I also posted my study "techniques" and websites that might be helpful if you do not have the ATI book or any book for that matter. I guess any book will do as long as you study what is below. I still suggest getting it if you can. Whatever works.
Science
General heart anatomy: follow blood flow through the heart in order, and know if the blood is oxygenated or not, know the valves
General vascular anatomy(veins, arteries, etc)
Respiratory System: general functions and structure
Nervous System: Know the subcategories, their functions, and know the anatomy of a neuron and the synapse WELL
Digestive System: Just follow a bolus down to the orifice and know generally what is happening to it. Like where the digestion of fat occurs first and where the absorption of water occurs, etc.
Immune System: Cell-mediated immunity, Humoral immunity; interferons; know the response to inflammation
General Biology: taxonomy(King Phillp Came Over For Granny's Soup); purines and pyrimidines; DNA functions; RNA functions; Transcription & translation; Cellular Organelles: mitochondria, ribosomes, rough/smooth ER, etc etc and their functions; Know plant cells too!!!!! ; prokaryotes vs eukaryotes; mitosis and meiosis stages: know their outcomes; mutations; punnet squares & alleles; difference between protozoa, bacteria, viruses, algae, and helminths AND their basic components(like what do they eat? how to they reproduce?)
Chemistry: Again, know your heterotrophs and autotrophs... who uses cellular respiration and whatnot; mass numbers and atomic weights; know what isotopes are, how to find the number of protons in them; know what catalysts are... what decomposition and synthesis reactions are; chemical bonds; know which elements are your metals PLEASE!; acids and bases... know which accept protons and know the logarithmic scale; balancing chemical equations.
English & Language Usage
Parts of Speech: Subject, verbs, article, pronouns, adverbs, adjectives, etc. They'll make you read sentences and know which word is what.
First person, second person, third person verbs, pronouns, in singular and plural forms.
Active and Passive voice
Context Clues: Synonyms and Antonyms; Compare and contrast
Know common prefixes like un-, re-, in-, and dis-.
Know common suffixes like -ia, -ic, -ism, -ology, etc.
Know common root words like geo, cardio, ped, ortho, bio, psych, etc.
Know commonly misspelled words and common homophones.
Math
Add, subtract, multiply, divide decimals and fractions (lots of paycheck, rent, and menu questions)
Add, subtract, multiply, divide mixed numbers
Convert decimals, percents, and fractions
The probability of something occurring
Dependent & independent variables... can you find which is which in a word problem?
Read charts, graphs, tables etc.
Know to find the LCD
Order of operations & FOIL
Solving for x
Roman numerals to Arabic numerals... M=1000 D=500 C=100 L=50 X=10 V=5 and I=1.
So they can ask you what's 2011 in Roman numerals and you'd choose MMXI.
Know PERIMETER because there appear to be lots of "fencing" word problems.
Reading
Know more or less how to read nutrition labels & recipes
Be able to read directions clearly
Be able to identify the summary of a short story.
Read movie times, schedules, and invitation letters.
Be able to read line graphs, temperature, simple maps, and blood pressure screens
Can you find the main idea of an essay, letter, or story?
Can you find the supporting details?
Can you tell if the writer is trying to explain, entertain, or persuade?(Author's purpose)
Can you identify the different supporting details in each paragraph?
How I Study
I take test #1 for each separate section to know where to focus my study.
I use the ATI book and underline the important keywords, directions, or numbers. I look over EACH answer even if I think I know the answer. NEVER think you know because there might be another answer better than the one you chose!
If I think I need more practice, I use websites online. I will go over the ATI notes again, do all the practice questions, and will take the second test for the section (let's say, math). If I don't get AT LEAST 15 points higher, I'll do it all over again, going over similar questions online.
Well, I know in the study guide, in the front, it tells you how much "Earth and Physical Science" , which is what the Chem falls under, questions there are. I believe it is like 11 or so. It seems that there are more Chem questions than Anatomy questions and Life Science questions are the most of all. So focus on Life Science(mitosis,meiosis, DNA/RNA structure and replication,stages of interphase, punnet square, parts of the cell, prokaryote vs eukaryote, etc..,) then Chem then Anatomy unless you feel that you are stronger in one area more than the other.
Thank you, thank you, thank you. I have just decided to switch my major from Medical Assisting (an interim pursuit) to Nursing (what I really, REALLY want) and the TEAS is terrifying. This should help a lot. I am abysmal at math, and I have a LOT of studying to do when it comes to the sciences...
does the TEAS ask any in depth questions about photosynthesis? i've been trying to learn every step of light independent and dependent stages...what do we have to know as far as photosynthesis?
does the TEAS ask any in depth questions about photosynthesis? i've been trying to learn every step of light independent and dependent stages...what do we have to know as far as photosynthesis?
I didn't study photosynthesis to that extent. that is too much IMO. It was more like what can do photosynthesis(plants, protists, and some bacteria, I believe), what is photosynthesis(like what are the reactants, the products). It may be useful to know where photo. occurs(chloroplast). It's basically on the same level as the book. That and cellular respiration. Just compare and contrast the two.
I just got through taking the second portion of the online practice test. I did pretty well on the topics that I studied, while the ones I haven't gotten around to I didn't do well on for obvious reasons.
One thing that got me was for the Chemistry questions they want you to know the mass number of some of the elements--that really surprised me, some of them were kinda random elements. Ill try to memorize a few in case it shows up on the actual TEAS but I thought that was crazy. I hope it doesn't show up on the TEAS.
When I took Online Practice A, it was much easier than Online Practice B. Oh, and yes, there were mass number problems. Know which one is greater in mass and charge-proton/neutron/electron. I don't know if I got that one right or wrong. Also, know how to find the number of electrons/neutrons/protons if need be in an element. I didn't see a periodic table on my test, but I don't think I really needed one.
how do you figure out if two elements are polar, nonpolar or ionic with no electronegativty chart? I know a few in my head but im used to using a electronegative chart
Well,first, you must know your metals, nonmetals, and metalloids. From there, you can tell whether a molecule is polar(2 nonmetals with a great difference in electronegativies bonded), nonpolar (two nonmetals with little to same differences in electronegativities bonded), and ionic(one nonmetal with a metal bonded).
Follow the electronegativity trend. For example,You should know that Oxygen is much more electonegative than hydrogen(because it is farther across the table), but they are also both nonmetals, so a bond like OH or H2O is polar covalent.
I studied all of that and NONE of it was on my test.. i was so shocked that i studied for 3 weeks and everything that i got down to a tea was not even on there.. I left feeling worse then when i went in.. I just know i failed ! I know it..I practically guessed at everything.. i am so upset i wanna cry.. Has anyone else had this happen?? How am i supposed to study for a test that you can't seem to know what is on it.. everyone has said to study everything that i did and i was a complet4e blank.. so upset
that is too much IMO. It was more like what can do photosynthesis(plants, protists, and some bacteria, I believe), what is photosynthesis(like what are the reactants, the products). It may be useful to know where photo. occurs(chloroplast). It's basically on the same level as the book. That and cellular respiration. Just compare and contrast the two.
I studied all of that and NONE of it was on my test.. i was so shocked that i studied for 3 weeks and everything that i got down to a tea was not even on there.. I left feeling worse then when i went in.. I just know i failed ! I know it..I practically guessed at everything.. i am so upset i wanna cry.. Has anyone else had this happen?? How am i supposed to study for a test that you can't seem to know what is on it.. everyone has said to study everything that i did and i was a complet4e blank.. so upset
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oh yeah one more thing, how much chemistry is on the science section? is there a lot of chem or just a little here and there?