HISET Science Test Prep Questions and
Answers H-N
haploid - Answer-An organism or cell having only one complete set of chromosomes; a gamete is
haploid.
heliocentric - Answer-a model of the solar system with the sun at the center and the planets orbiting
around the sun; "helio" means "sun" and "centric" means at the center.
herbivore - Answer-A consumer that eats only plants.
heterozygous - Answer-An organism that has two different alleles for a trait
homeostasis - Answer-A tendency to maintain a balanced or constant internal state; the regulation of
any aspect of body chemistry, such as blood glucose, around a particular level.
homologous pair - Answer-A pair of related chromosomes that contain the genes defining a given set of
traits.
homozygous - Answer-A genotype consisting of two similar alleles.
host - Answer-The organism on which a parasite feeds.
, hypothesis - Answer-A scientific and testable proposal to answer a question related to a scientific
investigation; the basis for an experiment; an educated guess.
independent variable - Answer-The experimental factor that is manipulated; the variable whose effect is
being studied
independent verification - Answer-The reproduction of scientific findings by a third party.
inference - Answer-An intuitive realization based on observable data.
inheritance - Answer-The process by which traits are passed from parents to offspring.
inquiry - Answer-Another name for scientific investigation.
investigation - Answer-A process of seeking scientific knowledge by asking questions and gathering
evidence.
ionic bond - Answer-A bond between two atoms based on the attraction of opposing electrical charges.
isotope - Answer-A variation of a chemical element that has a different neutron number.
kinetic energy - Answer-Energy related to an object's motion.
labratory - Answer-A specialized environment with scientific equipement and other characteristics that
enable experimentation.
Answers H-N
haploid - Answer-An organism or cell having only one complete set of chromosomes; a gamete is
haploid.
heliocentric - Answer-a model of the solar system with the sun at the center and the planets orbiting
around the sun; "helio" means "sun" and "centric" means at the center.
herbivore - Answer-A consumer that eats only plants.
heterozygous - Answer-An organism that has two different alleles for a trait
homeostasis - Answer-A tendency to maintain a balanced or constant internal state; the regulation of
any aspect of body chemistry, such as blood glucose, around a particular level.
homologous pair - Answer-A pair of related chromosomes that contain the genes defining a given set of
traits.
homozygous - Answer-A genotype consisting of two similar alleles.
host - Answer-The organism on which a parasite feeds.
, hypothesis - Answer-A scientific and testable proposal to answer a question related to a scientific
investigation; the basis for an experiment; an educated guess.
independent variable - Answer-The experimental factor that is manipulated; the variable whose effect is
being studied
independent verification - Answer-The reproduction of scientific findings by a third party.
inference - Answer-An intuitive realization based on observable data.
inheritance - Answer-The process by which traits are passed from parents to offspring.
inquiry - Answer-Another name for scientific investigation.
investigation - Answer-A process of seeking scientific knowledge by asking questions and gathering
evidence.
ionic bond - Answer-A bond between two atoms based on the attraction of opposing electrical charges.
isotope - Answer-A variation of a chemical element that has a different neutron number.
kinetic energy - Answer-Energy related to an object's motion.
labratory - Answer-A specialized environment with scientific equipement and other characteristics that
enable experimentation.
