Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

XIO > Moment 12 > Flashcards

Moment 12 Flashcards

1
Q

best source to begin developing a speech or essay? (start w/ the text)

A

a history textbook or just textbook

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

when looking for opinions in writing…

A

look for sentences that have no follow up explanation for the reasoning

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

if asking to chose a complex sentence, pick the option that opens with the..

A

dependent clause. ex. before ernest purchases a book, she always checks to see if the library has it.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

plural form of latin words ends in…

A

I, tempo is tempi. octopus is octopi, syllabus, syllabi

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

aunt and uncle ONLY capitalized if…

A

they are at the beginning of a sentence or used as part of a proper noun. ie Aunt Ruby

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

seasons are NOT

A

capitalized

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

rancorous

A

bitter

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

sacrilegious (I before E)

A

correct spelling

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

pronouns

A

I, you, she, he

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

it’s ok to start a sentence with “because”

A

on test

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

the right to___arms (spelling)

A

bear

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

expository

A

explain, give information

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

narrative writing - I am the narrator

A

main character in a setting who encounters a problem

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

negatively skewed (negatively right)

A

distribution is a type of distribution in which more values are concentrated on the right side

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

positively skewed (positively left)

A

distribution is a type of distribution in which most values are clustered around the left tail

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

dependent variable changes w/…

A

independent variable. EX - water is the independent variable with plants. Whether the plants live or not is the dependent variable.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

blood vessel that contains the least-oxygenated blood?

A

pulmonary artery

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

before DNA cell replication…

A

the DNA should replicate so the daughter cell has the same amount of DNA material after cell division

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

structure underneath the rib in descending order? (VAN in ribs)

A

vein, artery, nerve

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

which has the lowest blood pressure?

A

vein

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

double the final consonant in a verb ending in a..

A

consonant. ex. blur + ed = blurred

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

homophones (fones)

A

words spelled differently but sound the same. ex. its/it’s, seam, seem

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

homographs (tear the homograph)

A

two or more words spelled the same but not necessarily pronounced the same. ex tear, rip or water from eye

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

contraction

A

a shortened form of a word, ex. it’s

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

words that signal cause - if you’re reading an essay (because has cause in it)

A

because, since, as, due to, has caused

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

words that signal effect - if you’re reading an essay (consequently drugs are effective)

A

therefore, consequently, hence, so

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

cause and effect phrases (then cause it)

A

if…then, as a result of, as a consequence, the sequence of

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

micropipette

A

extremely small amounts of liquid and is accurate

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

ex of non-specific immune barrier

A

mucus

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
30
Q

metaphors always use the word…

A

is ex. she is a walking dictionary

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
31
Q

similes always use the words…

A

like or as…she is like a walking dictionary

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
32
Q

connotations

A

give richer meaning, express writer’s point of view. ex. my classmate smirked when I answered incorrectly. connotation is smirked.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
33
Q

primary source - photos - only considered primary if…

A

they are original prints. If they’re found in a textbook they’re secondary.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
34
Q

ancient art and artifacts are always..

A

primary sources

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
35
Q

something that has been created and not altered - artifacts, original maps, artwork, are what?

A

primary sources

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
36
Q

tiertary source

A

a combo of primary and secondary sources ex. dictionary with a picture of an original artifact in it.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
37
Q

hair follice is located in which layer of skin?

A

dermis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
38
Q

first thing that happens when body encounters invader

A

mast cells release histamine

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
39
Q

homographs (hom mckay)

A

words that are spelled the same that have different meanings. ex. wind and wind. The wind blew, as I stopped to wind my watch.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
40
Q

correct or incorrect: everybody should sit in their own seats

A

incorrect - everybody is singular, so it should be - everybody should sit in his or her own seat.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
41
Q

intra

A

within

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
42
Q

inter

A

between

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
43
Q

hypo

A

a little

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
44
Q

hyper

A

a lot

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
45
Q

a - asymmetrical

A

not

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
46
Q

re should only be added to…

A

verb bases. recover this chair should use a hyphen - re-cover

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
47
Q

hyphenate prefixes before proper…

A

nouns or adjectives. ex. mid-American

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
48
Q

hyphenate ALL words beginning with…(hyphenate myself, my ex, and all)

A

self, ex, and all. ex. self-made, ex-president, all-round

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
49
Q

to change a decimal to a percent, move the…

A

decimal two places to the right

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
50
Q

convert 1.28 to a fraction

A

you would write it 128/100 BECAUSE the 8 is in the 100th place. If it was 1.208, it would be over 1000, because the 8 would be in the 1000th place.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
51
Q

to go from a percent to a decimal, move..

