General Science

Which statement correctly identifies cholera?

A cells involved in immune defence
B acute diarrhoeal disease caused by Vibrio cholerae
C major site of digestion and nutrient absorption
D fluid of lymphatic system involved in immunity and fluid balance

Which statement correctly identifies bone marrow?

A tissue involved in blood-cell production
B vessels carrying blood away from heart
C tissue specialised for receiving and transmitting signals
D nucleic acid involved in gene expression and protein synthesis

What is the best description of vitamin K?

A vitamin important for blood clotting
B major site of digestion and nutrient absorption
C hormone associated with fight-or-flight response
D fluid excreted by kidneys containing metabolic wastes

What is the best description of zygote?

A change in heritable population characteristics over generations
B sum of chemical reactions in an organism
C place where two or more bones meet
D cell formed by gamete fusion

What is the best description of small intestine?

A vitamin important for calcium/phosphate balance and bone health
B major site of digestion and nutrient absorption
C thyroid hormone regulating metabolic processes
D functional unit of kidney

In general science, haemoglobin refers to:

A iron-containing oxygen-carrying protein
B site of protein synthesis
C framework of bones supporting and protecting body
D tissue supporting, binding or connecting structures

Which of the following is most closely associated with zygote?

A air sacs where major lung gas exchange occurs
B large gland involved in metabolism and bile production
C cell formed by gamete fusion
D iron-containing oxygen-carrying protein

Which statement correctly identifies phenotype?

A system of hormone-secreting glands
B major muscle aiding breathing
C observable characteristics resulting from genotype and environment
D organ producing digestive enzymes and hormones including insulin

In general science, muscle tissue refers to:

A contractile tissue
B developing organism in early post-fertilisation stages
C allele expressed in a simple dominant-recessive pairing when present
D biological process producing offspring

Which of the following is most closely associated with anaerobic respiration?

A principal immediate energy currency of cells
B framework of bones supporting and protecting body
C energy-releasing metabolism without oxygen as required by the pathway
D allele expressed in simple Mendelian inheritance when no dominant allele masks it

In general science, anaerobic respiration refers to:

A female human gamete
B change in heritable population characteristics over generations
C energy-releasing metabolism without oxygen as required by the pathway
D genetic constitution for a trait

Which statement correctly identifies muscle tissue?

A immediate non-specific defence
B male human gamete
C fatal viral infection usually transmitted through infected animal saliva
D contractile tissue

What is the best description of platelets?

A differential survival and reproduction of heritable variants
B cell fragments important in blood clotting
C male human gamete
D transmission of genetic traits between generations

Which statement correctly identifies pancreas?

A viral disease mainly transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes
B organ producing digestive enzymes and hormones including insulin
C disorder characterised by chronic high blood glucose
D preparation that stimulates protective immune responses

What is the best description of cell?

A cells transporting oxygen mainly using haemoglobin
B basic structural and functional unit of life
C DNA-protein structure carrying genetic information
D selectively permeable boundary around a cell

Which statement correctly identifies insulin?

A specialised cell transmitting nervous signals
B basic structural and functional unit of life
C hormone that lowers blood glucose
D blood classification based mainly on A/B antigens on red cells

What is the best description of typhoid?

A tissue covering surfaces and lining cavities
B enteric fever caused by Salmonella Typhi
C system responsible for ventilation and gas exchange
D cell fragments important in blood clotting

Which of the following is most closely associated with spinal cord?

A large gland involved in metabolism and bile production
B air sacs where major lung gas exchange occurs
C iron-containing oxygen-carrying protein
D major neural pathway between brain and peripheral nervous system

Which statement correctly identifies puberty?

A period of reproductive maturation and secondary sexual characteristics
B iron-containing oxygen-carrying protein
C tissue supporting, binding or connecting structures
D air sacs where major lung gas exchange occurs

Which of the following is most closely associated with enzyme?

A functional unit/segment of genetic information
B basic structural and functional unit of life
C specialised cell transmitting nervous signals
D biological catalyst, usually a protein

In general science, vitamin D refers to:

A energy-dense macronutrient important in membranes
B vitamin important for collagen synthesis
C hormone that raises blood glucose
D vitamin important for calcium/phosphate balance and bone health

Which of the following is most closely associated with haemoglobin?

A DNA-protein structure carrying genetic information
B cells transporting oxygen mainly using haemoglobin
C iron-containing oxygen-carrying protein
D fluid of lymphatic system involved in immunity and fluid balance

What is the best description of AIDS?

A maintenance of stable internal conditions
B advanced HIV disease with severe immune suppression
C air sacs where major lung gas exchange occurs
D large gland involved in metabolism and bile production

What is the best description of asthma?

A sum of chemical reactions in an organism
B place where two or more bones meet
C change in heritable population characteristics over generations
D chronic inflammatory airway disorder

In general science, HIV refers to:

A vitamin important for collagen synthesis
B human immunodeficiency virus
C hormone that raises blood glucose
D major energy-yielding macronutrient