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CLEP Biology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Has loosely packed cells that allow for gas and moisture exchange.
The primary role of DNA in the cell
Parenchyma tissue
Lymphocytes
A gene is
2. Is a phylum that contains sponges.
Porifera
Gametocide
Xylem tissue
The hormone aldosterone
3. The phyla composed of segmented worms.
Biogeochemical cycles
Annelida
Share electrons
Phototropism
4. Plants and animals obtain usable nitrogen
Biogeochemical cycles
Lysosomes
Through nitrogen fixing bacteria and lighting
Hypothalamus
5. Produces the most ATP molecules - yielding 34 ATPs per glucose molecule.
Angiosperms
Germ layers
Electron Transfer System (ETS)
Cellular Respiration
6. The sharp boundary of an ecosystem.
Ecotone
Bronchi
Characteristics of water valuable to living organisms
A sudden change in the amount of extracellular fluid will be corrected by events following the release of substances from this organ.
7. Has extreme hot or cold temperatures - with very low precipitation - sandy or rocky terrain - sparse vegetation (mainly succulents) - small animals - rodents - and reptiles.
Successful reproduction
Gametocide
Desert
Alveoli
8. Is a compound fruit that develops from many ovaries of a single flower fusing together (raspberry).
parasitic
Cerebellum
Aggregate fruit
Population
9. Biotic (living) factors such as population and food source - and abiotic (non-living) factors such as weather - temperature - soil features - sunlight).
Filtered by the liver
The adrenal glands
The habitat of an organism includes
Hemophilia
10. Is the process that releases energy for use by the cell.
Prothallus
Cellular Respiration
Cenozoic era
Midbrain
11. 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
C ---OH
Genetic imprinting
Circadian rhythms
A hydrogen bond
12. Is a behavior that is learned during a critical point (often very early) in an individual's life. Imprinting enables the young the recognize members of their own species.
Mesoderm
Imprinting
Population
Protista
13. Allows for the genetic code to be preserved in future generations of cells.
Common elements found in proteins
Cellulose - starch - lipid - and sugar molecules
Ectoderm tissue
DNA replication
14. Is a packet of digestive enzymes that destroy cellular wastes.
Aggregate fruit
Aves
Vitamins
A lysosome
15. Are organic cofactors or coenzymes that are required by some enzymatic reactions.
Chimpanzees
Vitamins
Spiracles
Niche
16. Fruits that develop from a single ripened ovary (apple - olive - acorn - cucumber).
Biogeochemical cycles
Filtered by the liver
Endoderm
Simple fruits
17. In DNA Guanine pairs with...
The habitat of an organism includes
Stem tissues
Allopatric speciation
Cytosine
18. The number of organisms in a given community - can be above or below the carrying capacity.
Internodal tissue
Population
Catabolism
Balance
19. Are the organelles where cellular respiration occurs.
Fixed Action Pattern (FAP)
Genetic imprinting
Population
Mitochondria
20. Channels is cell membranes that carry water between cells.
Lactose
Plasmodesmata
Desert
Cerebellum
21. An orienting response to light.
Isotonic Conditions
Gametocide
Restriction enzymes
Phototropism
22. Digestive enzymes - hydrochloric acid - and gastric juices which aid in digestion. The mucous secreted by the stomach protects the stomach lining from the acids and juices.
Stomach secretions
The Cell Theory
Cnidaria
The key limiting factor on cell size
23. Process of breaking down complex materials (foods) to form simpler substances and release energy.
The biosphere
Catabolism
Internodal tissue
Natality
24. Are the monomers that form nucleic acids - containing a sugar - phosphate group - and a nitrogenous base.
Genome
Meristem tissue
Nucleotides
Photolysis is a reaction of photosynthesis where
25. Sex-linked recessive disorder carried on the x chromosome defined by the absence of one or more proteins required for blood clotting
Hemophilia
Attraction of atoms of different polarity
Destroy most enzymes
A sudden change in the amount of extracellular fluid will be corrected by events following the release of substances from this organ.
