Imat 2023 Random by @theimatstarter
Imat 2023 Random by @theimatstarter
The long - term warming conditions caused by the burning of fossil fuels will
likely receive a further pulse of heat via El Niño, a naturally reoccurring
phenomenon where sections of the Pacific Ocean heat up, typically causing
temperatures to spike across the world.
B) This year, June will be the hottest month on record since 1979.
5. You have 1 pair of new - born rabbits (one male and one female) that can breed
when they reach maturity. You also have 3 pairs of mature rabbits (3 males and
3 females) that can start breeding immediately. They follow these rules:
Each mature pair of rabbits produces one new pair of offspring (one male
and one female) at the end of each month
Each offspring pair takes one month to mature
How many rabbits do you have at the end of the 3rd month?
A) 14
B) 36
C) 18
D) 28
E) 42
6. The half-life of a radioactive element is the time needed for half of the material
to decay. You have a certain quantity of a mineral containing two radioactive
elements X and Y, whose half - lives are 2 and 3 years, respectively. Also, no
physical process can produce elements X or Y.
If today the ratio X:Y (mass/mass) is 8:1, what will it be after 6 years?
A) 1:1
B) 4:1
C) 2:1
D) 16:1
E) 32/1
7. You want to buy a sandwich from your favourite store but are on a strict diet,
so the sandwich must satisfy these requirements:
type Energy (kJ) Proteins (g) Fats (g) Salt equiv (g) Price (€)
Tuna 1579 18 14 1.4 7.20
Beef 1320 22 9 1.5 6.90
Chicken 1337 23 5 1.1 6.80
Vegetables 1198 9 15 1.2 6.50
Salmon 1620 22 12 2.1 7.10
Ham 1164 19 8 1.9 6.60
Turkey 1210 20 4 1.7 6.70
What is the minimum that you can spend for your sandwich?
A) 7.10 €
B) 6.70 €
C) 6.90 €
D) 6.60 €
E) 6.80 €
Which one of the following, if true, would most strengthen the argument
above?
A) The economic benefits derived from the Copernicus program me outweigh its
costs.
9. There is a commonly held belief, known as the 'Matthew effect, that students
who start with poor academic attainment early in school make less progress over
time than their higher-achieving peers. But recent research has shed new light on
this topic. A study examined patterns of growth in literacy and numeracy among
more than 150,000 young people in Australia. Researchers tested pupils regularly
between year 3 and year 9. They found that students who began with high
achievement in reading and numeracy tests in year 3 were not making the amount
of progress to year 9 of which they were capable. On the other hand, students
starting with below average test scores made more progress from year 3 to year 9
than students starting above average. This compensatory growth pattern was seen
in both reading and numeracy but was especially significant in reading.
Which one of the following can be drawn as a conclusion from the above
passage?
A) Rates of improvement from a low base will always be more rapid than progress
from a higher base.
E) It is easier to teach brighter students than those who are below average.
Biology
10. Glucose can feed into the biochemical pathways noted in the options below.
Each pathway generates a net yield of ATP molecules per molecule of glucose
feeding into the pathway. Rank the reactions listed below in order of the total
number of net ATP molecules produced, ranked from largest to smallest?
The metabolism of a single molecule of glucose through the glycolytic and citric
acid cycle stages.
4. Glycolysis of seven glucose molecules
A) 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
B) 4 - 2 - 1 - 3
C) 3 - 4 - 1 - 2
D) 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
E) 2 - 1 - 4 - 3
C) The rate at which the mutated allele spreads is influenced by the rate at which
the associated X chromosome spreads within the population.
D) To develop the condition, a woman must inherit two recessive alleles of this
gene.
E) To develop the condition, a man must inherit one of the recessive alleles of
this gene.
12. In the table below, you can find the minimum, maximum and optimum pH
values that are required for enzymes X, Y, Z, W, and Q to function.
