Test Prep TEAS Section 2: Sentence Correction Exam Questions
Test of Essential Academic Skills - Sentence Correction (Page 2 )

Updated On: 21-Feb-2026

Which of the following correctly lists the cellular hierarchy from the simplest to the most complex structure?

  1. organ system, organism, organ, tissue, cell
  2. cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
  3. tissue, cell, organ, organ system, organism
  4. organism, organ system, organ, tissue, cell

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

The cellular hierarchy starts with the cell, the simplest structure, and progresses to organisms, the most complex structures.



If a cell is placed in a hypertonic solution, what will happen to the cell?

  1. It will swell.
  2. It will shrink.
  3. It does not affect the cell.
  4. It will stay the same.

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

A hypertonic solution is a solution with a higher particle concentration than in the cell, and consequently lower water content than in the cell. Water moves from the cell to the solution, causing the cell to experience water loss and shrink.



What is the longest phase of the cell cycle?

  1. mitosis
  2. cytokinesis
  3. interphase
  4. metaphase

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

Interphase is the period when the DNA is replicated (or when the chromosomes are replicated) and is the longest part of the cell cycle.





Which word describes the allele for green eyes?

B = alleles for brown eyes; g = alleles for green eyes

  1. homozygous
  2. dominant
  3. heterozygous
  4. recessive

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

Recessive alleles are represented by lower case letters, while dominant alleles are represented by upper case letters.





What is the possibility that the offspring produced will have brown eyes? B = alleles for brown eyes; g = alleles for green eyes

  1. 100%
  2. 75%
  3. 50%
  4. 25%

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

Dominant genes are always expressed when both alleles are dominant (BB) or when one is dominant and one is recessive (Bg).
In this case, 3/4 or 75% will have brown eyes.






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