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- In which cell structure does photosynthesis take place?
- In a DNA double helix, which base pairs with adenine?
- Two heterozygous pea plants (Aa) are crossed and A is completely dominant. What is the expected ratio of dominant to recessive phenotypes among the offspring?
- What is the result of one round of mitosis in a diploid cell?
- Colour blindness is carried on the X chromosome as a recessive allele. A carrier woman and a man with normal vision have children. What is the probability that a son is colour-blind?
- What is the pH of a neutral aqueous solution at 25 degrees Celsius?
- How many moles are there in 36 g of water (molar mass 18 g/mol)?
- In the balanced equation 2 H2 + O2 gives 2 H2O, how many molecules of oxygen are needed to react completely with 6 molecules of hydrogen?
- 4.0 g of sodium hydroxide (molar mass 40 g/mol) is dissolved in water to give 500 mL of solution. What is its concentration?
- What type of bond holds sodium and chlorine together in table salt?
- What is the SI unit of force?
- A car starts from rest and accelerates uniformly at 3 m/s^2 for 5 seconds. What is its speed at the end?
- A 12 V battery is connected across a 4 ohm resistor. What current flows?
- A ball is thrown straight up at 20 m/s. Taking g as 10 m/s^2 and ignoring air resistance, what maximum height does it reach?
- Which situation is the best example of Newton's third law?
- What are the solutions of x^2 - 5x + 6 = 0?
- What is the value of log base 2 of 32?
- What is the sum of the interior angles of a convex octagon?
- Which city was the capital of the Inca Empire?
- In 1532 Francisco Pizarro captured the Inca ruler Atahualpa in which city?
- On which date was Peru's independence proclaimed in Lima by Jose de San Martin?
- Which battle in 1824 effectively ended Spanish rule in South America?
- What are the three traditional natural regions of Peru?
- Why is the central coast of Peru very dry although it lies beside the Pacific Ocean?
- Lake Titicaca is shared by Peru and which other country?
- The Treaty of Ancon in 1883 ended the fighting of the War of the Pacific between Peru and which country?
- Which three branches of government are separated in a democratic constitutional state?
- In economics, what is inflation?
- If the demand for a product rises while its supply stays the same, what is the likely effect on its market price?
- Which transaction should be counted in the GDP of a country in a given year to avoid double counting?
- Which sentence contains a metaphor?
- Which sentence has correct subject-verb agreement?
- Which word is an antonym of 'generous'?
- Socrates is best known for which method of teaching and inquiry?
- What is the central idea of Descartes' statement 'I think, therefore I am'?
- According to Kant's categorical imperative, an action is morally acceptable if:
- In Plato's allegory of the cave, what do the shadows on the wall represent?
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