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Questions with Correct Answers 2025
resolute -Correct Answer ✔determined (think of new years resolutions that you are
determined to fufill)
germinate -Correct Answer ✔sprout, seed, bud
congeal -Correct Answer ✔solidify, coagulate, harden
rudimentary -Correct Answer ✔basic, opposite of advanced
dandy -Correct Answer ✔someone who is elegant in dress or has manners
whimsical -Correct Answer ✔playful, opposite of grim or grave
penitent -Correct Answer ✔person who tends to regret
querulous -Correct Answer ✔habitually whining person, tends to complain or argue over
minor details
virtuouso -Correct Answer ✔having great skill, opposite of incompetent
mutable -Correct Answer ✔prone to change (think of a mutation or an abnormal
change)
antediluvial -Correct Answer ✔before a flood
diluvial -Correct Answer ✔having to do with a flood
legislate -Correct Answer ✔mandate throught the creation of laws
prattle -Correct Answer ✔talk aimlessly or idly
erroneous -Correct Answer ✔mistake (err-think error)
ominous -Correct Answer ✔predicts or foreshadows disaster
unguent -Correct Answer ✔ointment used to soothe or heal, opposite of irritant
orator -Correct Answer ✔public speaker who needs to be able to articulate
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exculpate -Correct Answer ✔clear from blame
ravenous -Correct Answer ✔extremely hungry
supplicant -Correct Answer ✔humble begger has humility
maven -Correct Answer ✔expert, has expertise
insidious -Correct Answer ✔something that spreads harmfully in a subtle or stealthy
manner
cede -Correct Answer ✔yield, give up, transfer title to someone else
eschew -Correct Answer ✔forbid, shun, abatain from, avoid it
proscribe -Correct Answer ✔forbid or prohibit as harmful
percent increase formula -Correct Answer ✔(change/original number) x 100%
circumfrence of a circle formula -Correct Answer ✔2 x pie x radius OR diameter x pie
commensal relationship -Correct Answer ✔form of a symbiotic relationship, two
organisms live in close association with each other. One benefits while the other is
neither harms or benefites. +/0 relationship
polysome -Correct Answer ✔cluster of ribosomes
notochord -Correct Answer ✔a semi-rigid rod in the dorsal part of all chordates, this
remains as a semi-rigid chord, although in highrt chordates it is seen only in the embryo
and as a vestigial organ.
-a flexible material made out of similar material to cartilage. If a species has notochord it
is by definition it is a chordate. Ex: fish, birds, mammals
enzymes -Correct Answer ✔proteins, typically work best at pH7.2
electron transport chain -Correct Answer ✔directly produces the pH gradient by
pumping protons out of the mitochondrial matrix. the proton gradient is used to make
ATP.
closed circuit -Correct Answer ✔has continuity and allows current to flow in it
as you go from left to right across a period, what happens to electrons -Correct Answer
✔electrons are added one at a time, the electrons of the outermost shell experience an
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increasing amount of nuclear attraction becoming closer and more tightly bound to the
nucleus.
voltage drop -Correct Answer ✔happens as current passes through a resistance,
represents an energy loss, this energy is usually dissipated in the form of heat.
what temperature does water at sea level boil -Correct Answer ✔212F, 100C, 373K
logy -Correct Answer ✔lethargic, lacking in energy or vitality, mental and physical
slowness
gametes -Correct Answer ✔sex cells (sperm and egg), humans have 23 chromosomes
in each sex cell (made of 22 autosomes), 1n, haploid because they have half as many
as regular human cells. In a regular cell (not sex cell) there is a total of 46
chromosomes in each cell or a set of 23.
regular cells -Correct Answer ✔2n, or diploid a set of 23 chromosomes or 46
chromosomes
sexual reproduction simplified -Correct Answer ✔a sperm which is haploid (n) with 23
chromosomes combines with an egg which is also haploid (n) with 23 chromosomes to
form a zygote (2n) which creates 46 chromosomes or diploid then it forms an embryo
which turns into a fetus.
autosomes -Correct Answer ✔In a diploid or 2n human cell there are 46 chromosomes.
2 sex cells (one from mom, one from dad) join with 44 autosomes (23 from mom 23
from dad). Mom and dad have identical cells called autosomes. *These are essentially
chromosomes that both mom and dad posess that are not determinants of the zygotes
gender (the sex cells do this).
Mom has 22 autosomes, and dad has 22 that each will donate.
