH2
b. KOH, CCl4, SF6 d. CH2O, H2S, NH3
22. Ion X has a charge
of 3+, and ion Y has
a charge of 2-. What
is the correct formula
of the compound
formed?
a. X3Y2 c. (XY)3
b. X2Y3 d. X2Y2