TEAS TEAS-SECTION-2 Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

TEAS TEAS-SECTION-2 Online Questions & Answers

• Question 61:

  Food moves in the gastrointestinal tract by which of these processes?

  A. peristalsis of the circular and longitudinal muscles
  B. peristalsis of the voluntary muscles.
  C. voluntary waves of contraction
  D. peristalsis of the longitudinal muscles only.
  A. peristalsis of the circular and longitudinal muscles

• Question 62:

  What is the role of ribosomes?

  A. waste removal
  B. storage
  C. transport
  D. make proteins
  D. make proteins

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  A ribosome is a structure of eukaryotic cells that makes proteins.

• Question 63:

  When does the nuclear division of somatic cells take place during cellular reproduction?

  A. mitosis
  B. meiosis
  C. cytokinesis
  D. interphase
  A. mitosis

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  The nuclear division of somatic cells takes place during mitosis.

• Question 64:

  Which of these statements regarding facilitated diffusion across a cell membrane is true?

  A. It is a kind of active transport (i.e., does directly use energy such as hydrolysis of ATP) that requires protein pumps.
  B. It is a kind of passive transport (i.e., does not directly use energy such as hydrolysis of ATP) that does not require transmembrane/carrier proteins.
  C. It is a kind of passive transport (i.e., does not directly use energy such as hydrolysis of ATP) that requires transmembrane/carrier proteins.
  D. It is a kind of active transport (i.e., does directly use energy such as hydrolysis of ATP) that requires transmembrane/carrier proteins.
  C. It is a kind of passive transport (i.e., does not directly use energy such as hydrolysis of ATP) that requires transmembrane/carrier proteins.

• Question 65:

  

  Which word describes the allele for green eyes?

  B = alleles for brown eyes; g = alleles for green eyes

  A. homozygous
  B. dominant
  C. heterozygous
  D. recessive
  D. recessive

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  Recessive alleles are represented by lower case letters, while dominant alleles are represented by upper case letters.

• Question 66:

  Which element is essential for the normal production of the hormone thyroxine?

  A. phosphorus
  B. iodine
  C. calcium and vitamin D
  D. magnesium
  B. iodine

• Question 67:

  The volume of air that remains present in the lungs, even after forceful expiration/exhalation, is called __________ and is about __________ liters.

  A. residual volume, 0.5 liters
  B. vital volume, 2 liters
  C. residual volume, 1.2 liters
  D. tidal volume, 2.4 liters
  C. residual volume, 1.2 liters

• Question 68:

  What set of signals is the vagus nerve responsible for conveying?

  A. signals from the eye
  B. signals from the jaw
  C. balance signals from the inner ear
  D. signals from abdominal organs
  D. signals from abdominal organs

• Question 69:

  Phalanges are bones present in which parts of the body?

  A. fingers and toes
  B. cranium/skull
  C. fingers only
  D. ears
  A. fingers and toes

• Question 70:

  On each side of the body, the brachiocephalic veins are formed by the union of which two veins?

  A. external jugular veins and subclavian veins
  B. external jugular and internal jugular veins
  C. common carotid and subclavian veins
  D. internal jugular veins and subclavian veins
  D. internal jugular veins and subclavian veins