General Science Quiz 160 (20 MCQs)

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1. What is the nutrient source for some fungi?

Correct Answer: D) Dead organisms.

2. Eat these to exercise your gums and teeth:.....

Correct Answer: A) Carrot and Radish.

3. PROKARYOTIC cells do NOT have

Correct Answer: A) Membrane bound organelles.

4. Stars which appear to revolve around Polaris and do not set (go below the horizon) are called.....

Correct Answer: B) Circumpolar stars.

5. The interpretation of scientific data is often dependent on the individual scientist's.....

Correct Answer: A) Worldview.

6. The attractive or repulsive force between electric charges and magnets

Correct Answer: C) Electromagnetic force.

7. Koalas and kangaroos would be categorised in what animal family?

Correct Answer: C) Marsupials.

8. If an atom has 33 protons and 32 neutrons what is its atomic number

Correct Answer: B) 33.

9. What kind of animal is a platypus?

Correct Answer: B) Mammal.

10. ..... generation is the idea that living organisms can be spontaneously formed from nonliving substances.

Correct Answer: A) Spontaneous.

11. If you suffer from Anaemia you should eat foods rich in.....

Correct Answer: C) Iron and Vitamin B12.

12. The flow of electricity in a circuit-

Correct Answer: A) Current.

13. Which of these is an example of Newton's Third Law of Motion?

Correct Answer: A) A rocket launching into space.

14. The deficiency diseases can be prevented by having.....

Correct Answer: B) Balanced diet rich in fresh fruits and vegetables.

15. What is NOT an example of an incline plane?

Correct Answer: A) Wall.

16. During an endothermic reaction, heat is..... and chemical bonds.....

Correct Answer: B) Absorbed, broken.

17. We can blame all weather ultimately on the:

Correct Answer: A) Sun.

18. If my charge becomes 2+ what does that say about me?

Correct Answer: B) I am losing 2 electrons.

19. The Latin word "corona" means

Correct Answer: C) Crown.

20. Electric current that reverses its direction of flow in a regular pattern

Correct Answer: A) Alternating current.