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The measurement indicated by the line across the center of the cell is best referred to as which of the following?

A. Area.

B. Diameter.

C. Volume.

D. Radius.

Answer Explanation:

Diameter.

The diameter is the measurement of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on its circumference.

In this case, the line across the center of the cell represents the diameter of the cell.

 

Choice A, Area, is not the correct answer because area refers to the amount of space inside a two-dimensional shape.

Choice C, Volume, is not the correct answer because volume refers to the amount of space occupied by a three-dimensional object.

Choice D, Radius, is not the correct answer because radius refers to the distance from the center of a circle to its circumference and is half the length of the diameter.

Therefore, the Correct Answer is B.

More Questions on TEAS 7 Science

  • Q #1: In a plant in which fuzzy leaves (F) are dominant over smooth leaves (f), which of the following crosses will produce only offspring with smooth leaves?   

    A. FF x FF

    B. Ff x Ff

    C. ff x ff

    D. Ff x ff

    Answer Explanation

    ff.

    In this cross, both parents are homozygous recessive for the smooth leaf trait

    (ff).

    This means that all of their offspring will inherit two copies of the recessive allele (f) and will therefore have smooth leaves.

    Choice A.

    FF x FF is not correct because both parents are homozygous dominant for the fuzzy leaf trait (FF) and all of their offspring will inherit two copies of the dominant allele (F) and will therefore have fuzzy leaves.

    Choice B.

    Ff x Ff is not correct because both parents are heterozygous for the leaf trait (Ff) and their offspring can inherit either one dominant allele (F) or one recessive allele (f) from each parent, resulting in a 3:1 ratio of fuzzy to smooth leaves. Choice D.

    Ff x ff is not correct because one parent is heterozygous for the leaf trait (Ff) while the other is homozygous recessive (ff), resulting in a 1:1 ratio of fuzzy to smooth leaves in their offspring.

     

  • Q #2: In a hypertonic solution, water flows through aquaporins embedded in the plasma membrane of the cell. This type of transport is best known as which of the following?

    A. Facilitated diffusion

    B. Active transport

    C. Osmosis

    D. Diffusion

    Answer Explanation

    Osmosis is the movement of water molecules across a selectively permeable membrane from an area of higher water concentration to an area of lower water concentration.

    In a hypertonic solution, the concentration of solutes outside the cell is higher than inside the cell, so water flows out of the cell through aquaporins embedded in the plasma membrane to balance the concentration gradient.

     

    Choice A.

    Facilitated diffusion is not correct because it is a type of passive transport that involves the movement of molecules across a membrane through specific transport proteins, but it does not specifically refer to the movement of water molecules.

    Choice B.

    Active transport is not correct because it is a type of transport that involves the movement of molecules against their concentration gradient and requires energy in the form of ATP, but osmosis is a passive process that does not require energy.

    Choice D.

    Diffusion is not correct because it refers to the movement of molecules from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration, but it does not specifically refer to the movement of water molecules.

  • Q #3: Stimulus: 1of 1. A group of students performed an experiment to test terminal velocity, which is the greatest speed obtained by a falling object. The students dropped different numbers of coffee filters and measured the resulting terminal velocity. Which of the following conclusions is supported by the data in the following data table? #OF FILTERS MASS (g) TERMINAL VELOCITY (m/s) 1 1.01 1.74 2 1.99 2.48 3 3.02 3.04 4 4.0 3.50 5 5.01 3.80  

    A. Terminal velocity is when the force of gravity is equal to air resistance.

    B. Heavier objects take more time to reach terminal velocity.

    C. Heavier objects fall faster than lighter objects.

    D. The greater the number of filters, the smaller the terminal velocity.

    Answer Explanation

    Heavier objects fall faster than lighter objects.

    The data in the table shows that as the number of filters (and therefore the mass) increases, the terminal velocity also increases.

    This means that the heavier objects (with more filters) are falling faster than the lighter objects (with fewer filters).

    Choice A is not supported by the data in the table as much as it is true.

    Terminal velocity is indeed when the force of gravity is equal to air resistance, but this definition does not provide any information about the relationship between mass and terminal velocity.

    Choice B is also not supported by the data in the table.

    The data does not provide any information about the time it takes for an object to reach terminal velocity.

    Choice D is not supported by the data in the table.

    The data shows that as the number of filters increases, the terminal velocity also increases.

    This means that the greater the number of filters, the greater (not smaller) the terminal velocity.