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Which of these structures of the male reproductive system carries sperm cells from the testes to the lower part of the abdomen?Correct answer - Vas deferens A method for determining the blood alcohol content of a subject is toCorrect answer - Use a Breathalyzer A person blows his breath into ...

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NLN PAX PREP Science - Spring 2024

Which of these structures of the male reproductive system carries sperm cells from the
testes to the lower part of the abdomen?Correct answer - Vas deferens

A method for determining the blood alcohol content of a subject is toCorrect answer -
Use a Breathalyzer

A person blows his breath into a straw that is placed in limewater. The limewater
becomes cloudy because the person's breath containsCorrect answer - carbon dioxide

A physician measures the pulse and blood pressure (BP) of all patients on a routine
basis.

Which of these measurements show the normal BP values for a resting adult patient?
Correct answer - 120/80 mm Hg

A student focuses sunlight to a point with a thin converging (convex) lens. Which of
these direct measurements can the student make as a result of this experiment?Correct
answer - The approximate focal length of the lens.

A woman suddenly chokes on a piece of food and clutches frantically at her throat. An
immediate remedy is toCorrect answer - Apply quick, hard pressures successively to
her abdomen, just beneath her diaphragm.

An unknown gas is denser than air, does not support combustion, and turns a limewater
solution cloudy. This gas is most probablyCorrect answer - Carbon dioxide

Guard cells which can be found in the leaves of plants are most closely associated with
which of these processes?Correct answer - Evaporation of water from the plant.

Human testes produceCorrect answer - Spermatozoa

If a red light is passed through a dilute solution of chlorophyll solution, the
spectrophotometer will detect what amount of transmittance of this light?Correct answer
- 50% - 75%

If the medulla of the brain in a human was damaged, which of these conditions would
most likely result?Correct answer - Difficulty in breathing

In ecological succession, the first living thing to colonize a hitherto barren area is called

,A. producer
B. primary consumer
C. pioneer organism
D. carnivoreCorrect answer - Pioneer organism

In varieties of matter, the term heterogeneous may be applied toCorrect answer -
Mixtures, but not elements or compounds

The inherited factors that are transmitted in an organism from generation to generation
are called its Homozygote.Correct answer - Genotype

The organ that filters metabolic waste from the blood is the
Small intestine.Correct answer - kidney

Unicellular organisms that have a nucleus and can swim with the aid of cilia are
examples of Monerans.

A. monerans
B. plants
C. fungi
D. protozoansCorrect answer - protozoans

Which of these conditions is associated with smoking?Correct answer - Emphysema

Which of these organisms use nitrogen directly from the air?Correct answer - Blue-
green algae.

Which of these particles can only be found in the nucleus of an atom?Correct answer -
protons and neutron

Which of these processes is responsible for the recorded production of CO2 by yeast
cells from sugar solution?Correct answer - Anaerobic respiration

Which of these quantities is a vector quantity?Correct answer - Energy

Which of these temperatures is known as Absolute Zero?Correct answer - O ° K

While working in the chemistry laboratory, a student spills dilute hydrochloric acid on her
hand.

What is the first action this student should take?Correct answer - Flush her hand with
large quantities of water.

Within which of these structures of the female reproductive tract is the human egg
fertilized?Correct answer - Fallopian tube

, A cell which manufactures a large amount of protein for export would have an
abundance of organelles calledCorrect answer - Ribosomes

A substance that increases the speed of a reaction by lowering its activation energy is
calledCorrect answer - A catalyst

All of these groups of land plants produce seeds EXCEPT

A. perennial flowering plants, such as peonies and asters.
B. deciduous trees, such as maple and oaks.
C. moist forest plants, such as mosses and ferns.
D. evergreen trees, such as pines and spruces.Correct answer - moist forest plants,
such as mosses and ferns

(NOTE: "Evergreen trees, such as pines and spruces" is NOT the right answer even
though NLN practice test says so!)

As part of the human immune response, which of these cells are responsible for
producing antibodies?Correct answer - Lymphocytes

Ductless glands in the human body secreteCorrect answer - Hormones

Ganglia are made up of a cluster ofCorrect answer - neurons

If a person is fasting for 24hrs and ingest no carbohydrates the liver will provide for the
body's need byCorrect answer - Converting glycogen into glucose

If all of the second-order consumers within an ecosystem of a region were removed, the
most likely short-term effect would beCorrect answer - An increase in the number of
first-order consumers

In a study on the effect of cocaine on the brains of rats, two groups of animals were
selected.

Each day, Group A was injected with the drug dissolved in water, whereas Group B was
injected with water alone. In such a study Group B is included asCorrect answer - A
control group

In the reaction of iron with water shown below, what coefficient must be placed before
the iron(Fe) to balance the reaction?

Fe + 4H 2 O ° Fe 3 O 4 + 4H 2Correct answer - 3

Scientists have discovered that most vertebrates have cone cells in their eyes, which
distinguish colors in daylight. The rods are more sensitive to light, but do not distinguish
colors. If a mammal

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