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CLEP Biology

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1. Contains multicellular photosynthetic eukaryotic organisms including gymnosperms and angiosperms.






2. The sharp boundary of an ecosystem.






3. Is the major component of sand and is the most abundant element found in the lithosphere. It is not recycled.






4. Secretes insulin to lower blood sugar and maintain equilibrium. A person eats three candy bars. Within minutes this endocrine gland affects blood-glucose homeostasis.






5. Must be present for photosynthesis to occur - it is not used up in the process.






6. What phylum are snakes in?






7. Sex-linked recessive disorder carried on the x chromosome defined by the absence of one or more proteins required for blood clotting






8. Is very rare and is not absorbed by plant leaves. Phosphorous is nearly always found in solid form.






9. Is secreted by the adrenal cortex to promote sodium reabsorption in the kidney.






10. The transfer of electrons.






11. Is a phylum that contains jellyfish - hydra - etc.






12. The total amount of genetic information available for a given species.






13. Decomposition of living matter for consumption.






14. Are easily converted to ATP - but the main energy products of the Krebs cycle liberate electrons then used in the electron transfer reactions.






15. The phyla composed of segmented worms.






16. The process of forming eggs and sperm cells in the reproductive organs.






17. Algae and Protozoa belong to the kingdom...






18. The pituitary gland.






19. A hydrogen bond involves the ________________ and can be easily broken.






20. Is a kingdom that includes algae and protozoa.






21. Controls olfactory lobes (smell)






22. Bacteria break ammonia into nitrites - then into nitrates that are usable by plants; volcanic activity produces ammonia and nitrates that enter the soil and can be absorbed by plants; lightning reacts with atmospheric nitrogen to form nitrates that a






23. A sex-linked recessive disorder carried on the x chromosome in which an individual cannot perceive certain colors.






24. The vocal cords are found in the larynx.






25. The lineage that led to the modern Homo Sapiens diverged from the lineage that led to the modern chimpanzee.






26. A suffix meaning 'to break apart.' O || ||






27. Studied the relationships between traits expressed in parents and offspring and the genes that caused the traits to be expressed.






28. Is a molecule that stores information for protein synthesis and genetic coding.






29. Is composed of an anterior and posterior lobe. The stalk of the lobe is connected to the hypothalamus. Antidiuretic Hormone (AH) is produced in the hypothalamus and stored in the posterior pituitary. Upon nervous stimulation from the hypothalamus - t






30. Anabolism






31. High temperatures






32. Is the period when the cell is active in carrying on the function it was designed to perform within the organism. Cells spend much more time in interphase than in cell division.






33. Proposes that those individuals within a population that are most adapted to the environment are also the most likely individuals to produce viable offspring.






34. The trachea includes the windpipe or larynx in its upper portion - and the glottis - an opening that allows the gases to pass into the two branches known as the bronchi.






35. Transparency - polarity - high specific heat - and density (lower density when solid than when liquid.).






36. Stood upright before there was an increase in brain size.






37. Channels is cell membranes that carry water between cells.






38. Controls balance and muscle coordination






39. Is a substance that changes the speed of a reaction without being affected itself.






40. Chlorophyll pigments absorb photons of light - leaving the chlorophyll in a higher energy (excited) state - these then supply energy to reactions that produce ATP from ADP and Pi.






41. The phyla of round worms.






42. Transfers water and does not require sieve plates to allow nutrients through.






43. Contain organisms that are multicellular eukaryotes including vertebrates and invertebrates.






44. Is a coenzyme required in the synthesis of collagen.






45. The process whereby cells build molecules and store energy (in the form of covalent chemical bonds).






46. Protein synthesis






47. Synthesis






48. The individual we recognize as an adult fern.






49. Includes all living and nonliving components of the Earth to support living things.






50. In DNA Guanine pairs with...