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CLEP Biology
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1. Absorb a photon of light and is found in the grana of the chloroplast.
Nucleotides
Chlorophyll has the ability to
The hormone aldosterone
Endocytic vesicles
2. 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
Catabolism
The Cell Theory
The Nitrogen cycle
The Cambrian Period
3. The individual we recognize as an adult fern.
Tundra
Forebrain
Mature sporophyte
Meristem tissue
4. Is a packet of digestive enzymes that destroy cellular wastes.
Population
A lysosome
Lysis
Ribonucleic acid
5. Contains organisms that are multicellular eukaryotes including molds and mushrooms.
Arthropoda
Through nitrogen fixing bacteria and lighting
Catabolism
Kingdom Fungi
6. 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.
Phototropism
The Cell Theory
The nucleus
Xylem tissue
7. Is a compound fruit that forms from several ovaries of separate flowers that fuse together during ripening (strawberry - or pineapple).
Multiple fruit
T Cells
Lysis
The community
8. Is a kind of plain characterized by a warm climate - grassland - and seasonally dry climate conditions.
Anabolism
Color blindness
Gene Migration
Savanna
9. Energy transformations that occur as chemicals are broken down or synthesized within the cell.
Through nitrogen fixing bacteria and lighting
Cellular Metabolism
Cuticle
Kingdom Plantae
10. The phyla composed of segmented worms.
A catalyst
Fixed Action Pattern (FAP)
Chlorophyll
Annelida
11. This is a carboxyl group and is the signature group found within organic acids.
Mitochondria
The pituitary gland
C ---OH
Chromosome
12. Super-class of vertebrae including organisms with no jaws.
Silicon
Gametogenesis
Nematoda
Aganatha
13. The solid mass of cells resulting from the cleavage of the ovum before the formation of a blastula.
Cellulose - starch - lipid - and sugar molecules
Cnidaria
Gametocide
Morula
14. Are surrounded by capillaries that allow for carbon dioxide to diffuse into the lungs and oxygen to diffuse out.
Stomach secretions
So it can be used over and over again.
Xylem tissue
Alveoli
15. 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.
pathogenic
Interphase
Trachea
Prosthetic groups
16. Are the organelles where cellular respiration occurs.
Filtered by the liver
Mitochondria
Morula
Ecotone
17. Are where the sugars synthesized by photosynthesis travel through to various parts of the plant.
Hydrolysis
The community
Vascular bundles
The habitat of an organism includes
18. Are easily converted to ATP - but the main energy products of the Krebs cycle liberate electrons then used in the electron transfer reactions.
The products of the Krebs cycle
Gnathostomata
DNA produces particular genetic traits through
Kingdom Animalia
19. 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
Carrying capacity
Fixed Action Pattern (FAP)
Genetic screening
The Cell Theory
20. Is the major component of sand and is the most abundant element found in the lithosphere. It is not recycled.
Carbon
Silicon
Aganatha
Genome
21. 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
Niche
Phototropism
Endocytic vesicles
Mature sporophyte
22. The number of organisms in a given community - can be above or below the carrying capacity.
Protista
Prothallus
Population
Fixed Action Pattern (FAP)
23. Is composed of a double layer (bilayer) of phospholipids with protein globules imbedded within the layers. The construction of the membrane allows it to aid the function of the cell by permitting entrance and exit of molecules as needed by the cell.
The primary role of DNA in the cell
The cell membrane
Catabolism
Genetic imprinting
24. Subsets below the kingdom level
Phyla
The cell membrane
The habitat of an organism includes
The key limiting factor on cell size
25. The role played by an organism in its food chain.
Cell walls
Prothallus
Niche
Genome
26. Biotic (living) factors such as population and food source - and abiotic (non-living) factors such as weather - temperature - soil features - sunlight).
Trachea
Mesozoic era
Meristem tissue
The habitat of an organism includes
27. An opportunistic life strategy strategy. Lichens invading a bare rock area after a volcanic eruption is an example.
Catabolism
R-selection
The evolution leading to Homo Sapiens...
Stem tissues
28. Provide rigidity to plant cells (and some bacteria) and are not found within animal cells.
Aganatha
Cell walls
Ecological niches open up
pathogenic
29. Some patrol the blood for antigens - but are also equipped to destroy antigens. They may regulate immune responses as well.
The adrenal glands
T Cells
The pancreas
Ribonucleic acid
30. Is a molecule that stores information for protein synthesis and genetic coding.
Cerebrum
Ribonucleic acid
Ectoderm
Paleozoic era
31. 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.
A sex linked recessive disease
Genetic maintenance
Successful reproduction
Ecotone
32. The bronchi lead to the two lungs where they branch out in all directions into smaller tubules known as bronchioles.
Free ribosomes
Catabolism
Bronchi
Enzymes catalyze reactions
33. The class composed of birds.
Non-protein
Ecological niches open up
Mesoderm
Aves
34. Is a protein - which is a polymer of amino acids. They generally have the suffix -ase- like lactase.
Vascular bundles make up the
The cell's 'powerhouses'
Angiosperms
An enzyme
35. Transfers water and does not require sieve plates to allow nutrients through.
Xylem tissue
Filtered by the liver
Gametogenesis
Blastula
36. Protein synthesis
DNA produces particular genetic traits through
Carrying capacity
The biosphere
Trachea
37. Plants that produce flowers as reproductive organs. They have two divisions - monocots and dicots.
Angiosperms
Cellular Respiration
The hormone aldosterone
Blastula
38. Super-class of vertebrae including organisms with jaws.
Restriction enzymes
Gnathostomata
The primary role of DNA in the cell
Protista
39. Is more like branching out of a tree with dead ends and new branches appearing simultaneously than like steps on a ladder.
Adenine
Midbrain
The evolution leading to Homo Sapiens...
Niche
40. What phylum are snakes in?
Non-protein
Pharynx
The Cell Theory
Chordata
41. Covalent bonds
The hormone aldosterone
Nematoda
The Hardy-Weinberg Law of Equilibrium
Share electrons
42. Contains multicellular photosynthetic eukaryotic organisms including gymnosperms and angiosperms.
The Cambrian Period
Kingdom Plantae
Hemophilia
The biosphere
43. Is found on the stem between nodes.
Phototropism
Cellulose - starch - lipid - and sugar molecules
The cell membrane (plasma membrane)
Internodal tissue
44. The lineage that led to the modern Homo Sapiens diverged from the lineage that led to the modern chimpanzee.
Vascular bundles
Arthropoda
About five million years ago...
A mutation
45. 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.
Cellular Metabolism
Characteristics of water valuable to living organisms
The theory of punctuated equilibrium
Pharynx
46. Where protein synthesis occurs. They float unattached in the cytoplasm. They contain RNA that is specific to their function in protein formation.
Fixed Action Pattern (FAP)
DNA produces particular genetic traits through
Free ribosomes
Cellulose - starch - lipid - and sugar molecules
47. Produce adrenaline. This hormone is a well-known constrictor of blood vessels.
The adrenal glands
Non-protein
Porifera
Gymnosperms
48. Refers to the birthrate of a population.
The cuticle
Natality
Parenchyma tissue
Vitamins
49. Has extreme hot or cold temperatures - with very low precipitation - sandy or rocky terrain - sparse vegetation (mainly succulents) - small animals - rodents - and reptiles.
Restriction enzymes
Desert
Cytosine
Filtered by the liver
50. It secretes saliva which enters the digestive tract and aids the digestive process.
The salivary gland
The Nitrogen cycle
Prosthetic groups
Angiosperms