Teas Science

Question 1

Which of the following describes the function of tendons?

Answer 1

Tendons attach skeletal muscle to bone

Question 2

Which of the following substances is excreted by sweat glands in response to the breakdown of protein and the formation of ammonia?

Answer 2

Urea

Question 3

Which of the following terms describes the removal of metabolic waste from the body?

Answer 3

Excretion

Question 4

The shortening of a sarcomere in skeletal muscle is directly due to the interaction of which of the following?

Answer 4

Myosin and Actin

Question 5

Which of the following parts of the central nervous system releases chemicals that regulate the pituitary gland?

Answer 5

Hypothalamus

Question 6

A cell is placed in a hypertonic solution. Which of the following describes the resulting osmosis?

Answer 6

There is a net flow of water out of the cell

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of active transport?

Answer 7

Movement of sodium and potassium across the cell membrane against the concentration gradient

Question 8

Which of the following vessels is responsible for carrying blood from the upper body to the right atrium of the heart?

Answer 8

Superior vena cava

Question 9

Carbohydrates are composed of which of the following?

Answer 9

Monosaccharides

Question 10

A vasectomy is a procedure in which the vas deferens are cut. Which of the following describes why a vasectomy leads to infertility?

Answer 10

Vasectomy blocks movement of sperm from a testis into the epididymis

Question 11

Lifelong protection after exposure to a virus such as chickenpox is due to which of the following types of immunity?

Answer 11

Active

Question 12

An equal mass of which of the following states of matter could completely fill either a 100ml or 500ml container?

Answer 12

Gas

Question 13

Permanent damage to which of the following types of tissues in the spinal cord will cause paralysis?

Answer 13

Nervous tissue

Question 14

How many times larger is the volume of a cube that is 4mm on all sides compared to the volume of a cube that is 2mm on all sides (round answer to nearest whole number)

Answer 14

8 times

Question 15

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?

Answer 15

Weather patterns during hurricanes

Question 16

Which of the following body systems develop from the same origin issue as lungs?

Answer 16

Gastrointestinal

Question 17

A scientist predicts that germinating beans will use more oxygen than non-germinating beans. This prediction is referred to as which of the following?

Answer 17

Hypothesis

Question 18

Which of the following processes causes most of the carbon dioxide from the blood to move into alveoli?

Answer 18

Diffusion down a concentration gradient

Question 19

Which of the following is a property of water?

Answer 19

Water dissolves polar ionic compounds

Question 20

Which of the following pancreatic secretions digest starch into disaccharides?

Answer 20

Amylase

Question 21

Which of the following units is used to indicate mass?

Answer 21

Mg

Question 22

Histones are proteins associated with which of the following?

Answer 22

DNA

Question 23

A researcher is gathering large amounts of data about patients who have a common disease and the effectiveness of various medications in comparison to a placebo. Which of the following types of graphs is the best way for the researcher to present the data?

Answer 23

Bar graph

Question 24

Which of the following describes why water has a concave, or downward curving meniscus when poured in a glass beaker?

Answer 24

Adhesive forces with the glass are greater than the cohesive forces

Question 25

Which of the following statements correctly describes the change in coat coloring of an arctic from brown in summer to white in winter?

Answer 25

The fox phenotype changes, but genotype does not

Question 26

Which of the following best describes adaptive immunity?

Answer 26

Response to specific traits of specific pathogens

Question 27

Which of the following is a function of a catalyst?

Answer 27

Increase rate of reaction

Question 28

Which of the following describes the process by which solid carbon dioxide (dry ice) turns directly into carbon dioxide gas?

Answer 28

Sublimation

Question 29

Which of the following body cavities is subdivided into thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities?

Answer 29

Ventral

Question 30

Which of the following layers of skin contains glands and hair follicles?

Answer 30

Dermis

Question 31

Which of the following structures is present in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?

Answer 31

Cell membrane

Question 32

Which of the following is a part of pulmonary circuit?

Answer 32

Pulmonary vein