piCAT test questions with detailed solutions A+ Grade 2026\2027
(~)what is the major force that changes peat to coal?
a.) lift
b.) friction
c.) tension
b.) pressure
- correct answer b.) pressure ✅
(~)which occupation would most likely be involved in genome mapping?
a.) gerontologist
b.) geneticist
c.) geophysicist
d.) geologist
- correct answer b.) geneticist ✅
(~)which of the following terms is used to describe an organisms tendency to maintain its ideal internal
state relative ti properties such as temp and pH?
a.) mitosis
b.) adaptation
c.) homeostasis
d.) conservation
- correct answer c.) homeostasis ✅
(~)which of the following would be likely be involved in computing the stress on a building?
a.) cryogenics
b.) aerodynamics
c.) thermodynamics
, d.) electromagnetics
- correct answer b.) aerodynamics
(~)where are the reproductive organs located in angiosperms?
a.) stem
b.) roots
c.) leaves
d.) flowers
- correct answer d.) flowers ✅
(~)which of the following experimental results demonstrates phototropism
a.) plant leaves that are touched will move and fold together
b.) vining plants will wrap around an object placed near them as they grow
c.) shoots of seedlings planted upside down will grow upwards away from the ground
d.) stems of plants turned towards the dark area of a room will bend towards the window
- correct answer d.) stems of plants turned towards the dark area of a room will bend towards the
window
(~)which of the following is the primary force acting on a floating object
a.) magnetism
b.) buoyancy
c.) tension
d.) torsion
- correct answer b.) buoyancy ✅
there are 9 equal stacks of tiles. a worker loads 4 stacks of tiles in a wheelbarrow and 5 stacks in a truck.
how many tiles are in the truck, if there are 28 tiles in the wheelbarrow?
a.) 35
b.)36
c.)45
(~)what is the major force that changes peat to coal?
a.) lift
b.) friction
c.) tension
b.) pressure
- correct answer b.) pressure ✅
(~)which occupation would most likely be involved in genome mapping?
a.) gerontologist
b.) geneticist
c.) geophysicist
d.) geologist
- correct answer b.) geneticist ✅
(~)which of the following terms is used to describe an organisms tendency to maintain its ideal internal
state relative ti properties such as temp and pH?
a.) mitosis
b.) adaptation
c.) homeostasis
d.) conservation
- correct answer c.) homeostasis ✅
(~)which of the following would be likely be involved in computing the stress on a building?
a.) cryogenics
b.) aerodynamics
c.) thermodynamics
, d.) electromagnetics
- correct answer b.) aerodynamics
(~)where are the reproductive organs located in angiosperms?
a.) stem
b.) roots
c.) leaves
d.) flowers
- correct answer d.) flowers ✅
(~)which of the following experimental results demonstrates phototropism
a.) plant leaves that are touched will move and fold together
b.) vining plants will wrap around an object placed near them as they grow
c.) shoots of seedlings planted upside down will grow upwards away from the ground
d.) stems of plants turned towards the dark area of a room will bend towards the window
- correct answer d.) stems of plants turned towards the dark area of a room will bend towards the
window
(~)which of the following is the primary force acting on a floating object
a.) magnetism
b.) buoyancy
c.) tension
d.) torsion
- correct answer b.) buoyancy ✅
there are 9 equal stacks of tiles. a worker loads 4 stacks of tiles in a wheelbarrow and 5 stacks in a truck.
how many tiles are in the truck, if there are 28 tiles in the wheelbarrow?
a.) 35
b.)36
c.)45
