General Science and Ability 2013

**The autonomic nervous system innervates all of the following except:**A) Cardiac muscleB) Skeletal muscleC) Smooth muscleD) None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: B – Skeletal muscle

**The damage to the ___ nerve could result in the defect of eye movement:**A) OpticB) TrigeminalC) AbducensD) None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: C – Abducens

**Which of these is part of the spinal cord?**A) Gray matterB) White matterC) Central canalD) All of these Show Answer Correct Answer: D – All of these

**The shape of the external ear is due to:**A) Elastic cartilageB) FibrocartilageC) Articular cartilageD) None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: A – Elastic cartilage

**The external surface of the stomach is covered by:**A) MucosaB) SerosaC) Parietal peritoneumD) None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: B – Serosa

**Which of the following is not a human organ system?**A) IntegumentaryB) MuscularC) EpithelialD) None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: C – Epithelial

**Which of the following does not vary predictably with the depth of the aquatic environment?**A) AirB) TemperatureC) Penetration by sunlightD) None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: A – Air

**The quantity of available nutrients ___ from the lower levels of the energy pyramids to the higher ones:**A) IncreasesB) DecreasesC) Remains stableD) None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: B – Decreases

**Vacuum tubes have been replaced by:**A) ConductorsB) DiodesC) TransistorsD) None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: C – Transistors

**Which of the following is not a major subdivision of the biosphere?**A) HydrosphereB) StratosphereC) LithosphereD) None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: B – Stratosphere