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CLEP Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Most fossils of Hominids are from continents other than...
Phototropism
North America
T Cells
The habitat of an organism includes
2. Contains the chromosomes and is the site of reproduction through mitosis and meiosis.
The nucleus
Destroy most enzymes
Genome
Multiple fruit
3. A length of DNA (with corresponding histones) is responsible for the production of a certain protein that causes a particular trait to be expressed in an organism.
Cuticle
A gene is
Isotonic Conditions
Recycled environmental factors
4. Absorb a photon of light and is found in the grana of the chloroplast.
Carrying capacity
Kingdom Plantae
Larynx
Chlorophyll has the ability to
5. Breaking down
Catabolism
Gregor Medel
Biogeochemical cycles
Chimpanzees
6. Are formed when the plasma membrane of a cell encloses a molecule outside the membrane - then releases a membrane bound sack containing the desired molecule into the cytoplasm. This process allows the cell to absorb molecules that are larger in size
A prosthetic group
The Cell Theory
Endocytic vesicles
Genome
7. Contains organisms that are multicellular eukaryotes including molds and mushrooms.
A prosthetic group
Nematoda
Kingdom Fungi
An inhibitor
8. An enzyme is unaffected by the reactions it catalyzes
So it can be used over and over again.
Lysosomes
Mature sporophyte
The products of the Krebs cycle
9. The pituitary gland.
A sudden change in the amount of extracellular fluid will be corrected by events following the release of substances from this organ.
Porifera
Morula
Pharynx
10. Is the outermost of the three main layers of an embryo.
Ectoderm tissue
Share electrons
DNA replication
Phosphorous
11. Decomposition of living matter for consumption.
Protista
parasitic
Internodal tissue
The habitat of an organism includes
12. Some energy is lost as heat and becomes unusable.
Mature sporophyte
The nucleus
Bryophytes
As energy is transferred through trophic levels
13. Carbon - nitrogen - phosphorous - and water. These are all recycled through biogeochemical processes.
pH of Water
Balance
Stomach secretions
Recycled environmental factors
14. 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.
Natality
The nucleus
Morula
Germ layers
15. The bronchi lead to the two lungs where they branch out in all directions into smaller tubules known as bronchioles.
Bronchi
North America
Meristem tissue
Arthropoda
16. Is the outermost layer of cells of the stem.
Epidermal tissue
Niche
The biosphere
Vascular bundles
17. What phylum are snakes in?
Hemophilia
Catabolism
Recycled environmental factors
Chordata
18. Sex-linked recessive disorder carried on the x chromosome defined by the absence of one or more proteins required for blood clotting
The adrenal glands
Hemophilia
Cnidaria
The cell membrane (plasma membrane)
19. Energy transformations that occur as chemicals are broken down or synthesized within the cell.
Porifera
Cellular Metabolism
Protista
Genetic imprinting
20. A type of innate behavior (instinct.) The FAP is a preprogrammed response to a particular stimulus (known as a releaser stimulus). FAP's include courtship behaviors and feeding of young. These are not learned behaviors - they are automatically perfor
North America
Photolysis is a reaction of photosynthesis where
Kingdom Plantae
Fixed Action Pattern (FAP)
21. The physical place where a particular organism lives. It must include all the factors that will support its life and reproduction.
Habitat
Destroy most enzymes
Vitamins
Savanna
22. Mass extinctions promote diversification because _______________ - making conditions favorable for the establishment of new - diverse species.
Ecological niches open up
The pancreas
Lymphocytes
Cellular Metabolism
23. In DNA Thymine pairs with...
Phyla
Isotonic Conditions
Natality
Adenine
24. Consists of undifferentiated cells capable of quick growth and specialization. It is responsible for elongation of the stem.
Savanna
Isotonic Conditions
Meristem tissue
pathogenic
25. In both living and non-living environments.
Precambrian period
Differential reproduction
The theory of punctuated equilibrium
Enzymes catalyze reactions
26. Process of breaking down complex materials (foods) to form simpler substances and release energy.
Kingdom Fungi
Stomach secretions
The Cell Theory
Catabolism
27. Is a packet of digestive enzymes that destroy cellular wastes.
A lysosome
B Cells
Parenchyma tissue
Early hominids...
28. Nonvascular plants such as mosses which lack tissue for conducting food or water.
Bryophytes
Sudden appearance and disappearance of fossil species
Non-protein
As energy is transferred through trophic levels
29. Is comprised of all the organisms that interact within a given ecosystem whether or not it is at carrying capacity.
Ectoderm tissue
The community
Free ribosomes
Ionic bonds involve
30. The preservation of the integrity of genetic information from one generation to another.
Niche
Genetic maintenance
Gametocide
Desert
31. Process in which elements - chemical compounds - and other forms of matter are passed from one organism to another and from one part of the biosphere to another.
Ectoderm
Plasmodesmata
Biogeochemical cycles
Annelida
32. Contains optic lobes - controls sight.
Isotonic Conditions
Midbrain
Internodal tissue
Porifera
33. A suffix meaning 'to break apart.' O || ||
Lysis
The pancreas
Share electrons
Cenozoic era
34. Transfers water and does not require sieve plates to allow nutrients through.
The community
Xylem tissue
Gregor Medel
Chromatin
35. The size of a cell is limited by the ratio of its surface area to volume.
The key limiting factor on cell size
The synthesis of ATP molecules to store energy is an example of
Pi
Tundra
36. Refers to the birthrate of a population.
The evolution leading to Homo Sapiens...
Natality
Did not evolve together
Ecological niches open up
37. The phyla of round worms.
Genetic screening
Nematoda
About five million years ago...
A prosthetic group
38. The process whereby cells build molecules and store energy (in the form of covalent chemical bonds).
Anabolsim
Phosphorous
Interphase
The community
39. 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
Common elements found in proteins
Mesozoic era
Circadian rhythms
Filtered by the liver
40. Disease causing
Cellular Respiration
pathogenic
North America
Cnidaria
41. 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.
The products of the Krebs cycle
Isotonic Conditions
A prosthetic group
Free ribosomes
42. Controls sensory and motor responses - and controls memory - speech - and intelligence factors.
Fixed Action Pattern (FAP)
Ectoderm tissue
Cerebrum
Kingdom Plantae
43. Is more like branching out of a tree with dead ends and new branches appearing simultaneously than like steps on a ladder.
An inhibitor
A lysosome
Kingdom Plantae
The evolution leading to Homo Sapiens...
44. Are where the sugars synthesized by photosynthesis travel through to various parts of the plant.
Tundra
A species role in the food chain is part of its
The cell membrane (plasma membrane)
Vascular bundles
45. Is found in the root cap and is responsible for quick growth in the roots.
Vitamin C
Meristem tissue
Cuticle
Allopatric speciation
46. Controls balance and muscle coordination
The synthesis of ATP molecules to store energy is an example of
Annelida
Biogeochemical cycles
Cerebellum
47. 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.
Non-protein
Photolysis is a reaction of photosynthesis where
Mesozoic era
Cellular Respiration
48. Proposes that those individuals within a population that are most adapted to the environment are also the most likely individuals to produce viable offspring.
Differential reproduction
A prosthetic group
The synthesis of ATP molecules to store energy is an example of
The salivary gland
49. Respiratory organs within insects
The nucleus
Will increase the reaction rate
Stomach secretions
Spiracles
50. Is a special protein that acts as a catalyst for organic reactions.
Aganatha
Kingdom Animalia
An enzyme
Will increase the reaction rate