Biology
Which vascular structure creates the most resistance to blood flow?
A. Aorta
B. Arterioles
C. Capillaries
D. Veins
What are the arterioles?
A person suffers from food poisoning after eating a spoiled orange and later that the smell of lemon and other citrus fruits causes a feeling of nausea. This is an example:
A) Acquisition
B) Generalization
C) Discrimination
D) Negative reinforcement
What is generalization?
If the methyl groups of butane are 120 degrees apart, as seen in a Newman projection, this molecule is in its:
A. Highest energy gauche form
B. Lowest energy staggered form
C. Middle energy form
D. Highest energy eclipsed form
What is the lowest energy staggered form?
Some enzymes require the presence of a nonprotein molecule to behave catalytically. An enzyme devoid of this molecule is called a(n):
A) Holoenzyme
B) Apoenzyme
C) Coenzyme
D) Zymoenzyme
What is an apoenzyme?
Which of the following is a conservation force?
A. Air resistance
B. Friction
C. Gravity
D. Convection
What is gravity?
What is the last point in the meiotic cycle in which the cell has a diploid number of chromosomes?
A) During interphase
B) During telophase I
C) During interkinesis
D) During telophase II
What is telophase I?
Which of the following is a form of verbal communication?
A. Facial expressions
B. Eye contact
C. Written text
D. Body language
What is written text?
Reaction of 1-phenylethanone with ethylene glycol, also known as ethane-1,2-diol, in aqueous H2SO4 will result in the formation of:
A) Ketal
B) Carboxylic acid
C) Aldehyde
D) Hemiacetal
What is ketal?
Which two polysaccharides share all of their glycosidic linkage types in common?
A) Cellulose and amylopectin
B) Amylose and glycogen
C) Amylose and cellulose
D) Glycogen and amylopectin
What are amylose and glycogen?
Which of the following choices correctly identifies the following three heat transfer processes?
I. Heat transferred from the sun to the Earth
II. A metal spoon heating up when placed in a pot of hot soup
III. A rising plume of smoke from a fire
A) I. Radiation, II. Conduction, III. Convection
B) I. Conduction, II. Radiation, III. Convection
C) I. Radiation, II. Convection, III. Conduction
D) I. Convection, II. Conduction, III. Radiation
What is I. Radiation, II. Conduction, III. Convection?
What is the main function of the nucleolus?
A. Ribosomal RNA synthesis
B. DNA replication
C. Cell division
D. Chromosome assembly
What is ribosomal RNA synthesis?
A scientist designs a study to determine if different regions of the brain are activated when a person speaks their native language vs a second language. Which of the following methods would the scientist most likely choose?
A. MRI
B. CT scan
C. fMRI
D. EEG
What is an fMRI?
Imines naturally tautomerize to form:
A) Oximes
B) Hydrazones
C) Semicarbazones
D) Enamines
What are enamines?
Soap bubbles form because fatty acid salts organize into:
A) Lysosomes
B) Micelles
C) Phospholipid bilayers
D) Hydrogen bonds
What are micelles?
If the distance between the centers of the spheres is halved, the magnitude of the force on S due to R
A) F/2
B) F
C) 2F
D) 4F
What is 4F?
During which phase of the menstrual cycle does progesterone concentration peak?
A) Follicular phase
B) Ovulation
C) Luteal phase
D) Menses
What is the luteal phase?
A woman advances through the ranks of a company, eventually becoming the CEO. Which of the following Jungian archetypes reflects this woman’s drive to be successful within the company?
A. The persona
B.The anima
C. The animus
D. The shadow
What is the animus?
If propenamide were treated with water, what product(s) would be observed?
A) Propanamide
B) Propanoic Acid
C) Equal concentration of propanamide and propanoic acid
D) Propyl Propanoate
What is propanoic acid?
Which of the following enzymes is NOT involved in DNA replication?
A. Primase
B. DNA ligase
C. RNA polymerase I
D. Telomerase
What is RNA polymerase I?
An object is placed at the center of curvature of a concave mirror. Which of the following is true about the mirror?
A. It's real and inverted
B. It's virtual and inverted
C. It's real and upright
D. It's virtual and upright
What is real and inverted?
Allergic reactions occur due to an overactive immune response to a substance. Which cells within the respiratory tract play the largest role in the generation of allergic reactions?
What are mast cells?
Seeking homeostasis to reduce an uncomfortable internal state is associated with which motivational theory?
What is the drive reduction theory?
Nylon, a polyamide, is produced from hexanediamide and a substance, X. This substance, X, is mostly probably a(n):
What is a carboxylic acid?
When insulin is released, it acts to increase the absorption of glucose into skeletal muscle predominantly through which of the following transporters?
What is GLUT 4?
A new study of weight loss drug uses a radio advertisement to generate study participation, what type of error is most likely to result?
What is selection bias?