Practice Test Questions - CLEP: Biology

A ___________________ cell in a flowering plant during the night produces CO2. - Answer-mesophyll The mesophyll is the inner tissue, or the ___________________, of a leaf. It contains many ___________________ (so it conducts photosynthesis). - Answer-parenchyma; chloroplasts The ___________________ cell in a mammalian heart during contraction produces CO2. - Answer-muscle The front legs of horses and frogs are homologous because the have a ___________________ ___________________. - Answer-common origin Aerobic respiration of glucose occurs at lower ___________________ than simple burning of glucose. - Answer-temperatures A diet with insufficient iodine will lead to decreased ___________________ rate. - Answer-metabolic Restriction enzymes cut DNA by binding to ___________________ ___________________. - Answer-nucleotide sequences A katydid's leaf-like appearance is an example of ___________________ ___________________. - Answer-cryptic coloration Both green plants and green algae have photosynthetic chlorophylls a & b and store carbohydrates as ___________________. - Answer-starch Algae other than green algae have photosynthetic chlorophylls a & c and store carbohydrates as ___________________. - Answer-lipids ___________________ reproduction is more likely to result in genetic recombination than in ___________________ reproduction. - Answer-Sexual; asexual The ___________________ regulates the amount of solutes in the blood and urine (it also produces hormones such as insulin). - Answer-pancreas Deposits of ___________________ indicate prior abundance of thick vegetation. - Answer-coal Dorsal cells in a gastrula define the body ___________________ and ___________________ of the embryo. - Answer-axes; notochord The function of ___________________ ___________________ is to protect the brain. - Answer-dura mater In a eukaryotic cell, glycolysis occurs in the ___________________. - Answer-cytosol ___________________ is when homologous chromosomes or sister chromatids don't separate correctly during anaphase. - Answer-Nondisjunction A ___________________ is a cross between a homologous recessive gene and a suspected heterozygote to determine the genotype of the latter. - Answer-testcross [Wavelengths] 380-430 nm = ___________________. - Answer-violet [Wavelengths] 430-500 nm = ___________________. - Answer-blue [Wavelengths] 500-520 nm = ___________________. - Answer-cyan