Important Scientific Terms MCQs with Answers

What is the study of fingerprints for identification purposes called?

• A.Dactyloscopy
• B.Dactylography
• C.Dermatoglyphics
• D.Podoscopy

Metabolic reactions are _?

• A.Anabolic reactions
• B.Catabolic reactions
• C.Both A and B
• D.Only oxidation reactions

Evolution that results from relationships between organisms is ?

• A.Convergent evolution
• B.Divergent evolution
• C.Coevolution
• D.Parallel evolution

A burning candle is an example of state of matter.

• A.Solid
• B.Liquid
• C.Gas
• D.All three

Similarity in characteristics resulting from common ancestry is known as?

• A.Analogy
• B.Convergence
• C.Homology
• D.Parallelism

Astrology is the study of ?

• A.Impacts of stars on humans
• B.Composition of stars and galaxies
• C.Motion of celestial bodies
• D.Origin and evolution of the universe

The phase rule, developed by Josiah Willard Gibbs, relates the number of phases, components, and degrees of freedom in a system. According to the phase rule, a system with three components and two phases will have:

• A.1 degree of freedom
• B.2 degrees of freedom
• C.3 degrees of freedom
• D.4 degrees of freedom

What is the art of garden cultivation and management known as?

• A.Agriculture
• B.Horticulture
• C.Floriculture
• D.Arboriculture

Pattern of evolution in which two closely related populations gradually become more and more different?

• A.Convergent evolution
• B.Divergent evolution
• C.Parallel evolution
• D.Co-evolution

Past Paper MCQ

What is a statistical study of the human population called?

• A.Anthropology
• B.Ethnography
• C.Demography
• D.Sociology