BioMedical Admissions Test 4500/12

2023 30 minutes

SECTION 2 Scientific Knowledge and Applications

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1 The diagram shows all the chromosomes present from one healthy human cell at the start of
mitosis.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21 22 X Y

Which of the following statements about this cell is/are correct?

1 The cell contains a Y chromosome inherited from the father.

2 The chromosomes were taken from a sperm cell.

3 The diagram shows 46 double strands of DNA.

A none of them

B 1 only

C 2 only

D 3 only

E 1 and 2 only

F 1 and 3 only

G 2 and 3 only

H 1, 2 and 3

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2 When calcium chloride solution is mixed with lead(II) nitrate solution, a precipitation
reaction occurs.

What is the simplest ionic equation for the reaction?

A CaCl2(aq) + Pb(NO3)2(aq) → Ca(NO3)2(aq) + PbCl 2(aq)

B Ca2+(aq) + 2NO3–(aq) → Ca(NO3)2(s)

C 2Cl –(aq) + Pb2+(aq) → PbCl 2(s)

D Ca2+(aq) + 2Cl –(aq) + Pb2+(aq) + 2NO3–(aq) → PbCl 2(s) + Ca2+(aq) + 2NO3–(aq)

E Ca2+(aq) + 2Cl –(aq) + Pb2+(aq) + 2NO3–(aq) → Pb2+(aq) + 2Cl –(aq) + Ca(NO3)2(s)

3 Which row in the table lists a type of electromagnetic wave, a type of longitudinal wave and a
type of transverse wave in the correct columns?

electromagnetic longitudinal transverse

A gamma sound ultrasound

B gamma ultrasound gamma

C gamma ultraviolet infrared

D infrared ultraviolet sound

E infrared infrared gamma

F ultrasound infrared ultrasound

G ultrasound sound infrared

H ultrasound ultrasound sound

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4 What is the value of

6 5
4 × 10 + 5 × 10
2
3 × 10

in standard form?

A 1.5 × 104

B 1.5 × 106

C 1.5 × 108

D 3 × 102

E 3 × 103

F 3 × 104

5 The family tree shows the inheritance of a dominant condition controlled by allele H.

Key
male with the condition 1
female with the condition
male without the condition
?
female without the condition
2 3

Which row identifies the genotypes of the numbered individuals, and the phenotype of
individual 3?

(Assume no mutations.)

genotype of genotype of genotype of

phenotype of individual 3
individual 1 individual 2 individual 3
A hh hh HH or Hh female with the condition
B hh hh Hh female without the condition
C hh Hh Hh or hh female without the condition
D Hh hh HH or Hh female with the condition
E Hh Hh HH female with the condition
F Hh Hh Hh or hh female without the condition

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6 The formula for Schweizer’s reagent may be written as:

Cu(NH3)4(H2O)2(OH)2

What is its relative molar mass (Mr) if it is composed only of the following isotopes?

63 14 1 16
29 Cu 7N 1H 8O

A 45

B 107

C 115

D 141

E 201

F 203

7 A piece of brass is supplied with 48 000 J of thermal energy so that its temperature increases
from 20 °C to 80 °C. No other heat transfer occurs.

What is the mass of the piece of brass?

(specific heat capacity of brass = 400 J kg–1 °C–1)

A 0.5 kg

B 1.2 kg

C 1.5 kg

D 2.0 kg

E 2.4 kg

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8 A rectangular piece of card measures 3 cm by 2 cm.

The piece of card is cut into pieces. All of the pieces are arranged, with no spaces and no
overlaps, to form a perfect square.

What is the length of the diagonal of the square, in cm?

A 2

B 3

C 6

D 12

E 2

F 6

G 2 3

H 3 2

9 Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1 Mitochondria release heat during respiration.

2 Plasmid DNA is found in the pathogen that causes measles.

3 Retroviruses have RNA as their genetic material.

A none of them

B 1 only

C 2 only

D 3 only

E 1 and 2 only

F 1 and 3 only

G 2 and 3 only

H 1, 2 and 3

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10 Copper forms two different ionic oxides, one of which has the formula Cu2O.

When reacted with aqueous sulfuric acid, the following reaction takes place:

Cu2O + H2SO4 → Cu + CuSO4 + H2O

How do the two copper ions in Cu2O change in this reaction?

A The copper ions are only reduced in this reaction.

B The copper ions are only oxidised in this reaction.

C The copper ions are neither oxidised nor reduced.

