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CLEP Biology

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1. Is a compound fruit that develops from many ovaries of a single flower fusing together (raspberry).






2. Respiratory organs within insects






3. Are produced when water passes through the cell membrane by osmosis from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration - to equalize water concentration.






4. There was extensive radiation of fish during the Devonian and Silurian periods within the Paleozoic Era.






5. Is found on the stem between nodes.






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






7. The part of the earth that contains all living things - including the atmosphere (air) - the lithosphere (earth) - and the hydrosphere (water).






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






9. What phylum are snakes in?






10. Controls sensory and motor responses - and controls memory - speech - and intelligence factors.






11. Carbon - Hydrogen - Oxygen - and Nitrogen






12. Layer that will become the gut lining as well as some accessory structures.






13. The phylum of insects (bees).






14. The transfer of electrons.






15. The individual we recognize as an adult fern.






16. Develops from the morula as a thin layer of cells surrounding an internal cavity.






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






18. Some enzymes contain a __________ component that is essential to their functions.






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






20. Protein synthesis






21. Are membrane-bound organelles that contain digestive enzymes that digest dead or unused material within the cell or materials absorbed by the cell for use.






22. Anabolism






23. Is the organelle where cellular reproductive processes occur.






24. Is the process that releases energy for use by the cell.






25. Is a disease caused by lack of vitamin C in which the body is unable to build enough collagen (a major component of connective tissue).






26. Covalent bonds






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






28. Absorb a photon of light and is found in the grana of the chloroplast.






29. 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.






30. Is a special protein that acts as a catalyst for organic reactions.






31. When stems bend toward the light it is due to _____________ the hormone auxin - in response to light - migrates from the light to the dark side of the shoot tip. The cells on the dark side now contain more auxin - which causes the cells on that side






32. Some energy is lost as heat and becomes unusable.






33. Mitochondria - they constitute the center of cellular respiration.

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34. High temperatures






35. Internally generated patterns of body functions - including hormonal signals - sleep - blood pressure - and temperature regulation - which have approximately a 24-hour cycle and occur even in the absence of normal cues about whether it is day or nigh






36. Include: Vascular tissue - including both xylem and phloem - and sieve plates existing between cells of the stem.






37. Is a phylum that contains sponges.






38. Small - green - heart-shaped gametophyte plant form of a fern that can make its own food and absorb water and nutrients from the soil






39. Process of breaking down complex materials (foods) to form simpler substances and release energy.






40. The cells of a developing embryo (at the gastrula stage) differentiate into layers - that will later develop into different tissues and organs - including the mesoderm - ectoderm - and endoderm.






41. Is an ion that binds to an enzyme making it more able to catalyze a reaction.






42. Attaches to an enzyme and blocks the enzyme reaction rather than enhancing it - like a prosthetic group would.






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






44. Covers and protects the leaf.






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






46. Most chemical pollutants accidentally ingested by humans are __________ - mixed with broken down pigments in the bile - then bile is secreted into the small intestine - proceeds to the large intestine - and is expelled in the feces.






47. Allows for the genetic code to be preserved in future generations of cells.






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






49. Are tubes constructed of a geometrical arrangement of microtubules in a pinwheel shape. Their function includes the formation of new microtubules - but is primarily to form the structural skeleton around which cells split during mitosis and meiosis.






50. Plants and animals obtain usable nitrogen