Science Flashcards
Which of the following parts of the central nervous system releases chemicals that regulate the pituitary gland?
A. Hypothalamus
B. Cerebellum
C. Thalamus
D. Spinal cord
A- hypothalamus
The shortening of the sarcomere in skeletal muscle is directly due to the interactional of which of the following?
A. Acetylcholine and acetylcholinesterase
B. Pepsin and Pepsinogen
C. Myosin and actin
D. Dye in and kinesin
C. Myosin and actin
Mutations in which of the following types of cells can be inherited by offspring?
A. Ovarian
B. Endocrine
C. Neural
D. Muscle
A. Ovarian
Which of the following describes the role of tendons?
A. Tendons attach skeletal muscle to bones
B. Tendons attach two bones
C. tendons attach bones to ligaments
D. Tendons attach skeletal muscles to ligaments
A. Tendons attach skeletal muscle to bones
Which of the following substances is excreated by sweat glands in response to the breakdown of protein and formation of ammonia?
A. Lysosomes
B. Water
C. Urea
D. Sebum
C - urea
Which of the following terms describes the removal of metabolic waste from the body?
A. Secretion
B. Catabolism
C. Anabolism
D. Excretion
D - excretion
A cell is placed in a hypertonic solution. Which of the following describes the resulting osmosis?
A. There is no flow of water
B. The net flow of water into and out of the cell is zero
C. There is a net flow of water out of the cell
D. There is a net flow of water into the cell
C - there is a net flow of water out of the cell
Which of the following is an example of active transport?
A. Aquaporins in kidney cells that help concentrate urine
B. Movement of substance from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration
C. Movement of a sodium and potassium across the cell membrane against the concentration gradient
D. Loss of water from. A cell in a hypertonic solution
C - movement of sodium and potassium across the cell membrane against the concentration gradient
Which of the following vessels is responsible for carrying blood from the upper body to the right atrium of the heart?
A. Pulmonary veins
B. Aorta
C. Pulmonary artery
D. Superior vena cava
D - superior vena cava
Carbohydrates are composed of which of the following?
A. Nucleic acids
B. Monosaccharides
C. Isoprenoids
D. Amino acids
B- Monosaccharides
The following equation summarizes the carbonic acid bicarbonate ion buffer system of the blood
CO2 +H2O➡️ H2CO3 ➡️ HCO3- + H+
Which of the following equations shows the reaction that takes place when there are excessive H+ ions?
A. HCO3- + H+ ➡️H2co3
B. CO2 + h2o ➡️H2co3
C. H2co3 ➡️ Hco3- + H+
A - Hco3- + H+ ➡️ H2co3
A student investigating the importance of wavelengths above and below the visible spectrum for photosynthesis sets up an experiment as follows over a 2 month period, all with illumination at 1 meter distance from plants grown with the same soil and water conditions
3 exposed to ultraviolet light
3 exposed to infrared light
3 exposed to white light
At the end, she finds that IR treated plants are scorched, the up plants have wilted and white light created plants to grow normally.
Which of the following statements is most likely correct?
A. Three plants do not produce sufficient replications to draw conclusions
B. Wavelengths of lights the only variable that has been changed b/w groups
C. The wavelength of light does not affect photosynthesis
D. Infracted light conditions more energy than other wavelengths
B - wavelengths of lights the only variable that has been changed b/w groups
Which of he following is a weakness of correlational study?
A. Cannot be replicated
B. Cannot determine causation
C. Inability to control independent variables
D. Too many variables to control
Cannot determine causation
A vasectomy is a procedure in which the vas deferens are cut. Which of the following describes why a vasectomy leads to infertility?
- the vasectomy blocks the movement of sperm from prostate gland to the bulbourethral gland
- the vasectomy blocks the movement of sperm from the epididymis into the urethra
- the vasectomy blocks the movement of speeds from the ejaculatory duct into the bulbourethral gland
- the vasectomy blocks movement of sperm from the testis into the epididymis
The vasectomy blocks the movement of sperm from the epididymis into urethra
Lifelong protection after exposure to a virus such as chickenpox is due to which of the following types of immunity?
- nonspecific
- innate
- transplantation
- active
Active
An equal max of which of the following states of mater would completely fill either a 100ml or 500ml container?
- gas
- solid
- liquid
- mixture
Gas
Permanent damage to which of the following types of tissues in the spinal cord will cause paralysis?
- nervous tissue
- muscle tissue
- bone tissue
- connective tissue
Nervous tissue
How many times larger is the volume of a cube that is 4mm on all sides compared the volume of a cube that is 2mm on all sides (round the answer to the nearest whole number)
8 times
A researcher collects high resolution photographs of the earth taken from outer space at annual intervals for the last decades. This data would be most useful to analyze which of the following?
- human movement during crises
- migration patterns of large whales
- weather patterns during hurricanes
- deforestation in the rainforest
Sheathed patterns during hurricanes
Identify the pathway of blood through the components of the cardiovascular system, starting with the blood entering the heart through the superior vena cava (move options into box on the right placing them in order)
- pulmonary artery
- lungs
- right atrium
- right ventricle
- pulmonary valve
Right atrium
Right ventricle
pulmonary valve
Pulmonary artery
Lungs
Which of the following body systems develop from the same origin tissue as lungs?
- genitourinary system
- musculoskeletal system
- neuromuscular system
- gastrointestinal
Gastrointestinal
A scientist predicts that germinating beans will use more oxygen than non germinating beans. This prediction is referred to as which of the following?
- a conclusion
- an observation
- a hypothesis
- data collection
A hypothesis
Which of the following processes causes most of the carbon dioxide from the blood to move into alveoli?
- active transport using energy
- diffusion down concentration gradient
- conversion to carbon monoxide
- passive transport using carrier proteins
Diffusion down a concentration gradient
Which of the following is a property of water?
- water is made up of one molecule of hydrogen and two molecules of oxygen
- water dissolves polar ionic compounds
- water requires less heat than ethanol to raise its temperature
- solid water is denser than liquid water
Water dissolves polar ionic compounds