TEAS TEST PART 2

Question 1

What are the steps of the scientific method?

Answer 1

Ask a question, do background research, construct hypothesis, test with experiment, analyze data and draw conclusions, and report results.

Question 2

Independent Variable

Answer 2

What changes

Question 3

Dependent variable

Answer 3

what is measured

Question 4

Controlled variable

Answer 4

What is kept the same

Question 5

Empirical Evidence

Answer 5

Data gathered through observation or experimentation

Question 6

Prokaryotic

Answer 6

No nucleus (bacteria)

Question 7

Eukaryotic

Answer 7

has nucleus (plant & animal cells)

Question 8

Mitochondria

Answer 8

powerhouse of the cell, produces energy (ATP)

Question 9

nucleus

Answer 9

control center, contains DNA

Question 10

ribosomes

Answer 10

makes proteins

Question 11

golgi apparatus

Answer 11

packages and ships proteins

Question 12

Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)

Answer 12

Smooth (makes lipids), Rough (makes proteins)

Question 13

Lysosomes

Answer 13

breaks down waste

Question 14

Chloroplasts

Answer 14

Photosynthesis (plant cells)

Question 15

DNA

Answer 15

double helix; bases are A-T and G-C

Question 16

Gene

Answer 16

Section of DNA that codes for a trait

Question 17

Chromosome

Answer 17

coiled DNA, humans have 46 (23 pairs)

Question 18

allele

Answer 18

version of a gene

Question 19

dominant allele

Answer 19

expressed even with one copy (A)

Question 20

recessive allele

Answer 20

needs two copies to be expressed (a)

Question 21

genotype

Answer 21

genetic makeup (Aa)

Question 22

Phenotype

Answer 22

Physical expression (brown eyes)

Question 23

Respiration

Answer 23

converts glucose to ATP (mitochondria). opposite in photosynthesis

Question 24

atom

Answer 24

basic unit of matter

Question 25

proton

Answer 25

positive charge in nucleus

Question 26

neutron

Answer 26

no charge in nucleus

Question 27

electron

Answer 27

negative charge, orbits nucleus

Question 28

atomic number

Answer 28

number of protons

Question 29

atomic mass

Answer 29

protons and neutrons

Question 30

ionic

Answer 30

transfer of electrons (metal and nonmetal)

Question 31

covalent

Answer 31

sharing of electrons (nonmetal and nonmetal)

Question 32

Acidic

Answer 32

0-6

Question 33

Neutral (water)

Answer 33

7

Question 34

Basic

Answer 34

8-14

Question 35

Law of Conservation of Matter

Answer 35

Matter is not created or destroyed

Question 36

Endothermic

Answer 36

Absorbs heat (feels cold)

Question 37

Exothermic

Answer 37

Releases heat (feels hot)

Question 38

Speed

Answer 38

Distance / Time

Question 39

Velocity

Answer 39

Speed in a direction

Question 40

Acceleration

Answer 40

Change in velocity

Question 41

Kinetic energy

Answer 41

energy of motion

Question 42

potential energy

Answer 42

stored energy

Question 43

thermal energy

Answer 43

heat

Question 44

electrical energy

Answer 44

flow of electrons

Question 45

mechanical energy

Answer 45

motion of objects

Question 46

transverse waves

Answer 46

light waves

Question 47

longitudinal waves

Answer 47

sound waves

Question 48

amplitude

Answer 48

height of waves

Question 49

wavelength

Answer 49

distance between crests

Question 50

frequency

Answer 50

how often a wave passes

Question 51

arteries

Answer 51

away from heart

Question 52

veins

Answer 52

to heart

Question 53

alveoli

Answer 53

site of gas exchange

Question 54

liver

Answer 54

makes bile

Question 55

pancreas

Answer 55

makes enzymes

Question 56

CNS

Answer 56

brain / spinal cord

Question 57

PNS

Answer 57

rest

Question 58

Inference

Answer 58

Educated guess. Not directly stated.

Question 59

kilo

Answer 59

1000

Question 60

hecto

Answer 60

100

Question 61

deka

Answer 61

10

Question 62

base

Answer 62

1

Question 63

deci

Answer 63

0.1

Question 64

centi

Answer 64

0.01

Question 65

milli

Answer 65

0.001

Question 66

cation

Answer 66

atoms that have lost one or more electrons resulting in positive charge

Question 67

Anion

Answer 67

atoms that have gained one or more electrons and resulting in negative charge

Question 68

law of segregation

Answer 68

states that allele pairs segregate during gametogenesis and reunite randomly during the fertilization process.