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1. What would happen to a human red blood cell if it was placed in distilled water?<\/strong><\/p>\nA<\/span>It would shrivel<\/div>\nB<\/span>It would plasmolyze<\/div>\nC<\/span>It would lyse<\/div>\nD<\/span>It would dehydrate<\/div>\nE<\/span>It would not be affected<\/div>\n<\/div>\n2. Which of the following terms best encompasses all of the populations of organisms living together and potentially interacting
\nin an area?<\/strong><\/p>\nA<\/span>Carrying capacity<\/div>\nB<\/span>Biome<\/div>\nC<\/span>Ecosystem<\/div>\nD<\/span>Biological community<\/div>\nE<\/span>Geographical community<\/div>\n<\/div>\n3. If a molecule of DNA is composed of approximately 16.2% adenine (A) and 33.4% guanine (G), the percentage thymine (T)
\nand cytosine (C) must be approximately:<\/strong><\/p>\nA<\/span>16.3% T and 16.3% C<\/div>\nB<\/span>34.1% T and 34.1% C<\/div>\nC<\/span>34.1% T and 16.3%<\/div>\nD<\/span>16.3% T and 34.1% C<\/div>\nE<\/span>33.4% T and 16.2% C<\/div>\n<\/div>\nLiterature<\/h3>\n\n
“The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls”<\/p>\n
The tide rises, the tide falls,
\nThe twilight darkens, the curlew calls;
\nAlong the sea sands damp and brown
\nThe traveler hastens toward the town,
\nAnd the tide rises, the tide falls.<\/p>\n
Darkness settles on roofs and walls.
\nBut the sea, the sea in the darkness calls;
\nThe little waves, with their
\nsoft, white hands,
\nEfface the footprints in the sands,
\nAnd the tide rises, the tide
\nfalls.<\/p>\n
The morning breaks; the steeds in their stalls
\nStamp and neigh, as the hostler calls;
\nThe day returns, but
\nnevermore
\nReturns the traveler to the shore,
\nAnd the tide rises, the tide falls.<\/p>\n
– Henry Wadsworth Longfellow<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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1. The stanza length of “The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls” is which of the following?<\/strong><\/p>\nA.<\/span> Tercet<\/div>\nB.<\/span> Quatrain<\/div>\nC.<\/span> Cinquain<\/div>\nD.<\/span> Sestet<\/div>\nE.<\/span> Octave<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
2. What does the rising and falling of the tide represent?<\/strong><\/p>\nA.<\/span> The comings and goings of a traveler<\/div>\nB.<\/span> Life cycles<\/div>\nC.<\/span> Lunar phases<\/div>\nD.<\/span> Emotional highs and lows<\/div>\nE.<\/span> Triviality of life<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
3. What does the author portray with the image of darkness in the first stanza?<\/strong><\/p>\nA.<\/span> Closure of day<\/div>\nB.<\/span> Silence<\/div>\nC.<\/span> Ominous portent<\/div>\nD.<\/span> Softening of sounds<\/div>\nE.<\/span> Arrival of the traveler<\/div>\n<\/div>\nMath Level 1<\/h3>\n\n
1. The equation x<\/em>2<\/sup> + 9 = 2y<\/em>2<\/sup> is an example of which of the following curves?<\/strong><\/p>\nA.<\/span> Hyperbola<\/div>\nB.<\/span> Circle<\/div>\nC.<\/span> Ellipse<\/div>\nD.<\/span> Parabola<\/div>\nE.<\/span> Line<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
2. At what point(s) does f<\/em>(x<\/em>) = x<\/em>2<\/sup> + 3x<\/em> + 2 intersect the x<\/em>-axis?<\/strong><\/p>\nA.<\/span> (2, 0) and (1, 0)<\/div>\nB.<\/span> (0, 2) and (0, 1)<\/div>\nC.<\/span> (0, \u20131) and (0, \u20132)<\/div>\nD.<\/span> (\u20131, 0) and (\u20132,
\n0)<\/div>\nE.<\/span> (\u20131, 0) and (2, 0)<\/div>\n<\/div>\nMath Level 2<\/h3>\n1. If x<\/em> \u2013 2y<\/em> = 0 and y<\/em>2<\/sup> \u2013 4x<\/em> = 0 (for all x<\/em> > 0),
\nx<\/em> =<\/strong><\/p>\nA.<\/span> 13.65<\/div>\nB.<\/span> 15<\/div>\nC.<\/span> 16<\/div>\nD.<\/span> 17.28<\/div>\nE.<\/span> 18.5<\/div>\n<\/div>\n2. A purse contains a total of 15 coins, all of which are either dimes or nickels. If the total value is $1.20, how many
\nare dimes and how many are nickels?<\/strong><\/p>\nA.<\/span> 10 dimes and 5 nickels<\/div>\nB.<\/span> 7 dimes and 8 nickels<\/div>\nC.<\/span> 11 dimes and 4 nickels<\/div>\nD.<\/span> 9 dimes and 6 nickels<\/div>\nE.<\/span> 8 dimes and 7 nickels<\/div>\n<\/div>\nPhysics<\/h3>\n1. During a company picnic, 6 accounting department workers participate in a tug of war with 6 sales force personnel. Each
\nteam pulls on the rope with 1200N of force. What is the tension in the rope?<\/strong><\/p>\nA.<\/span> 2400N<\/div>\nB.<\/span> 1200N<\/div>\nC.<\/span> 600N<\/div>\nD.<\/span> 200N<\/div>\nE.<\/span> 100N<\/div>\n<\/div>\n2. An Olympic weightlifter lifts a weight bar weighing 2000N straight up to a height of 2.25 meters in a time of 0.65 seconds.
