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1 AlthoughtheEarthsupportslife,ithasamysteriouscarbondeficit.Comparedwithotherbodies
inthesolarsystemtheEarthhasfarlesscarbonthanwouldbeexpectedforaplanetthat
supportslife.OriginallyitwasthoughtthatintheinnerregionofthedustdiscwheretheEarth
formed,temperaturessoaredhighenoughforthecarbontoboilaway.However,observationsof
developingsolarsystemshavenowsuggestedthatthetemperaturewouldnothavebeenhigh
enough.Itismorelikelythatfireistoblame.Hotoxygenatomswouldhavereadilycombined
withcarbon,burningtoproducecarbondioxide.Therewouldhavebeenfeweroftheseoxygen
atomsfurtherawayfromtheSun.
Whichoneofthefollowing,iftrue,wouldmoststrengthentheaboveargument?
A ThecarbonthatispresentontheEarthcouldhavearrivedatalaterdatefroman
asteroid.
B Theabundanceofcarbonintheasteroidbeltsurroundingtheinnerplanetsincreasesthe
furtherawayyougetfromtheSun.
C Thereisnotheoreticalreasonwhylifehastobecarbonbased.
D ThereareothersolarsystemswithEarthlikeplanetsthathaveanabundanceofcarbon
onthem.
E Attemperaturesthatarehighenoughforcarbontoboilaway,oxygenwouldalsohave
boiledaway.
Tomwantstobuythecheapesttypeofcardpossiblebutiswillingtopayforthedeluxeversion
insteadofthestandard.
WhatisthetotalextrathatTomwouldhavetopaytobuythedeluxecards?
A 30.00
B 20.00
C 25.00
D 22.50
E 27.50
Whichoneofthefollowingbestexpressesthemainconclusionoftheaboveargument?
A Ourplanetisnotarandomlyselectedsamplefromallplanets.
B Howevercommonintelligentlifeis,everyobserverwillcertainlyoriginatefromaplace
whereintelligentlifedid,infact,arise.
C IflifehadevolvedhereonEarth,itwouldprobablyhavehappenedonalotofotherplanets
inthegalaxy.
D TherewouldbenoamazingcoincidenceifwediscoveredthatEarthweretheonlyplanet
inthegalaxyonwhichintelligentlifeevolved.
E ItwouldbeanamazingcoincidenceifEarthweretheonlyplanetinthegalaxyonwhich
intelligentlifeevolved.
4 Albertohasdecidedtopainthisdiningroom.Paintcomesin1litrecans.Thepaintinonecan
willcoveranareaofapproximately24squaremetres.Thediningroomis4mx6mx3.5m
high.Thereisjustonewindowwhichisinoneofthelongwallsandis1.5mx2m.
Allofthewalls,doorandceilingaretobepaintedwiththesametypeofpaint.
Approximately20%ofthewallareatobepaintediswoodwhichwillneedasecondcoatof
paint.
WhatistheminimumnumberofcansofpaintthatAlbertoshouldbuytohavesufficientto
completetheroom?
A 4cans
B 6cans
C 5cans
D 2cans
E 3cans
Whichoneofthefollowing,iftrue,wouldmostweakentheaboveargument?
A Thepracticalexperienceofgardeningisnotatraditionalacademicsubject.
B Theeventstoencouragechildrentogardenalsoincludedstandswherejunkfoodwasfor
sale.
C Someschoolsdonothaveagarden.
D Ittendstobeolderpeoplewhoareinterestedingardeningandgrowingtheirownfood.
E Mostchildrenhaveenjoyedtheeventsprovided,buthavenotgainedaninterestin
gardeningitself.
WhichoneofthesegraphscouldshowLeroy'sjourney?
A B
C D
Whichoneofthefollowingisanunderlyingassumptionoftheargumentabove?
A Massmedicationisalwayswrong.
B Fluoridationofwaterisaperson'sonlysourceoffluoride.