A

2 places to the left 46.2% is .462

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
52
Q

to changes from a percentage to a fraction - 46.2%

A

46.2/100. All fractions are out of 100. To get rid of the decimal, move it over one place and add a 0 to 100. Final answer is 462/1000.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
53
Q

when changing to a common denominator…

A

you need to multiply the common number with the numerator and the denominator. Ex. 1/2 + 3/5 will be changed to = 5/10 + 6/10

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
54
Q

the perimeter of a circle is just the…(walk around 2 circles - montossori)

A

circumference. The formula is C=2(pi)r

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
55
Q

.5 converted to a fraction

A

5/10 (because it’s in the 10th place) can be reduced to 1/2

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
56
Q

convert percent to a fraction: 8% =

A

8/100 (a percent is always something out of 100)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
57
Q

the mean is the…

A

average

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
58
Q

the median is the number in the…(median in middle)

A

middle

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
59
Q

the mode is the number that…

A

occurs the most - careful-there can be 2 modes

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
60
Q

skewed distribution - if a graph starts high on the left, and decreases to basically nothing on the right, it’s skewed…

A

right

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
61
Q

symetrical distribution looks like a…(symmetry of a pyramid)

A

pyramid, sort of

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
62
Q

as one thing goes up, the other thing goes up, OR, if one thing goes down, the other thing goes down

A

positive correlation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
63
Q

as one thing goes up, the other thing goes down

A

negative correlation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
64
Q

formula for an unknown right triangle

A

a2 + b2 = c2

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
65
Q

numbers with decimals written out could separate the decimal with the word…

A

and

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
66
Q

5x = 20 what is the variable term? (x can vary)

A

5x

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
67
Q

5x = 20 what is the consonant?

A

20

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
68
Q

|3x + 1| = 2 when solving the absolute value (the bars on either side)

A

you need to work the equation twice. Once with =2, and once with = -2. The positive and negative.

69
Q

line graph (line on the mountains)

A

looks like a silhouette of the mountains

70
Q

stem and leaf plot

A

first digit in first row, used to show data in a graph

71
Q

box and whisker plot

A

looks like a syringe, used to explain data analysis

72
Q

I value xylaphones like cows do milk

A

1, 5, 10, 50, 100, 500, 1000

73
Q

CMLXIV

A

c = 100, m = 1000, l = 50, x = 10, i = 1, v = 5. Anytime you have a smaller number in front of a larger number, subtract them. ex - 100 - 1000 = 900. done. 1 - 5 = 4. done. Just add the 50 +10. total is 964.

74
Q

front end estimations is just…

A

estimating using the left most digit with numbers in the same place, then do the same with the second digit and so on.. 4720 + 1429, 4000 + 1000, and 700 + 400.

75
Q

rounding fractions - 5/8 =

A

5/8 = 1 because the numerator is greater than or equal to HALF of the denominator.

76
Q

another example of front end estimation - 56 + 49 + 17 +21 + 36 =

A

50 + 40 + 10 + 30 =

77
Q

clustering = find a number that is closest to the average - even if it’s 1700 and 3200 3100, the average is 3000. then…

A

multiply that by the total, 3.

78
Q

1 liter is how many quarts? (1 piece of litter for 1 quarter)

A

about 1.06

79
Q

in a right triangle, the side opposite to the right angle is called the…

A

hypotenuse. the other sides are the legs.