\nThe weightlifter stands holding the weight at that height for the next 4 seconds before dropping the weights to the floor.
\nHow much power did the weightlifter use to lift the weights overhead?<\/strong><\/p>\nA.<\/span> 2925 watts<\/div>\nB.<\/span> 3077 watts<\/div>\nC.<\/span> 4500 watts<\/div>\nD.<\/span> 6923 watts<\/div>\nE.<\/span> 9100 watts<\/div>\n<\/div>\nU.S. History<\/h3>\n\n
1. The most significant effect of “dollar diplomacy” was:<\/strong><\/p>\nA.<\/span> the Panama Canal<\/div>\nB.<\/span> intervention in domestic elections in Nicaragua<\/div>\nC.<\/span> suspicion and mistrust of the
\nUnited States<\/div>\nD.<\/span> large profits for U.S. banks from Latin American investments<\/div>\nE.<\/span> the reduction of U.S.
\nprotective tariffs<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
2. All of the following are true about Latinos’ experiences in World War II EXCEPT:<\/strong><\/p>\nA.<\/span> unlike African Americans, Latinos fought in integrated units<\/div>\nB.<\/span> Latino youths were the target of Zoot Suit riots
\nin several major U.S. cities<\/div>\nC.<\/span> Puerto Ricans were not allowed to enlist in the U.S. Armed Forces<\/div>\nD.<\/span> through the bracero program, Mexicans were brought to the U.S. to work in agriculture<\/div>\nE.<\/span> Latinos and Latinas
\nfound work in defense industries as a result of the Fair Employment Practices Commission<\/div>\n<\/div>\nSAT Subject Tests\u00ae Answers<\/h2>\nBiology E\/M<\/h3>\n
1. The correct answer is (C).<\/strong> The solute concentration inside a human red blood cell is greater than that
\nof distilled water. If such a cell was placed in distilled water, the water concentration outside the cell would be greater
\nthan the water concentration inside the cell, and the cell would take up water by osmosis. Animal cells do not have cell
\nwalls to prevent unlimited expansion, thus the cell would lyse (swell until it burst).<\/p>\n2. The correct answer is (D).<\/strong> You would be more likely to find this type of question on the Biology E test.<\/p>\n3. The correct answer is (D).<\/strong> In the DNA molecule, base pairing occurs between adenine and thymine, which
\nare held together by two hydrogen bonds, and base pairing occurs between guanine and cytosine, which are held together
\nby three hydrogen bonds. Therefore, the percentages of adenine and thymine would be similar as would the percentages
\nof guanine and cytosine. You would be more likely to find this type of question on the Biology M test.<\/p>\nLiterature<\/h3>\n
1. The correct answer is (C).<\/strong> If you have studied Latin or a Romance language, you might be able to figure
\nthis answer out from the root words of the stanza forms. The tercet, choice (A), has three lines per stanza. The quatrain,
\nchoice (B), has four lines. The correct answer, the cinquain, has five lines. The sestet, choice (D), has six, and the
\noctave, choice (E), has eight.<\/p>\n2. The correct answer is (B).<\/strong> Choice (A) is too literal an interpretation. The poem does not mention the
\nmoon, so (C) is inappropriate. Choice (D) can be eliminated because emotions are not a part of the poem. Choice (E) contradicts
\nthe sense of the poem.<\/p>\n3. The correct answer is (C).<\/strong> Choices (A) and (E) offer too literal an interpretation. Since a bird is heard,
\nsilence seems out of place, choice (B). Choice (D) does not make much sense. The darkness suggests death, hence, an ominous
\nportent.<\/p>\nMath Level 1<\/h3>\n
1. The correct answer is (A).<\/strong> Just rewrite the equation to 2y<\/em>2<\/sup> \u2013 x<\/em>2<\/sup> = 9 to see that it is a hyperbola.<\/p>\n2. The correct answer is (D).<\/strong> Set f<\/em>(x<\/em>) = 0 and solve by factoring and using the zero-factor
\nproperty. That is, f<\/em>(x<\/em>) = (x<\/em> + 2)(x<\/em> + 1) = 0 then x<\/em> + 2 = 0 and x<\/em> + 1 = 0, which says the x<\/em>-intercepts are (\u20132, 0) and (\u20131, 0).<\/p>\nMath Level 2<\/h3>\n
1. The correct answer is (C).<\/strong> To obtain the value of x<\/em>, solve the two equations x<\/em> \u2013
\n2y<\/em> = 0 and y<\/em>2<\/sup> \u2013 4x<\/em> = 0 simultaneously. Plugging in x<\/em> = 2y<\/em> in the second equation, we have y<\/em>2<\/sup> \u2013 4(2y<\/em>) = 0; y<\/em> = 8. This gives us x<\/em> = 16.<\/p>\n2. The correct answer is (D).<\/strong> Let there be x<\/em> dimes and y<\/em> nickels. Then you have x<\/em> + y<\/em> = 15 (the total number of coins) and (0.1)