C Thereportedhealthsymptomswerecausedbyfluorideinthewater.
D Fluoridationischeaperthanimprovingdentalfacilities.
E Fluoridationisonlynecessaryindeprivedareas.
8 Concernabouttheeffectsofchemicalsupontheenvironmenthasledtocallsformore
research.Butweshouldnotwaitforfurtherresearchbeforewebansomeofthechemicals
usedbyindustry.Ifanyonehasagoodreasontothinksomethingisharmful,itshouldnotbe
useduntil,orunless,theriskisfoundtobezero.Weknowenoughaboutpastmistakestobe
forewarned.Muchoftheharmtowildlifeandhumansislongterm,andthedisturbingresultswe
seetodayreflectthechemicalenvironment40yearsago.Thousandsmorechemicalshave
beenreleasedintotheenvironmentsincethen.
Whichoneofthefollowingmostcloselymatchesthereasoningabove?
A Peopleshouldnotbeabletoadoptchildrenuntilpropercheckshavebeencarriedout.
Seriousconsequencesmayfollowifadoptiveparentsareunsuitable.
B Asuspectedterroristshouldbearrestedatonce.Waitingforconclusiveevidenceinthe
pasthasresultedinatrocitiesthatcouldhavebeenavoidedbyactingonsuspicion,and
thethreatofterrorismhasgrown.
C Somehomesfortheelderlyhavebeenfoundtogivedangerouslysubstandardcare.
Thereforetheyshouldbecloseddownandtheresidentsfoundacceptablealternatives.
D Cyclistsshouldnotplacetoomuchconfidenceinthebenefitsofhelmets,becausethere
isnoconclusiveevidenceasyetthathelmetspreventseriousinjuries.
E Somecarsthathavepassedtheannualroadworthinesstestwouldnotpass6months
later.Carsshouldbetestedmorethanonceayearoncetheypassacertainage.
Thefirstdigitofthebookingreferencewas4.Whatwasthelastdigit?
A 3
B 5
C 9
D 7
E 1
10 ClimatescientistsinGreenlandstudyingpatternsofplantgrowthhavesuggestedthattheearly
arrivalofspringintheArcticthreatenstodrivedownpopulationsofmigratinganimalssuchas
caribou.However,comparablestudieselsewhereshowthattheirfearsareunfounded.Arecent
studyofgreattitsinOxfordshireshowedthebirdsarecapableofadaptingtoclimatechange
betterthanmanyscientistsexpected.Overthepasthalfcentury,thebirdshavebroughtforward
thedatetheylaytheireggsbytwoweeks,sothatyoungarebornwhenplanteatinggrubsare
mostplentiful.
Whichoneofthefollowingisanunderlyingassumptionoftheaboveargument?
A MigratinganimalsintheArcticcanadapttoclimatechangeassuccessfullyasgreattits
inOxfordshire.
B Birdsaremoreadaptablethanlargemammalssuchascaribou.
C Unlessanimalslikethecaribouproducetheiryoungearlierintheyear,theirpopulationwill
fall.
D ThescientistsworkinginOxfordshirehavegreaterexpertisethanthoseworkingin
Greenland.
E ClimatechangeinGreenlandandclimatechangeinOxfordshireareofthesamescale.
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Forwhichofthespeciesshownistheratioofcerebellumtototalbodymassclosesttothatof
thecat?
A Pigeon
B Squirrel
C Dog
D Rabbit
E Mouse
12 Sportsareplayedeitherasameansofgettingexerciseorasacompetitionwithanopponent.
Somesports,suchasfootball,involvealargeamountofrunningandsomepeoplearemore
motivatedtorunwhenitispartofagame.Othersports,suchaspool,donotinvolvemuch
physicalactivityandsoitisunlikelythattheywouldbeplayedfortheexercise.
Whichoneofthefollowingconclusionsisbestsupportedbythepassageabove?
A Footballisabettersportingactivitythanpool.
