TEAS practice test (science portion)
questions with verified solutions
Qs
Breakdown of what begins in the small intestine.
a) protein
b) fats
c) fiber
d) carbohydrates - n
ANS✔
Fats
Qs
In geology, what is considered a significant departure from previous ideas?
a) ideology
b) theoretical refinement
c) a paradigm shift
d) model adjustment - n
ANS✔
A paradigm shift
Qs
What describes the increase in alleles that permits a species to survive and
reproduce better in an environment from generation to generation?
a) DNA
b) Genetic drift
c) Mutation
d) adaptation - n
ANS✔
Adaptation
,Qs
What nervous systems directs the bodies flight or flight response?
a) peripheral
b) central
c) parasympathetic
d) sympathetic - n
ANS✔
Sympathetic
Qs
What is used in quantitative investigations?
a) sensory information
b) numerical information
c) phenomenological research
d) ethnographic research - n
ANS✔
Numerical information
Qs
Which of the following taxonomic ranks is the most general? Order, genus, phylum,
family
a) order
b) genus
c) phylum
d) family - n
ANS✔
Phylum
Qs
, Water undergoes relatively minor temperature and phase changes compared to
other substances due to both its what?
a) low specific heat and low vaporization
b) low specific heat and high heat vaporization
c) high specific heat and low heat of vaporization
d) high specific heat and high heat of vaporization - n
ANS✔
High specific heat and high heat of vaporization
Qs
What is an example of hydrocarbons containing double bonds?
a) C2H6
b) C4H8
c) C6H10
d) C8H12 - n
ANS✔
C4H8
Qs
What represents the correct order of scientific process?
a) hypothesis, data, analysis
b) hypothesis, analysis, data
c) data, hypothesis, analysis
d) data, analysis, hypothesis - n
ANS✔
Hypothesis, data, analysis
Qs
What organ system supplies the body cells with oxygen and nutrients?
a) cardiovascular
, b) digestive
c) nervous
d) immune - n
ANS✔
Cardiovascular
Qs
Through what does blood pass after leaving the right ventricle during contraction of
the heart?
a) aorta
b) pulmonary artery
c) vena cava
d) mitral valve - n
ANS✔
Pulmonary artery
Qs
What organ system supplies the body with oxygen and removes carbon dioxide?
a) integumentary
b) endocrine
c) respiratory
d) renal - n
ANS✔
Respiratory
Qs
What is responsible for the peristalsis that occurs in the digestive tract?
a) smooth muscle
b) skeletal muscle
c) connective tissue
questions with verified solutions
Qs
Breakdown of what begins in the small intestine.
a) protein
b) fats
c) fiber
d) carbohydrates - n
ANS✔
Fats
Qs
In geology, what is considered a significant departure from previous ideas?
a) ideology
b) theoretical refinement
c) a paradigm shift
d) model adjustment - n
ANS✔
A paradigm shift
Qs
What describes the increase in alleles that permits a species to survive and
reproduce better in an environment from generation to generation?
a) DNA
b) Genetic drift
c) Mutation
d) adaptation - n
ANS✔
Adaptation
,Qs
What nervous systems directs the bodies flight or flight response?
a) peripheral
b) central
c) parasympathetic
d) sympathetic - n
ANS✔
Sympathetic
Qs
What is used in quantitative investigations?
a) sensory information
b) numerical information
c) phenomenological research
d) ethnographic research - n
ANS✔
Numerical information
Qs
Which of the following taxonomic ranks is the most general? Order, genus, phylum,
family
a) order
b) genus
c) phylum
d) family - n
ANS✔
Phylum
Qs
, Water undergoes relatively minor temperature and phase changes compared to
other substances due to both its what?
a) low specific heat and low vaporization
b) low specific heat and high heat vaporization
c) high specific heat and low heat of vaporization
d) high specific heat and high heat of vaporization - n
ANS✔
High specific heat and high heat of vaporization
Qs
What is an example of hydrocarbons containing double bonds?
a) C2H6
b) C4H8
c) C6H10
d) C8H12 - n
ANS✔
C4H8
Qs
What represents the correct order of scientific process?
a) hypothesis, data, analysis
b) hypothesis, analysis, data
c) data, hypothesis, analysis
d) data, analysis, hypothesis - n
ANS✔
Hypothesis, data, analysis
Qs
What organ system supplies the body cells with oxygen and nutrients?
a) cardiovascular
, b) digestive
c) nervous
d) immune - n
ANS✔
Cardiovascular
Qs
Through what does blood pass after leaving the right ventricle during contraction of
the heart?
a) aorta
b) pulmonary artery
c) vena cava
d) mitral valve - n
ANS✔
Pulmonary artery
Qs
What organ system supplies the body with oxygen and removes carbon dioxide?
a) integumentary
b) endocrine
c) respiratory
d) renal - n
ANS✔
Respiratory
Qs
What is responsible for the peristalsis that occurs in the digestive tract?
a) smooth muscle
b) skeletal muscle
c) connective tissue
