SSAT SY 2022-2023
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- Q1
The following statements are included in Darwin's Theory of Evolution EXCEPT____________.
Evolution has occurred
Evolutionary change is gradual.
Converging of two species into a single species has occurred.
The primary cause of evolutionary change is natural selection
30s - Q2
A Jack rabbit have powerful legs to help it run fast and escape predators. This is an example of a/an ___________.
Mechanical adaptation
Structural adaptation
Functional adaptation
Behavioral adaptation
30s - Q3
The giant tortoise with long necks in Galapagos Island can survive the dry environment. The long neck is an example of a/an________________
Phenotype
Variation
Mutation
Adaptation
30s - Q4
Due to limited resources not all offspring will survive. this is a result of___________.
variation
selection
competition
over reproduction
30s - Q5
The change in the gene pool of a small population that takes place strictly by chance is called___________.
mutation
genetic drift
genetic flow
natural selection
30s - Q6
Which of the following statements about the species is FALSE?
Species are group of organisms that can produce viable and sterile offsprings
Species are group of living organisms that can interbreed
Species are members of a population that are reproductively compatible
None of the above
30s - Q7
It is a technique used in dating a rock that can be used to accurately predict the age of the fossils occurring in the rocks.
Relative age dating
Fossil dating
Molecular sequencing
Radioactive isotope decay
30s - Q8
Fossil record of toothed whales show that they have a small pelvic bone and femur on its side as shown in the diagram below, because of this one may conclude that _____________.
they evolved from swimming dinosaurs.
they evolved from a land mammal with hooves.
the statement given was incomplete, cannot make any conclusion out of it
they evolved from small fish
30s - Q9
How does evolution explain the similarities in the bone structure of a bird wing and the forelimb of a horse?
Similar structure indicates a common ancestor.
Similar functions point to a common ancestor.
Different functions indicate a common ancestor.
Vestigial structures point to a common ancestor.
30s - Q10
By comparing the amino acid sequences of chimpanzees, orangutans, and humans, a scientist is said to be looking for evidence of evolution by means of ___________________.
comparative anatomy
relative age dating
molecular biology
comparative embryology
30s - Q11
In their soluble or reduced state, iron and manganese are _______ .
won’t dissolve in water
colorless
alkalinity enhancers
negatively charged
30s - Q12
One method of determining if your finished water has the likelihood to be corrosive is _______.
Hydrological Cycles
Langeliers Saturation Index
Van der Waals formula
Zeta potential
30s - Q13Which of the following molecules would have the smallest molar enthalpy of vaporization?
Water
Ammonia
Formaldehyde
Methane
30s - Q14
The first organic compound synthesized in 1828 by Frederich Wohler was ______.
estrogen
benzene
urea
methane
30s - Q15
A family of organic compounds whose molecules will add water under an acid catalysis and change into alcohols are the ______.
aromatic hydrocarbons
cycloalkanes
alkenes
alkanes
30s