Enzymes pH value
Minimum Optimum Maximum
X 6.4 7.1 8.2
Y 3.9 5.3 7.2
Z 4.0 6.2 8.5
W 8.0 9.1 12.1
Q 1.3 5.4 9.5
Which of the pairs of enzymes listed below cannot function together in the
same environment?
A) Y and W
B) W and Q
C) X and Y
D) Y and Z
E) X and Z
13. Which of the following is absent from the genome of a virus that utilizes
DNA as its primary molecule?
A) Thymine
B) Deoxyribose
C) Adenine
D) Guanine
E) Uracil
A) 1 and 2
B) 1
C) 3 only
D) 1, 2 , and 3
E) 2 and 3
1 XRXr XRY
2 XrXr XRY
3 XRXr XrY
Among the families, which ones can have a colour - blind daughter?
A) 3
B) 1
C) 2
D) 1 and 2
E) 2 and 3
18. Which of the following conditions is necessary for a mutation to play a
role in the process of evolution?
A) Formation by the effect of X - rays
B) Having a dominant mutation
C) Occurrence in body cells
D) Having a recessive mutation
E) Occurrence in germ cells
19. Redox reactions play a vital role in many cellular processes. Which of the
following statements and examples best describes redox reactions in living
things?
A) Redox reactions involve the transfer of electrons, where the molecule that
gains electrons is reduced, and the molecule that loses electrons is oxidized.
B) Redox reactions involve the destruction of molecules, where the molecule that
gains fragments is reduced, and the molecule that loses fragments is oxidized.
C) Redox reactions involve the formation of covalent bonds, where the molecule
that gains bonds is reduced, and the molecule that loses bonds is oxidized.
D) Redox reactions involve the absorption of energy, where the molecule that
gains energy is reduced, and the molecule that loses energy is oxidized.
E) Redox reactions involve the absorption of light, where the molecule that gains
light is reduced, and the molecule that loses light is oxidized.
20. Study the following table which shows the genotypes of individuals in a
population for a specific genetic trait. The trait is determined by a single gene
with two alleles, A and a.
Individual Genotype
1 AA
2 Aa
3 Aa
4 aa
5 AA
Based on the given data, what is the frequency of the A allele in this
population?
A) 0.8
B) 0.2
C) 0.4
D) 0.6
E) 1.0
A) Corpus callosum
B) Thalamus
C) Pineal gland
D) Amygdala
E) Hippocampus
22. Photosynthesis is a vital process in which plants and some other organisms
convert light energy into chemical energy. Which of the following represents the
balanced equation for the overall reaction of photosynthesis?
A) C6H12O6 + 6CO2 + energy → 6CO2 + 6H2O
23. What is the correct order of the following events that occur immediately after
acetylcholine binds to postsynaptic receptors of a muscle fibre, causing the
muscle to contract?
A) 2 - 3 - 1
B) 2 - 1 - 3
C) 1 - 2 - 3
D) 1 - 3 - 2
E) 3 - 2 - 1
24. What percentage of the three base codons that can be made using the
standard genetic code are stop codons?
A) 18.8%
B) 7.8%
C) 9.4%
D) 14.1%
E) 4.7%
25. Which of the following statements accurately describes prokaryotic
DNA?
E) Prokaryotic DNA contains introns and exons within its coding regions.
A) 6, 12, 16
B) 12, 24, 28
C) 4, 12, 12
D) 6, 16, 12
E) 6, 12, 20
27. Which of the following statements accurately describes the surface area-to-
volume ratio and cell growth?
A) Lysosomes digest the vesicles released from the Golgi apparatus so the
proteins can be released from the cell.
B) The Golgi apparatus processes lipid molecules as they enter the cell.
C) Before exiting the cell, the proteins packaged in the Golgi apparatus are
transported to the nucleus for translation verification.
D) The Golgi apparatus processes and packages proteins to be exported from the
cell.
30. Given the polynucleotide sequence AUGCCGC, can you tell which is the
5' end?