In addition to the 22 chromsomes that mom and dad will both donate, 1 more
chromosome has to be added to make 23 chromosomes in total This is the sex
chromsome which determines the sex of the baby. These sex cells are not identical like
autosomes because there is either an X chromsome or a Y chromsome that can be
donated. Mom can donate only an X chromosome. Dad can donate either an X or a Y
chromosome.
sporophytes and how they reproduce simplified -Correct Answer ✔sporophyte is just
another name for a plant. some sporophytes produce oversized ovaries which presents
itself as a fruit. There is a remains of a flower on one end of it. If you cut into the ovary
there are fertilized ovules or seeds. Inside of the seed is an embryo or fertilized egg.
When we plant a seed we should be able to grow a sporophyte through mitosis. Many
sporophytes produce a flower which is diploid (2n). Through meiosis sporophytes (2n)
produce spores which are haploid (n). One cell in the sporangia undergoes meiosis. At
the end we get 4 haploid cells or two diploid cells. A bunch of haploid cells create a
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gametophyte. Some of these gametophytes differentiate into gametes. When a grain of
pollen reaches the entrance of an ovary, it releases the sperm that fertilizes the egg and
creates a zygote or egg. The zygote/egg develops by mitosis into an embyro within an
ovule/seed which is inside of an ovary that starts the process all over again.
genotype -Correct Answer ✔determines genetic code (female: XX. male XY) the father
is the one that determines what the sex of the child will be because the mom can only
donate an X chromosome.
terse -Correct Answer ✔short, abrubt
fawn (v.) -Correct Answer ✔act in a servile manner, attempt to please
jeer -Correct Answer ✔taunt, ridicule
query -Correct Answer ✔question
disinterested -Correct Answer ✔impartial, unbiased
pathetic -Correct Answer ✔sad
clandestine -Correct Answer ✔secret
auspicious -Correct Answer ✔favorable, hopeful, shadows sucess
callow -Correct Answer ✔immature or unsophisticated
rankle -Correct Answer ✔irk, annoy, irritate
garrulous -Correct Answer ✔talkative
tactiturn -Correct Answer ✔quiet
magnanimous -Correct Answer ✔greedy
loquacious -Correct Answer ✔talkative
miserly -Correct Answer ✔thrifty
tome -Correct Answer ✔more elegant work for book
quarrelsome -Correct Answer ✔argumentous
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TEAS Nursing School Entrance Exam Guide
Questions with Correct Answers 2025
resolute -Correct Answer ✔determined (think of new years resolutions that you are
determined to fufill)
germinate -Correct Answer ✔sprout, seed, bud
congeal -Correct Answer ✔solidify, coagulate, harden
rudimentary -Correct Answer ✔basic, opposite of advanced
dandy -Correct Answer ✔someone who is elegant in dress or has manners
whimsical -Correct Answer ✔playful, opposite of grim or grave
penitent -Correct Answer ✔person who tends to regret
querulous -Correct Answer ✔habitually whining person, tends to complain or argue over
minor details
virtuouso -Correct Answer ✔having great skill, opposite of incompetent
mutable -Correct Answer ✔prone to change (think of a mutation or an abnormal
change)
antediluvial -Correct Answer ✔before a flood
diluvial -Correct Answer ✔having to do with a flood
legislate -Correct Answer ✔mandate throught the creation of laws
prattle -Correct Answer ✔talk aimlessly or idly
erroneous -Correct Answer ✔mistake (err-think error)
ominous -Correct Answer ✔predicts or foreshadows disaster
unguent -Correct Answer ✔ointment used to soothe or heal, opposite of irritant
orator -Correct Answer ✔public speaker who needs to be able to articulate
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exculpate -Correct Answer ✔clear from blame
ravenous -Correct Answer ✔extremely hungry
supplicant -Correct Answer ✔humble begger has humility
maven -Correct Answer ✔expert, has expertise
insidious -Correct Answer ✔something that spreads harmfully in a subtle or stealthy
manner
cede -Correct Answer ✔yield, give up, transfer title to someone else
eschew -Correct Answer ✔forbid, shun, abatain from, avoid it
proscribe -Correct Answer ✔forbid or prohibit as harmful
percent increase formula -Correct Answer ✔(change/original number) x 100%
circumfrence of a circle formula -Correct Answer ✔2 x pie x radius OR diameter x pie
commensal relationship -Correct Answer ✔form of a symbiotic relationship, two
organisms live in close association with each other. One benefits while the other is
neither harms or benefites. +/0 relationship
polysome -Correct Answer ✔cluster of ribosomes
notochord -Correct Answer ✔a semi-rigid rod in the dorsal part of all chordates, this
remains as a semi-rigid chord, although in highrt chordates it is seen only in the embryo
and as a vestigial organ.