B Thereisnopointinrunningasahobby,sincefootballismorefun.
C Itiseasiertoexercisewhenitisaspartofanotheractivity,suchasplayingsport.
D Peoplewhoplaypoolaremorelikelytobeinterestedinthecompetitionthanthosewho
playfootball.
E Sincethemainreasonforplayingsportsistogetexercise,poolshouldnotbeclassified
asasport.
WhathadGrahamseeninhisrearviewmirror?
A B
C D
14 Althoughitissometimessuggestedthatthecongestioncausedbythebunchingofcarson
motorwayscouldbeeasedbyincreasingthespeedlimitto150km/hr,suchanincreasewould
notbeagoodthing.Anestimated35percentofdriversexceedthespeedlimitby20km/hrand
wouldcontinuetodosoifthelimitwereraised.Sincebunchingiscausedbyspeedingdrivers
tryingtopassthosewhoobservethespeedlimit,raisingthelimitto150km/hrwouldresultin
thesameamountofcongestion,butatanincreasedspeed.Moreover,ahigherspeedlimit
wouldencouragealldriverstodrivefaster,andthuswouldincreasetheexistingdangerfrom
thosewhodrivetooclosetothecarinfront.
Whichoneofthefollowingbestexpressesthemainconclusionoftheaboveargument?
A Congestiononmotorwaysiscausedbyspeedingdriverstryingtopassthosewho
observethespeedlimit.
B Ahigherspeedlimitonmotorwayswouldencouragealldriverstodrivefaster.
C Anincreaseinthespeedlimitwouldincreasetheexistingdangerfromthosedriverswho
drivetooclose.
D Raisingthespeedlimitto150km/hrwouldnotreducecongestiononmotorways.
E Itwouldnotbeagoodthingtoincreasethespeedlimitto150km/hr.
Whichoneofthefollowingbestillustratestheprincipleunderlyingtheargumentabove?
A Addingfluoridetodrinkingwaterhasreducedtoothdecay,butfluorideisunwelcometo
somepeople.Instead,dentistsshouldadvisepatientswithtoothproblemsonbettertooth
care.
B Therequirementtowearseatbeltshasreduceddeathsincaraccidentsbutwas
unpopularwhenfirstintroduced.Peopleeventuallyacceptedsuchchangesevenifithas
notbenefitedthempersonally.
C Advicetowearsunblocktoprotecttheskinfromharmfulraysisignoredbysomepeople.
Thosepeopleshouldbechargedformedicaltreatmentforskincancer.
D Passivesmokingisstillaproblemforpeoplewhoshareahomewithasmoker.Thelaw
shouldbeextendedtomakesmokingillegaleveninthehome.
E Retailerscannotsellalcoholtopeopleunder18years,butprovidingmoregeneraladvice
onalcoholinschoolswouldbebetter,asitwouldencourageyoungpeopletobeself
limitingintheirconsumptionofalcohol.
16 TherearetwoservicesbetweenSandpointandGenville:afasthovercraftservicewhichtakes
50minutesandaslowferrywhichtakes1hour40minutes.Theybothstopinportfor20
minutesateachendbeforestartingthereturnjourney.TheystartoutfromSandpointtogetherat
thesametimeeachmorning.
Forhowlonghastheslowferrybeensailingbeforeitmeetsthehovercraftcomingback?
(Answertothenearestminuteifnecessary.)
A 1hourand20minutes
B 1hourand7minutes
C 1hourand30minutes
D 1hourand25minutes
E 1hourand10minutes
Whatisthesmallestnumberofrailsthathecoulduse?
A 5
B 3
C 4
D 6
E 7
18 Undercoverpoliceinvestigatorssometimescommit'crimes'inordertoconvincethe'real
criminals'thattheyareonthesamesideasthem.Someoftheseactivitieshavevictims,
althoughinthemaintheseareothercriminalsrivalgangmembersforexample.Incommitting
whataretechnicallyoffencestheofficersarepreventingmanymoreseriouscrimesbyhelping
toconvictandimprisondangerouscriminalswhomightotherwiseremainatliberty.Butthatis
notreallythepoint.Abreachofthelawisabreachofthelaw,whoevercommitsitandfor
whateverreason.Preventingacrimedoesnotmakeitrighttocommitanothercrime.