A) No, you cannot tell without the sequence of the complementary strand.
B) No, unless you know the position of the phosphate group, you cannot
differentiate the 3' end from the 5' end.
C) Yes, the 5' end begins with the start codon AUG.
D) There is no difference between the 5' and 3' ends of a single strand of DNA.
E) Counting the number of hydrogen bonds between the nitrogenous bases
provides sufficient information to determine the 5' end.
A) 1 and 2
B) 2
C) 3
D) 2, 3 and 4
E) 4
32. The 19th century monk Gregor Johann Mendel conducted simple
hybridisation experiments and established a series of laws of inheritance.
Which of the points listed below accurately reflect Mendel's laws?
4. If one allele is dominant over another allele, the phenotype reflects the
dominant allele.
5. Individuals with heritable traits more suited to the environment will have an
increased chance of survival.
B) 1, 2 and 3
C) 1, 2, 3 and 4
D) 4 and 5
E) 1 and 5
Chemistry
A) x -2
B) x
C) x+2
D) 2x
E) 2x +4
If the gas is heated to 327.0 °C, what will be the pressure, in Pa, at this new
temperature? Assume absolute zero is at -273.0 °C
A) P
𝑃
B)
2
C) 2P
327
D) 𝑃
27
27
E) 𝑃
327
35. A pH meter is used to test 0.1 mol L -1 aqueous solutions of the following
compounds:
1. CH3COOH
2. NaCl
3. H2SO4
4. Ba (OH)2
5. HNO3
A) 5, 3, 1, 2, 4
B) 3, 4, 1, 5, 2
C) 4, 2, 1, 5, 3
D) 2, 1, 4, 5, 3
E) 3, 5, 1, 2, 4
A) 1 and 2 only
B) 1 only
C) 3 only
D) 1, 2 and 3
E) 2 and 3 only
Which of the following terms describes the role of HNO3 in this reaction?
A) A base
B) An acid
C) An oxidising agent
D) A reducing agent
E) A catalyst
38. Which one of the following is a gaseous compound (at room temperature
and pressure) that exists as linear molecules and reacts with water to form
an acidic solution?
A) Silicon dioxide
B) Carbon dioxide
C) Nitrogen dioxide
D) Sulfur dioxide
E) Sulfur trioxide
A) Ice has a greater volume than liquid water as the particles are further apart
B) Liquid water has a greater volume than ice as the particles are further apart
C) Liquid water has a greater volume than ice as the particles have more kinetic
energy.
D) Liquid water and ice have the same volume, which explains why ice partially
floats in water.
E) Ice has a greater volume than liquid water as the particles have more kinetic
energy.
C) There are more moles on the right-hand side of the equilibrium equation
A) Aldehyde
B) Amine
C) Carboxylic acid
D) Amide
E) Ketone
42. The formulae of the five most abundant substances in air are shown:
N2 O2 Ar CO2 H2O
How many of these five substances are elements and how many of these five
substances are made of molecules?
A) Elements = 5 , molecules = 4
B) Elements = 1 , molecules = 4
C) Elements = 1 , molecules = 2
D) Elements = 3 , molecules = 2
E) Elements = 3 , molecules = 4
43. Which of these elements has the highest first ionisation energy?
A) Sodium (Z = 11)
B) Lithium (Z = 3)
C) Neon (Z = 10)
D) Argon (Z = 18)
E) Potassium (Z = 19)
A) BeF2
B) PF3
C) CF4
D) PF5
E) SF6
45. This reaction is used in the extraction of titanium from its ore.
A) C
B) TiO2
C) Cl2
D) C and Cl2
50
B) × 100
80
50
C) × 100
56
50⁄56
D) × 100
80⁄160
25⁄112
E) × 100
80⁄160
48. Consider this function, defined for every x >1 (where "In" indicates the
natural logarithm): f(x) =2ln (x) -2ln (x-1). Which of these is an expression for
its inverse function 𝑓 −1 (𝑦)?
