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CLEP Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Are membrane-bound organelles that contain digestive enzymes that digest dead or unused material within the cell or materials absorbed by the cell for use.
Ectoderm tissue
Lysosomes
Forebrain
An enzyme
2. Engages in both passive and active transport.
Stem tissues
Precambrian period
The cell membrane (plasma membrane)
Meristem tissue
3. The large brain and upright posture of Homo Sapiens...
Endocytic vesicles
The key limiting factor on cell size
Did not evolve together
A gene is
4. Produce seeds without flowers. They include conifers (cone-bearers) and cycads.
The biosphere
Gymnosperms
Plasmodesmata
A sudden change in the amount of extracellular fluid will be corrected by events following the release of substances from this organ.
5. Some patrol the blood for antigens - but are also equipped to destroy antigens. They may regulate immune responses as well.
T Cells
Cnidaria
Aves
Mesozoic era
6. Algae and Protozoa belong to the kingdom...
Internodal tissue
Iisotonic state
Balance
Protista
7. Process of breaking down complex materials (foods) to form simpler substances and release energy.
Silicon
Catabolism
Protista
The theory of punctuated equilibrium
8. An enzyme is unaffected by the reactions it catalyzes
Phosphorous gas
Kingdom Protista
Iisotonic state
So it can be used over and over again.
9. Is very rare and is not absorbed by plant leaves. Phosphorous is nearly always found in solid form.
The nucleus
Phosphorous gas
Did not evolve together
The salivary gland
10. 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.
The salivary gland
Biogeochemical cycles
Prosthetic groups
Hypothalamus
11. Super-class of vertebrae including organisms with jaws.
Protista
Non-protein
Cytosine
Gnathostomata
12. Carbon - nitrogen - phosphorous - and water. These are all recycled through biogeochemical processes.
Recycled environmental factors
The theory of punctuated equilibrium
A gene is
Paleozoic era
13. Consists of undifferentiated cells capable of quick growth and specialization. It is responsible for elongation of the stem.
Population
Midbrain
The primary role of DNA in the cell
Meristem tissue
14. Is a substance that changes the speed of a reaction without being affected itself.
A catalyst
Cell walls
Arthropoda
Ribonucleic acid
15. Stood upright before there was an increase in brain size.
Catabolism
Fixed Action Pattern (FAP)
The cell membrane (plasma membrane)
Early hominids...
16. Has extreme hot or cold temperatures - with very low precipitation - sandy or rocky terrain - sparse vegetation (mainly succulents) - small animals - rodents - and reptiles.
Desert
The biosphere
Chlorophyll
Cerebellum
17. The class composed of birds.
Chlorophyll has the ability to
Aves
Prothallus
Cerebellum
18. 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
Circadian rhythms
DNA produces particular genetic traits through
Vitamin C
Kingdom Plantae
19. States that where random mating is occurring within a population that is in equilibrium with its environment - the gene frequencies and genotype ratios will remain constant from generation to generation. It is a mathematical formula that shows why re
The Hardy-Weinberg Law of Equilibrium
Anabolsim
An inhibitor
So it can be used over and over again.
20. Is a compound fruit that forms from several ovaries of separate flowers that fuse together during ripening (strawberry - or pineapple).
North America
Altruism
Interphase
Multiple fruit
21. Is found in the root cap and is responsible for quick growth in the roots.
Meristem tissue
The cell membrane
Photolysis is a reaction of photosynthesis where
Anabolsim
22. Is the major component of sand and is the most abundant element found in the lithosphere. It is not recycled.
Annelida
Balance
Silicon
A species role in the food chain is part of its
23. Produce antibodies into the bloodstream that find and attach themselves to foreign antigens (toxins - bacteria).
Sudden appearance and disappearance of fossil species
Vascular bundles make up the
Aganatha
B Cells
24. A cell will only remain stable if the surface area of the plasma membrane maintains a __________ with the volume of the cytoplasm.
