CLEP - Natural Sciences Exam Q & As
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The questions that follow consist of five lettered choices
followed by a list of numbered phrases or sentences. For each
numbered phrase or sentence, select the one choice that is
most clearly related to it. Each choice may be used once,
more than once, or not at all.
1
A sample of gas remains at constant temperature.
Vertical axis: Volume of the sample
Horizontal axis: Pressure on the sample
A.
B.
C.
D.
E. - Correct Answers ✅C - slope going from left to right
The questions that follow consist of five lettered choices
followed by a list of numbered phrases or sentences. For each
numbered phrase or sentence, select the one choice that is
most clearly related to it. Each choice may be used once,
more than once, or not at all.
2.
An object moves at constant speed. Vertical axis:
Distance traveled since time t = 0
Horizontal axis: Time
A.
,CLEP - Natural Sciences Exam Q & As
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B.
C.
D.
E. - Correct Answers ✅D - Down to up like /
The questions that follow consist of five lettered choices
followed by a list of numbered phrases or sentences. For each
numbered phrase or sentence, select the one choice that is
most clearly related to it. Each choice may be used once,
more than once, or not at all.
3.
A constant unbalanced force acts on an object.
Vertical axis: Acceleration of the object
Horizontal axis: Time
A.
B.
C.
D.
E. - Correct Answers ✅E - straight line -
Which of the following occurs in the mitochondria?
(A) Cytokinesis
(B) Lipid synthesis
(C) DNA replication
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(D) Citric acid cycle
(E) Photon capture - Correct Answers ✅D - Citric Acid
Which of the following is the site of protein synthesis in a
cell?
(A) Cell wall
(B) Cell membrane
(C) Nucleus
(D) Mitochondrion
(E) Ribosome - Correct Answers ✅E - Ribosome
ALL of the following diseases are genetically inherited EXCEPT
(A) Tuberculosis
(B) Phenylketonuria
(C) Huntington's disease
(D) Cystic fibrosis
(E) Tay-Sachs disease - Correct Answers ✅A - Tuberculosis
Which of the following diseases can be controlled by dietary
regulation?
(A) Influenza
(B) Type 2 diabetes
(C) AIDS
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(D) Pertussis
(E) Smallpox - Correct Answers ✅B - type 2 diabetes
As a direct result of photosynthesis, energy is stored in
molecules of which of the following?
(A) RNA
(B) DNA
(C) C6 H12O6 (glucose)
(D) H2 O
(E) CO2 - Correct Answers ✅C - (glucose) C6H1206
A person whose gallbladder has been removed has a
decreased ability to store bile and therefore to digest
(A) fats
(B) starches
(C) sugars
(D) proteins
(E) vitamins - Correct Answers ✅A - fats
Questions 10-11 In fruit flies, "straight wings" (S) is dominant
over "curly wings" (s), and gray body color (G) is dominant
over black body color (g). A straightwinged female with gray
body color was mated with a straight-winged male with black
body color and the following ratios of offspring resulted. The
experiment was conducted at 25°C.
(Verified Answers) 2026
The questions that follow consist of five lettered choices
followed by a list of numbered phrases or sentences. For each
numbered phrase or sentence, select the one choice that is
most clearly related to it. Each choice may be used once,
more than once, or not at all.
1
A sample of gas remains at constant temperature.
Vertical axis: Volume of the sample
Horizontal axis: Pressure on the sample
A.
B.
C.
D.
E. - Correct Answers ✅C - slope going from left to right
The questions that follow consist of five lettered choices
followed by a list of numbered phrases or sentences. For each
numbered phrase or sentence, select the one choice that is
most clearly related to it. Each choice may be used once,
more than once, or not at all.
2.
An object moves at constant speed. Vertical axis:
Distance traveled since time t = 0
Horizontal axis: Time
A.
,CLEP - Natural Sciences Exam Q & As
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B.
C.
D.
E. - Correct Answers ✅D - Down to up like /
The questions that follow consist of five lettered choices
followed by a list of numbered phrases or sentences. For each
numbered phrase or sentence, select the one choice that is
most clearly related to it. Each choice may be used once,
more than once, or not at all.
3.
A constant unbalanced force acts on an object.
Vertical axis: Acceleration of the object
Horizontal axis: Time
A.
B.
C.
D.
E. - Correct Answers ✅E - straight line -
Which of the following occurs in the mitochondria?
(A) Cytokinesis
(B) Lipid synthesis
(C) DNA replication
,CLEP - Natural Sciences Exam Q & As
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(D) Citric acid cycle
(E) Photon capture - Correct Answers ✅D - Citric Acid
Which of the following is the site of protein synthesis in a
cell?
(A) Cell wall
(B) Cell membrane
(C) Nucleus
(D) Mitochondrion
(E) Ribosome - Correct Answers ✅E - Ribosome
ALL of the following diseases are genetically inherited EXCEPT
(A) Tuberculosis
(B) Phenylketonuria
(C) Huntington's disease
(D) Cystic fibrosis
(E) Tay-Sachs disease - Correct Answers ✅A - Tuberculosis
Which of the following diseases can be controlled by dietary
regulation?
(A) Influenza
(B) Type 2 diabetes
(C) AIDS
, CLEP - Natural Sciences Exam Q & As
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(D) Pertussis
(E) Smallpox - Correct Answers ✅B - type 2 diabetes
As a direct result of photosynthesis, energy is stored in
molecules of which of the following?
(A) RNA
(B) DNA
(C) C6 H12O6 (glucose)
(D) H2 O
(E) CO2 - Correct Answers ✅C - (glucose) C6H1206
A person whose gallbladder has been removed has a
decreased ability to store bile and therefore to digest
(A) fats
(B) starches
(C) sugars
(D) proteins
(E) vitamins - Correct Answers ✅A - fats
Questions 10-11 In fruit flies, "straight wings" (S) is dominant
over "curly wings" (s), and gray body color (G) is dominant
over black body color (g). A straightwinged female with gray
body color was mated with a straight-winged male with black
body color and the following ratios of offspring resulted. The
experiment was conducted at 25°C.
