BMST Study Guide 2026
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📋 BMST Exam Format at a Glance
📚 BMST Topics to Study (180)
✍️ Sample BMST Questions & Answers
1. A tank is 3/5 full and contains 120 liters. What is the total capacity of the tank?
120 = (3/5) × capacity, so capacity = 120 × 5/3 = 200 liters.
2. Which cellular process requires oxygen as a final electron acceptor?
Aerobic respiration uses oxygen in the electron transport chain to produce large amounts of ATP.
3. The empirical formula of a compound shows:
The empirical formula gives the simplest ratio of atoms; for example, H₂O₂ has the empirical formula HO.
4. The ability to do work is:
Explanation: Energy is the ability to do work. It is a fundamental concept in physics that describes the capacity of a system to perform physical or mechanical tasks. It can exist in various forms such as kinetic energy, potential energy, thermal energy, etc. Energy is required to overcome resistance or exert force on an object in order to perform work. Therefore, energy is the correct answer as it directly relates to the ability to do work.
5. What drives the movement of tectonic plates according to the most widely accepted scientific explanation?
Convection currents in the semi-molten mantle carry heat from Earth's interior and drag tectonic plates along with them.
6. A line graph shows a city's population growing from 500,000 in 2010 to 680,000 in 2020. If the growth was exponential, approximately what was the population in 2015?
For exponential growth: P(t) = P₀ · eʳᵗ. From 2010 to 2020 (t = 10): 680,000 = 500,000 · e^(10r) → e^(10r) = 1.36 → 10r = ln(1.36) ≈ 0.3075 → r ≈ 0.03075. At t = 5 (year 2015): P = 500,000 · e^(0.03075 × 5) = 500,000 · e^(0.15375) ≈ 500,000 · 1.1663 ≈ 583,150 ≈ 582,000. The midpoint of 590,000 assumes linear growth — a common trap.