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Practice VT - 1 - Sci Q
Practice VT - 1 - Sci Q
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35 Minutes—40 Questions
DIRECTIONS: There are several passages in this test. Each
passage is followed by several questions. After reading a
passage, choose the best answer to each question. You
may refer to the passages as often as necessary.
You are NOT permitted to use a calculator on this test.
Experiment 2
Passage I
Two participants were given 15 grams of pure
An endocrinologist is a doctor who studies, glucose (sugar). The participants had not eaten for
diagnoses, and treats patients with hormone four hours prior to the experiment. One participant
imbalances. There are many hormones involved was healthy and the other had a hormone disease.
in daily functioning. Two of the most important Figure 2 is a graph of the blood sugar levels of the
hormones for digestion are insulin and glucagon. participants over time.
These hormones are secreted by the pancreas.
Insulin is released after a meal to help body cells
take in sugar and covert it to energy. Glucagon is
released when the body needs more energy, such
as during exercise, and causes body cells to secrete
sugar into the blood. A team of endocrinologists
performed the following experiments:
Experiment 1
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weakest to strongest?
Vinegar 4.5 Dark Pink E. Toilet Bowl Cleaner, Soda Pop, Lemon
Juice, Vinegar
Water 7.0 Purple-Blue F. Vinegar, Soda Pop, Lemon Juice,
Toilet Bowl Cleaner
Baking Powder 8.0 Dark Blue G. Vinegar, Lemon Juice, Soda Pop,
Toilet Bowl Cleaner
Baking Soda 10.0 Light Blue H. Toilet Bowl Cleaner, Vinegar, Soda
Pop, Lemon Juice
Laundry Detergent 12.0 Green