These are C.A.P.T. Style
Multiple Choice Questions
(Written by Mr. Lazaroff)
to help you Practice for the C.A.P.Test.
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(There is a Key included at the End of the Page.)
A. Sedimentary rocks are made of layers of sediment, dirt, silt, etc., that are
deposited down over time and cemented by minerals.
B. Igneous rocks are formed from the cooling of magma.
C. Metamorphic rocks are formed when other rocks are subjected to intense heat and
pressure.
1. This type of rock is most likely to contain the fossil remains of ancient
organisms: (A) sedimentary (B) igneous (C) metamorphic (D) all of the above
A. Diffusion is the movement of molecules from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration, without using energy.
B. Osmosis is the diffusion of water across a membrane.
C. Active transport uses energy to move molecule from an area of low concentration to an area of high concentration.
D. Facilitated Diffusion is when an opening in a cell allows materials to diffuse more quickly.
2. Nerve cells maintain a high concentration of Na+
ions outside the cell they do this through: (A) diffusion (B) osmosis (C) active
transport (D) facilitated diffusion
3. When the nerve cells send a message for muscle cells to contract,
a chemical message attaches to a receptor on the muscle cell membrane, and a channel is
opened by the receptor allowing the Na+ ions to enter the cell through:
(A) diffusion (B) osmosis (C) active transport (D) facilitated diffusion
4. When people breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide,
these gases are exchanged across the cell membrane automatically, without the cell doing
anything, through: (A) diffusion (B) osmosis (C) active transport (D) facilitated
diffusion
5. If a cell has a higher concentration of salt outside the cell
than inside, then the water will: (A) move into the cell and the cell will shrink (B) move
out of the cell and the cell will shrink (C) move into the cell and the cell will swell
(D) move out of the cell and the cell will swell
A. Producers are organisms that make their own food, as a plant would.
B. Consumers are organisms that eat food made from other sources, as an animal would.
C. Decomposers are organism that break down dead organisms and return their nutrients to the environment, as certain bacteria do when they cause decay.
6. These first creatures on the planet probably lived off of
molecules released from volcanic activity; they were: (A) producers (B) consumers
(C) decomposers (D) both producers and consumers
7. These creatures are responsible for recycling nutrients in the
environment and returning them to the soil: (A) producers (B) consumers (C)
decomposers (D) both consumers and decomposers
Use the diagram above to answer the following questions.
8. According to the diagram above, in order to always have the maximum
number of chicks survive, the Blue-Footed Booby has developed the following adaptation:
(A) laying two eggs only when food is scarce (B) laying two eggs regardless of the food
supply (C) laying one egg only when food is scarce (D) laying one egg regardless of food
supply
9. According to the diagram above, in order to always have the maximum
number of chicks survive, another adaptation the Blue-Footed Booby has developed is: (A)
the larger chick pushes the smaller one out of the nest only when food is scarce
(B) the larger chick always pushes the smaller one out of the nest (C) the weaker sibling
crawls back into the nest only when food is scarce (D) the weaker sibling crawls back into
the nest regardless of food supply
The five steps of Darwin's theory of evolution by means of natural selection.
A. There is variation in every population.
B. Organisms must compete for limited resources.
C. Organisms have more offspring than can survive.
D. Natural Selection: organisms with the most beneficial traits are more likely to survive and reproduce
E. Organisms pass traits on to their offspring.
10. The use of antibiotics is a very effective way of destroying
pathogenic bacteria (disease causing), but sometimes people do not finish all of their
pills. This can result in: (A) fewer bacteria (B) more bacteria (C) bacteria sensitive to
the antibiotics (D) bacteria resistant to the antibiotics
11. This step can result in an increase in the population if there is an abundance
of food available: (A) there is variation in every population (B) organisms must compete
for limited resources (C) organisms have more offspring than can survive (D) organisms
with the most beneficial traits are more likely to survive and reproduce
See the phylogenetic tree below, and the phyla, to answer these questions.
Porifera - Sponges
Cnidaria & Ctenophora - Hydra, jellyfish
Platyhelminthes - Tapeworms (Flat)
Nematoda - Roundworms
Annelida - Earthworms (Segmented)
Arthropoda - Insects, spiders, etc.
Mollusca - Clams, oysters, squid
Echinodermata - Starfish, sand dollars
Chordata - Vertebrates
12. Which animal is the most closely related to Humans: (A) grasshopper (B)
starfish (C) octopus (D) jellyfish
13. Which animal is the most closely related to Hydra: (A) tapeworm (B) starfish
(C) octopus (D) grasshopper
Use the diagram above, which indicates the flow of blood through the four chambers of
the heart and the body, to answer the following questions.
14. The left ventricle is larger than the right ventricle because: (A) it pumps
more blood (B) it pumps less blood, but it pumps it harder (C) it has to pump it to more
distant reaches of the body (D) the blood in it contains more oxygen than any other
chamber
15. Which blood vessel carries blood with the highest concentration of oxygen: (A)
aorta (B) pulmonary artery (C) pulmonary vein (D) superior and inferior vena cava
| 1. A 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. B |
6. B 7. C 8. B 9. A 10. D |
11. C 12. B 13. A 14. C 15. C |