Question: A teacher has asked all the students in the class which days of the week they get up after 8 a.m. Which of the following is the best way to display the frequency for each day of the week?
Answer Options: Scatter plot, Bar graph, Pie graph, Histogram
Answer: Bar graph
Question: Which of the following allows the AIDS virus, which contains RNA, to insert viral DNA into the DNA of a host T-cell after the AIDS virus enters the cell?
Answer Options: The protein that makes up the capsid of the virus, Receptor proteins located on the surface of the virus, The phospholipids found on the envelope of the virus, Reverse transcriptase, an enzyme encoded by the virus
Answer: Reverse transcriptase, an enzyme encoded by the virus
Question: Hikers who found a human body at high altitude in the Italian Alps thought the man had died recently, but tests indicated he was shot with an arrow more than 5,300 years ago. Which of the following would be the best reason for prolonged preservation of the body?
Answer Options: The ultraviolet rays at such a high altitude caused all the body’s molecules to be preserved, The food that the person ate contained toxins that killed the bacteria that would have otherwise destroyed the body, The arrow wound caused blood to flow out of the body, which led the enzymes that would break down tissue to be cleared from the body, The body was frozen in the cold temperature of the Alps shortly after he died and remained frozen until it was found
Answer: The body was frozen in the cold temperature of the Alps shortly after he died and remained frozen until it was found
Question: Which of the following is the function of a totipotent cell?
Answer Options: Develops into any kind of cell, Carries electrical impulses, Aids in the maturation of sex cells, Fights infectious diseases
Answer: Develops into any kind of cell
Question: Which of the following properties of water explains its solvent abilities for certain substances?
Answer Options: High surface tension, Polarity of water molecules, Kinetic energy of liquid water molecules, High specific heat
Answer: Polarity of water molecules
Question: Which of the following indicates the function of sodium bicarbonate released by the pancreas?
Answer Options: Sodium bicarbonate inhibits peristalsis, Sodium bicarbonate neutralizes the acidity of chyme, Sodium bicarbonate is a protease that digests carbohydrates, Sodium bicarbonate stimulates the pyloric sphincter
Answer: Sodium bicarbonate neutralizes the acidity of chyme
Question: Which of the following microorganisms lack their own metabolic pathways and can only reproduce inside of a host cell?
Answer Options: Viruses, Helminths, Bacteria, Protozoa
Answer: Viruses
Question: Which of the following chemicals is released by one type of immune cell to directly activate another type of immune cell?
Answer Options: Perforin, Lysozymes, Granzymes, Cytokines
Answer: Cytokines
Question: Testosterone is categorized as which of the following types of hormones?
Answer Options: Androgen, Estrogen, Progestin, Aldosterone
Answer: Androgen
Question: Which of the following are used to determine a person’s DNA sequence?
Answer Options: Hormones, Genes, Blood types, Enzymes
Answer: Enzymes
Question: In a phase diagram, which of the following is the term used for a substance held at a temperature and pressure where the solid, liquid, and gaseous states of a substance exist simultaneously?
Answer Options: Critical point, Critical temperature, Triple point, Absolute zero
Answer: Triple point
Question: In a hypertonic solution, water flows through aquaporins embedded in the plasma membrane of the cell. This type of transport is best known as which of the following?
Answer Options: Facilitated diffusion, Osmosis, Active transport, Diffusion
Answer: Osmosis
Question: Which of the following substances is responsible for donating H+ ions to act as a buffer when blood pH rises?
Answer Options: Carbon dioxide, Carbon monoxide, Carbonic acid, Oxygen
Answer: Carbonic acid
Question: Which of the following options best describes the purpose of this infomercial?
Answer Options: To explain how the Dairy McGrab works To amuse the audience with enthusiastic rhetoric To express frustration with common dairy food problems To persuade the audience to buy the Dairy McGrabs
Answer: To persuade the audience to buy the Dairy McGrabs
Question: Which of the following options best describes how Thurman supports his argument?
Answer Options: By appealing to a shared sense of community and values By evoking feelings of annoyance and relief By addressing his audience at just the right moment By assembling evidence and logical explanation
Answer: By evoking feelings of annoyance and relief