TEAS practice test (science portion)
Breakdown of what begins in the small intestine?
a) protein
b) fats
c) fiber
d) carbohydrates -
Fats
In geology, what is considered a significant departure from previous ideas?
a) ideology
b) theoretical refinement
c) a paradigm shift
d) model adjustment -
A paradigm shift
What describes the increase in alleles that permits a species to survive and reproduce better in
an environment from generation to generation?
a) DNA
b) Genetic drift
c) Mutation
d) adaptation -
Adaptation
What nervous systems directs the bodies flight or flight response?
a) peripheral
b) central
c) parasympathetic
d) sympathetic -
Sympathetic
What is used in quantitative investigations?
a) sensory information
b) numerical information
c) phenomenological research
d) ethnographic research -
Numerical information
Which of the following taxonomic ranks is the most general? Order, genus, phylum, family
a) order
b) genus
c) phylum
d) family -
Phylum
Water undergoes relatively minor temperature and phase changes compared to other
substances due to both its what?
a) low specific heat and low vaporization
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,b) low specific heat and high heat vaporization
c) high specific heat and low heat of vaporization
d) high specific heat and high heat of vaporization -
High specific heat and high heat of vaporization
What is an example of hydrocarbons containing double bonds?
a) C2H6
b) C4H8
c) C6H10
d) C8H12 -
C4H8
What represents the correct order of scientific process?
a) hypothesis, data, analysis
b) hypothesis, analysis, data
c) data, hypothesis, analysis
d) data, analysis, hypothesis -
Hypothesis, data, analysis
What organ system supplies the body cells with oxygen and nutrients?
a) cardiovascular
b) digestive
c) nervous
d) immune -
Cardiovascular
Through what does blood pass after leaving the right ventricle during contraction of the
heart?
a) aorta
b) pulmonary artery
c) vena cava
d) mitral valve -
Pulmonary artery
What organ system supplies the body with oxygen and removes carbon dioxide?
a) integumentary
b) endocrine
c) respiratory
d) renal -
Respiratory
What is responsible for the peristalsis that occurs in the digestive tract?
a) smooth muscle
b) skeletal muscle
c) connective tissue
d) subcutaneous tissue -
Smooth muscle
A proton should have what two characteristics when compared to the charge and the mass of
an electron?
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, a) the same charge and the same mass
b) the same charge and larger mass
c) an opposite charge and same mass
d) an opposite charge and larger mass -
An opposite charge and a larger mass
The spine is part of what system?
a) lymphatic
b) nervous
c) skeletal
d) endocrine -
Skeletal
If two gases (A and B) that have detectable odors and the same temperature are released
simultaneously on one side of a room, and the odor of Gas A is noticed one minute before
that of Gas B, what conclusion can be made?
a) gas A has higher density than gas B
b) gas B has higher density than gas A
c) The opening in the container of Gas A is larger than that of Gas B
d) The opening in the container of Gas B is larger than that of Gas A -
Gas B has a higher density than Gas A
What describes a substance that is completely ionized in its solution and has a pH of 2?
a) strong acid
b) strong base
c) weak acid
d) weak base -
Strong acid
What organs are immune cells produced ?
a) tonsils
b) spleen
c) lymph nodes
d) bone marrow -
Bone marrow
A research student is determining the pollen count for a 24-hour period in a given location.
The students data would be most reliable if he decided to count the pollen in what?
a) a single decimeter square for one morning and one afternoon
b) multiple decimeter squares for one morning and one afternoon
c) a single decimeter square for one afternoon
d) multiple decimeter squares for one afternoon -
Multiple decimeter squares for one morning and one afternoon
The heart is located ________ the sternum ?
a) to the right of
b) to the left of
c) behind
d) in front of -
Behind
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Breakdown of what begins in the small intestine?
a) protein
b) fats
c) fiber
d) carbohydrates -
Fats
In geology, what is considered a significant departure from previous ideas?
a) ideology
b) theoretical refinement
c) a paradigm shift
d) model adjustment -
A paradigm shift
What describes the increase in alleles that permits a species to survive and reproduce better in
an environment from generation to generation?
a) DNA
b) Genetic drift
c) Mutation
d) adaptation -
Adaptation
What nervous systems directs the bodies flight or flight response?
a) peripheral
b) central
c) parasympathetic
d) sympathetic -
Sympathetic
What is used in quantitative investigations?
a) sensory information
b) numerical information
c) phenomenological research
d) ethnographic research -
Numerical information
Which of the following taxonomic ranks is the most general? Order, genus, phylum, family
a) order
b) genus
c) phylum
d) family -
Phylum
Water undergoes relatively minor temperature and phase changes compared to other
substances due to both its what?
a) low specific heat and low vaporization
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,b) low specific heat and high heat vaporization
c) high specific heat and low heat of vaporization
d) high specific heat and high heat of vaporization -
High specific heat and high heat of vaporization
What is an example of hydrocarbons containing double bonds?
a) C2H6
b) C4H8
c) C6H10
d) C8H12 -
C4H8
What represents the correct order of scientific process?
a) hypothesis, data, analysis
b) hypothesis, analysis, data
c) data, hypothesis, analysis
d) data, analysis, hypothesis -
Hypothesis, data, analysis
What organ system supplies the body cells with oxygen and nutrients?
a) cardiovascular
b) digestive
c) nervous
d) immune -
Cardiovascular
Through what does blood pass after leaving the right ventricle during contraction of the
heart?
a) aorta
b) pulmonary artery
c) vena cava
d) mitral valve -
Pulmonary artery
What organ system supplies the body with oxygen and removes carbon dioxide?
a) integumentary
b) endocrine
c) respiratory
d) renal -
Respiratory
What is responsible for the peristalsis that occurs in the digestive tract?
a) smooth muscle
b) skeletal muscle
c) connective tissue
d) subcutaneous tissue -
Smooth muscle
A proton should have what two characteristics when compared to the charge and the mass of
an electron?
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, a) the same charge and the same mass
b) the same charge and larger mass
c) an opposite charge and same mass
d) an opposite charge and larger mass -
An opposite charge and a larger mass
The spine is part of what system?
a) lymphatic
b) nervous
c) skeletal
d) endocrine -
Skeletal
If two gases (A and B) that have detectable odors and the same temperature are released
simultaneously on one side of a room, and the odor of Gas A is noticed one minute before
that of Gas B, what conclusion can be made?
a) gas A has higher density than gas B
b) gas B has higher density than gas A
c) The opening in the container of Gas A is larger than that of Gas B
d) The opening in the container of Gas B is larger than that of Gas A -
Gas B has a higher density than Gas A
What describes a substance that is completely ionized in its solution and has a pH of 2?
a) strong acid
b) strong base
c) weak acid
d) weak base -
Strong acid
What organs are immune cells produced ?
a) tonsils
b) spleen
c) lymph nodes
d) bone marrow -
Bone marrow
A research student is determining the pollen count for a 24-hour period in a given location.
The students data would be most reliable if he decided to count the pollen in what?
a) a single decimeter square for one morning and one afternoon
b) multiple decimeter squares for one morning and one afternoon
c) a single decimeter square for one afternoon
d) multiple decimeter squares for one afternoon -
Multiple decimeter squares for one morning and one afternoon
The heart is located ________ the sternum ?
a) to the right of
b) to the left of
c) behind
d) in front of -
Behind
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