D One copper ion has gained two electrons, and the other has lost one electron.

E One copper ion has gained one electron, and the other has lost one electron.

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11 A 100% efficient ideal transformer has a primary coil with 300 turns and a secondary coil with
150 turns.

The input voltage to the primary coil is 32 V.

The secondary coil is connected in series with two resistors, P and Q, as shown in the diagram.

P V

32 V 300 turns 150 turns

The reading on the voltmeter is 12 V.

The reading on the ammeter is 2.0 A.

What is the resistance of resistor Q?

A 2.0 Ω

B 4.0 Ω

C 6.0 Ω

D 8.0 Ω

E 10 Ω

F 18 Ω

G 26 Ω

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12 A list of five numbers has mean m.

When two more numbers p and q are added to this list, the mean is m + 1.

When q is removed from the new list, the mean is m + 2.

What is the value of p – q ?

A 1

B 3

C 5

D 7

E 17

F 31

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13 The diagram shows a section of double-stranded DNA. W, X, Y and Z are bonds in the section
of DNA.

G G A T C C

Z X

Which one of the following options correctly describes the bonds?

A Bonds such as X are broken by restriction enzymes to leave sticky ends.

B Bonds such as X are broken by DNA ligase to leave sticky ends.

C Bonds such as W and Y are both made by the same restriction enzyme.

D Bonds such as W and Y are both broken by the same restriction enzyme.

E Bonds such as Z are broken by restriction enzymes.

F Bonds such as Z are made by DNA ligase.

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14 Which of the following procedures will remove dissolved bromide ions, but not sodium ions,
from a concentrated, aqueous solution of sodium bromide?

1 addition of excess silver nitrate solution

2 addition of solid iodine with stirring

3 electrolysis of the solution using inert electrodes

A none of them

B 1 only

C 2 only

D 3 only

E 1 and 2 only

F 1 and 3 only

G 2 and 3 only

H 1, 2 and 3

15 A sample of solid material of mass 2.0 kg is heated so that it takes 5.0 minutes to change from
entirely solid to entirely liquid. It remains at its melting point of 1500 °C throughout this period.

The rate of heat transfer to the sample is 2.0 kW.

What is the specific latent heat of the sample material?

(Assume that no heat is transferred from the sample to the surroundings.)

A 5.0 kJ kg–1

B 10 kJ kg–1

C 150 kJ kg–1

D 200 kJ kg–1

E 300 kJ kg–1

F 400 kJ kg–1

G 600 kJ kg–1

H 1200 kJ kg–1

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16 Given that
x x x x
4 + 4 + 4 + 4 1
y y y y
=
2 + 2 +2 + 2 4

what is an expression for y in terms of x ?

1
A y = 2x +
2
B y = 2x + 1

C y = 2x + 2

D y = 2x + 4
4 1
E y= x+
3 3
4 2
F y= x+
3 3

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17 A single cell, Q, from a diploid organism has 18 chromosomes in its nucleus.

A student investigates cell Q, and another cell, R. Cell R is a body cell from the same
organism.

The table shows four suggestions made by the student relating to these cells.

process by which cell Q number of

suggestion
is produced chromosomes in cell R
1 meiosis 18
2 meiosis 36
3 mitosis 18
4 mitosis 36

Which of the suggestions, when considered independently, could be correct?

(Assume no mutations.)

A 1 only

B 2 only

C 3 only

D 4 only

E 1 and 2 only

F 1 and 4 only

G 2 and 3 only

H 3 and 4 only

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 63 65
18 A sample of copper consists of two isotopes: 29 Cu and 29 Cu .

63
The abundance of 29 Cu is x %.

Which of the following expressions shows how the relative atomic mass of copper in this
sample could be calculated using this information?

63 x + 65 (100 − x )
A
x

63 x + 65 ( x − 100 )
B
x

63 x + 65 (100 − x )
C
63 + 65

63 x + 65 ( x − 100 )
D
63 + 65

63 x + 65 (100 − x )
E
100

63 x + 65 ( x − 100 )
F
100

63 x + 65 (1 − x )
G
1

63 x + 65 ( x − 1)
H
1

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19 In the following circuit, the three resistors P, Q and R all have the same initial resistance.

Q R

The resistance of P is reduced. Which of the following changes occur(s)?

1 The voltage across P decreases.

2 The voltage across Q increases.

3 The current in R increases.

A none of them

B 1 only

C 2 only

D 3 only

E 1 and 2 only

F 1 and 3 only

G 2 and 3 only

H 1, 2 and 3

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20 The reflection of the point (4, 3) in a straight line is (– 2, – 5).

