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CLEP Biology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An opportunistic life strategy strategy. Lichens invading a bare rock area after a volcanic eruption is an example.






2. What phylum are snakes in?






3. In DNA Thymine pairs with...






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






5. Are organic cofactors or coenzymes that are required by some enzymatic reactions.






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






7. Some patrol the blood for antigens - but are also equipped to destroy antigens. They may regulate immune responses as well.






8. The class composed of birds.






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






10. Controls olfactory lobes (smell)






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






12. Secretes insulin to lower blood sugar and maintain equilibrium. A person eats three candy bars. Within minutes this endocrine gland affects blood-glucose homeostasis.






13. 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.






14. Breaking down






15. Is a phylum that contains sponges.






16. Engages in both passive and active transport.






17. Ended with the extinction of the dinosaurs.






18. Some enzymes contain a __________ component that is essential to their functions.






19. Subsets below the kingdom level






20. Is the major component of sand and is the most abundant element found in the lithosphere. It is not recycled.






21. The number of organisms in a given community - can be above or below the carrying capacity.






22. The phyla of sponges.






23. Is a molecule that stores information for protein synthesis and genetic coding.






24. Disease causing






25. Where protein synthesis occurs. They float unattached in the cytoplasm. They contain RNA that is specific to their function in protein formation.






26. The phyla composed of segmented worms.






27. Stood upright before there was an increase in brain size.






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






29. Some energy is lost as heat and becomes unusable.






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






31. Proposes that those individuals within a population that are most adapted to the environment are also the most likely individuals to produce viable offspring.






32. Contains optic lobes - controls sight.






33. Carbon - Hydrogen - Oxygen - and Nitrogen






34. High temperatures






35. Allows for the genetic code to be preserved in future generations of cells.






36. The systematic search for individuals with a specific genotype in a delineated population.






37. An orienting response to light.






38. Protein synthesis






39. Is the waxy protective outer coating of leaves.






40. Has loosely packed cells that allow for gas and moisture exchange.






41. Respiratory organs within insects






42. The part of the earth that contains all living things - including the atmosphere (air) - the lithosphere (earth) - and the hydrosphere (water).






43. The pituitary gland.






44. Is a social behavior of an organism that is beneficial to the group at the individual's expense.






45. Mass extinctions promote diversification because _______________ - making conditions favorable for the establishment of new - diverse species.






46. 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.






47. Veins in the leaf and are also distributed throughout the stem






48. Are cells involved in immunity and are produced in bone marrow as stem cells.






49. Can be accounted for by the theory of punctuated equilibrium. The fossil record shows periods of stability with regard to appearance and disappearance of species as well as periods of sudden change.






50. All store energy within their chemical bonds.