General Science

Identify the correct description of hypertension?

A cell fragments important in blood clotting
B tissue covering surfaces and lining cavities
C persistently elevated arterial blood pressure
D organelles strongly associated with aerobic ATP production

Which option best matches the scientific meaning of this term: stroke?

A biological catalyst, usually a protein
B tissue involved in blood-cell production
C molecule carrying hereditary information
D brain injury due to interrupted blood flow or bleeding

Select the scientifically correct interpretation of iron?

A macronutrient made of amino acids
B system of hormone-secreting glands
C thiamine, important in carbohydrate metabolism and nerve function
D mineral essential for haemoglobin

The term is correctly defined as: rabies?

A system of hormone-secreting glands
B organ producing digestive enzymes and hormones including insulin
C major muscle aiding breathing
D fatal viral infection usually transmitted through infected animal saliva

Which statement is most accurate for heredity?

A transmission of genetic traits between generations
B contractile tissue
C molecule carrying hereditary information
D muscular organ pumping blood

Identify the correct description of hear?

A group of similar cells performing a common function
B organelle containing most genetic material in eukaryotic cells
C cells involved in immune defence
D muscular organ pumping blood

Which option best matches the scientific meaning of this term: diaphrag?

A vitamin important for blood clotting
B major muscle aiding breathing
C removal of metabolic waste products
D hormone promoting growth and influencing metabolism

Select the scientifically correct interpretation of antigen?

A transmission of genetic traits between generations
B male human gamete
C immediate non-specific defence
D substance recognised by immune system and capable of provoking response

The term is correctly defined as: heart attack?

A heart-muscle damage due to inadequate coronary blood supply
B specialised cell transmitting nervous signals
C basic structural and functional unit of life
D blood classification based mainly on A/B antigens on red cells

Which statement is most accurate for respiratory syste?

A organ filtering blood and forming urine
B system responsible for ventilation and gas exchange
C hormone that raises blood glucose
D fluid containing enzymes such as amylase

Identify the correct description of nervous tissue?

A framework of bones supporting and protecting body
B principal immediate energy currency of cells
C tissue specialised for receiving and transmitting signals
D scientist whose pea experiments established foundational inheritance laws

Which option best matches the scientific meaning of this term: insuli?

A framework of bones supporting and protecting body
B hormone that lowers blood glucose
C tissue supporting, binding or connecting structures
D site of protein synthesis

What is the best description of Rh factor?

A disorder characterised by chronic high blood glucose
B macronutrient made of amino acids
C blood-group antigen system important in transfusion and pregnancy
D viral disease mainly transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes

Which of the following is most closely associated with ribosome?

A reduced oxygen-carrying capacity of blood, commonly due to low haemoglobin
B Plasmodium infection transmitted by infected female Anopheles mosquitoes
C mineral essential for haemoglobin
D site of protein synthesis

Which statement correctly identifies typhoid?

A organ filtering blood and forming urine
B enteric fever caused by Salmonella Typhi
C vessels carrying blood toward heart
D fluid containing enzymes such as amylase

Which of the following is most closely associated with stomach?

A organ involved in storage and digestion
B substance recognised by immune system and capable of provoking response
C enteric fever caused by Salmonella Typhi
D heart-muscle damage due to inadequate coronary blood supply

Which of the following is most closely associated with glucagon?

A system digesting food and absorbing nutrients
B hormone that raises blood glucose
C tissue specialised for receiving and transmitting signals
D vessels carrying blood away from heart

What is the best description of ribosome?

A fluid containing enzymes such as amylase
B vessels carrying blood toward heart
C site of protein synthesis
D organ filtering blood and forming urine

What is the best description of skeleton?

A energy-releasing metabolism without oxygen as required by the pathway
B major neural pathway between brain and peripheral nervous system
C site of protein synthesis
D framework of bones supporting and protecting body

Which of the following is most closely associated with fertilisation?

A vessels carrying blood away from heart
B tissue specialised for receiving and transmitting signals
C fusion of male and female gametes
D system digesting food and absorbing nutrients

Which of the following is most closely associated with innate immunity?

A allele expressed in simple Mendelian inheritance when no dominant allele masks it
B immediate non-specific defence
C organ enabling exchange between maternal and fetal circulations
D reproduction involving one parent and generally no gamete fusion

In general science, vitamin C refers to:

A hormone associated with fight-or-flight response
B vitamin important for collagen synthesis
C fluid excreted by kidneys containing metabolic wastes
D vitamin important for blood clotting

In general science, antiseptic refers to:

A fusion of male and female gametes
B blood classification based mainly on A/B antigens on red cells
C observable characteristics resulting from genotype and environment
D substance applied to living tissue to reduce microorganisms

Which of the following is most closely associated with white blood cells?

A contractile tissue
B tissue involved in blood-cell production
C molecule carrying hereditary information
D cells involved in immune defence

Which statement correctly identifies small intestine?

A reduced oxygen-carrying capacity of blood, commonly due to low haemoglobin
B thiamine, important in carbohydrate metabolism and nerve function
C mineral essential for haemoglobin
D major site of digestion and nutrient absorption