What is the equation of the line?

A 3y + 4x – 1 = 0

B 3y + 4x – 24 = 0

C 3y – 4x + 7 = 0

D 3y – 4x = 0

E 4y – 3x + 7 = 0

F 4y – 3x – 7 = 0

G 4y + 3x + 1 = 0

H 4y + 3x – 25 = 0

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21 A student carried out an experiment on an enzyme-catalysed reaction.

The student carried out this experiment ten times, each time with a different value of the
independent variable. The dependent variable was measured after three minutes.

All other variables were kept constant.

The results were plotted on a graph.

Which row has possible labels for the x-axis and y-axis?

x-axis label y-axis label

A pH product concentration

B pH rate of reaction

C rate of reaction product concentration

D rate of reaction substrate concentration

E temperature product concentration

F temperature rate of reaction

G temperature substrate concentration

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22 Which of the following statements about the Group 1 element rubidium (Rb) is/are correct?

1 Rubidium atoms are reduced to form stable Rb+ ions.

2 Rubidium reacts vigorously with water producing an alkaline solution and a

colourless gas which relights a glowing splint.
3 Rubidium has a higher melting point than lithium.

(atomic numbers: Li = 3; Rb = 37)

A none of them

B 1 only

C 2 only

D 3 only

E 1 and 2 only

F 1 and 3 only

G 2 and 3 only

H 1, 2 and 3

23 A spring has an unextended length of 0.10 m. When its length is 0.50 m, the elastic potential
energy stored in the spring is 1.2 J.

What is the elastic potential energy stored in the spring when its length is 0.70 m?

(Assume that the spring obeys Hooke’s law.)

A 1.5 J

B 1.8 J

C 2.7 J

D 4.5 J

E 5.4 J

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24 P

Q
S R
6 cm
[diagram not to scale]

PQS is a right-angled triangle with angle QPS = 90°

PRS is a right-angled triangle with angle PRS = 90°

SR = 6 cm

Area of triangle PRS = 54 cm2

What is the area of triangle PQR, in cm2, shaded in the diagram?

A 60.75

B 121.5

C 162

D 324

E 486

F 540

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25 A student carried out an experiment using a raw potato.

• Five cylinders were cut from a single raw potato.

• Each potato cylinder had the same dimensions and was weighed.
• Each cylinder was placed in a different concentration of sugar solution for two hours.
• All other variables were kept the same.

After the two hours, the cylinders were removed and each one was re-weighed. The table
shows the student’s results.

concentration of sugar initial mass of cylinder mass of cylinder after

solution / mol dm–3 /g 2 hours / g
0.1 0.72 0.78
0.2 0.61 0.64
0.3 0.65 0.63
0.4 0.75 0.71
0.5 0.78 0.73

Which row in the following table is correct about the results?

initial difference in solute

concentration of sugar change in cylinder length concentrations between
solution / mol dm–3 after 2 hours fluid in potato and sugar
solution
A 0.1 shorter potato > solution

B 0.2 longer potato < solution

C 0.3 shorter potato = solution

D 0.4 shorter potato < solution

E 0.5 longer potato > solution

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26 Potassium hydrogen carbonate decomposes when heated at 200 °C as shown by this equation:

2KHCO3 → K2CO3 + CO2 + H2O

50.0 g of potassium hydrogen carbonate was heated for several minutes. The yield of
potassium carbonate product was 40%.

What mass of potassium carbonate product was produced?

(Mr values: KHCO3 = 100; K2CO3 = 138; CO2 = 44; H2O = 18)

A 13.8 g

B 20.0 g

C 27.6 g

D 34.5 g

E 55.2 g

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27 Radioactive isotope P, with a half-life of T, decays in a single step to stable isotope Q.

The mass of an atom of P is p grams, and the mass of an atom of Q is q grams.

A pure sample of P has a mass of 100 g at time t = 0.

When atoms of P decay into atoms of Q, the atoms of Q remain in the sample.

What is the total mass, in grams, of P and Q in the sample after a time t = 2T ?

p
A 25 + 75
q
q
B 25 + 75
p
p
C 75 + 25
q
q
D 75 + 25
p
2
p p
E 25 + 25 + 50 2
q q
2
q q
F 25 + 25 + 50 2
p p
2
p p
G 50 + 25 + 25 2
q q
2
q q
H 50 + 25 + 50 2
p p

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