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PCAT STUDY GUIDE: BIOLOGY PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS which cells are used by plants to absorb copper and other minerals? - Answer-epidermis cells (root hairs absorb minerals) the small finger-like projections which cover the surface of the intestine are - Answer-villi (incre...

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PCAT STUDY GUIDE: BIOLOGY
PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS

which cells are used by plants to absorb copper and other minerals? - Answer✔✔-epidermis

cells (root hairs absorb minerals)


the small finger-like projections which cover the surface of the intestine are - Answer✔✔-villi

(increases surface area)


if the characteristics of red hair, blue eyes, and freckles are consistently inherited together, it

can can be said that - Answer✔✔-the genes can be found on the same chromosones


this structure is a bacteria that causes (looks like cheetos) - Answer✔✔-cholera-vibrio (a curved

rod)


stability in an allele is caused by - Answer✔✔-selection pressure which eliminates extremes of

traits


which is not filtered i the kidneys? - Answer✔✔-hemoglobin


the eustachian canal functions to - Answer✔✔-equilize air pressure


most enzymes have a pH optimum in the range of - Answer✔✔-6 to 7 (closer to basic)


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the disease scurvy is caused by deficiency in which vitamin? - Answer✔✔-vitamin C




vitamin D causes rickets


vitamin B12 causes anemia


vitamin A causes eye problems


in which tissues would the golgi apparatus be most abundant? - Answer✔✔-the liver-most

abundant in tissues that carry out secretion


the site of glycogenesis is the - Answer✔✔-liver (glyogen is both made and broken down here)


in the united states, 1 in 250 people suffer from Hecochromatosis, a common hereditary

disease. he disease results from a mutation in HFe gene and results in excess accumulation of

iron in the body. what is the common form of treatment - Answer✔✔-blood letting-removal of

blood and extra iron in the body


in individuals who have the genotype XXX, this occurs as a result of - Answer✔✔-

nondisjunction-leads to polyploidy


at the time it was known that milkmaids who got cowpox did not get smallpox. he used this

knowledge , injected a boy and developed the idea of vaccines. - Answer✔✔-edward jenner


allergies are caused by - Answer✔✔-an overreaction to harmless materials


____ tissues usually cant regenerate - Answer✔✔-nervous


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the mechanism by which muscles can move an appendage in two different directions involves -

Answer✔✔-opposing muscles


in sheer numbers and distribution,_____ are the most successful animals - Answer✔✔-

arthropods


a mushroom is - Answer✔✔-a reproductive structure


_____tissues have closely linked cells and one free surface - Answer✔✔-epithelial


a scientist put in a test tube of nucleotides UAUA to form UAUAUAUAUAUAUAUAUAUA and

optained a test tube full of the amino acids sequence Ile-Try-Ile-Try. from these results the

scientist can conclude - Answer✔✔-UAU may code for either Ile or Tyr


a virus always contains - Answer✔✔-proteins and nucleic acid


which of the following is one of the main means of preventing fungus infections? - Answer✔✔-

sebaceous secretions on skin- fungus injections mostly occur on the skin


rough ER looks rough because - Answer✔✔-it has ribosomes on its surface


natural but active immunity is acquired when - Answer✔✔-a person has and recovers from a

disease




receiving antibodies from a horse or antigen is artificial


antibodies transferred from other to child is natural but passive


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during embryogenesis, mesoderm gives rise to - Answer✔✔-muscles and reproductive organs


certain people have the ability to consciously reduce their heart rate. this involves control of

their - Answer✔✔-parasympathetic nervous system


the release of a substance for use by the organism producing it. this general definition is called -

Answer✔✔-secretion


during the evolution of the vertebrate brain, the changes seen in the various parts are -

Answer✔✔-midbrain, hindbrain (small), and forebrain (large)


which of these genetic disorders exhibits X-linked inheritance? - Answer✔✔-hemophilia


CO2 crosses the surface of the air sacs of the lungs by - Answer✔✔-diffusion (so does oxygen)


from the right atrium, blood then goes to the - Answer✔✔-right ventricle (then the pulmonary

artery)


a person with ____blood type must have a homozygous genotpye - Answer✔✔-TypeO

(recessive gene)


which of the following builds up in a muscle during fatigue? - Answer✔✔-lactic acid


a cross between a homozygous black cat and a heterozygous grey cat will result in - Answer✔✔-

50% black cats and 50% grey cats


which of the following could you not crow on culture media - Answer✔✔-viruses-only grow

inside of a cell


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