TEAS 7 Exam Practice Flashcards

Comprehensive practice flashcards covering reading comprehension, mathematics, science, and English language usage based on standardized exam study materials.

Farallon Islands

Also known as "Devil's Teeth," these are a group of small, barren islands 48 km (30 miles) off the coast of San Francisco characterized by treacherous currents and a jagged coastline.

Egg War (1863)

A period of violence between rival egg companies harvesting bird eggs on the Farallon Islands that led to national attention and protective legislation.

Inadvertently

A term meaning to do something accidentally or unintentionally, used in the text to describe how violence on the Farallon Islands led to ecosystem protection.

Parthenogenesis

A form of asexual reproduction utilized by mourning geckos where the mother essentially clones herself to create offspring without fertilization.

Tymbals

Two membranes on the abdomen of male cicadas that are vibrated to create a strident high buzzing sound.

Nymphs

The larval stage of cicadas that drop to the ground after hatching, burrowing over 6 feet underground for most of their lives.

Armillaria ostoyae

A humongous fungus in the Blue Mountains of Oregon estimated to be 2,000 to 8,000 years old, covering 3 square miles and weighing at least 7,500 tons.

Bessie Coleman

The first civilian licensed Black pilot in the world who moved to France to earn her license after being rejected by flight schools in America.

Celsius Conversion Formula

$C = \frac{5}{9}(F - 32)$, used to convert temperatures from Fahrenheit to Celsius.

Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH)

A hormone synthesized by the hypothalamus that increases water reabsorption in the collecting ducts of the kidneys.

Pleura

A connective tissue sheath and protective membrane that covers the lungs.

Triple Point

The temperature and pressure at which solid, liquid, and gaseous states of a substance exist simultaneously in equilibrium.

Sodium Bicarbonate

A substance released by the pancreas that functions to neutralize the acidity of chyme in the small intestine.

Threshold of Mammalian Neurons

The approximate membrane potential value of $-55\,mV$ required to initiate an action potential.

Coronary Arteries

The specific blood vessels affected by a myocardial infarction (heart attack).

Reverse Transcriptase

An enzyme encoded by the AIDS virus used to insert viral DNA into a host T-cell by converting RNA into DNA.

Plasma B Cells

Specialized immune cells that produce and release antibodies as part of the immune response.

Centrosomes

Organelles in animal cells that act as the main microtubule organizing center.

Osteoblast

Cells responsible for forming new bone tissue; a decline in their activity can lead to osteoporosis.

Atlas

The first cervical vertebra that supports the skull and allows it to rotate on the neck.

Chemiosmosis

The process that uses an electrochemical gradient of protons to produce ATP.

Independent Variable

The factor in an experiment that is deliberately manipulated or controlled to observe its impact on other variables.

Dependent Variable

The outcome or value being measured in a study that changes based on the manipulation of other factors.

Thesis Statement

The central idea or main point that a writer puts forward as a roadmap for the reader in a piece of writing.

Appendix

A section at the end of a textbook that includes supplemental materials, data, charts, and additional information.

Cecum

The specific region of the large intestine from which the vermiform appendix extends.

Oxidation

A chemical reaction characterized by the removal or loss of electrons from a substance.

Endocardium

The innermost layer of tissue that lines the interior surfaces of the heart chambers.

Parathyroid Hormone

A hormone produced by the parathyroid glands that regulates blood calcium levels by increasing them when necessary.

Lacteal Vessels

Lymphatic vessels in the small intestine where absorbed lipids first enter the body.

Perforins

Immune system molecules that create holes or pores in the cell membrane of target cells to destroy them.

Fathom

In a linguistic context, it is a synonym for ascertain or to understand something deeply beyond doubt.

Salient

A synonym for important or prominent, typically used to describe the most critical points of a presentation or argument.

Accolades

A synonym for praises, recognition, or expressions of approval given for an achievement.

Intercostal Spaces

The anatomical spaces between the ribs that contain the veins, arteries, and nerves.

Bimodal Distribution

A data set characterized by having two distinct peaks or modes occurring most frequently.

Corpus Luteum

A mass within the ovary that forms after ovulation and secretes progesterone to maintain the uterine lining.

Standard Weight Conversion

The factor used to convert kilograms to pounds, where $1\,\text{kg} = 2.2\,\text{lb}$.