NLN PAX RN Science Exam Questions And
Answers
Alimentary canal definition
begins at mouth, ends at anus... digestive system
A neuron that transmits impulses from receptors to the spinal cord
sensory neuron
Kinetic energy is at a maximum when the potential energy is...
at a minimum, for example at the bottom of an incline
The more rapid the vibration of sound is, the ____________ the __________ is
higher, pitch
What is the temperature during a phase change from liquid to gas?
Temperature is constant at 100 degrees Celsius per 1 atm
If the temperature rises to 300 degrees Celsius of a gas, the substance would do
what?
It would remain a gas.... it would change back to liquid or condense if heat was
withdrawn
Neutralization reactions from _____ and _______.
Water and a salt
What organ controls the amount of calcium in the blood?
Parathyroid - Secreted PTH - Calcium low = release calcium - Calcium high = calcium
deposits in bone
Celsius to Farenheit equation
9/5 x Celsius + 32
What tells you that a formula is an alcohol?
-OH
If a car's rate of change of velocity is negative, the car is ________.
Slowing down
What type of solution is an alkaline solution?
Basic
What type of facilitation is needed to go down a concentration gradient?
Active transport
Which of these biological processes includes the other 3? a) cell respiration b)
Krebs cycle c) ETC d) anaerobic splitting of glucose
Cell respiration - Cell resp begins with splitting glucose. Products enter Krebs cycle and
then ETC
In the classification of 2 organisms, which of the following is the best evidence of
a close relationship? a) # and arrangement of bones b) similar sequence of AA
and proteins c) similar methods of sexual reproduction d) similar methods of cell
respiration
b) similar sequence of AA and proteins
Bending of light
Refraction
What makes up proteins?
Amino Acids
Einsteins equation E=mc^2.... what does c represent?
Answers
Alimentary canal definition
begins at mouth, ends at anus... digestive system
A neuron that transmits impulses from receptors to the spinal cord
sensory neuron
Kinetic energy is at a maximum when the potential energy is...
at a minimum, for example at the bottom of an incline
The more rapid the vibration of sound is, the ____________ the __________ is
higher, pitch
What is the temperature during a phase change from liquid to gas?
Temperature is constant at 100 degrees Celsius per 1 atm
If the temperature rises to 300 degrees Celsius of a gas, the substance would do
what?
It would remain a gas.... it would change back to liquid or condense if heat was
withdrawn
Neutralization reactions from _____ and _______.
Water and a salt
What organ controls the amount of calcium in the blood?
Parathyroid - Secreted PTH - Calcium low = release calcium - Calcium high = calcium
deposits in bone
Celsius to Farenheit equation
9/5 x Celsius + 32
What tells you that a formula is an alcohol?
-OH
If a car's rate of change of velocity is negative, the car is ________.
Slowing down
What type of solution is an alkaline solution?
Basic
What type of facilitation is needed to go down a concentration gradient?
Active transport
Which of these biological processes includes the other 3? a) cell respiration b)
Krebs cycle c) ETC d) anaerobic splitting of glucose
Cell respiration - Cell resp begins with splitting glucose. Products enter Krebs cycle and
then ETC
In the classification of 2 organisms, which of the following is the best evidence of
a close relationship? a) # and arrangement of bones b) similar sequence of AA
and proteins c) similar methods of sexual reproduction d) similar methods of cell
respiration
b) similar sequence of AA and proteins
Bending of light
Refraction
What makes up proteins?
Amino Acids
Einsteins equation E=mc^2.... what does c represent?
