Teas Test

  1. Breakdown of which of the following begins in the small intestines?
    Fats
  2. In geology, which of the following is considered a significant departure from previous ideas?
    A paradigm shift
  3. Which of the following terms describes the increase in alleles that permits a species to survivr and reproduce better in an environment from generation to generation?
    Adaptation
  4. Which of the following nervous systems diects the body's fight or flight resonse?
    Sympathetic
  5. Which of the following is used in quantitative investigations?
    Numerical information
  6. Which of the following taxonomic ranks is the most general?
    Phylum
  7. Water undergoes relatively minor temperature and phase changes compared to other substances due to both its?
    High specific heat and high heat of vaporization
  8. A new species of bread mold that is genetically simular to the red bread mole Neurospora crassa id discovered, however it is physically simular  to the mold Aspergillus nidulans. Based on the current classification, which of the following is the proper classification of the new species?
    Neurospora novus
  9. Which of the following is an example of hydrocarbons containing double bonds?




    C.
  10. Which of the following represents the correct order of the scientific process?
    Hypothesis, data, analysis
  11. Which of the following organs system supplies the body's cells with oxygen and nutrients?
    Cardiovascular
  12. Through which of the following does blood pass after leaving the right ventricle during contraction of the heart?
    Pulmonary artery
  13. Which of the following organs system supplies the body with oxygen and removes carbon dioxide?
    Respiratory
  14. Which of the following is responsible for the peristalsis that occurs in the digestive tract?
    Smooth muscle
  15. A proton should have which of the following two characteristics when compared to the charge and mass of an electron?
    An opposite charge and a larger mass
  16. The spine is part of which of the following systems?
    Skeletal
  17. If two gases (A and B) that have detectable odors and the same temperature are released simultaneously on one side of the room, and the odor of gas A is noticed 1 minute before Gas B, which of the conclusions can be made?




    B.
  18. Which of the following describes a substance that is completely ionized in its solution and has a pH of 2?
    Strong acid
  19. In which of the following organs are immune cells produced?
    Bone Marrow
  20. The heart is located______ the sternum?
    Behind
  21. A research student is determining the pollen count for a 24-hr. period in a given location. The students data would be most reliable if he decided to count pollen in...
    multiple decimeter squares for one morning nd one afternoon
  22. Exchange of oxygen occurs in which of the following stuctures of the respiratory system?
    Alveoli
  23. Which of the following is true of fertility rates?
    They are higher in less developed countries
  24. Consider an atom that possesses 8 protons, 9 neurons, and 7 electrons. This atom will have an overal charge of ___ and will have an overall mass of approximately___ AMU.
    +1 AND 17
  25. Enzyme activity is driven by which of the following internal factors?
    Amino-acid structure
  26. In which of the following do mutations in human DNA originate?
    Genotype
  27. The cell type with no membrane bound nucleus?
    Prokaryote
  28. Which of the organelles found in heterotrophs is similar to the chloroplast?
    Mitochondria
  29. UUA___ GCG____AUA____CGC (mRNA)

    ?____ ?_______?_______? (Gene)
    AAT-CGC-TAT-GCG
  30. Which of the following organelles gives rough enoplasmic reticulum its rough characteristices?
    Ribosomes
  31. DNA is to genes as amino acids are to _________?
    Proteins
  32. Atoms having ______ bonds complete one another by the donation and acceptance of electrons to form stable outer electron shells?
    Ionic
  33. Mutations in which of the following cells can be passed on to the future generations?
    Germ cells
  34. ____KOH + ____H2SO4 > _____ H2O + ____ K2SO4
    2KOH + H2SO4 > H2O + K2SO4
  35. DNA codons encode which of the following?
    Amino acids
  36. During cell replication, which of the following materials is duplicated be polymerase enzymes?
    DNA
  37. Which of the following nitrogeneous bases is uniques to RNA?
    Uracil


    *Guanine, thymine and adenine are DNA
  38. A difference of two units on the pH scale represents a concentration difference of _____?
    100
  39. The mass number equals?
    the number of protons and neutrons
  40. Meiosis occurs in what cells?
    Germ cells
  41. The liquid state of a substance is said to have a ____ shape and a _____ volume.
    Changing and fixed
  42. Which star provides the greatest energy for the earth?
    The Sun
  43. When an automobile traveling 60 mph is brought to a rapid stop, the two types of energy involved are/
    Kinetic and heat
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Derbyclan
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Teas Test
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Science portion of teas test- sample test questions frm study guide
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