Practice Test Questions - CLEP: Biology
Questions and Answers
A ___________________ cell in a flowering plant during the night
produces CO2. - correct answers✅✅mesophyll
The mesophyll is the inner tissue, or the ___________________, of a
leaf. It contains many ___________________ (so it conducts
photosynthesis). - correct answers✅✅parenchyma;
chloroplasts
The ___________________ cell in a mammalian heart during
contraction produces CO2. - correct answers✅✅muscle
The front legs of horses and frogs are homologous because the
have a ___________________ ___________________. - correct
answers✅✅common origin
Aerobic respiration of glucose occurs at lower ___________________
than simple burning of glucose. - correct
answers✅✅temperatures
A diet with insufficient iodine will lead to decreased
___________________ rate. - correct answers✅✅metabolic
Restriction enzymes cut DNA by binding to ___________________
___________________. - correct answers✅✅nucleotide sequences
, Practice Test Questions - CLEP: Biology
Questions and Answers
A katydid's leaf-like appearance is an example of
___________________ ___________________. - correct
answers✅✅cryptic coloration
Both green plants and green algae have photosynthetic
chlorophylls a & b and store carbohydrates as ___________________.
- correct answers✅✅starch
Algae other than green algae have photosynthetic chlorophylls a
& c and store carbohydrates as ___________________. - correct
answers✅✅lipids
___________________ reproduction is more likely to result in genetic
recombination than in ___________________ reproduction. - correct
answers✅✅Sexual; asexual
The ___________________ regulates the amount of solutes in the
blood and urine (it also produces hormones such as insulin). -
correct answers✅✅pancreas
Deposits of ___________________ indicate prior abundance of thick
vegetation. - correct answers✅✅coal
Dorsal cells in a gastrula define the body ___________________ and
___________________ of the embryo. - correct answers✅✅axes;
notochord
Questions and Answers
A ___________________ cell in a flowering plant during the night
produces CO2. - correct answers✅✅mesophyll
The mesophyll is the inner tissue, or the ___________________, of a
leaf. It contains many ___________________ (so it conducts
photosynthesis). - correct answers✅✅parenchyma;
chloroplasts
The ___________________ cell in a mammalian heart during
contraction produces CO2. - correct answers✅✅muscle
The front legs of horses and frogs are homologous because the
have a ___________________ ___________________. - correct
answers✅✅common origin
Aerobic respiration of glucose occurs at lower ___________________
than simple burning of glucose. - correct
answers✅✅temperatures
A diet with insufficient iodine will lead to decreased
___________________ rate. - correct answers✅✅metabolic
Restriction enzymes cut DNA by binding to ___________________
___________________. - correct answers✅✅nucleotide sequences
, Practice Test Questions - CLEP: Biology
Questions and Answers
A katydid's leaf-like appearance is an example of
___________________ ___________________. - correct
answers✅✅cryptic coloration
Both green plants and green algae have photosynthetic
chlorophylls a & b and store carbohydrates as ___________________.
- correct answers✅✅starch
Algae other than green algae have photosynthetic chlorophylls a
& c and store carbohydrates as ___________________. - correct
answers✅✅lipids
___________________ reproduction is more likely to result in genetic
recombination than in ___________________ reproduction. - correct
answers✅✅Sexual; asexual
The ___________________ regulates the amount of solutes in the
blood and urine (it also produces hormones such as insulin). -
correct answers✅✅pancreas
Deposits of ___________________ indicate prior abundance of thick
vegetation. - correct answers✅✅coal
Dorsal cells in a gastrula define the body ___________________ and
___________________ of the embryo. - correct answers✅✅axes;
notochord
