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CLEP Biology
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1. Approximately 7 - making it neither basic (under 7) nor alkaline (over 7).
Porifera
pH of Water
Chordata
R-selection
2. Contains the chromosomes and is the site of reproduction through mitosis and meiosis.
The nucleus
C ---OH
Mature sporophyte
Will increase the reaction rate
3. The phyla of sponges.
A sex linked recessive disease
The key limiting factor on cell size
Porifera
Forebrain
4. Studied the relationships between traits expressed in parents and offspring and the genes that caused the traits to be expressed.
Gregor Medel
Early hominids...
Paleozoic era
Altruism
5. Is an abundant element found in protoplasm. Together with oxygen - hydrogen - and nitrogen - it composes over 90% of cellular structure.
Cell walls
Carbon
Porifera
Scurvy
6. The physical place where a particular organism lives. It must include all the factors that will support its life and reproduction.
Stem tissues
Protista
Habitat
Cerebellum
7. Fruits that develop from a single ripened ovary (apple - olive - acorn - cucumber).
Genetic screening
Circadian rhythms
Simple fruits
Characteristics of water valuable to living organisms
8. Layer that will become the gut lining as well as some accessory structures.
Endoderm
The cuticle
Chimpanzees
Prothallus
9. Has extreme hot or cold temperatures - with very low precipitation - sandy or rocky terrain - sparse vegetation (mainly succulents) - small animals - rodents - and reptiles.
Desert
Arthropoda
Differential reproduction
Cellular Metabolism
10. The phyla composed of segmented worms.
Annelida
The biosphere
Fixed Action Pattern (FAP)
Genetic maintenance
11. Is found on the stem between nodes.
Internodal tissue
Desert
The pancreas
The theory of punctuated equilibrium
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.
Pharynx
Porifera
DNA replication
DNA produces particular genetic traits through
13. The process of forming eggs and sperm cells in the reproductive organs.
Spiracles
Vascular bundles make up the
An enzyme
Gametogenesis
14. Carbon - Hydrogen - Oxygen - and Nitrogen
Gametocide
Population
Phloem tissue
Common elements found in proteins
15. Is the control of protein synthesis. Genetic traits are expressed and specialization of cells occur as a result of the combination of proteins produced by the DNA of a cell.
Porifera
Genome
The primary role of DNA in the cell
Through nitrogen fixing bacteria and lighting
16. Consists of undifferentiated cells capable of quick growth and specialization. It is responsible for elongation of the stem.
Meristem tissue
A gene is
A sudden change in the amount of extracellular fluid will be corrected by events following the release of substances from this organ.
B Cells
17. Produce adrenaline. This hormone is a well-known constrictor of blood vessels.
Cellulose - starch - lipid - and sugar molecules
Ribonucleic acid
Cellular Metabolism
The adrenal glands
18. Is comprised of all the organisms that interact within a given ecosystem whether or not it is at carrying capacity.
A species role in the food chain is part of its
A gene is
Electron Transfer System (ETS)
The community
19. A suffix meaning 'to break apart.' O || ||
Phyla
Pharynx
Protista
Lysis
20. High temperatures
As energy is transferred through trophic levels
The Nitrogen cycle
Destroy most enzymes
Chlorophyll has the ability to
21. Contains optic lobes - controls sight.
The cell membrane
Habitat
Annelida
Midbrain
22. Covers and protects the leaf.
Isotonic Conditions
Epidermal tissue
Cytosine
Cuticle
23. 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.
Sudden appearance and disappearance of fossil species
Prothallus
Ribonucleic acid
Isotonic Conditions
24. Is a phylum that contains sponges.
Porifera
Genetic imprinting
Pharynx
Annelida
25. Must be present for photosynthesis to occur - it is not used up in the process.
Vascular bundles
Aves
Chlorophyll
Angiosperms
26. 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
Phloem tissue
Share electrons
A gene is
27. Between the endoderm and ectoderm - layer that will eventually form the muscles - and organs of the skeletal - circulatory - respiratory - reproductive - and excretory systems.
Anabolism
Did not evolve together
Mesoderm
Desert
28. Anabolism
Arthropoda
Cenozoic era
The synthesis of ATP molecules to store energy is an example of
Cellular Metabolism
29. Ended with the extinction of the dinosaurs.
Chlorophyll has the ability to
Cellulose - starch - lipid - and sugar molecules
Mesozoic era
Alveoli
30. What phylum are snakes in?
Chordata
Aves
Genetic maintenance
Mesoderm
31. Are where the sugars synthesized by photosynthesis travel through to various parts of the plant.
Vascular bundles
Mesoderm
R-selection
Lactose
32. Occurs when an individual from an adjacent population of the same species immigrates and breeds with a member of a previously locally isolated group - resulting in a change in the gene pool.
Gene Migration
Multiple fruit
Nematoda
Lymphocytes
33. When the water concentration inside and outside the cell is equal - It is said to be in an...
Iisotonic state
Kingdom Plantae
Kingdom Protista
Cnidaria
34. Are easily converted to ATP - but the main energy products of the Krebs cycle liberate electrons then used in the electron transfer reactions.
The Cell Theory
The products of the Krebs cycle
Chromatin
Spiracles
35. Is the waxy protective outer coating of leaves.
The cuticle
Meristem tissue
Porifera
Hemophilia
36. Super-class of vertebrae including organisms with no jaws.
Meristem tissue
Aganatha
Ecotone
Sudden appearance and disappearance of fossil species
37. Is a phylum that contains jellyfish - hydra - etc.
Cnidaria
As energy is transferred through trophic levels
Did not evolve together
Kingdom Fungi
38. Is weaker than ionic - covalent - disulfide - or double bonds.
The cell membrane (plasma membrane)
A hydrogen bond
Biosphere
Hemophilia
39. The role played by an organism in its food chain.
Color blindness
Niche
Alveoli
Biosphere
40. An enzyme is unaffected by the reactions it catalyzes
Protista
B Cells
So it can be used over and over again.
Gymnosperms
41. Are surrounded by capillaries that allow for carbon dioxide to diffuse into the lungs and oxygen to diffuse out.
Cellulose - starch - lipid - and sugar molecules
Alveoli
Cuticle
Ectoderm tissue
42. Controls hunger and thirst
Cell walls
Lymphocytes
Hypothalamus
Vascular bundles
43. The sharp boundary of an ecosystem.
Ecotone
Desert
Forebrain
Hypothalamus
44. Channels is cell membranes that carry water between cells.
Isotonic Conditions
Balance
Plasmodesmata
A species role in the food chain is part of its
45. 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
Catabolism
Vitamins
The habitat of an organism includes
The Hardy-Weinberg Law of Equilibrium
46. Produce seeds without flowers. They include conifers (cone-bearers) and cycads.
Mature sporophyte
Imprinting
Gymnosperms
The habitat of an organism includes
47. Are organic cofactors or coenzymes that are required by some enzymatic reactions.
Cenozoic era
Endocytic vesicles
Vitamins
Chlorophyll has the ability to
48. The vocal cords are found in the larynx.
Protista
Larynx
An enzyme
Cenozoic era
49. It secretes saliva which enters the digestive tract and aids the digestive process.
The salivary gland
Prothallus
Aganatha
Carbon
50. Has extreme cold temperatures - low precipitation - modified grassland - perma-frost - a short growing season and some plants and animals.
Gnathostomata
The evolution leading to Homo Sapiens...
Tundra
Spiracles