CLEP Biology question with verified solution 2023

CLEP BiologyEvolution - correct answer Evolution is the process of change that has transformed life on Earth DNA - correct answer Deoxyribonucleic acid: a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix Biology - correct answer The scientific study of life Eukaryotic Cell - correct answer A type of cell with a membrane-enclosed nucleus and membrane-enclosed organelles. Organisms with eukaryotic cells (protists, plants, fungi, and animals) are called eukaryotes. Prokaryotic Cell - correct answer A type of cell lacking a membrane-enclosed nucleus and membrane-enclosed organelles. Organisms with prokaryotic cells (bacteria and archaea) are called prokaryotes. Biosphere - correct answer The entire portion of Earth inhabited by life; the sum of all the planet's ecosystems. Ecosystems - correct answer All the organisms in a given area as well as the abiotic factors with which they interact; one or more communities and the physical environment around them Community - correct answer All the organisms that inhabit a particular area; an assemblage of populations of different species living close enough together for potential interaction. Population - correct answer A group of individuals of the same species that live in the same area and interbreed, producing fertile offspring.