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CLEP Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Is very rare and is not absorbed by plant leaves. Phosphorous is nearly always found in solid form.
Differential reproduction
The biosphere
So it can be used over and over again.
Phosphorous gas
2. Can be accounted for by the theory of punctuated equilibrium. The fossil record shows periods of stability with regard to appearance and disappearance of species as well as periods of sudden change.
Sudden appearance and disappearance of fossil species
Will increase the reaction rate
Habituation
Vascular bundles
3. The bronchi lead to the two lungs where they branch out in all directions into smaller tubules known as bronchioles.
Cerebellum
Bronchi
C ---OH
Plasmodesmata
4. The total amount of genetic information available for a given species.
Genome
The hormone aldosterone
Internodal tissue
Chordata
5. Is a kingdom that includes algae and protozoa.
Protista
Multiple fruit
Catabolism
Sudden appearance and disappearance of fossil species
6. Develops from the morula as a thin layer of cells surrounding an internal cavity.
Kingdom Protista
Blastula
Cerebrum
An inhibitor
7. Layer that will become the skin - some endocrine glands - and the nervous system.
A sex linked recessive disease
Ectoderm
Phosphorous
Ecological niches open up
8. The systematic search for individuals with a specific genotype in a delineated population.
Genetic screening
The nucleus
T Cells
Altruism
9. A hydrogen bond involves the ________________ and can be easily broken.
Enzymes catalyze reactions
Chimpanzees
Attraction of atoms of different polarity
Anabolism
10. 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
Lysis
Phototropism
Kingdom Fungi
Recycled environmental factors
11. What phylum are snakes in?
Stem tissues
Chordata
DNA produces particular genetic traits through
Pharynx
12. The effect of a substrate concentration on the initial reaction rate in the presence of a limited amount of enzyme: _________________ as the concentration of substrate is increased until all the enzymes are used - then the reaction rate will level of
Ribonucleic acid
Did not evolve together
Will increase the reaction rate
Ectoderm
13. Nonvascular plants such as mosses which lack tissue for conducting food or water.
Saprophytic
Interphase
An inhibitor
Bryophytes
14. Algae and Protozoa belong to the kingdom...
The Nitrogen cycle
The cuticle
An enzyme
Protista
15. Developed by the German scientists Schleiden and Schwann - States that all living things are made of cells - cells are the basic units of life - all cells come from pre-existing cells.
The Cell Theory
A sex linked recessive disease
The adrenal glands
Aganatha
16. 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.
Meristem tissue
Lymphocytes
Cytosine
Isotonic Conditions
17. Has an equal (50%) chance of being passed from a carrier mother to a son or a daughter.
Through nitrogen fixing bacteria and lighting
A sex linked recessive disease
Spiracles
Vitamins
18. 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).
Did not evolve together
Scurvy
Phosphorous
Savanna
19. Are cells involved in immunity and are produced in bone marrow as stem cells.
Lymphocytes
The biosphere
The hormone aldosterone
Genome
20. Absorb a photon of light and is found in the grana of the chloroplast.
Larynx
A catalyst
A sex linked recessive disease
Chlorophyll has the ability to
21. Contain organisms that are multicellular eukaryotes including vertebrates and invertebrates.
About five million years ago...
Common elements found in proteins
Kingdom Animalia
Vitamins
22. The lineage that led to the modern Homo Sapiens diverged from the lineage that led to the modern chimpanzee.
About five million years ago...
The cell membrane
Restriction enzymes
The biosphere
23. Contain one celled eukaryotes such as algae and protozoa.
Aganatha
A hydrogen bond
Phosphorous gas
Kingdom Protista
24. Stood upright before there was an increase in brain size.
Chimpanzees
Alveoli
Endoderm
Early hominids...
25. Niche
Early hominids...