26. Is found in the root cap and is responsible for quick growth in the roots.
B Cells
Meristem tissue
Very specific
Successful reproduction
27. Consists of undifferentiated cells capable of quick growth and specialization. It is responsible for elongation of the stem.
Meristem tissue
B Cells
Mesoderm
Gymnosperms
28. The solid mass of cells resulting from the cleavage of the ovum before the formation of a blastula.
Will increase the reaction rate
Filtered by the liver
Morula
Enzymes catalyze reactions
29. Is found on the stem between nodes.
Prothallus
Internodal tissue
The community
The cuticle
30. Has an equal (50%) chance of being passed from a carrier mother to a son or a daughter.
Hemophilia
A species role in the food chain is part of its
Kingdom Plantae
A sex linked recessive disease
31. 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.
Genome
Pharynx
Mitochondria
Xylem tissue
32. The role played by an organism in its food chain.
Chlorophyll has the ability to
The Cell Theory
Restriction enzymes
Niche
33. Some enzymes contain a __________ component that is essential to their functions.
Non-protein
The community
The nucleus
Chimpanzees
34. The size of a cell is limited by the ratio of its surface area to volume.
Ectoderm tissue
An enzyme
The key limiting factor on cell size
Balance
35. Is a social behavior of an organism that is beneficial to the group at the individual's expense.
The products of the Krebs cycle
Altruism
An enzyme
Ionic bonds involve
36. Include: Vascular tissue - including both xylem and phloem - and sieve plates existing between cells of the stem.
Lymphocytes
Anabolism
As energy is transferred through trophic levels
Stem tissues
37. Attaches to an enzyme and blocks the enzyme reaction rather than enhancing it - like a prosthetic group would.
Multiple fruit
The salivary gland
Morula
An inhibitor
38. Plants that produce flowers as reproductive organs. They have two divisions - monocots and dicots.
Did not evolve together
The primary role of DNA in the cell
Common elements found in proteins
Angiosperms
39. A sex-linked recessive disorder carried on the x chromosome in which an individual cannot perceive certain colors.
The cell's 'powerhouses'
Multiple fruit
Blastula
Color blindness
40. Contains organisms that are multicellular eukaryotes including molds and mushrooms.
Kingdom Fungi
Ionic bonds involve
Gnathostomata
Chlorophyll has the ability to
41. The systematic search for individuals with a specific genotype in a delineated population.
Genetic screening
Niche
The cuticle
The synthesis of ATP molecules to store energy is an example of
42. 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.
Ionic bonds involve
B Cells
Sudden appearance and disappearance of fossil species
Kingdom Protista
43. Is a kingdom that includes algae and protozoa.
Tundra
The products of the Krebs cycle
Cuticle
Protista
44. 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).
Precambrian period
The habitat of an organism includes
Scurvy
Filtered by the liver
45. All store energy within their chemical bonds.
Cellulose - starch - lipid - and sugar molecules
The habitat of an organism includes
Angiosperms
Saprophytic
46. Studied the relationships between traits expressed in parents and offspring and the genes that caused the traits to be expressed.
DNA produces particular genetic traits through
Gregor Medel
Chromosome
Iisotonic state
47. Are tubes constructed of a geometrical arrangement of microtubules in a pinwheel shape. Their function includes the formation of new microtubules - but is primarily to form the structural skeleton around which cells split during mitosis and meiosis.
North America
parasitic
Endocytic vesicles
Centrioles
48. Super-class of vertebrae including organisms with no jaws.
C ---OH
Cuticle
Aganatha
Anabolsim
49. Produce antibodies into the bloodstream that find and attach themselves to foreign antigens (toxins - bacteria).
Non-protein
B Cells
Phototropism
pathogenic
50. Includes all living and nonliving components of the Earth to support living things.
Paleozoic era
The biosphere
Enzymes catalyze reactions
Gymnosperms