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CLEP Biology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. This is a carboxyl group and is the signature group found within organic acids.






2. When the water concentration inside and outside the cell is equal - It is said to be in an...






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

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4. 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.






5. In order to become an established part of an island ecosystem there must be a populations large enough to ensure _________ - a food source - a suitable habitat - and a source of moisture.






6. The phylum of insects (bees).






7. The physical place where a particular organism lives. It must include all the factors that will support its life and reproduction.






8. The destruction of gametes - (sex cells such as sperm and eggs).






9. Layer that will become the skin - some endocrine glands - and the nervous system.






10. Is the waxy protective outer coating of leaves.






11. Is disorganized - unravelled - DNA with histones attached.






12. The transfer of electrons.






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






14. Carbon - Hydrogen - Oxygen - and Nitrogen






15. Is a kingdom that includes algae and protozoa.






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






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






18. The class composed of birds.






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






20. Consists of undifferentiated cells capable of quick growth and specialization. It is responsible for elongation of the stem.






21. Is the earliest period of the Paleozoic era. Began with the Cambrian explosion - this explosion of life resulted in the representatives of most of the modern phyla being present.






22. 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






23. In both living and non-living environments.






24. Is a protein - which is a polymer of amino acids. They generally have the suffix -ase- like lactase.






25. Decomposition of living matter for consumption.






26. The vocal cords are found in the larynx.






27. 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).






28. Controls olfactory lobes (smell)






29. Contains many genes and is a structure comprised of linear DNA and associated proteins.






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






31. Fruits that develop from a single ripened ovary (apple - olive - acorn - cucumber).






32. 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.






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






34. Has extreme hot or cold temperatures - with very low precipitation - sandy or rocky terrain - sparse vegetation (mainly succulents) - small animals - rodents - and reptiles.






35. 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.






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






37. Nonvascular plants such as mosses which lack tissue for conducting food or water.






38. 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






39. Occurs when an individual learns not to respond to a particular stimulus - for instance when a stimulus is repeated many times without consequence.






40. The role played by an organism in its food chain.






41. Is the outermost layer of cells of the stem.






42. A cell will only remain stable if the surface area of the plasma membrane maintains a __________ with the volume of the cytoplasm.






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






44. 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.






45. Is a phylum that contains sponges.






46. The preservation of the integrity of genetic information from one generation to another.






47. Cleave strands of DNA segments at certain sites.






48. Controls balance and muscle coordination






49. Is weaker than ionic - covalent - disulfide - or double bonds.






50. Disease causing