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Health Careers Practice Entrance Test: Biology
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1. Blood from the lungs travels to the left atrium of the heart through the
2. Which of the following animals is an ectotherm?
3. Peristalsis can best be defined as
4. About how much blood does the average person have in his or her body?
5. The primary component of alcoholic beverages that acts as a central nervous system (CNS) depressant is
6. The loop of Henle is part of which of the following organs?
7. A benign tumor usually caused by a papillomavirus is a
8. What are the tiny air sacs where exchange of respiratory gases occurs in mammals and reptiles?
9. Which of the following is NOT characteristic of anaphylaxis?
10. Which of the following are the thigh muscles responsible for the knee-jerk response?
11. Drosophila melanogaster, the subject of many studies in inheritance and development, is a
12. Pyruvate is converted to carbon dioxide and ethanol during which of the following processes?
13. In humans, which of the following is the only layer of skin that contains actively dividing cells?
14. The position a plant or an animal occupies in the food chain may also be referred to as its
15. When part of a chromosome breaks off and attaches to another chromosome, some genetic information is lost. What is this occurrence called?
16. The myelin sheath covers
17. The embryological process by which a fertilized ovum divides is known as
18. Which of the following is the main function of the gallbladder?
19. Transfusion of incorrect blood types results in
20. Which of the following is characteristic of smooth, or nonstriated, muscles?
21. What is 10-12 meters?
22. More than 90 percent of dietary fat is in the form of
23. Which of the following is NOT a pyrimidine base of nucleic acids?
24. The last and longest portion of the small intestine is called the
25. Cells that remove dead and dying red blood cells from the liver are known as