ATI TEAS Version 7 Reading, Math, and Science Review

Comprehensive practice vocabulary flashcards covering Reading, Math, Science, and English usage concepts from the prepare-for-test transcript.

Bessie Coleman

The first civilian licensed Black pilot in the world, born in 1892 to sharecroppers in Texas.

Farallon Islands

A group of small islands 48 km (30 miles) off the coast of San Francisco, characterized by rocky terrain and referred to as "Devil's Teeth."

Egg War

An 1863 conflict between rival companies on the Farallon Islands that erupted over the harvesting of bird eggs.

Dairy McGrabs

A patented heat-deflecting mitten with a plasti-grip palm pad designed to prevent dairy products from melting or crumbling due to body heat.

Inadvertently

A word synonymous with "accidentally," used to describe how the Egg War attracted national attention.

Armillaria ostoyae

A fungus in Oregon's Blue Mountains, also known as the honey mushroom, estimated to weigh at least $7,500\,tons$ and covering 3 square miles.

Great Emu War

A 1932 Australian government initiative to combat the overpopulation of crop-destroying emus invading farmland.

ZIP Code

An acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, introduced by the U.S. Postal Service on July 1, 1963.

Appendix

The area of a textbook that includes supplemental materials and additional information to the primary text.

Hectare

A metric unit of area used for measuring larger spaces, where $1\,hectare = 10,000\,m^2$.

Triple point

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

Sodium bicarbonate

A substance released by the pancreas that serves to neutralize the acidity of chyme.

Totipotent cell

A type of cell with the specific function of being able to develop into any kind of cell.

Melanin

A substance that protects the skin from the harmful effects of ultraviolet radiation.

Myocardial infarction

A medical event that primarily affects the coronary blood vessels of the heart.

Terminal velocity

The greatest speed obtained by a falling object, occurring when the force of gravity equals air resistance.

Bibliophile

A term derived from Greek and Latin roots meaning someone who is a book lover.

Ante-

A prefix meaning "before," as seen in the word "anteroom."

Inter-

A prefix meaning "between" or "among," as seen in words like "interstate" or "intergalactic."

Intra-

A prefix meaning "within," as seen in the term "intravenous."

Sub-

A prefix meaning "under" or "below," used in the word "subterranean" to define something that is underground.

Diastole

The phase of the cardiac cycle representing the relaxation of the chambers of the heart.

Osteoporosis

A bone condition resulting from a decline in osteoblast activity while osteoclast activity continues at expected levels.

Pleura

A connective tissue sheath that covers and protects the lungs.

Centrosomes

Organelles in animal cells primarily involved in microtubule organization.

Parthenogenesis

A form of reproduction in which a mother clones herself to create offspring without fertilization.

Diameter

The measurement indicated by a straight line passing through the center of a cell from one side to the other.

Mean

The mathematical average of a set of data, calculated by dividing the sum of all values by the number of values.

Median

The middle value in a distribution of data when the values are arranged in order.

Range

The difference between the highest and lowest values in a given data set.

Neither here nor there

An idiomatic phrase meaning that something is not relevant to the current discussion or point.

Fathom

A synonym for the word "ascertain," meaning to understand or determine the depth of a concept.

Cytokines

Chemicals released by one type of immune cell to directly activate another type of immune cell.

Meticulous

A character trait describing someone who is extremely careful and precise, such as following a daily cleaning ritual.

Corpus luteum

A mass within the ovary that secretes hormones to maintain the uterine lining during pregnancy.