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CLEP Biology
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1. Approximately 7 - making it neither basic (under 7) nor alkaline (over 7).
The cell membrane
Hypothalamus
Paleozoic era
pH of Water
2. In DNA Guanine pairs with...
Scurvy
Cytosine
Will increase the reaction rate
The cell membrane
3. The large brain and upright posture of Homo Sapiens...
Enzymes catalyze reactions
Did not evolve together
Kingdom Plantae
The cell membrane
4. Between the endoderm and ectoderm - layer that will eventually form the muscles - and organs of the skeletal - circulatory - respiratory - reproductive - and excretory systems.
A sex linked recessive disease
Mesoderm
Chromatin
Hypothalamus
5. A cell will only remain stable if the surface area of the plasma membrane maintains a __________ with the volume of the cytoplasm.
Balance
Imprinting
Gymnosperms
Phosphorous
6. An enzyme is unaffected by the reactions it catalyzes
Stomach secretions
So it can be used over and over again.
A catalyst
Prothallus
7. 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.
Larynx
Nematoda
Vascular bundles
Lysosomes
8. Develops from the morula as a thin layer of cells surrounding an internal cavity.
Vascular bundles
Color blindness
Blastula
Attraction of atoms of different polarity
9. Carbon - nitrogen - phosphorous - and water. These are all recycled through biogeochemical processes.
Ecotone
Niche
Angiosperms
Recycled environmental factors
10. 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
Electron Transfer System (ETS)
The Hardy-Weinberg Law of Equilibrium
The synthesis of ATP molecules to store energy is an example of
Free ribosomes
11. 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 cell membrane
Germ layers
Genetic imprinting
The pituitary gland
12. The physical place where a particular organism lives. It must include all the factors that will support its life and reproduction.
An enzyme
Habitat
Will increase the reaction rate
Isotonic Conditions
13. 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.
DNA produces particular genetic traits through
Biogeochemical cycles
Genetic imprinting
pathogenic
14. Is found in the root cap and is responsible for quick growth in the roots.
Cellular Metabolism
Meristem tissue
C ---OH
Niche
15. Are easily converted to ATP - but the main energy products of the Krebs cycle liberate electrons then used in the electron transfer reactions.
Aggregate fruit
The products of the Krebs cycle
Successful reproduction
Early hominids...
16. The pituitary gland.
Ectoderm tissue
Share electrons
Carbon
A sudden change in the amount of extracellular fluid will be corrected by events following the release of substances from this organ.
17. Breaking down
A species role in the food chain is part of its
Catabolism
Altruism
Kingdom Animalia
18. Is a compound fruit that forms from several ovaries of separate flowers that fuse together during ripening (strawberry - or pineapple).
Multiple fruit
Cenozoic era
Fixed Action Pattern (FAP)
pH of Water
19. Is the major component of sand and is the most abundant element found in the lithosphere. It is not recycled.
Multiple fruit
Silicon
Annelida
Porifera
20. Transfers water and does not require sieve plates to allow nutrients through.
A gene is
Mesozoic era
Xylem tissue
Kingdom Plantae
21. Is a coenzyme required in the synthesis of collagen.
Anabolism
Vitamin C
A gene is
Catabolism
22. The vocal cords are found in the larynx.
Protista
The Cambrian Period
Larynx
Very specific
23. In DNA Thymine pairs with...
Kingdom Plantae
Phototropism
Adenine
Isotonic Conditions
24. Includes all living and nonliving components of the Earth to support living things.
Bronchi
Larynx
Adenine
The biosphere
25. Is the process that releases energy for use by the cell.
Cellular Respiration
Endocytic vesicles
Chlorophyll
A mutation
26. Ended with the extinction of the dinosaurs.
Mesozoic era
Gregor Medel
Adenine
The pancreas
27. Contains organisms that are multicellular eukaryotes including molds and mushrooms.
The primary role of DNA in the cell
Electron Transfer System (ETS)
Catabolism
Kingdom Fungi
28. Is found on the stem between nodes.
Internodal tissue
Vitamins
Endocytic vesicles
R-selection
29. Carbon - Hydrogen - Oxygen - and Nitrogen
Restriction enzymes
Phototropism
Tundra
Common elements found in proteins
30. The total amount of genetic information available for a given species.
Phloem tissue
Genome
Very specific
Kingdom Animalia
31. Is a phylum that contains sponges.
Circadian rhythms
Porifera
Mesoderm
Biosphere
32. A sex-linked recessive disorder carried on the x chromosome in which an individual cannot perceive certain colors.
Through nitrogen fixing bacteria and lighting
Color blindness
Gametogenesis
Ionic bonds involve
33. Controls sensory and motor responses - and controls memory - speech - and intelligence factors.
Cerebrum
Aganatha
Non-protein
Phyla
34. Is very rare and is not absorbed by plant leaves. Phosphorous is nearly always found in solid form.
Phosphorous gas
Midbrain
Lysis
Cell walls
35. Respiratory organs within insects
Lysis
Ectoderm tissue
Spiracles
B Cells
36. Are where the sugars synthesized by photosynthesis travel through to various parts of the plant.
Vascular bundles
Hypothalamus
Share electrons
A gene is
37. Secretes insulin to lower blood sugar and maintain equilibrium. A person eats three candy bars. Within minutes this endocrine gland affects blood-glucose homeostasis.
Meristem tissue
The pancreas
Aggregate fruit
Midbrain
38. Contains multicellular photosynthetic eukaryotic organisms including gymnosperms and angiosperms.
The community
Phosphorous
Kingdom Plantae
Cytosine
39. Layer that will become the skin - some endocrine glands - and the nervous system.
Ectoderm
Chlorophyll has the ability to
Common elements found in proteins
North America
40. Produce antibodies into the bloodstream that find and attach themselves to foreign antigens (toxins - bacteria).
B Cells
The adrenal glands
Phloem tissue
Genetic screening
41. Transparency - polarity - high specific heat - and density (lower density when solid than when liquid.).
Anabolsim
Photolysis is a reaction of photosynthesis where
Characteristics of water valuable to living organisms
Sudden appearance and disappearance of fossil species
42. An orienting response to light.
Isotonic Conditions
Anabolsim
Phototropism
Larynx
43. Is an abundant element found in protoplasm. Together with oxygen - hydrogen - and nitrogen - it composes over 90% of cellular structure.
Ecological niches open up
Recycled environmental factors
Carbon
The synthesis of ATP molecules to store energy is an example of
44. Fossilized burrows from multicellular organisms begin to appear in the geological record approximately 700 million years ago during the Precambrian period. These multicellular animals had only soft parts and could not be fossilized.
Precambrian period
Annelida
Genetic screening
Chlorophyll has the ability to
45. 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.
The pancreas
Ectoderm tissue
As energy is transferred through trophic levels
Trachea
46. Is a packet of digestive enzymes that destroy cellular wastes.
Hemophilia
Niche
pathogenic
A lysosome
47. Nonvascular plants such as mosses which lack tissue for conducting food or water.
parasitic
Mesoderm
Color blindness
Bryophytes
48. A length of DNA (with corresponding histones) is responsible for the production of a certain protein that causes a particular trait to be expressed in an organism.
Successful reproduction
Arthropoda
Phloem tissue
A gene is
49. The individual we recognize as an adult fern.
Phototropism
Mature sporophyte
A sex linked recessive disease
Habituation
50. 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
Free ribosomes
About five million years ago...
Habitat
Phosphorous