80
Q

to find a piece of a pie, or angle of a pie (montosori angle)

A

n/360 X 2(pi)R

81
Q

covert 76 ft (2) (squared) into inches (2) (squared)

A

76 x (12)2 = 76 x 144 = 10, 949

82
Q

implicit information is someone’s

A

point of view

83
Q

answering where and how provides…(implied where? How?)

A

implicit information

84
Q

answering who, what, when and where provides…(the 5 ws)

A

explicit information

85
Q

spinal nerves have both___and___impulses

A

afferent and efferent

86
Q

in ALS, the…

A

motor neurons die

87
Q

muscular dystrophy (genetic)

A

abnormal genes interfere with the production of healthy muscle. the nerves are not affected.

88
Q

sex cells are called..

A

gametes

89
Q

male gamates

A

sperm

90
Q

female gametes

A

ovum (eggs)

91
Q

sperm is produced in paired gonads called…

A

testes

92
Q

female gonads are the…

A

ovaries

93
Q

full term is…

A

40 weeks

94
Q

at puberty, the pituitary secretes…

A

fsh and lh

95
Q

fsh in males promotes production of..

A

sperm

96
Q

lh in males promotes production of..(lute is teste)

A

testosterone

97
Q

fsh in females promotes production of…

A

mestruation hair, mammary gland

98
Q

immature eggs are kept in..

A

a fluid filled structure called graafian follicle

99
Q

promotes development of follice

A

fsh, triggering release of estrogen

100
Q

the spike in estrogen (from fsh) causes…a surge in what? (you know the rest)

A

a surge in LH, which causes rupture of egg out of follicle.

101
Q

after ovulation, the empty graafian is called..

A

the corpus luteum. the corpus then secretes progesterone which causes uterus to thicken.

102
Q

filtrate

A

all of the material leaving the blood through the glomerulus

103
Q

bowman’s capsule collects the…

A

filtrate

104
Q

after leaving the bowman’s capsule, filtrate goes to the..

A

convoluted tubules

105
Q

in the proximal tubule____are reabsorbed

A

glucose and other solutes are reabsorbed

106
Q

after proximal tubule, filtrate goes to the..

A

loop of henle to the distal tubule, where it is reabsorbed.

107
Q

3 main functions of the kidneys (BFF)

A

filter waste from blood, regulate electrolyte and fluid balance in blood, and change blood flow rate and blood pressure

108
Q

blood enters the kidneys through…(because it’s coming from the heart)

A

the renal artery, and leaves via the renal veins

109
Q

the amount of filtrate collected in the bowman’s capsule is regulated by..

A

blood pressure in the glomerulus

110
Q

3 metabolic byproducts that must be kept to a minimum are…(byyyyyy CUU)

A

nitrogenous wastes: urea, uric acid, and creatinine.

111
Q

the kidneys regulate how much water is lost from our body through urine by…

A

the amount of sodium chloride in the blood. The reabsorption affects the osmotic pressure.

112
Q

where sodium goes…

A

water follows

113
Q

dehydration causes reduced blood volume, therefore…

A

lower blood pressure

114
Q

when kidneys lessen their ability to reabsorb water, urine becomes…

A

more dilute

115
Q

aldosterone increases reabsorption of…

A

sodium ions. Then Cl follows, and water. Blood volume is increased, therefore blood pressure is increased.

116
Q

angiotensin II also causes the release of..

A

antiduretic hormone secreted by pituitary

117
Q

molecule to molecule bonding is a function of…

A

heat. movement increases as it gains heat.

118
Q

the phase in which a substance exists is dependent on___properties

A

the intensive properties (intensive property would be heat)

119
Q

heat is measured in…

A

units of calories or joules

120
Q

heat is…

A

energy, temperature is the measure of hot or cold

121
Q

the 2 factors that influence the phase of a substance

A

temp and pressure

122
Q

increasing temp moves particles..

A

apart, increasing pressure moves them together

123
Q

phase diagram used…

A

used to predict a molecule’s state of matter

124
Q

ex. of an intensive property (specific intensity)

A

specific heat capacity - it’s intrinsic

125
Q

when a gas loses enough energy to be below its boiling point temp, it..

