Natural Science CLEP exam UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Mitochondrion - CORRECT ANSWER - The chief site of energy production in the cell
Ribosome - CORRECT ANSWER - The site of protein synthesis in the cell
Tuberculosis - CORRECT ANSWER - The disease that is NOT genetically inherited
Phenylketonuria - CORRECT ANSWER - The disease that can be controlled merely
through regulation of diet
C6H12O6 (glucose) - CORRECT ANSWER - As a direct result of photosynthesis, energy
is stored in molecules of which of the following
fats - CORRECT ANSWER - A person whose gallbladder has been removed has a
decreased ability to store bile and therefore to digest
A species - CORRECT ANSWER - The classification characteristics that define the genus
of an animal or a plant are usually more general than those defining
Forms insoluble precipitates when boiled or when used with soap - CORRECT
ANSWER - Hard water is undesirable and is often softened because hard water _
A thickened epidermis and cuticle - CORRECT ANSWER - Which of the following
adaptations is more likely to be found in the leaves of desert plants than in those of plants that
grow in moist regions?
, The leaves would be unable to get sufficient water - CORRECT ANSWER - If all the
xylem from a section of tree trunk could be removed, which of the following would most likely
happen first?
Chemical - CORRECT ANSWER - Whereas the ultimate source of energy for most
organisms is sunlight, the immediate source is
Epidermal cells - CORRECT ANSWER - In embryonic origin, nerve cells are most similar
to
Species - CORRECT ANSWER - In the name Homo sapiens, the word sapiens refers to
the
A similar experiment had been set up without sunlight - CORRECT ANSWER - A student
placed sprig of green water plant under a funnel in a glass vessel full of water and then placed a
test tube full of water southward over the stem of the funnel. After the setup had been exposed to
sunlight for several hours, the student tested a has that had collected in the test tube and
concluded that the plant had produced oxygen. The results of this experiment could have been
interpreted more satisfactorily if __
Insects probably occupy the greatest number of niches - CORRECT ANSWER - Among
multicellular animals, the insects exhibit the greatest diversity of life-forms; therefore _____
Increase the growth rates of algae in lakes and rivers - CORRECT ANSWER - The
percentage of phosphates in commercial detergents was reduced primarily because phosphates
were shown to
Starch - CORRECT ANSWER - Carbohydrates are most commonly stored in plants in the
form of
All of his sons only - CORRECT ANSWER - A father will transmit the genes of his Y
chromosome to
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Mitochondrion - CORRECT ANSWER - The chief site of energy production in the cell
Ribosome - CORRECT ANSWER - The site of protein synthesis in the cell
Tuberculosis - CORRECT ANSWER - The disease that is NOT genetically inherited
Phenylketonuria - CORRECT ANSWER - The disease that can be controlled merely
through regulation of diet
C6H12O6 (glucose) - CORRECT ANSWER - As a direct result of photosynthesis, energy
is stored in molecules of which of the following
fats - CORRECT ANSWER - A person whose gallbladder has been removed has a
decreased ability to store bile and therefore to digest
A species - CORRECT ANSWER - The classification characteristics that define the genus
of an animal or a plant are usually more general than those defining
Forms insoluble precipitates when boiled or when used with soap - CORRECT
ANSWER - Hard water is undesirable and is often softened because hard water _
A thickened epidermis and cuticle - CORRECT ANSWER - Which of the following
adaptations is more likely to be found in the leaves of desert plants than in those of plants that
grow in moist regions?
, The leaves would be unable to get sufficient water - CORRECT ANSWER - If all the
xylem from a section of tree trunk could be removed, which of the following would most likely
happen first?
Chemical - CORRECT ANSWER - Whereas the ultimate source of energy for most
organisms is sunlight, the immediate source is
Epidermal cells - CORRECT ANSWER - In embryonic origin, nerve cells are most similar
to
Species - CORRECT ANSWER - In the name Homo sapiens, the word sapiens refers to
the
A similar experiment had been set up without sunlight - CORRECT ANSWER - A student
placed sprig of green water plant under a funnel in a glass vessel full of water and then placed a
test tube full of water southward over the stem of the funnel. After the setup had been exposed to
sunlight for several hours, the student tested a has that had collected in the test tube and
concluded that the plant had produced oxygen. The results of this experiment could have been
interpreted more satisfactorily if __
Insects probably occupy the greatest number of niches - CORRECT ANSWER - Among
multicellular animals, the insects exhibit the greatest diversity of life-forms; therefore _____
Increase the growth rates of algae in lakes and rivers - CORRECT ANSWER - The
percentage of phosphates in commercial detergents was reduced primarily because phosphates
were shown to
Starch - CORRECT ANSWER - Carbohydrates are most commonly stored in plants in the
form of
All of his sons only - CORRECT ANSWER - A father will transmit the genes of his Y
chromosome to
