Improving critical thinking skills of college students through RMS model for learning basic concepts in science

TEST
BASIC CONCEPT IN SCIENCE

Department : Education of Elementary School Teacher (PGSD)
Subject : Basic Concept in Science
Code/Credit : -/3SKS
Time Allotment : 100 Minutes
Day/Date : Tuesday, 11thAugust 2015

DIRECTION:

Write in you identity on the answer sheet (Name, ID number, Class).
Read the questions given carefully. Consider the critical thinking skill in doing the test.
The test participants are not allowed to ask/discuss with others and/or open sources.

GOOD LUCK

Do the test carefully.

1. Plantation that is classified asregnum plantae. There are many plants in the world which have various colours, shapes, and sizes. The organisms include trees, shrubs, grass, and moss.

a) Mention the main parts of high level of plant and its function completely.

b) Why is moss categorized as low level of plant?

c) What is your opinion of traditional ointment which is made without standardized procedure, yet people consume it?

2. Vertebrae is spine-possessed animals. Vertebrae consists of: reptiles, aves, amphibi, pisces, and mammals.

a) Mention 3 characteristics of reptiles, aves, and mammalsand give the examples.

b) Why does each aves have different beaks? Give some examples of beaks and their function.

3.Look at these pictures:

a) Based on those pictures. Classified animals that belong to insect and provide the explanation.

b) What can you see from the life of organism F in relation to human being? Mention 4.

4. Snake is an organism which harms human due to its poison. In rice field ecosystem, snake has an important role to keep the ecosystem in balance.

a) Mention the biotic and abiotic components of rice field. Provide an example of the relation between rice field biotic and abiotic component.

b) Make a food-chain of rice field ecosystem.

c) Explain the role of snake in rice field ecosystem and if there is a persistence snake-hunt, what will happen to the balance of rice field ecosystem?

5. Human respiration system is a process of inhaling oxygen and exhaling carbon dioxide. Oxygen is the main component neeed in respiration system which can be obtained from air. Breathing organs are used to breathe air endowed with oxygen in and breathe deprived oxygen air out.

a) Explain human respiration process.

b) During eating, we should not talk because it might cause the food goes to breathing nasal. Explain why can this happen? Make a relation between this phenomenon and the material.

c) Smoking can cause breathing perturbation. What can you suggest to active smokers? What strategy can you use to suggest them?

6. Digestion system is a process of food convertion and nutrition absorbtion needed by body. Digestion system also breaks food molecules down through enzymes so that the body can dissolve it.

a) Explain the convertion process of carbohydrate complex molecule into the simplest molecules.

b) Provide examples of digestion system disruption as well as the organs. How can you solve the problem?

7. Provide some examples of environment adulteration. Analyse the cause and effect of the adulteration and provide the problem solving.

8. The number of human population cause the increasing need of food, so it cannot be denied that biotechnology contributes to the supply of food.

a) Explain and provide the examples of the difference between conventional and modern biotechnology.

b) Provide an example of plantation biotechnology and the analysis of the strengths and the weaknesses.