Free HOAE Natural Sciences Questions and Answers

Question 1

The lower jaw in vertebrates is known as the:

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mandible

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hyoid

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pelvis

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coccyx

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ulna

Question 2

In old age bones may become:

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porous

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flexible

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ductile

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pliable

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supple

Question 3

About one quart, 0.908 dry quarts, is equivalent to one:

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liter

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gram

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kilogram

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milligram

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calorie

Question 4

Normal body temperature, expressed in degrees centigrade is:

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37

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212

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120

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98.6

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22.8

Question 5

An individual who played a large role in smallpox vaccination was:

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Jenner

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Lister

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Salk

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Pasteur

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Dubos

Question 6

The nutrient that yields the most energy per ounce is:

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fat

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protein

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starch

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sugar

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water

Question 7

Of the following, the scientist who was a Nobel Prize winner was:

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Muller

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Darwin

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DeVries

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Mendel

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Galen

Question 8

The approximate percent of nitrogen in the earth's atmosphere is:

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78

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68

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58

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48

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38

Question 9

An example of a good insulator of electricity would be:

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wood

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copper

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iron

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bronze

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tin

Question 10

A type of mechanical wave motion in an elastic medium is:

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sound

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light

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radar

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heat

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X-rays