The pituitary gland
Balance
Pi
Phosphorous
25. Is a kingdom that includes algae and protozoa.
parasitic
Gametogenesis
Cellular Metabolism
Protista
26. Cleave strands of DNA segments at certain sites.
Restriction enzymes
Hypothalamus
Kingdom Protista
As energy is transferred through trophic levels
27. 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.
An enzyme
Mesozoic era
Pharynx
Bryophytes
28. Controls hunger and thirst
The primary role of DNA in the cell
The cell membrane (plasma membrane)
Hypothalamus
A sudden change in the amount of extracellular fluid will be corrected by events following the release of substances from this organ.
29. The solid mass of cells resulting from the cleavage of the ovum before the formation of a blastula.
Successful reproduction
Attraction of atoms of different polarity
Morula
Imprinting
30. Has loosely packed cells that allow for gas and moisture exchange.
Ecological niches open up
The pituitary gland
The evolution leading to Homo Sapiens...
Parenchyma tissue
31. The systematic search for individuals with a specific genotype in a delineated population.
Cuticle
Cellular Respiration
Prothallus
Genetic screening
32. What phylum are snakes in?
Chordata
Pi
Ecotone
The Hardy-Weinberg Law of Equilibrium
33. A reaction that adds water to another compound. (2 hydrogens - 1 oxygen).
Hydrolysis
Ionic bonds involve
Germ layers
Multiple fruit
34. All store energy within their chemical bonds.
The cell's 'powerhouses'
Cellulose - starch - lipid - and sugar molecules
Allopatric speciation
Habitat
35. An opportunistic life strategy strategy. Lichens invading a bare rock area after a volcanic eruption is an example.
Stem tissues
Phosphorous gas
Meristem tissue
R-selection
36. Contains organisms that are multicellular eukaryotes including molds and mushrooms.
Scurvy
Kingdom Fungi
The nucleus
Ribonucleic acid
37. Are the organelles where cellular respiration occurs.
Gametocide
Cerebrum
Mitochondria
Phyla
38. Include: Vascular tissue - including both xylem and phloem - and sieve plates existing between cells of the stem.
As energy is transferred through trophic levels
Simple fruits
Aves
Stem tissues
39. The number of organisms in a given community - can be above or below the carrying capacity.
Population
pH of Water
Simple fruits
Cellulose - starch - lipid - and sugar molecules
40. Controls olfactory lobes (smell)
Cellular Respiration
Electron Transfer System (ETS)
Forebrain
Arthropoda
41. The bronchi lead to the two lungs where they branch out in all directions into smaller tubules known as bronchioles.
So it can be used over and over again.
Bronchi
Phosphorous
Very specific
42. Controls balance and muscle coordination
The habitat of an organism includes
Cerebellum
A sudden change in the amount of extracellular fluid will be corrected by events following the release of substances from this organ.
Trachea
43. Is the number of organisms that can be supported within a particular ecosystem.
A prosthetic group
The community
Fixed Action Pattern (FAP)
Carrying capacity
44. In DNA Guanine pairs with...
B Cells
Cytosine
A gene is
The synthesis of ATP molecules to store energy is an example of
45. 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).
Attraction of atoms of different polarity
Scurvy
Cerebellum
Tundra
46. Attaches to an enzyme and blocks the enzyme reaction rather than enhancing it - like a prosthetic group would.
An inhibitor
Midbrain
The Nitrogen cycle
Anabolsim
47. The physical place where a particular organism lives. It must include all the factors that will support its life and reproduction.
Allopatric speciation
Habitat
Prothallus
Genetic imprinting
48. Is the outermost of the three main layers of an embryo.
Phloem tissue
Phosphorous
Ectoderm tissue
Mitochondria
49. The phyla of round worms.
Nematoda
Aggregate fruit
The hormone aldosterone
Very specific
50. 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.
Electron Transfer System (ETS)
The Cell Theory
An enzyme
Characteristics of water valuable to living organisms