Science Praxis 5905 Questions and
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What is an example of a phenotype?
✔✔ Blue eyes
What is the term for the complete set of genetic material in an organism?
✔✔ Genome
What organ controls the endocrine system?
✔✔ Hypothalamus
What is the function of the pancreas?
✔✔ Regulate blood sugar
What blood vessels carry blood away from the heart?
✔✔ Arteries
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,What is the name of the molecule that carries oxygen in blood?
✔✔ Hemoglobin
What hormone controls metabolism?
✔✔ Thyroxine
What process makes identical copies of DNA?
✔✔ DNA replication
What is genetic engineering?
✔✔ Modifying the DNA of an organism
What do antibiotics treat?
✔✔ Bacterial infections
What is the primary function of the skeletal system?
✔✔ Provide structure and support
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,What organ system allows for movement of the body?
✔✔ Muscular system
What part of the nervous system includes the brain and spinal cord?
✔✔ Central nervous system
What is the term for the reaction to a stimulus?
✔✔ Response
What is the basic unit of life in all living organisms?
✔✔ The cell
What organelle is responsible for energy production in animal cells?
✔✔ Mitochondrion
What type of macromolecule are enzymes?
✔✔ Proteins
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, What sugar is produced during photosynthesis?
✔✔ Glucose
What pigment is necessary for photosynthesis to occur in plants?
✔✔ Chlorophyll
What process do plants use to convert sunlight into chemical energy?
✔✔ Photosynthesis
What gas is released during photosynthesis?
✔✔ Oxygen
What gas do animals and humans exhale during respiration?
✔✔ Carbon dioxide
What structure controls what enters and leaves a cell?
✔✔ Cell membrane
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Answers Latest Version 100% Pass
What is an example of a phenotype?
✔✔ Blue eyes
What is the term for the complete set of genetic material in an organism?
✔✔ Genome
What organ controls the endocrine system?
✔✔ Hypothalamus
What is the function of the pancreas?
✔✔ Regulate blood sugar
What blood vessels carry blood away from the heart?
✔✔ Arteries
1
,What is the name of the molecule that carries oxygen in blood?
✔✔ Hemoglobin
What hormone controls metabolism?
✔✔ Thyroxine
What process makes identical copies of DNA?
✔✔ DNA replication
What is genetic engineering?
✔✔ Modifying the DNA of an organism
What do antibiotics treat?
✔✔ Bacterial infections
What is the primary function of the skeletal system?
✔✔ Provide structure and support
2
,What organ system allows for movement of the body?
✔✔ Muscular system
What part of the nervous system includes the brain and spinal cord?
✔✔ Central nervous system
What is the term for the reaction to a stimulus?
✔✔ Response
What is the basic unit of life in all living organisms?
✔✔ The cell
What organelle is responsible for energy production in animal cells?
✔✔ Mitochondrion
What type of macromolecule are enzymes?
✔✔ Proteins
3
, What sugar is produced during photosynthesis?
✔✔ Glucose
What pigment is necessary for photosynthesis to occur in plants?
✔✔ Chlorophyll
What process do plants use to convert sunlight into chemical energy?
✔✔ Photosynthesis
What gas is released during photosynthesis?
✔✔ Oxygen
What gas do animals and humans exhale during respiration?
✔✔ Carbon dioxide
What structure controls what enters and leaves a cell?
✔✔ Cell membrane
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