Science Quiz #582
Science and Nature Quiz for 11 March 2020
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Q1.
The foundations for which science were laid by Adam Smith in 1776 and followed up by people such as John Stuart Mill and David Ricardo?
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Q2.
Phlebitis is a condition that affects what part of the body?
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Q3.
What does adenosine triphosphate (ATP) provide in living cells?
A
Energy to drive processes like muscle contraction, nerve impulse propagation and chemical synthesis
B
A catalyst for light absorption
D
A substitute for glucose
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Q4.
What name is given to a compound of carbon and hydrogen in various proportions?
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Q5.
Where is the Sea of Serenity?
A
In the book "Pilgrim's Progress" by John Bunyan
C
Around the islands of Tonga
D
Off the east coast of Canada
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Q6.
Sheep are aged by their teeth and are referred to by the number of permanent incisors that have erupted. About how old is a "two-tooth"?
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B
A bone in the human finger
C
A type of cancerous growth
D
An overgrowth of scar tissue
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