*Teas Test Study Guide Flashcards
What number is MCCXXXIV?
1234 M= 1,000 CC= 200 XXX= 30 IV= 5-1 which is 4
What number is 369 written as a roman numeral?
CCCLXIX
CCC= 300
LX= 50+10 which is 60
IX= 9
What does the mean?
Average
What is the median?
The middle number when numbers are arranged from least to greatest
What is the mode?
The number that appears most frequently
What is the range?
The difference between the greatest number in a data set and the least number in a data set
Which is the most general of taxonomic ranks?
Domain Use the pneumonic below Dead D= Domain Kings K= Kingdom Play P= Phylum Cards C= Class On O= Order Fat F= Family Green G= Genus Stools S= Species
Which is the most specific of taxonomic ranks?
Species Use the pneumonic below Dead D= Domain Kings K= Kingdom Play P= Phylum Cards C= Class On O= Order Fat F= Family Green G= Genus Stools S= Species
What does first person mean?
Talking about themselves or a group that they are a part of. I, my, we, and our are the pronouns typically used.
What are the pronouns that are typically used to indicate first person.
I, my, we, and our.
What does third person indicate?
Talking, about someone or people who are not part of the conversation.It, he, she, and they are the pronouns typically used.
What pronouns are typically used to indicate third person?
It, he, she, and they.
What does second person indicate?
Talking to the audience. The pronoun you is typically used.
What pronouns are typically used to indicate second person?
You
What is the topic?
The subject of the passage in general. What is the passage about?
What is the main idea?
The specific message that the author is trying to get across. The plot.
What is a supporting detain?
How the author supports the main idea
What is the theme?
The central idea, concept, or perception that the author conveys in a passage. What lesson was learned?
What does the word “their” mean?
Belonging to them.
What does the word “there” mean?
That place.
What is so special about words that start with self?
They are ALWAYS hyphenated.
What is a simple predicate?
The verb in the sentence.
Put the different geological time periods in order from most current to oldest.
Cenozoic
Mesozoic
Paleozoic
Precambrian
What is kinetic energy?
The energy of an object in motion. The greater the mass of that object, the greater its kinetic energy.
What is expository writing?
Explains something
What is technical writing?
Clearly communicates specific information.
What is a topic sentence?
The main point of the paragraph.
What is a summary sentence?
It can draw a conclusion based on the topic or sum up the point of earlier text.
What happens during meiosis?
The original diploid will undergo two divisions to create four haploid cells.
What happens during prophase in mitosis?
The spindle fibers form as the centrioles move to opposite side of the cell. The nuclear membrane disappears.
In what stage of mitosis do the centrioles move to the opposite sides of the cell?
Prophase
In what stage of mitosis does the nuclear membrane disappear?
Prophase
What happens during metaphase in mitosis?
The chromosomes align midway along the spindle fibers.
In what stage in mitosis do the chromosomes align midway along the spindle fibers?
Metaphase
What happens during anaphase in mitosis?
The chromosomes begin to separate from their daughters. Cytokinesis begins.
In what phase of mitosis do chromosomes begin to separate from their daughters?
Anaphase
In which phase of mitosis does cytokinesis begin?
Anaphase
What happens during telophase in mitosis?
Identical sets of chromosomes are at apposite ends of the cell. Spindle fibers disappear, nuclear membranes reappear, and cytokinesis completes.
In which phase of mitosis do identical sets of chromosome at opposite ends of the cell?
Telophase
In which phase of mitosis do spindle fibers disappear, nuclear membranes reappear?
Telophase
What happens during prophase I in meiosis?
Homologous chromosomes condense and link in the process-forming tetrads. This allows crossing over or recombination to occur.
What happens during metaphase I in meiosis?
Homologous chromosomes move to the metaphase plate.
What happens during Anaphase I in meiosis?
Homologous chromosomes separate, but the sister chromatids stay together.
What happens during Telophase I in meiosis?
Cytokinesis has occurred and two haploid daughter cells are the result.
What happens during prophase II in meiosis?
Spindle fibers begin to reappear and centrioles move to opposite poles.
What happens during metaphase II in meiosis?
Sister chromatids align at new metaphase plate.
What happens during anaphase II in meiosis?
Sister chromatids separate again.
What happens during telophase II in meiosis?
Four haploids result after cytokinesis.
What is the order of the different phases in mitosis and meiosis?
Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase. Just remember PMAT.
What type of sentence is exclamatory?
Expresses strong felling and ends with an exclamation point.
What type of sentence is declarative?
Makes a statement
What type of sentence is imperative?
Asks a question.
What is the order of the steps in the scientific process?
- Problem Identification
- Question Asking
- Hypothesis Development
- Data Collection and Experimentation
- Analysis
- Conclusion
What is deductive reasoning?
A method where conclusions follow from general principles.
What is inductive reasoning?
A method of arriving at general principles from specific facts. A hypothesis follows from a series of observations and fallacious.
What is a dependent variable?
The one that is affected by the independent variable.
What is an independent variable?
The one put into the data.
What is the control group?
The group that has NOT been manipulated.
What is the experimental group?
The group that HAS been manipulated.
What is the name of the section where the cut is made along a longitudinal plane dividing the body in right and left parts?
Sagittal Section
What is the name of the section where the cut is made along a horizontal plane to divide the body into front and back regions?
Transverse section or cross section
What is the name of the section where the cut is made along a longitudinal plane that divides the body into front and back regions?
Frontal section or coronal section