ATI TEAS SCIENCE STUDY PART 1 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Which of the following structures in the male reproductive system secretes a fluid that nourishes and
protects sperm?
ANS: Prostate Gland
Which of the following is a function of the circulatory system?
ANS: To transport hormones
Emphysema caused by damage to alveoli from toxins and pollutants is likely to result in the body
having difficulty performing which of the following action?
ANS: Exchanging oxygen and carbon dioxide
A cell is placed in a hypertonic solution, Which of the following describes the resulting osmosis?
ANS: There is no net flow of water out of a cell
Which of the following pathways best represents the expected flow of blood from the human heart to
an organ?
ANS: Blood pumped from the heart first enters arteries that then narrow to form arterioles that deliver
blood to capillaries of the organ.
Which of the following is a function of the integumentary system?
ANS: Storage of fat
Sunlight can damage epithelial cells of the skin, but limited exposure to ultraviolet radiation results in
the benefical production of which of the following?
ANS: Vitamin D
Which off the following skin layer contains dead cells?
ANS: Stratum Corneum
Histones are proteins associated with which of the following?
ANS: DNA
Which of the following is an efferent neuron that is responsible for releasing a neurotransmitter that
stimulates a muscle cell?
ANS: Motor neuron
Which of the following body system is the primary system involved in preventing an infection when a
cut in the skin allows bacteria to enter the body?
ANS: The immune system
Which of the following organs filters excess solutes from the blood?
ANS: Kidney
During a 56-week test 3,731 patients participated in a double-blind trail. Participants did not have type
2 diabetics mellitus. one group of participants received once daily subcutaneous injection of
, Liraglutide at a dose of 3.0 mg. The other participant received a placebo. both groups received
counseling on lifestyle modification. At the end of the 56 weeks, the body weight of each participant
was determined. Which of the following best indicates the question that was begin investigated in the
study?
ANS: How does lifestyle modification counseling affect body weight
A blood sample taken from a patient who has an infection can be expected to show which of the
following?
ANS: Elevated White blood cell count
Which of the following occurs during inhalation?
ANS: The diaphragm moves downward
An experimental results seem to only support a hypothesis, a researcher should consider which of
the following?
ANS: Exploring alternative explanations
Which of the following body system breaks proteins into amino acids?
ANS: Digestive
How many times stronger is the hydrogen-ion concentration of a Ph 4 solution as compared with a ph
9 solution?
ANS: 100,000
Which of the following types of cells are most similar in function to cytotoxic T-cells?
ANS: Natural killer cells
A student investigating the importance of wavelengths above and below the visible spectrum for
photosynthesis sets up an experiment as followers over a 2-month period, all with illumination at 1
meter distance from plants grown with the same soil and watering condition.
3 Arabidopsis plants exposed to ultraviolet light(uv)
3 Arabidopsis plants exposed to infared light (IR)
3 Arabidopsis plants exposed to white light
at the end of the experiment, she first finds that The IR treated plants, are scorched, the uv treated
plants have wilted, but the white light-treated plants are growing normany
ANS: Wavelength of light is the only variable that has been changed between groups
Which of the following types of cells suppress immune system?
ANS: Regulatory T-cells
In which of the following regions of the body are the tibia and fibula?
ANS: cursal
Which of the following is the appropriate unit of measure to use when finding the mass of a pencil?
ANS: Grams
Which of the following organs releases bicarbonate as a response to the release of secretin by the
duodenum?
ANS: Pancreas
AND ANSWERS
Which of the following structures in the male reproductive system secretes a fluid that nourishes and
protects sperm?
ANS: Prostate Gland
Which of the following is a function of the circulatory system?
ANS: To transport hormones
Emphysema caused by damage to alveoli from toxins and pollutants is likely to result in the body
having difficulty performing which of the following action?
ANS: Exchanging oxygen and carbon dioxide
A cell is placed in a hypertonic solution, Which of the following describes the resulting osmosis?
ANS: There is no net flow of water out of a cell
Which of the following pathways best represents the expected flow of blood from the human heart to
an organ?
ANS: Blood pumped from the heart first enters arteries that then narrow to form arterioles that deliver
blood to capillaries of the organ.
Which of the following is a function of the integumentary system?
ANS: Storage of fat
Sunlight can damage epithelial cells of the skin, but limited exposure to ultraviolet radiation results in
the benefical production of which of the following?
ANS: Vitamin D
Which off the following skin layer contains dead cells?
ANS: Stratum Corneum
Histones are proteins associated with which of the following?
ANS: DNA
Which of the following is an efferent neuron that is responsible for releasing a neurotransmitter that
stimulates a muscle cell?
ANS: Motor neuron
Which of the following body system is the primary system involved in preventing an infection when a
cut in the skin allows bacteria to enter the body?
ANS: The immune system
Which of the following organs filters excess solutes from the blood?
ANS: Kidney
During a 56-week test 3,731 patients participated in a double-blind trail. Participants did not have type
2 diabetics mellitus. one group of participants received once daily subcutaneous injection of
, Liraglutide at a dose of 3.0 mg. The other participant received a placebo. both groups received
counseling on lifestyle modification. At the end of the 56 weeks, the body weight of each participant
was determined. Which of the following best indicates the question that was begin investigated in the
study?
ANS: How does lifestyle modification counseling affect body weight
A blood sample taken from a patient who has an infection can be expected to show which of the
following?
ANS: Elevated White blood cell count
Which of the following occurs during inhalation?
ANS: The diaphragm moves downward
An experimental results seem to only support a hypothesis, a researcher should consider which of
the following?
ANS: Exploring alternative explanations
Which of the following body system breaks proteins into amino acids?
ANS: Digestive
How many times stronger is the hydrogen-ion concentration of a Ph 4 solution as compared with a ph
9 solution?
ANS: 100,000
Which of the following types of cells are most similar in function to cytotoxic T-cells?
ANS: Natural killer cells
A student investigating the importance of wavelengths above and below the visible spectrum for
photosynthesis sets up an experiment as followers over a 2-month period, all with illumination at 1
meter distance from plants grown with the same soil and watering condition.
3 Arabidopsis plants exposed to ultraviolet light(uv)
3 Arabidopsis plants exposed to infared light (IR)
3 Arabidopsis plants exposed to white light
at the end of the experiment, she first finds that The IR treated plants, are scorched, the uv treated
plants have wilted, but the white light-treated plants are growing normany
ANS: Wavelength of light is the only variable that has been changed between groups
Which of the following types of cells suppress immune system?
ANS: Regulatory T-cells
In which of the following regions of the body are the tibia and fibula?
ANS: cursal
Which of the following is the appropriate unit of measure to use when finding the mass of a pencil?
ANS: Grams
Which of the following organs releases bicarbonate as a response to the release of secretin by the
duodenum?
ANS: Pancreas
