CLEP Natural Science Official Study
Questions and Answers (Top Grade
Assured) 2026 Update
Which of the following occurs in the mitochondria? - Correct
Answers ✅Citric acid cycle
Which of the following is the site of protein synthesis in a
cell? - Correct Answers ✅Ribosome
ALL of the following diseases are genetically inherited EXCEPT
- Correct Answers ✅Tuberculosis
Which of the following diseases can be controlled by dietary
regulation? - Correct Answers ✅Type 2 diabetes
As a direct result of photosynthesis, energy is stored in
molecules of which of the following? - Correct Answers
✅C6H12O6 (glucose)
A person whose gallbladder has been removed has a
decreased ability to digest - Correct Answers ✅fats
The classification characteristics that define the genus of an
animal or a plant are usually more general than those
defining - Correct Answers ✅a species
, CLEP Natural Science Official Study
Questions and Answers (Top Grade
Assured) 2026 Update
Hard water is undesirable and is often softened because it -
Correct Answers ✅forms insoluble precipitates when boiled
or when used with soap
Which of the following adaptations is more likely to be found
in the leaves of desert plants? - Correct Answers ✅A
thickened epidermis and cuticle
If all the xylem from a section of tree trunk could be removed,
which of the following would most likely happen first? -
Correct Answers ✅The leaves would be unable to get
sufficient water
Whereas the ultimate source of energy for most organisms is
sunlight, the immediate source is - Correct Answers
✅chemical
In embryonic origin, nerve cells are most similar to - Correct
Answers ✅epidermal cells
In the name Homo sapiens, the word sapiens refers to the -
Correct Answers ✅species
A student placed a sprig of green water plant under a
funnel... The results could have been interpreted more
Questions and Answers (Top Grade
Assured) 2026 Update
Which of the following occurs in the mitochondria? - Correct
Answers ✅Citric acid cycle
Which of the following is the site of protein synthesis in a
cell? - Correct Answers ✅Ribosome
ALL of the following diseases are genetically inherited EXCEPT
- Correct Answers ✅Tuberculosis
Which of the following diseases can be controlled by dietary
regulation? - Correct Answers ✅Type 2 diabetes
As a direct result of photosynthesis, energy is stored in
molecules of which of the following? - Correct Answers
✅C6H12O6 (glucose)
A person whose gallbladder has been removed has a
decreased ability to digest - Correct Answers ✅fats
The classification characteristics that define the genus of an
animal or a plant are usually more general than those
defining - Correct Answers ✅a species
, CLEP Natural Science Official Study
Questions and Answers (Top Grade
Assured) 2026 Update
Hard water is undesirable and is often softened because it -
Correct Answers ✅forms insoluble precipitates when boiled
or when used with soap
Which of the following adaptations is more likely to be found
in the leaves of desert plants? - Correct Answers ✅A
thickened epidermis and cuticle
If all the xylem from a section of tree trunk could be removed,
which of the following would most likely happen first? -
Correct Answers ✅The leaves would be unable to get
sufficient water
Whereas the ultimate source of energy for most organisms is
sunlight, the immediate source is - Correct Answers
✅chemical
In embryonic origin, nerve cells are most similar to - Correct
Answers ✅epidermal cells
In the name Homo sapiens, the word sapiens refers to the -
Correct Answers ✅species
A student placed a sprig of green water plant under a
funnel... The results could have been interpreted more
