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    Question 1: Which of the following is not true about the egg yolk?
    A. It contains 75% of the protein of the egg.
    B. It is placed in a yolk sac.
    C. Its usual color varies from pale yellow to deep orange.
    D. It contains almost 100% of total amount of fat and cholesterol in the egg.
    Question 2: What is the main protein found in the egg white?
    A. Ovalbumin
    B. Fibrin
    C. Gluten
    D. Phosphoprotein
    Question 3: One famous analog computer was the water integrator, which functioned by manipulation of water through a room of pipes and pumps, where the water levels represented numbers, and the rate of flow represented mathematical operations. Which country built the water integrator?
    A. Soviet Union
    B. Great Britain
    C. USA
    D. Germany
    Question 4: This English mathematician, logician and cryptographer is widely regarded as the father of modern computer science.
    A. Alan Turing
    B. Max Newman
    C. Ada Lovelace
    D. John Atanasoff
    Question 5: Which was the first implemented high-level general purpose programming language?
    A. Cobol
    B. BASIC
    C. Fortran
    D. Pascal
    Question 6: In the 1950s, these electronic components replaced vacuum tubes in the production of computers.
    A. diodes
    B. chips
    C. transistors
    D. processors
    Question 7: In their third generation computers flourished, thanks Jack St. Clair Kilbys and Robert Noyces independent invention. What did they invent?
    A. the transistor
    B. the first computer program
    C. integrated circuit (or microchip)
    D. computer memory
    Question 8: This computer engineer and co-founder of Apple Computer is often credited with developing the first mass-market home computers.
    A. Steve Jobs
    B. Bill Gates
    C. John Vincent Atanasoff
    D. Steve Woz Wozniak
    Question 9: Which was the first version of Microsoft Windows to support Plug and Play?
    A. Windows 3.11
    B. Windows 95
    C. Windows XP
    D. Windows 3.0
    Question 10: If the optimal body habitus for hot climates is tall and slender, what is one possible condition explaining pygmies?
    A. Ice ages
    B. Humidity
    C. Rain
    D. Low atmospheric preasure
    Question 11: Which of the following is correct?
    A. Primates include Gorillas, Monkeys and Humans. Monkeys include Pro-Simians and Chimpanzees.
    B. Primates include Monkeys, Pro-Simians, and Apes. Apes include Orangutans, Gorillas, Chimpanzees and Humans.
    C. Primates include Apes and Pro-Simians. Pro-Simians include Humans. Apes include Gorillas, Orangutans and Monkeys.
    D. Primates include Humans, Pro-Simians and Apes. Apes include Orangutans, Gorillas, and Monkeys.
    Question 12: Which of the following modern diseases evolved as a protection against malaria?
    A. Asthma
    B. Sickle Cell Anemia
    C. Lactose Intolerance
    D. Tay Sachs
    Question 13: Which of the following primates is the closest related to humans? (That is, this primate has more DNA in common with humans than any other living creature does.)
    A. Lemur
    B. Chimpanzee
    C. Gorilla
    D. Orangutan
    Question 14: African Americans are more likely to suffer from hypertension (high blood pressure) than European Americans. Why?
    A. Enslaved individuals were transported from Africa in the holds of ships, and given very little water. Those whose bodies conserved salt were more likely to survive the journey. Salt exacerbates high blood pressure.
    B. Rap music raises blood pressure.
    C. African Americans eat more salty food than European Americans do.
    D. In tropical climates, one sweats a lot. This results in water loss, which lowers blood pressure. Africans therefore conserve salt more efficiently than Europeans. In the United States, however, where it is cooler, this characteristic leads to high bloo
    Question 15: Dark skin contains melanin, which is a dark pigment in the skin. The purpose for melanin is to protect the skin from harmful effects of ultraviolet sunlight, which include skin cancer. What evolutionary advantage does light skin have?
    A. Light skin lets in more sunlight, which allows a person in colder climates to get warm more easily.
    B. Light skin lets in more sunlight. Sunlight catalyzes the formation of Vitamin D.
    C. Light skin tans more easily. This makes the person more attractive and therefore facilitates mating.
    D. Light skin is more attractive, which makes the person better able to attract a mate.