1
A) , 𝑦 ≠0
𝑒 𝑦⁄2 −1
𝑒 𝑦⁄2
B) , 𝑦>1
𝑒 𝑦⁄2 −1
1
C) , 𝑦>0
𝑒 𝑦⁄2 −1
1
D) , 𝑦>1
𝑒 𝑦⁄2 −1
𝑒 𝑦⁄2
E) , 𝑦>0
𝑒 𝑦⁄2 −1
2x2 - 6x +5 > 0
A) 𝜙
B) ℝ
C) ( -∞ , 1) U (2, + ∞)
D) (1, 2)
E) {1, 2}
50. The ratio of sugar to flour in a mixture is 1:5. After 1kg of sugar and 2kg
of flour are added to the mixture, the ratio has changed to 2:5.
A further 1kg of sugar and 2kg of flour are added to the mixture.
A) 4:7
B) 3:5
C) 3:7
D) 11:25
E) 14:25
51. Two standard six-sided dice numbered 1 to 6 are rolled. What is the
probability that the product of the two numbers obtained is the square of a
prime?
A) 5/36
B) 3/36
C) 4/36
D) 6/36
E) 7/36
52. How many solutions are there in the range 0° ≤ x ≤ 360° to the equation
𝑥+90° 1
𝑠𝑖𝑛4 ( ) = 16 ?
10
A) 40
B) 2
C) 4
D) 20
E) 1
53. What is the complete set of values of x for which 100 - 99 x ≤ 98 - 97x and
96 + 95 x > 94 + 93x ?
A) x ≤ -1 or x > 1
B) x > -1
C) x > 1
D) x ≥ 1
E) -1 < x < 1
54. What is the minimum distance of the circle given by the equation 𝒙𝟐 −
𝟏𝟎𝒙 + 𝒚𝟐 + 𝟏𝟐𝒚 + 𝟓𝟕 = 𝟎 from the coordinate axes?
A) 1
B) 3
C) 2
D) 4
E) 5
𝟏𝟔𝒙+ 𝟖𝒙
55. The expression √ simplifies to which of the following?
𝟒𝒙 + 𝟐𝒙
𝑥
A) (√2)
B) 2
C) 2𝑥
D) √2𝑥
E) 22𝑥
2 1
B) 𝑉𝐴 = 𝑉 , 𝑉𝐵 = 𝑉
3 3
1 1
C) 𝑉𝐴 = 𝑉 , 𝑉𝐵 = 𝑉
2 3
1 1
D) 𝑉𝐴 = 𝑉 , 𝑉𝐵 = 𝑉
3 2
1 1
E) 𝑉𝐴 = 𝑉 , 𝑉𝐵 = 𝑉
2 2
The piston is pulled slowly to the right so that the volume of the trapped gas
increases isothermally. The piston is now fixed in position.
The metal cylinder is then placed in a location where thermal energy is transferred
from the trapped gas until the pressure of the gas is halved.
To the nearest degree Celsius, what is the final temperature of the gas?
A) 13 °C
B) -149 °C
C) 25 °C
D) 50 °C
E) - 124 °C
There is no thermal energy transfer between the atmosphere and the water or
between the atmosphere and the ice.
𝑀𝑐 (𝑇1 − 𝑇2 )
B)
𝐿𝑓
𝑀𝑐 𝑇1
C)
𝐿𝑓 + 𝐶𝑇2
𝑀𝑐 𝑇1
D)
𝐿𝑓
𝑀𝑐 (𝑇1 − 𝑇2 )
E)
𝐿𝑓 + 𝐶𝑇1
59. A vehicle travels east for 6km, then south for 8km without stopping. If
the trip takes 15 minutes, what is the magnitude of the average velocity in
km/h?
A) 8
B) 20
C) 40
D) 14
E) 56
A) Q2
B) Q1
𝑄1 𝑅1 +𝑄2 𝑅2
C)
𝑅1 + 𝑅2
E) 0