PICAT GENERAL SCIENCE EXAM QUESTIONS

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PICAT GENERAL SCIENCE EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: Both parents of a child are carriers of a recessive allele for a disorder. What probability of their child getting it?

Answer:

25%

Question 2: Carbon-14 is an example of an

Answer:

isotope Question 3: which of the following blood components is responsible for forming a clot at a wound site?

Answer:

platelets Question 4: which of the following processes occurs when a substance changes phase from solid directly to vapor?

• condensation
• sublimation
• evaporation
• distillation

Answer:

• sublimation

Question 5: What is the major force that changes peat to coal?

Answer:

pressure Question 6: which measurement can be used to determine if ear plugs are needed when working in a factory?

Answer:

decibels

Question 7: a substance is considered acidic if it

Answer:

ionizes in water to form hydrogen bonds

Question 8: A child pushes her tricycle. It can be said the

• child created energy
• tricycle gained energy
• child destroyed energy
• tricycle destroyed energy

Answer:

• tricycle gained energy

Question 9: Which of the following is a true statement about an electron?

Answer:

it exhibits some properties of waves

Question 10: which of the following is caused by pathogenic bacteria

• stroke
• influenza
• tuberculosis

• common cold

Answer:

• common cold

Question 11: Mayonnaise is an example of

• a precipitate
• an emulsion
• a solute
• a gel

Answer:

• a solute

real answer an emulsion

Question 12: where are the reproductive organs located in angiosperms?

Answer:

flowers

Question 13: which occupation would most likely be involved in genome mapping?

Answer:

geneticist

Question 14: the rate at which work is done is called?

• power
• energy
• velocity
• momentum

Answer:

• power