Praxis 5005 Elementary Education (Science) Complete Solutions
1. Insulin
What is insulin?
A. A hormone secreted by the pancreas to regulate blood glucose levels
B. A hormone used to treat diabetes
C. A hormone that regulates blood pressure
D. A hormone that regulates body temperature
Answer: A. A hormone secreted by the pancreas to regulate blood glucose levels
2. Fungi
What is the characteristic of fungi?
A. They are multicellular organisms with a nucleus
B. They are unicellular organisms with a nucleus
C. They have unique cell walls and reproduction strategies
D. They are multicellular organisms without a nucleus
Answer: C. They have unique cell walls and reproduction strategies
3. Layers of the Atmosphere
What are the layers of the Earth's atmosphere?
A. Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere
, B. Troposphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Thermosphere
C. Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere
D. Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere
Answer: A. Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere
4. Phases of Mitosis
What are the phases of mitosis?
A. Interphase, Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase
B. Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase, Interphase
C. Interphase, Anaphase, Telophase, Prophase, Metaphase
D. Prophase, Anaphase, Telophase
Answer: A. Interphase, Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase
Prophase ✔️Chromosomes become visible
Metaphase ✔️chromosomes become attached to the spindle fibers
Anaphase ✔️Phase of mitosis in which the chromosomes separate and move to opposite ends of the
cell
Telophase ✔️After the chromosome seperates, the cell seals off, Final Phase of Mitosis.
Mitosis ✔️The replication of cells and produces two cells with the same DNA
Meiosis ✔️Reproduction of sex cells