Whichoneofthefollowingisthegeneralprincipleunderlyingtheaboveargument?
A Anactiscriminalonlyifitiscommittedforcriminalreasons.
B Seriouscrimemustbepreventedbyanyreasonablemeans.
C Thepolicehaveadutytoprotectlawabidingcitizensfromviolence.
D Thereisnosuchthingasavictimlesscrime.
E Theenddoesnotjustifythemeans.
Whichoneofthefollowingisthebestestimateofherfuelconsumption?
A 9.9litres/100km
B 7.7litres/100km
C 1.7litres/100km
D 6.8litres/100km
E 8.0litres/100km
Whichoneofthefivearrangementsshownwouldbesatisfactory?
A B
C D
A AmartyaSenEconomics
B KonradLorenzEthology
C DorisLessingLiterature
D MaxWeberPedagogy
E LudwigWittgensteinPhilosophy
22 WhichoneofthefollowingpublicfigureswasNOTawardedtheNobelPeacePrize?
A AungSanSuuKyi
B NelsonMandela
C WillyBrandt
D MahatmaGandhi
E MartinLutherKing
23 Thechangesinconcentrationofhormonesinahealthywoman'sbloodweremonitoredduring
severalmenstrualcycles.
Duringwhichstageofthemenstrualcyclewastheconcentrationofoestrogenfalling,the
concentrationofluteinisinghormone(LH)andfolliclestimulatinghormone(FSH)maximaland
theprogesteroneconcentrationrising?
A atthestartofmenstruation
B attheendofmenstruation
C fourdaysbeforeovulationandthetimeofovulation
D afterovulationbutbeforethestartofmenstruation
E betweentheendofmenstruationandfourdaysbeforeovulation
24 Thefollowingeventsoccurduringareflexresponsetoapersonplacingahandonahotobject.
1. Myosinbindingsitesonactinfilamentsuncovered.
2. ADPandphosphateionreleasedfrommyosinhead.
3. Sodiumvoltagegatedchannelsopen.
4. Myosinheaddetachesfrombindingsiteonactin.
5. Calciumionsreleasedbysarcoplasmicreticulum.
Whichofthefollowingoptionsplacesfouroftheseeventsinthecorrectorder(fromleftto
right)?
A 3,5,4,2
B 5,2,1,4
C 1,2,4,3
D 5,1,2,4
E 3,1,4,2
A 16
B 4
C 5
D 8
E 9
26 AdoublestrandedDNAmoleculeisshownbelow:
ThisDNAmoleculeisallowedtoreplicatethreetimesinamediumcontainingnonradioactive
nucleotides.
WhichanswershowsthecorrectpercentagesoforiginalDNAandcompletelynonradioactive
DNA?
[Assumeallradioactivenucleotidesremainradioactivethroughout,andallnonradioactive
nucleotidesremainnonradioactivethroughout].
A row4
B row1
C row5
D row3
E row2
1. oxygen
2. carbondioxide
3. protons
A 1only
B 2and3only
C 1and3only
D 1and2only
E 2only
28 Inthenervecellsofaperson,onegenehastwoalleles,Aanda,present.Forthisperson,
whichrowcorrectlyshowstheallelespresentinallthreedifferentsituationsgiveninthetable?
A row1
B row2
C row5
D row4
E row3
Whichanswerdescribesthechangeswhenthesarcomerecontracts?
A 1getssmallerand2getssmaller.
B 1getssmallerand2doesnotchange.
C 1getslongerand2getssmaller.
D 1doesnotchangeand2getswider.
E 1getslongerand2getswider.
