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Stereotype

“People with glasses are smart”

assumption or generalization made about everybody in an identified group

Bias

“Hiring someone for an accountant job just because they wear glasses”

impacts one’s opinion

The blood vessel carrying the least oxygenated blood

 pulmonary artery

reabsorbs water into the body to form solid waste

large intestine

recover vitamins, salts, and nutrients from the chyme before it passes into the large intestine

 ileum

Name all the layers of the integumentary system

1. Epidermis (layers = Come Let’s Get Sunburned)

2. Dermis

3. Hypodermis

the supportive pads that provide cushioning at joints, such as vertebrae at the spinal cord

Cartilage

What is not a product of respiration

oxygen

The trachea is ____ to the esophagus

anterior

What statement describes the movement of molecules in the body and/in relation to the external environment

diffusion is the process in the lungs by which oxygen is transported from the air to the blood

The integumentary system function

block pathogens that causes diseases, controls fluid loss, deep tissues, and synthesizes vitamin D

Circulatory system function

deliver important substances throughout the body

Lymphatic system function

sends leaked fluids from the cardiovascular system back to the blood vessels, contains WBC that aid in immune response 

Reproductive system function

stores bodily hormones that influence gender traits 

Skeletal system

gives body its supporting structure, protects vital organs, assist muscles in body movement, stores calcium, and produces RBCs

Muscular system

maintains posture, collaborates with the bones in body movement, uses energy, and generates heat 

Turn syllabus (-us) to plural by

changing to syllabi (-i) = syllabi

Turn thesis (-is) plural

by changing to theses (-es) = theses

Turn phenomenon (-on) to plural

by changing to phenomena (-a) = phenomena

Turn index (-x) to plural

by changing to indices (-ces or xes) = indices

Capitalize South, East, West, North when referring to a region of the U.S. (indicated by use of “the”) or specific area but DO NOT Capitalize when

indicating direction

Who is used as what and can be replaced by?

subject (if you can replace with he, she, they)

Whom is used as what and can be replaced by?

object (can be replaced with him, her, them)

All

plural

Each

single

Neither

single

Regardless, on the other hand

 transition words for contrast

What suffix is NOT COMMONLY used to form nouns

-ize

Intercellular chemical signals bind to receptor sites on intercellular receptors of the same cell, membrane bound receptors also respond to this. An intercellular chemical signal can be produced in the cell membrane, once it is produced, where does it go?

to another part of the same cell

If a person smells something sweet, what is this information perceived as in the nervous system

sensory

Which of the following types of tissues includes cells of the immune system of the blood

connective tissue

Taxonomy (biggest to small)

kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species  

What raw inorganic material would an autotroph most likely used to create chemical energy for growth

carbon dioxide

 organisms that make energy rich biomolecules from raw materials in nature. They do this by using basic energy sources such as the sun. This explains why most autotrophs rely on photosynthesis to transform sunlight into usable food that can produce energy necessary for life. What organisms are they?

Plants and certain species of bacteria are autotrophs

When would a cell most likely contain the nucleotides in the cell cycle

G1

Phase where cell copies its DNA and nucleotides are the building blocks of DNA

S phase

phase of cell cycle when the cell would contain the most nucleotides

G1

What is the correct order of stages of the cell cycle

 G1, S, G2, M

What is the pH of pure water

7

Which is classified as Type of acid-base reaction that produces a salt

neutralization

A spoonful of sugar is added to a hot cup of tea. All the sugar dissolves. How can the resulting solution be described?

unsaturated and homogenous

An unsaturated solution has the ability

to dissolve more solute

a saturated solution has already

reached the limit of solute it can dissolve

____ is dependent not only on the temperature, but also on the amount of substance available

evaporation

Functions of urinary system

kidneys help to regulate water, balance, regulate, level of electrolytes, such as sodium, potassium, and eliminate metabolic waste

What phase is the cell cycle

interphase

An atom has 28 protons, 32 neutrons, and 28 electrons. What is the name of the isotope? -

Nickel-60

The hydrogen bonds between its molecules make water a good

surface for small particles and living organisms to move across

Which of the following is a constant?

The number of protons in an oxygen amount

does not depend on the amount of matter that is present

Intensive properties (density)

depend on the amount of matter present

Extensive property (Mass, weight, and volume)

The sugar and phosphate in DNA are connected by

covalent bonds 

What is the smallest unit that can encode for a trait?

a gene

Which type of cell secrete antibodies?

Plasma cells

The adrenal glands are part of what system? 

Endocrine system

What is the name of the condition where the heart rate is 118 bpm?

tachycardia

Faster than normal heart rate > 100 bpm

Tachycardia

Slower than normal heart rate (bpm<100)

Bradycardia

Sampling distribution of means is always

approximately normal 

Which of the following is the gland on a hair follicle that supplies the hair shaft and the skin with oily secretions

Sebaceous gland

Acid reflux is a condition in which the gastric juice of the stomach flow backward into the esophagus. Which is the following causes acid reflux

the cardiac sphincter does not close tightly

which of the following is true of enzyme-catalyzed reaction

the enzyme is not consumed in the reaction

Which of the following rid the body of dust and other particles in the lungs

Macrophages

Which of the following is a type of specialized antigen-processing cell that activates T-cells of the immune system

Dendritic cells

Which of the following actions are controlled by the autonomic NS

1. Heart rate increases while running

2. stomach muscles contract to aid digestion

3. salivary glands release secretions in response to presence of food

4. blood vessels constrict to reduce the flow of blood to the skin

Which of the following statements is correct regarding the organisms in which photosynthesis and oxidative respiration occur?

