CLEP Natural Sciences Exam UPDATED
Study Guide QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
A sample of gas remains at constant temperature.
Vertical axis: Volume of the sample
Horizontal axis: Pressure on the sample
- CORRECT ANSWERS X and y axis both sloping down.
Which of the following occurs in the mitochondria?
A. Cytokinesis
B. Lipid synthesis
C. DNA replication
D. Citric acid cycle
E. Photon capture - CORRECT ANSWERS D. Citric acid cycle
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
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. C6H12O6 (glucose)
D. Hsub>2O
E. COsub>2 - CORRECT ANSWERS C. C6H12O6 (glucose)
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
"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 offspring resulted. The experiment was conducted at 25*C.
The data above suggest that the genotype of the male parent is
A. SsGg
B. SSGg
C. ssgg
D. Ssgg - CORRECT ANSWERS D. Ssgg
The data above suggest that the genotype of the offspring with curly wings and
black body color is
A. SsGg
B. SSGg
C. ssgg
Study Guide QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
A sample of gas remains at constant temperature.
Vertical axis: Volume of the sample
Horizontal axis: Pressure on the sample
- CORRECT ANSWERS X and y axis both sloping down.
Which of the following occurs in the mitochondria?
A. Cytokinesis
B. Lipid synthesis
C. DNA replication
D. Citric acid cycle
E. Photon capture - CORRECT ANSWERS D. Citric acid cycle
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
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. C6H12O6 (glucose)
D. Hsub>2O
E. COsub>2 - CORRECT ANSWERS C. C6H12O6 (glucose)
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
"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 offspring resulted. The experiment was conducted at 25*C.
The data above suggest that the genotype of the male parent is
A. SsGg
B. SSGg
C. ssgg
D. Ssgg - CORRECT ANSWERS D. Ssgg
The data above suggest that the genotype of the offspring with curly wings and
black body color is
A. SsGg
B. SSGg
C. ssgg
