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CLEP Biology
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1. Decomposition of living matter for consumption.
Arthropoda
Vascular bundles
The synthesis of ATP molecules to store energy is an example of
parasitic
2. Is a special protein that acts as a catalyst for organic reactions.
Aganatha
Meristem tissue
Common elements found in proteins
An enzyme
3. Ended with the extinction of the dinosaurs.
Aganatha
Mesozoic era
Vitamin C
Adenine
4. The destruction of gametes - (sex cells such as sperm and eggs).
Carbon
Gametocide
Biogeochemical cycles
Parenchyma tissue
5. Layer that will become the gut lining as well as some accessory structures.
Silicon
Endoderm
Carbon
Arthropoda
6. Digestive enzymes - hydrochloric acid - and gastric juices which aid in digestion. The mucous secreted by the stomach protects the stomach lining from the acids and juices.
Stomach secretions
The products of the Krebs cycle
Larynx
Cellulose - starch - lipid - and sugar molecules
7. Is the outermost layer of cells of the stem.
The primary role of DNA in the cell
Epidermal tissue
A prosthetic group
Annelida
8. The preservation of the integrity of genetic information from one generation to another.
Allopatric speciation
Gametocide
Simple fruits
Genetic maintenance
9. Approximately 7 - making it neither basic (under 7) nor alkaline (over 7).
Kingdom Animalia
pH of Water
Plasmodesmata
The Cambrian Period
10. Between the endoderm and ectoderm - layer that will eventually form the muscles - and organs of the skeletal - circulatory - respiratory - reproductive - and excretory systems.
The salivary gland
Mesoderm
Enzymes catalyze reactions
The pituitary gland
11. Some energy is lost as heat and becomes unusable.
Interphase
As energy is transferred through trophic levels
Chimpanzees
Biosphere
12. 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.
Angiosperms
Kingdom Protista
Pharynx
Cerebrum
13. Absorb a photon of light and is found in the grana of the chloroplast.
Silicon
Genome
Chlorophyll has the ability to
Nematoda
14. Is an ion that binds to an enzyme making it more able to catalyze a reaction.
Gene Migration
A prosthetic group
Ectoderm tissue
Biogeochemical cycles
15. The phyla composed of segmented worms.
The community
Photolysis is a reaction of photosynthesis where
Annelida
Biogeochemical cycles
16. 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).
Forebrain
The cell's 'powerhouses'
Scurvy
Imprinting
17. Inorganic phosphate
Gene Migration
A lysosome
Bronchi
Pi
18. Contains multicellular photosynthetic eukaryotic organisms including gymnosperms and angiosperms.
Gene Migration
pH of Water
Did not evolve together
Kingdom Plantae
19. 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.
Recycled environmental factors
Biogeochemical cycles
Ribonucleic acid
Balance
20. An orienting response to light.
Natality
Phototropism
Annelida
Adenine
21. Is the sugar that lactase acts upon.
Ecological niches open up
Cuticle
Electron Transfer System (ETS)
Lactose
22. Is a packet of digestive enzymes that destroy cellular wastes.
Plasmodesmata
A lysosome
Hemophilia
Gene Migration
23. 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
Early hominids...
Characteristics of water valuable to living organisms
The cell membrane (plasma membrane)
24. Anabolism
Gymnosperms
Fixed Action Pattern (FAP)
The synthesis of ATP molecules to store energy is an example of
The habitat of an organism includes
25. Mitochondria - they constitute the center of cellular respiration.
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26. Synthesis
The Hardy-Weinberg Law of Equilibrium
The cell membrane
The products of the Krebs cycle
Anabolism
27. Covalent bonds
Share electrons
Gymnosperms
Attraction of atoms of different polarity
Non-protein
28. The size of a cell is limited by the ratio of its surface area to volume.
B Cells
The cell membrane (plasma membrane)
Sudden appearance and disappearance of fossil species
The key limiting factor on cell size
29. Controls hunger and thirst
Vascular bundles
Cytosine
Hypothalamus
Arthropoda
30. Fruits that develop from a single ripened ovary (apple - olive - acorn - cucumber).
Attraction of atoms of different polarity
Kingdom Plantae
Simple fruits
Spiracles
31. 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
Fixed Action Pattern (FAP)
The adrenal glands
Meristem tissue
Enzymes catalyze reactions
32. Are organic cofactors or coenzymes that are required by some enzymatic reactions.
Vitamins
A lysosome
A sex linked recessive disease
Adenine
33. The vocal cords are found in the larynx.
As energy is transferred through trophic levels
Niche
Larynx
Cytosine
34. Produce adrenaline. This hormone is a well-known constrictor of blood vessels.
The synthesis of ATP molecules to store energy is an example of
Plasmodesmata
The adrenal glands
Interphase
35. Occurs when two populations are geographically isolated from each other. Over time this results in the production of two separate species.
Saprophytic
Kingdom Plantae
Will increase the reaction rate
Allopatric speciation
36. Some patrol the blood for antigens - but are also equipped to destroy antigens. They may regulate immune responses as well.
R-selection
C ---OH
Endocytic vesicles
T Cells
37. The process of forming eggs and sperm cells in the reproductive organs.
Gametogenesis
Mature sporophyte
Kingdom Fungi
The community
38. Stood upright before there was an increase in brain size.
Population
Early hominids...
Phloem tissue
Bryophytes
39. When the water concentration inside and outside the cell is equal - It is said to be in an...
Ecotone
Very specific
The pituitary gland
Iisotonic state
40. The individual we recognize as an adult fern.
Mature sporophyte
Hemophilia
North America
Mitochondria
41. (of some plants or fungi) feeding on dead or decaying organic matter
So it can be used over and over again.
Adenine
Saprophytic
The biosphere
42. Has extreme hot or cold temperatures - with very low precipitation - sandy or rocky terrain - sparse vegetation (mainly succulents) - small animals - rodents - and reptiles.
Endoderm
Bronchi
Desert
Recycled environmental factors
43. Occurs when an individual learns not to respond to a particular stimulus - for instance when a stimulus is repeated many times without consequence.
Habituation
The primary role of DNA in the cell
Interphase
Did not evolve together
44. 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
Mitochondria
Cnidaria
Hemophilia
45. Most fossils of Hominids are from continents other than...
Angiosperms
Prosthetic groups
North America
Germ layers
46. Contain one celled eukaryotes such as algae and protozoa.
Gametogenesis
Kingdom Protista
The Hardy-Weinberg Law of Equilibrium
Early hominids...
47. Is a kingdom that includes algae and protozoa.
As energy is transferred through trophic levels
The evolution leading to Homo Sapiens...
Protista
The synthesis of ATP molecules to store energy is an example of
48. The most recent and present era. It includes the radiation of flowering plants - the angiosperms.
The pituitary gland
Hypothalamus
Non-protein
Cenozoic era
49. Is a phylum that contains jellyfish - hydra - etc.
Cnidaria
Phototropism
The theory of punctuated equilibrium
Sudden appearance and disappearance of fossil species
50. This is a carboxyl group and is the signature group found within organic acids.
C ---OH
Carbon
Larynx
Morula