TEAS practice test (science portion)
questions and answers 2024\2025 A+
Grade
Breakdown of what begins in the small intestine?
a) protein
b) fats
c) fiber
d) carbohydrates
- correct answer Fats
In geology, what is considered a significant departure from previous ideas?
a) ideology
b) theoretical refinement
c) a paradigm shift
d) model adjustment
- correct answer 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
- correct answer Adaptation
,What nervous systems directs the bodies flight or flight response?
a) peripheral
b) central
c) parasympathetic
d) sympathetic
- correct answer Sympathetic
What is used in quantitative investigations?
a) sensory information
b) numerical information
c) phenomenological research
d) ethnographic research
- correct answer Numerical information
Which of the following taxonomic ranks is the most general? Order, genus, phylum, family
a) order
b) genus
c) phylum
d) family
- correct answer 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
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
- correct answer 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
- correct answer 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
- correct answer Hypothesis, data, analysis
What organ system supplies the body cells with oxygen and nutrients?
a) cardiovascular
b) digestive
c) nervous
d) immune
- correct answer 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
- correct answer Pulmonary artery
What organ system supplies the body with oxygen and removes carbon dioxide?
a) integumentary
, b) endocrine
c) respiratory
d) renal
- correct answer 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
- correct answer Smooth muscle
A proton should have what two characteristics when compared to the charge and the mass of an
electron?
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
- correct answer An opposite charge and a larger mass
The spine is part of what system?
a) lymphatic
b) nervous
c) skeletal
d) endocrine
- correct answer 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
questions and answers 2024\2025 A+
Grade
Breakdown of what begins in the small intestine?
a) protein
b) fats
c) fiber
d) carbohydrates
- correct answer Fats
In geology, what is considered a significant departure from previous ideas?
a) ideology
b) theoretical refinement
c) a paradigm shift
d) model adjustment
- correct answer 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
- correct answer Adaptation
,What nervous systems directs the bodies flight or flight response?
a) peripheral
b) central
c) parasympathetic
d) sympathetic
- correct answer Sympathetic
What is used in quantitative investigations?
a) sensory information
b) numerical information
c) phenomenological research
d) ethnographic research
- correct answer Numerical information
Which of the following taxonomic ranks is the most general? Order, genus, phylum, family
a) order
b) genus
c) phylum
d) family
- correct answer 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
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
- correct answer 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
- correct answer 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
- correct answer Hypothesis, data, analysis
What organ system supplies the body cells with oxygen and nutrients?
a) cardiovascular
b) digestive
c) nervous
d) immune
- correct answer 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
- correct answer Pulmonary artery
What organ system supplies the body with oxygen and removes carbon dioxide?
a) integumentary
, b) endocrine
c) respiratory
d) renal
- correct answer 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
- correct answer Smooth muscle
A proton should have what two characteristics when compared to the charge and the mass of an
electron?
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
- correct answer An opposite charge and a larger mass
The spine is part of what system?
a) lymphatic
b) nervous
c) skeletal
d) endocrine
- correct answer 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