30 Thediagrambelowshowsanaminoacid.
Whichoptioncorrectlyidentifiesboththevariablegroup(Rgroup)andtheacidicgroup?
A variablegroup=4acidicgroup=3
B variablegroup=3acidicgroup=1
C variablegroup=2acidicgroup=3
D variablegroup=1acidicgroup=2
E variablegroup=2acidicgroup=4
A muscletissue
B ligament
C cartilage
D bonetissue
E skin
32 ThepicturebelowshowsaDNAmicroarray.Eachspot(labelled14)containsadifferentDNA
probe.AsampleoffluorescentlylabelledhumanDNA,withthesequenceTGGTCAAGATTAT,is
washedoverthearray.
Whichofthespotswouldshowapositivesignalbecauseitfluoresces?
A 1,2,3and4
B 2and3only
C 1and3only
D 1and4only
E 2and4only
WhichrowshowsthecorrecteventsduringtimeperiodX?
A row2
B row3
C row5
D row4
E row1
Whichrowshowsthecorrectsequenceofevents(lefttoright)astheyoccurduringpartofthis
cellcycle?
A row5
B row2
C row1
D row4
E row3
35 WhichoneofthefollowingisNOTacarbohydrate?
A glucagon
B amylose
C ribose
D amylopectin
E maltose
A Thethresholdpotentialrequiredtogenerateanactionpotentialwouldbelowered.
B Theaxonmembranewouldbecomemoredifficulttorepolarise.
C Itwouldbecomehardertodepolarisetheneuron.
D Themembranepotentialoftheneuronatrestwoulddecreasebelow90mV.
E Thesodium/potassiumpumpmayneedtoworkfastertomaintaintherestingpotential.
37 Placethefollowingstructuresinahumanspermcellindescendingorderofsize(lefttoright):
1. mitochondria
2. nucleus
3. ribosome
A 1,2,3
B 1,3,2
C 3,1,2
D 2,3,1
E 2,1,3
38 Inaprokaryote,transcriptioncanoccurinwhichofthefollowing?
1. cytoplasm
2. mitochondria
3. ribosomes
A 3only
B 1and3only
C 1only
D 1and2only
E 2only
ThesamesectionofDNAhasbeenchangedbymutation,andisgivenby:ATCTTGCGG
SomeofthetripletsbelowrepresentthetRNAtripletswhichcodeforaminoacids.
Key:
UsingthetRNAtriplets,whichaminoacidsequencegivenbelowcouldbeformedfromthe
mutatedDNAsequence?
40 Whichofthefollowingcouldbetheoutcomeofevolution?
1. speciation
2. achangeinallelefrequency
3. increasedbiodiversity
A 2and3only
B 1only
C 1and3only
D 1,2and3
E 1and2only
41 0.75gofahydrocarboncompoundcontains0.60gofcarbon.
(Ar:C=12.0H=1.0)
Whichoneofthefollowingcouldbethemolecularformulaofthehydrocarboncompound?
A C3H8
B C2H4
C C2H6
D CH4
E C2H3
42 Inthereaction
C3H7Br+KOHC3H7OH+KBr
24.6gof1bromopropanereactswithexcesspotassiumhydroxidetoproduce8.00g
ofpropan1ol.
M r:C3H7Br=123
Ar:H=1.0C=12.0O=16.0
Whatisthepercentageyieldofthisreaction?
A 57.1%
B 93.0%
C 32.5%
D 33.3%
E 66.7%
Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueforpurewaterbetweenthetemperaturesof0Cand
100C?
1. TheconcentrationsofH+(aq)andOH(aq)areequalbetween0Cand100C.
2. AnincreaseintemperaturecausesthepHtofall.
3. Anincreaseintemperaturecausestheelectricalconductivitytodecrease.
A 1and3only
B 3only
C 1only
D 1and2only
E 2only
44 Theatomicnumberofaluminiumis13.
WhichelectronconfigurationgivenbelowcorrespondstotheAl2+ioninitsgroundstate?