-a flexible material made out of similar material to cartilage. If a species has notochord it
is by definition it is a chordate. Ex: fish, birds, mammals
enzymes -Correct Answer ✔proteins, typically work best at pH7.2
electron transport chain -Correct Answer ✔directly produces the pH gradient by
pumping protons out of the mitochondrial matrix. the proton gradient is used to make
ATP.
closed circuit -Correct Answer ✔has continuity and allows current to flow in it
as you go from left to right across a period, what happens to electrons -Correct Answer
✔electrons are added one at a time, the electrons of the outermost shell experience an
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increasing amount of nuclear attraction becoming closer and more tightly bound to the
nucleus.
voltage drop -Correct Answer ✔happens as current passes through a resistance,
represents an energy loss, this energy is usually dissipated in the form of heat.
what temperature does water at sea level boil -Correct Answer ✔212F, 100C, 373K
logy -Correct Answer ✔lethargic, lacking in energy or vitality, mental and physical
slowness
gametes -Correct Answer ✔sex cells (sperm and egg), humans have 23 chromosomes
in each sex cell (made of 22 autosomes), 1n, haploid because they have half as many
as regular human cells. In a regular cell (not sex cell) there is a total of 46
chromosomes in each cell or a set of 23.
regular cells -Correct Answer ✔2n, or diploid a set of 23 chromosomes or 46
chromosomes
sexual reproduction simplified -Correct Answer ✔a sperm which is haploid (n) with 23
chromosomes combines with an egg which is also haploid (n) with 23 chromosomes to
form a zygote (2n) which creates 46 chromosomes or diploid then it forms an embryo
which turns into a fetus.
autosomes -Correct Answer ✔In a diploid or 2n human cell there are 46 chromosomes.
2 sex cells (one from mom, one from dad) join with 44 autosomes (23 from mom 23
from dad). Mom and dad have identical cells called autosomes. *These are essentially
chromosomes that both mom and dad posess that are not determinants of the zygotes
gender (the sex cells do this).
Mom has 22 autosomes, and dad has 22 that each will donate.
In addition to the 22 chromsomes that mom and dad will both donate, 1 more
chromosome has to be added to make 23 chromosomes in total This is the sex
chromsome which determines the sex of the baby. These sex cells are not identical like
autosomes because there is either an X chromsome or a Y chromsome that can be
donated. Mom can donate only an X chromosome. Dad can donate either an X or a Y
chromosome.
sporophytes and how they reproduce simplified -Correct Answer ✔sporophyte is just
another name for a plant. some sporophytes produce oversized ovaries which presents
itself as a fruit. There is a remains of a flower on one end of it. If you cut into the ovary
there are fertilized ovules or seeds. Inside of the seed is an embryo or fertilized egg.
When we plant a seed we should be able to grow a sporophyte through mitosis. Many
sporophytes produce a flower which is diploid (2n). Through meiosis sporophytes (2n)
produce spores which are haploid (n). One cell in the sporangia undergoes meiosis. At
the end we get 4 haploid cells or two diploid cells. A bunch of haploid cells create a
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gametophyte. Some of these gametophytes differentiate into gametes. When a grain of
pollen reaches the entrance of an ovary, it releases the sperm that fertilizes the egg and
creates a zygote or egg. The zygote/egg develops by mitosis into an embyro within an
ovule/seed which is inside of an ovary that starts the process all over again.
genotype -Correct Answer ✔determines genetic code (female: XX. male XY) the father
is the one that determines what the sex of the child will be because the mom can only
donate an X chromosome.
terse -Correct Answer ✔short, abrubt
fawn (v.) -Correct Answer ✔act in a servile manner, attempt to please
jeer -Correct Answer ✔taunt, ridicule
query -Correct Answer ✔question
disinterested -Correct Answer ✔impartial, unbiased
pathetic -Correct Answer ✔sad
clandestine -Correct Answer ✔secret
auspicious -Correct Answer ✔favorable, hopeful, shadows sucess
callow -Correct Answer ✔immature or unsophisticated
rankle -Correct Answer ✔irk, annoy, irritate
garrulous -Correct Answer ✔talkative
tactiturn -Correct Answer ✔quiet
magnanimous -Correct Answer ✔greedy
loquacious -Correct Answer ✔talkative
miserly -Correct Answer ✔thrifty
tome -Correct Answer ✔more elegant work for book
quarrelsome -Correct Answer ✔argumentous
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