Genetic imprinting
A species role in the food chain is part of its
Lymphocytes
26. Are surrounded by capillaries that allow for carbon dioxide to diffuse into the lungs and oxygen to diffuse out.
Midbrain
Alveoli
Stem tissues
Hemophilia
27. May be ions or non-protein molecules - they are similar to cofactors - but differ in that they are tightly attached by covalent bonds to the enzyme - rather than being separate atoms or molecules.
Prosthetic groups
Vitamin C
The cuticle
Lymphocytes
28. Controls sensory and motor responses - and controls memory - speech - and intelligence factors.
Spiracles
Cerebrum
Biogeochemical cycles
Saprophytic
29. Is a special protein that acts as a catalyst for organic reactions.
Will increase the reaction rate
parasitic
Hypothalamus
An enzyme
30. The phylum of insects (bees).
Gene Migration
Arthropoda
Through nitrogen fixing bacteria and lighting
Ecological niches open up
31. A sex-linked recessive disorder carried on the x chromosome in which an individual cannot perceive certain colors.
Bronchi
Annelida
Color blindness
Free ribosomes
32. A cell will only remain stable if the surface area of the plasma membrane maintains a __________ with the volume of the cytoplasm.
Adenine
As energy is transferred through trophic levels
Genome
Balance
33. Layer that will become the gut lining as well as some accessory structures.
Endoderm
The adrenal glands
The cuticle
Scurvy
34. The number of organisms in a given community - can be above or below the carrying capacity.
parasitic
Isotonic Conditions
Population
Balance
35. The pharynx is between the nasal passage and the trachea. Air passes into the body via the nasal passage - then passes through the pharynx and on to the trachea.
A prosthetic group
The theory of punctuated equilibrium
Pharynx
An inhibitor
36. The large brain and upright posture of Homo Sapiens...
Did not evolve together
The pancreas
Habituation
A catalyst
37. The destruction of gametes - (sex cells such as sperm and eggs).
Kingdom Animalia
Electron Transfer System (ETS)
Gametocide
Protista
38. Plants that produce flowers as reproductive organs. They have two divisions - monocots and dicots.
A catalyst
Angiosperms
Desert
Scurvy
39. Becomes available for erosion as undersea sedimentary rocks are up-thrust by volcanic activity - erosion releases it from rocks into streams where it combines with oxygen to form phosphates in lakes that are then absorbed by plants - it is recycled t
The cuticle
Vitamins
Gametocide
Phosphorous
40. Occurs when two populations are geographically isolated from each other. Over time this results in the production of two separate species.
The Nitrogen cycle
Aganatha
Allopatric speciation
Ectoderm tissue
41. Controls balance and muscle coordination
Vascular bundles make up the
Ecological niches open up
Cerebellum
Differential reproduction
42. 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
Meristem tissue
Hemophilia
Destroy most enzymes
The Nitrogen cycle
43. Covers and protects the leaf.
pathogenic
Through nitrogen fixing bacteria and lighting
Cuticle
Iisotonic state
44. Produce adrenaline. This hormone is a well-known constrictor of blood vessels.
Carrying capacity
The adrenal glands
Electron Transfer System (ETS)
Porifera
45. The process whereby cells build molecules and store energy (in the form of covalent chemical bonds).
Blastula
Ribonucleic acid
Lysosomes
Anabolsim
46. The individual we recognize as an adult fern.
Mature sporophyte
Endoderm
Lactose
Through nitrogen fixing bacteria and lighting
47. The sharp boundary of an ecosystem.
The adrenal glands
Cytosine
Ecotone
Phosphorous gas
48. Controls olfactory lobes (smell)
Forebrain
The synthesis of ATP molecules to store energy is an example of
The cell membrane
Gene Migration
49. The vocal cords are found in the larynx.
A lysosome
Free ribosomes
Genetic imprinting
Larynx
50. Contains organisms that are multicellular eukaryotes including molds and mushrooms.
Kingdom Fungi
Nematoda
Stem tissues
Iisotonic state