A Is22s22p63s23p1
B Is22s22p63s23p3
C Is22s22p6
D Is22s22p63s1
E Is22s22p53s2
45 AtomsXandYformanioniccompoundwithformulaXY2.
WhichoptionbelowcouldgivethecorrectatomicnumbersforXandY?
A X=11Y=16
B X=3Y=17
C X=12Y=9
D X=6Y=16
E X=14Y=8
Pentanehasaboilingpointof36Cwhilsttheboilingpointof2,2dimethylpropaneis10C.
Whichstatementbelowexplainsthedifferenceintheboilingpointsforthesetwosubstances?
A 2,2dimethylpropanehasstrongerintermolecularforces.
B Themoleculeshavedifferentrelativemolecularmasses.
C Isomershavedifferentchemicalproperties.
D Pentanehaspermanentdipoles.
E Longerchain,lessbranchedmoleculeshavestrongerspontaneous/induceddipoles.
47 Assumethattheoxidationnumbersareasshownbelow:
N=3H=+1Cr=+6O=2
Whichcompoundformulagivenbelowiscorrect?
A [(NH4)2CrO4]+
B NH4Cr2O7
C (NH4)2CrO4
D [(NH4)3CrO4]
E (NH4)3CrO4
48 Whatisthecorrectformulaofpropanal?
A CH3CH2CH2OH
B CH3CH2OCH3
C CH3COCH3
D CH3CH2CO2H
E CH3CH2CHO
InthebalancedequationforthisreactionwhatistheratioofCO2:H2Omoleculesformed?
A 4:7
B 3:8
C 2:7
D 3:4
E 5:12
50 Potassiumnitratewasfoundtohaveasolubilityof120gin100gofwaterat80Cand50gin
100gofwaterat25C.
50gofwaterwasheatedto80Candsolidpotassiumnitrateaddeduntilthesolutionwasjust
saturated.
Thesolutionwasthencooledto25Cwhensolidpotassiumnitrateseparatedouttoleavea
saturatedsolution.
Usingtheinformationprovidedinthisquestion,whatistheminimummassofwaterthatmust
nowbeaddedtothemixtureofthesolutionandthesolidinordertomakethissolidpotassium
nitrateredissolveat25C?
A 20g
B 140g
C 120g
D 70g
E 190g
CO,CO2,SO2,NO
A NOandSO2
B NOandCO2
C COandSO2
D COandCO2
E COandNO
52 Whichoneofthefollowing0.01MaqueoussolutionshasapH>7.0?
A AlBr3
B NaI
C NH4Cl
D Na2CO3
E CH3CO2H
53 Giventhat2log10(x)3=log10(y)
Expressyintermsofx.
54 Whichoneofthefollowingequationsisdimensionallyconsistent(hasconsistentunits)?
[Allthesymbolshavetheirusualmeanings:
v=velocityF=forcem=masst=timeV=voltageQ=chargeR1,R2,R3,R4=
resistance]
A energy=(mv2)+Fv
B resistance=R1+R2+(1/R3)+(1/R4)
C temperaturechange=energymspecificheatcapacity
D acceleration=(vt2)+(F/m)
E electricalcurrent=(V/R1)+(Q/t)
Whatisthevalueofx+y?
A 7
B 8
C 6
D 9
E 10
Whichrowinthetablegivesboththemagnitudeoftheresultantforceonthecarandthe
directionoftheaccelerationofthecarattheinstantshown?
A row1
B row2
C row5
D row3
E row4
Findthearithmeticmeanofthefournumbers:a+1,b+2,c+6,3.
A 7
B 11
C 5
D 9
E 27
58 Evaluate:
(2723)+(146)
A 1680
B 360
C 80
D 840
E 40
[Assumethattheblockremainssolidthroughout,andthatnoadditionalenergyisexchanged
betweentheblockandthesurroundings.]