Teas General Practice Test 1

this type of writing relies on facts, logical sequencing (often chronological or cause-and-effect), and clear data without personal bias or emotional language.

Examples: Textbooks, historical accounts, encyclopedias, and news articles.

Expository

parts of letter:

Date

Recipient’s address

Salutation

Body

Closing

salutation is who it’s addressed to

which of the following sources contains copyright information for a given book?

table of contents, index, or library online catalog

library online catalog

read closely, this one question wanted a primary source and I didn’t realize that’s what it wanted.

primary sources are like original documents from the time

Whenever you see "contrasting theme" on the TEAS, just play "one of these things is not like the others" and pick the odd one out. The graphic novel one isn’t about maturity or coming of age.

The average diameter of one tennis ball in a package of 3 is 6.8cm. Which of the following is the combined volume of all three tennis balls? Use 3.14 for pi and round to the nearest hundredth. v=4/3pir²

it’s 493.66 cm3 which I got wrong lmfao but i got to the right choice

shuttle travels 17,500 per hour. distance traveled is 238,855. what is the travel time?

i got this right, 13.6 hr distance = rate x time

review pemdas stuff like this

it’s supposed to be C = 50 + 0.03(n-200)

i got it right but review where the tens, hundredths, thousandths, and general rounding rules are

recipe questions, adding fractions and impropers together

learn conversions a bit better!!

area of trapezoid

remember if you get into trouble - as you can see here, the answers self reported. just try doing some of the easy random calculations to rule answers out.

square root stuff

yard to foot conversions

also ounces to lbs is on there

remember to take average of 5th and 6th values if the median isn’t exact.

it’s little ones like this bro.

so apparently scatterplots = discrete data, and line graphs are for one or more sets of continuous data.

which of the following terms describes the bonding together of smaller molecules to form larger molecules?
ababolism, catalysis, catabolism

anabolism

be careful with how it said adaptive immune specifically, would be good to review.

the process known as gastrulation results in the formation of which of which embryonic structure?

germ layers

for which of the following temperature scales is 0 equal to the freezing point of water?

kelvin, fahrenheit, celsius, newton

Celsius

A student wants to design an experiment to demonstrate the effects of acid rain on plant life. Which of the following substances should be combined with water to simulate acid rain?

Vinegar, table salt, baking soda, or ammonia

vinegar - it’s acidic.

ammonia is actually alkaline.

this is one of those “find the odd man out” questions.

Which of the following is improved when repeated trials of an experiment have consistent results?
reliability or validity

reliability - this speaks to the repeatability of an experiment

validity - refers to how accurately an experiment measures what it’s designed to measure.

in which part of the digestive system is b12 absorbed?

small intestine

which of the following hormones requires iodine for its production?

thyroid, melatonin, parathyroid

thyroid - thyroxine and triiodothyronine require iodine.

review nonspecific actions and just immune in general.

i got it right, inflammation is initiated in response to infection is a nonspecific response.

what are vestigial organs

evolutionary remnants like the appendix, coccyx, corner of eye

what is a function of the spleen? (should probably review all major functions of organs)

degrading aged red blood cells. a healthy spleen has narrow tubes that aged RBCs rupture as they try to squeeze through.

i only got this through process of elimination

chemical properties vs physical properties

some terms i didn’t know:
hydrogen bonding - ater molecules are polar, meaning they form strong intermolecular attractions (hydrogen bonds) with each other. At the surface of the pool, these bonds pull the water molecules tightly together to create high surface tension, which resists sudden force and makes the surface feel solid upon impact during a belly flop.

Irregular expansion: Refers to water expanding as it freezes below 4 celsius (which is why ice floats).

Hydrophobic exclusion: The tendency of nonpolar molecules (like oil) to clump together in water rather than dissolve.

what explains what happens in the circulatory system during hyperventilation?

co2 levels decrease, blood becomes more basic, increasing blood pH

go over mitosis phases in detail!!

so far odd man out approach is goated

which of the following is an example of a long bone?

vertebra, sacrum, ribs, femur

ribs are actually a type of flat bone.

the answer is femur, a long bone of the thigh. long bones have compact, hollow shaft containing marrow with spongey ends.

examples on the teas may include: femur, tibia, fibula, humerus, radius, ulna, clavicle, fingers

which of the following classes of chemical messengers is able to easily diffuse across the cell membrane?
steroids, interleukins, catecholamines, histamines

Steroids. They are lipid soluble and able to diffuse across the hydrophobic cell membrane.

what results from the release of neurotransmitter dopamine into the nerve synapse?

dopamine binds to receptor proteins on membrane of postsynaptic cell.

somatic reflexes

this question’s crazy, but remember that phosphorous, chlorine, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen are all nonmetals clustered on the right side of the table. they all have high valence counts - 5,6,7 dots. neither atom wants to give up its electrons, they want more!!
metals like magnesium toward the left are desperate to get rid of those outer electrons to become stable.

another mom-child passive immunity question, this is almost guaranteed.

if anything has the suffix -ase thats pretty standard nomenclature for enzymes if you’re looking to spot a catalyst.

review a lot about microorganisms, bacteria, and basic diseases like you learned about in HLH.

this question was which disease is caused by a toxin produced by a microorganism, which is cholera.

what does the ribosome do in a cell?

genetic information use to build proteins

functions of lymph

flows from interstitial spaces towards heart

helps body absorb lipids

which of the following occurs when a skeletal muscle is relaxed?

tropomyosin covers myosin-binding sites (review how muscles contract type stuff)

method to determine volume taken up by rocks in container

fill the container with water, add rocks, collect overflow and mass it

every stupid word they say matters

what connects muscle to bone?

TENDONS DEAR GOD I ALWAYS GET IT WRONG

which molecule present in blood has the ability to buffer changes in pH?

bicarbonate

a gene is being copied into a molecule that contains ribose and uracil. what cellular process does this describe?

transcription

what describes color change for acid-base indicator testing?

blue litmus test would turn red with an acid, and acids have pH less than 7.

which substance will best dissolve in water?

CH4, CCL4, HCl, or N2

HCL - it’s an ionic compound and dissociates into ions. Because water molecules are polar, water is a good solvent for ions.

“this sentence names the source where statistics can be found, therefore it requires a citation.”

who fucking knew

what is the first step of the writing process?

preparing an outline, writing a draft is second

“According to a recent study published in Midwester Journal of Homeopathy…” needs citation bc it was drawn from a published article

separate is the correct spelling. two a’s.

“Though the wall was 8 feet tall, the masked burglar climbed it; they got inside the house and through the back window.” is a compound-complex sentence bc it contains two independent clauses and one dependent clause.

the correct way to say it is “list of women’s names” not womens’

i got it right but just wanted to put it here.