NLN PAX practice exam latest update
2022
The editor rejected the illustrations saying the color was too drab. The illustrations
lacked
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-Contrast
-Detail
-Variation
-Luster - Correct Answer- Luster
The lawyer found the witness's testimony assailable from certain angles. Assailable
means
-Morbid
-Hollow
-Rescindable
-Vulnerable - Correct Answer- Vulnerable
Anna was invariably late for her classes. Invariably means
-Never
-Rarely
-Occasionally
-Constantly - Correct Answer- Constantly
The association of a roadrunner to a coyote is that the coyote
-Has an imaginary relationship with the roadrunner
-is the mortal enemy of the roadrunner
-Share the desert spoils willingly with the roadrunner
-is a victim of the roadrunner. - Correct Answer- has an imaginary relationship with
the roadrunner
Guard cells which can be found in the leaves of plants are most closely associated
with which of these processes?
-Reproduction of a new plant
-Evaporation of water from the plant
-Synthesis of organic substances in the plant
-Movement of organic and inorganic substances from soil to the plant - Correct
Answer- Evaporation of water from the plant
The bending of a wave around an obstacle is known as
-Diffraction
-Deflection
-Refraction
-Reflection - Correct Answer- Diffraction
Which of these conditions is associated with smoking?
-Esophageal Varices
-Tonsillitis
-Emphysema
-Blindness - Correct Answer- Emphysema
A gram stain is an important technique used in the laboratory that
-Identifies different type of blood cells.
-Is sensitive to specific types of plants
-Highlights nucleus containing cells.
-Distinguishes between different kinds of bacterial cells walls. - Correct AnswerDistinguishes between different kinds of bacterial cells well
A material that settles out of a reaction is termed a(n)
-suspension
-precipitate
-colloid
-emulsion - Correct Answer- Emulsion
All living cells contain cytoplasm. Cytoplasm is important because it
-Carries hereditary traits
-Controls what moves in and out of the cells.
-Produces protein
-Is where most of the cell's chemical reactions take place - Correct Answer- Controls
what moves in and out of the cells
An example of the most complex level of the organization in a frog is the
-Epithelium
-Striated muscle
-Respiratory system
-Stomach - Correct Answer- Respiratory system
Energy that is in an object because of its position is called
-Kinetic energy
-Nuclear energy
-Potential energy
-Electromagnetic energy - Correct Answer- Potential energy
Enzymes that are involved in biochemical reactions are organic
-Colloid
-Catalysts
-Cathodes
-Constants - Correct Answer- Catalysts
In classical physics, light is viewed as part of the electromagnetic spectrum, traveling
in form of transverse waves. Quantum physics proposes that light is composed of
quanta called
-Rays
-Newtons
-Atoms
-Photons - Correct Answer- Photons
In corn plants, the gene that codes for the presence of chlorophyll is sometimes
missing. The results seedlings are albino and will not survive. The lethal genes
appears in corn populations because
-The soil nutrients will not allow the plant to produce chlorophyll.
-The parent plants that produced the seeds carried the recessive gene for the albino
trait.
-The farmer used herbicides, which destroyed the chlorophyll in the seedlings.
-The seeds were old and stored improperly, resulting in the lethal trait. - Correct
Answer- The parent plans that produced the seeds carried the recessive gene for the
albino trait
The scientific name of the wolf is Canis Lupus. The name indicates the wolf's
-Genus and species
-Phylum and species
-Kingdom and genus
-Phylum and Genus - Correct Answer- Genus and species
Which of these arrangements of atoms is found in all alcohols?
-C=C
-C-O-C
-C=O
-C-OH - Correct Answer- C-OH
The atoms of an element with seven valence electrons are most probably classified
as
-Metals
-Nonmetals
-Metalloids
-Noble Gases - Correct Answer- Nonmetals
The process of nuclear cell division is the cell reproduction of plants differ from
mammals. A major difference is that
-Homologous chromosomes are paired
-Centrioles are replicated
-Spindle fibers are missing
-Cells plates are synthesized - Correct Answer- Cells plates are synthesized
Which of these quantities is a vector quantity?
-Force
-Mass
-Energy
-Time - Correct Answer- Energy
The organ that filters metabolic waste from the blood is the
-Small intestine
-Liver
-Kidney
-Stomach - Correct Answer- Kidney
If a red light is passed through a dilute solution of chlorophyll solution, the
spectrophotometer will detect what amount of transmittance of this light?
-100%
-50-75%
-Less than 25%
-None - Correct Answer- 50-75%
Which of these pairs of unit measures the same quantity?
-Joule and newton
-Newton and watt.
-Calorie and joule
-Watt and calorie - Correct Answer- Calorie and joule
Which part of the human central nervous system controls voluntary movements?
-Spinal Cord
-Cerebellum
-Cerebrum [Show Less]