Photosynthesis occurs in many prokaryotes and eukaryotes, whereas oxidative respiration occurs only in aerobic prokaryotes and eukaryotes

Which of the following statements correctly describes the relationship between genes and chromosomes?

Genes are DNA sequences found on chromosomes

human blood types, A and B alleles are codominant and O is recessive. Which of the following combinations of the parents' genotypes has the highest probability of producing a child with blood type 0?

One parent is heterozygous for biood type A and the other is heterozygous for blood type B.

Which of the following is the circular muscle that regulates the opening and closing of a body aperture?

Sphincter

Which of the following describes the role of regulatory genes?

Regulatory genes control the expression of structural genes.

Which of the following options lists the correct order of events in a signaling pathway in a feedback loop used to maintain homeostasis?

Stimulus - Receptor - Integration → Effector → Response

Which of the following statements best explains why RNA inside a cell is almost never found as a single-stranded molecule?

Short stretches of complementary sequences can cause RNA to fold back on itself.

Which of the following will likely happen in the case of blocked and injured ureters?

Reduced flow of urine to the

Which level of hierarchy does the cross-section represent?

Organ

Which of the following hormones is released in response to a drop in blood pressure?

Aldosterone

Somatostatin

produced by the anterior pituitary and suppresses growth hormone secretion from the thyroid. It does not respond to blood pressure changes.

Which of the following chemical bonds is found within a molecule of ammonia, NH, given that N is a highly electronegative element and has a valence of 5?

Polar covalent bonds

Which component of a phospholipid gives it nopolar characteristics?

Carbon-hydrogen chains

A student placed 20 mL NaOH solution in a beaker and added 5 mL of HCI to it. Which of the following would happen when the two substances are mixed?

The pH of the resu tant solution is reduced bc. Acids donate H+ ions, which combine with OH ions to make water. The lower the concentration of OH- ions, the lower the pH of the solution.

Which of the following pathogens would be unaffected by treatment with an antibiotic that inhibits ribosome function?

Viruses

If an intensive property is independent of the amount of the material being measured, which of the following is an example of an intensive property?

Density

Which of the following conditions might help a species to escape extinction in the face of changing environmental conditions, such as habitat destruction?

Generalized distribution

A student observes that when the mercury rises and falls in a thermometer, the particles do not stick to the sides of the glass tube. However, when honey is poured from one glass container to another, the particles stick to the walls of the container. Which of the following explains the observation?

Mercury is more cohesive and less adhesive than honey.

A student is assigned the task of measuring the weight of one tennis ball using a scale for which the zero adjustment on the balance is not working. The student is given three balls and the can in which they were packaged. Which of the following strategies will provide the best determination of the correct weight?

Weigh the empty can, weigh the can with a ball in it, ard compute the difference between the two.

Which of the following is the value of the prefix milli- in the metric system?

10 to the power of -3

A student wants to study how friction affects the distance traveled by a marble on a surface. A marble was pushed on four different surfaces w the same force and the time taken for it to travel 1 meter was noted. What experimental term is used to define the condition of pushing the marble with same force on all four surfaces?

Experimental constant - A condition that is kept the same for each experimental group is called a constant

Which of these terms specifically means the intake and expulsion of air using the lungs?

Ventilation

The garage didn't have the needed _____ we were forced to remain in that town for three days.

Which of the following correctly completes the passage above?

Part; therefore

Taking a shy peek at Alex, who was the belle of the ball, jim chose to keep his love for her cloaked in secrecy.

Which of the following is the simple subject in the sentence above?

Jim

Which of the following is the meaning of the suffix-age?

Process

Which of the following is the final step of the writing process?

Writing a revision

Camping in the great outdoors with my sister is one of my favorite activities. We love to hike in the woods, set up our tent, and roast marshmallows by the fire.

Which phrase could correctly replace the underlined subject of the second sentence, "we?"

She and I - Subjective case pronouns can replace the subject of a sentence. Both pronouns are in the subjective case, and so they can replace the subject pronoun, "we."

Which of the following is an example of correct sentence structure?

Chronic lateness for work can result in a poor rating or even loss of your employment

They told anyone ____ planned to come to the party to park across the street.

Which of the following pronouns correctly completes the sentence?

who

The company __made these is no longer in business.

Which of the following pronouns correctly completes the sentence

that

Which of the following hormones requires iodine for its production?

Thyroid hormones

Which of the following classes of chemical messengers is able to easily diffuse across the cell membrane?

Steroids

Which of the following statements are true regarding the lymphatic system? (Select all that apply.)

1. The lymph flows from the interstitial spaces toward the heart.

2. The lymphatic systems helps the body to absorb lipids.

The process known as gastrulation results in the formation of which of the following embryonic structures?

Germ layers

Which of the following results from the release of the neurotransmitter dopamine into the nerve synapse?

Dopamine binds to receptor proteins on the membrane of the postsynaptic cell.