Praxis 5005 Science Test Questions and
Answers All Correct
Which structure is responsible for regulating basic functions such as respiration and
heartbeat? - Answer ✔ Brainstem
A behavioral response from an organism is determined by which of the following
factors? - Answer ✔ Heredity and experience
Which of these is not a division within the standard system of scientific taxonomy? -
Answer ✔ Rank
Which of the following factors least affects a compound's tendency to change state? -
Answer ✔ Mass
What is the term for the process of releasing atomic energy by bombarding a dense
element with neutrons and splitting its nucleus? - Answer ✔ Fission
The filament in a light bulb is made of a material which provides more _______ than the
copper wires through which electricity usually flows? - Answer ✔ Resistance
Which of the following has the shortest wavelength? - Answer ✔ UV radiation
Which of the following is not considered a major class of nutrient? - Answer ✔ Fibers
The process by which sediments are compacted and cemented into sedimentary rock is
known as what? - Answer ✔ Lithification
The concept of plate tectonics describes the large scale motions of which of the
following? - Answer ✔ The Earth's lithosphere
Which of the following scenarios is likely to produce the most extreme tides? - Answer
✔ The Moon and the Sun's gravitational pull on the Earth when they are in alignment.
Which of the following events happens the most often during a calendar year? - Answer
✔ The Earth completes a full rotation on its axis.
Which of the following parts of an animal cell deal primarily with synthesizing protein
chains? - Answer ✔ Ribosomes
Answers All Correct
Which structure is responsible for regulating basic functions such as respiration and
heartbeat? - Answer ✔ Brainstem
A behavioral response from an organism is determined by which of the following
factors? - Answer ✔ Heredity and experience
Which of these is not a division within the standard system of scientific taxonomy? -
Answer ✔ Rank
Which of the following factors least affects a compound's tendency to change state? -
Answer ✔ Mass
What is the term for the process of releasing atomic energy by bombarding a dense
element with neutrons and splitting its nucleus? - Answer ✔ Fission
The filament in a light bulb is made of a material which provides more _______ than the
copper wires through which electricity usually flows? - Answer ✔ Resistance
Which of the following has the shortest wavelength? - Answer ✔ UV radiation
Which of the following is not considered a major class of nutrient? - Answer ✔ Fibers
The process by which sediments are compacted and cemented into sedimentary rock is
known as what? - Answer ✔ Lithification
The concept of plate tectonics describes the large scale motions of which of the
following? - Answer ✔ The Earth's lithosphere
Which of the following scenarios is likely to produce the most extreme tides? - Answer
✔ The Moon and the Sun's gravitational pull on the Earth when they are in alignment.
Which of the following events happens the most often during a calendar year? - Answer
✔ The Earth completes a full rotation on its axis.
Which of the following parts of an animal cell deal primarily with synthesizing protein
chains? - Answer ✔ Ribosomes
