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Question 1 of 10

1. Question
Sickle cell anemia causes red blood cells to have an irregular shape that hinders them from moving easily through small blood vessels.

What impact would this likely have on a person with this hereditary disease?
- a. Low levels of carbon dioxide in the blood
- b. Difficulty digesting food
- c. Decreased hemoglobin and fatigue
- d. Increased production of calcium
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Question 2 of 10

2. Question
Antacids react with HCl in the stomach to help alleviate heartburn in what type of reaction?
- a. Combustion
- b. Acid-Base
- c. Decomposition
- d. Single replacement
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Question 3 of 10

3. Question
The cell organelle responsible for the transcription of genetic codes like CCG AAT
- a. Golgi apparatus
- b. Endoplasmic reticulum
- c. Centrioles
- d. mRNA
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Question 4 of 10

4. Question
If a balloon of a fixed size with 20 g of helium inside has the amount of helium doubled, which of these is true?
- a. The volume increases
- b. The mass and density both decrease
- c. The mass and density both increase
- d. The mass increases but the density decreases
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Question 5 of 10

5. Question
A person who was having difficulty having their arm or leg muscles respond to their intentions could have
- a. Low levels of norepinephrine
- b. Low levels of acetylcholine
- c. Low levels of serotonin
- d. Low levels of epinephrine
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Question 6 of 10

6. Question
If a 70 kg wooden crate suspended from a rope on a pulley has a force of 50 N toward the ground, what is the force on the rope away from the crate in the upward direction toward the pulley?
- a. 70 N
- b. 120 N
- c. 20 N
- d. 50 N
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Question 7 of 10

7. Question
The cells that produce myelin in the peripheral and central nervous systems are known as
- a. Interneurons
- b. Glial cells
- c. Afferent neurons
- d. Motor neurons
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Question 8 of 10

8. Question
If the dominant allele results in red flowers in a plant, and the recessive allele results in yellow flowers, to ensure that all offspring are yellow, the parent cross would have to be
- a. RR x rr
- b. Rr x Rr
- c. rr x rr
- d. RR x Rr
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Question 9 of 10

9. Question
When an air freshener is sprayed in a room, the odor travels throughout the room by
- a. conduction
- b. osmosis
- c. diffusion
- d. active transport
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Question 10 of 10

10. Question
Carbohydrates have the general formula
- a. C_nH_2nO_n
- b. C_nH_nO_n
- c. 2C2H2O
- d. CHCOOH
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