Teas Science Flashcards
Which of the following describes the function of tendons?
Tendons attach skeletal muscle to bone
Which of the following substances is excreted by sweat glands in response to the breakdown of protein and the formation of ammonia?
Urea
Which of the following terms describes the removal of metabolic waste from the body?
Excretion
The shortening of a sarcomere in skeletal muscle is directly due to the interaction of which of the following?
Myosin and Actin
Which of the following parts of the central nervous system releases chemicals that regulate the pituitary gland?
Hypothalamus
A cell is placed in a hypertonic solution. Which of the following describes the resulting osmosis?
There is a net flow of water out of the cell
Which of the following is an example of active transport?
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?
Superior vena cava
Carbohydrates are composed of which of the following?
Monosaccharides
A vasectomy is a procedure in which the vas deferens are cut. Which of the following describes why a vasectomy leads to infertility?
Vasectomy blocks movement of sperm from a testis into the epididymis
Lifelong protection after exposure to a virus such as chickenpox is due to which of the following types of immunity?
Active
An equal mass of which of the following states of matter could completely fill either a 100ml or 500ml container?
Gas
Permanent damage to which of the following types of tissues in the spinal cord will cause paralysis?
Nervous tissue
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)
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?
Weather patterns during hurricanes
Which of the following body systems develop from the same origin issue as lungs?
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?
Hypothesis
Which of the following processes causes most of the carbon dioxide from the blood to move into alveoli?
Diffusion down a concentration gradient
Which of the following is a property of water?
Water dissolves polar ionic compounds
Which of the following pancreatic secretions digest starch into disaccharides?
Amylase
Which of the following units is used to indicate mass?
Mg
Histones are proteins associated with which of the following?
DNA
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?
Bar graph
Which of the following describes why water has a concave, or downward curving meniscus when poured in a glass beaker?
Adhesive forces with the glass are greater than the cohesive forces
Which of the following statements correctly describes the change in coat coloring of an arctic from brown in summer to white in winter?
The fox phenotype changes, but genotype does not
Which of the following best describes adaptive immunity?
Response to specific traits of specific pathogens
Which of the following is a function of a catalyst?
Increase rate of reaction
Which of the following describes the process by which solid carbon dioxide (dry ice) turns directly into carbon dioxide gas?
Sublimation
Which of the following body cavities is subdivided into thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities?
Ventral
Which of the following layers of skin contains glands and hair follicles?
Dermis
Which of the following structures is present in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
Cell membrane
Which of the following is a part of pulmonary circuit?
Pulmonary vein