A

returns to a liquid state

126
Q

condensation is the transition from..

A

gas to liquid

127
Q

critical point (critically missing solid)

A

when substances exist as a liquid and a gas

128
Q

smooth ER is the site of…

A

lipid production and storage

129
Q

groups of similar cells that work together to perform a function

A

tissue

130
Q

surface area of a box

A

2Lw x 2LH x 2Wh

131
Q

cubic feet is…(my feet have volume)

A

volume

132
Q

squared feet is…

A

area

133
Q

volume of a cylinder formula (volume of cylinder of coke)

A

pi(r)2h (pi times r squared times h)

134
Q

write this in expanded form in terms of power to the ten - 237.45

A

2 x 10(2) + 3 x 10 (1) + 7 x 10(0) + 4 x 10 (-1) + 5 x 10 (-2)

135
Q

divide 452 by 52 - enter which number first?

A

enter 452 first

136
Q

gary, as well as his 3 children, is coming to visit today

A

is is singular because Gary is singular

137
Q

second person plural

A

the teacher said “you better do well on the test” addressing the entire class

138
Q

compound sentences are always joined by a…(fanboys)

A

coordinating conjunction - for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

139
Q

formula for perimeter of a half circle (crescent moon)

A

pi x r +2r

140
Q

formula for area of a circle

A

pi x R(2)

141
Q

formula for area of a circle

A

pi x R(2)

142
Q

area of a parallelogram - basically a square

A

b x h

143
Q

the circumference of a circle is the…

A

total all the way around, it’s the perimeter

144
Q

formula for circumference of a circle is..

A

pi x diameter

145
Q

change 4 inches squared into cm squared

A

FIRST - square 2.54 = 6.4516 THEN multiply by 4 = 25.8064 squared

146
Q

surface area is the total area of a…

A

3-dimensional object

147
Q

surface area of a sphere is…(surface of 4 sphere pies)

A

4 x pi x r(2)

148
Q

surface area of a cylinder or silo is…(2 silos - r squared and r h)

A

basically a rectangle with two circles = Rectangle = 2 x pi x r(2) squared = 2 x pi x r x h - THEN add together.

149
Q

mitosis - IPMAT

A

interphase - dust bunny of cells (is chromatin), cetrosomes and dna duplicates; prophase - willow; metaphase - center; anaphase - split and dragged to side; telophase - phone, splitting starts, cytokinesis - split

150
Q

phase that cells spend most of their time in

A

interphase

151
Q

longest phase of mitosis (long time to become a pro)

A

prophase

152
Q

lung condition that is high compliance

A

emphysema, because it causes the lungs to expand too much

153
Q

causes a decrease in alveolar pressure

A

contracting the diaphram, bc it makes the lungs bigger

154
Q

4 components of cardiovascular system (heart lab - LHBB)

A

blood, blood vessels, heart and lymphatic system

155
Q

the formed elements in plasma are…(form warped WRP)

A

leukocytes (wbc), erythrocytes (rbcs), and platelets

156
Q

makes antibodies

A

lymphocytes (b and t cells)

157
Q

external control of the heart is regulated by..

A

epi and nor-epi

158
Q

how many salivary glands in the mouth?

A

3 pairs

159
Q

P before L (throat)

A

pharynx then larynx

160
Q

gastric juice is a mix of…(MHD)

A

mucus, HCL, and digestive enzymes

161
Q

chief cells secrete…

A

pepsinogen, an inactive form of pepsin used to digest protein.

162
Q

gastric lipase digests..

A

fats

163
Q

parietal cells secrete..

A

HCL, which coverts pepsinogen into pepsin.

164
Q

goblet cells secrete…(gobble - kids)

A

mucus to protect against HCL

165
Q

vitamin B12 is absorbed in…(where all things are absorbed)

A

the small intestines, jejunum and ileum.

166
Q

blood carrying nutrients from the small intestines goes to the..

A

liver through hepatic portal

167
Q

water and vitamins are absorbed in..

A

the liver

168
Q

deglutination is…

A

swallowing

XIO (372 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions