Natural Science CLEP

The principle of supererogation

is not a fundamental geological principle

H2

the oxidation potential of this substance is zero

Electrons have less mass than protons and neutrons

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Axis

A connecting line between the poles

Salivary glands

A hamburger that is consumed will not pass through this

Homeostatic mechanisms

A person who has been exercising vigorously begins to sweat and breathe quickly. These reactions are involuntary responses known as

A inorganic cofactor

A small non protein molecules such as iron that works with enzymes to promote catalysis is known as

Microvilli

Also contain digestive enzymes

Forward

An astronaut is traveling in a spacecraft that is slowing down. To the astronaut inside the spacecraft, the apparent force inside the craft is directed

Conduction

An athlete with a sore shoulder places a warm compress on it to transfer energy to soothe the muscle

Billions

An order of magnitude how many galaxies are there in the universe

A mature sporophyte

And farms, the individual we generally recognized as an adult fern is really this structure

Flowering plants

Angiosperms

Shoots and roots

Angiosperms

Mammalia

Animals with a hairy body and highly developed brain that have live birth and produce milk

Moving away from us

Astronomers observing the redshift of light from a faraway star means that the store is doing this

HC2H3O2

Atoms are held together with covalent attraction

Cu

Atoms are held together with metallic attraction

SiC

Atoms are held together with network covelant attraction

Mortality

Death rate

C2H2

Demonstrate pi bonding

Carrying capacity

Each ecosystem can support a certain number of organisms a number usually designated by the letter K is known as this

Producers to consumers to decomposers

Energy flows through the food chain

J curve

Exponential population growth curve; population growth accelerates

Microvilli

Extensions that provide extra surface area for absorption

Radiation

Getting ready for a fall cruise inspires a young lady to spend a couple of weeks going to a local spa and reclining under a tanning lamp however such practices might result in dangerous over exposure to ultraviolet rays that can lead to cancer or premature aging of the skin

Conifer and cycads

Gymnosperms

produce seeds without flowers

Gymnosperms

Total solar eclipse

If the moon completely covers the Sun as seen by an Earthbound observer there is this

Granite

Igneous rock forms are commonly called this

S curve

Logistic population growth curve, population growth accelerates and then slows down because of limits

Smooth endoplasmic reticulum

Network of membranes that deliver lipids and proteins throughout the cytoplasm

Bryophytes

Nonvascular plants

Convection

On a cold february morning a blower system and a car warms up after several minutes and blows ayers presents in the floor dashboard and windshield eventually the driver is able to on button his coat and stay warm when the outside temperature is still 23 degrees

Secretory vesicle

Packets that carry substances such as hormones and fat synthesized within the cell

Stomata

Photosynthesis would not proceed without which of the following that allow moisture and gases to pass in and out of the leaf

Is the same in all directions

The Michelson Morley experiment in 1887 proved that the speed of light is this

Spring equinox

The Sun crosses the celestial equator going north on March 21st this is known as the

Blue green algae

The cells of which of the following organisms are most likely to be prokaryotic

Heat of fusion

The change of state from liquid to solid or solid to liquid involves a phase where the temperature remains constant this phase is known as this

Photosynthesis

The conversion of light energy into chemical energy is accomplished by this

Aerobic prokaryotic cells

The evolution of plant species is considered to have begun with this

Specialized

The first cells to evolve on earth were most likely not

Small intestine

The function of the gallbladder and pancreas is to aid digestion by producing digestive enzymes and secreting them into this

11460

The half life of C 14 is 5730 years. A piece of Cyprus is measured to have three quarters of the carbon to be C 12 and 1 quarter c14. How many years old is this piece of wood likely to be?

Dominance

The law that says when a yellow pea plant is crossed with a green pea plant all of the offspring are yellow.

Natural selection

The major driving force of the evolution of species is known as this

MgO

The metal in this substance has an oxidation number of + 2

Habitat

The physical place where a particular organism lives is called this

Gregor Mendel

The process of genetic inheritance was first investigated and explained by him

Cellular respiration

The process that releases energy for use by the cell is known as this

Celestial poles

The projection of the Earth's axis on the sky is this

Australopithecus afarensis homoerectis cromagnon modern man

The sequence of human evolution

Placenta

The side of transfer for nutrients water and waste between a mammalian mother and embryo

20 grams

The specific heat of water is 4.2 degrees Celsius. What mass of water will be heated by 10 degrees Celsius by 840 J

Plasma and gas

The states of matter do not have a definite shape or a definite volume

Ecology

The study of the interaction of organisms with their living space is known as this

Entropy

The term that defines the increase in the statistical disorder of a physical system

1.5 amps

The voltage across the terminal of a circuit containing a resistor is 12 volts, and it contains a resistor connected to the circuit which reads 8 ohms. What is the amperage of the service

Spiracles

These are special respiratory organs that most insects have

Cenozoic, Mesozoic, Paleozoic

These are the three most recent geological eras

The process of photosynthesis was developed within single cells

This evolutionary development is out of sequence

In the laboratory, proteins are not useful as catalysts, indicating the early proteins were stable

This experimental evidence was not considered supportive of the oparin hypothesis

Parasitism

This is a form of symbiosis and which one species is benefited while the other is harmed

Esophagus

This is a part of the alimentary canal

An asparagus fern

This is an autotroph

Epistematic region

This is not a major structural region of roots

TRNA anticodon line up with corresponding mRNA codons

This is not a step in the translation portion of protein synthesis

Fusion

This is the energy generating mechanism of the stars including the Sun

H2

This is the least polar molecule

Cardiac muscle of the heart response to the electric shock

This is the reason why electric shock can restart a heart that has stopped beating

Oceans

This is where most of the Earth's photosynthesis takes place

An electron

This part of an atom is not a subatomic particle

2, 1, 1, plus one half

This set of quantum numbers describes the highest energy valence electron of nitrogen in its ground state

As energy increases, mass increases in the speed of light is constant

This statement is true concerning Einstein's theory of relativity

KMnO4

This substance is a very strong oxidizing agent

polygenic traits

Traits that are produced by the expression of more than one set of genes are known as this

Aves

Warm-blooded animals mostly with wings that lay eggs

Polarity, partial positive change near hydrogen atoms, partial negative charge near oxygen atoms

Water molecules are attracted to each other due to this

A variety of factors involving temperature pressure and geographical components

What causes land and sea and Lake breezes to form

Total distance an object travels in space at the speed of light in 1 year

What is a light year

A collection of minute water droplets

What is fog

There are unpaired outer electrons in nickel

What is the most likely explanation for the fact that a sample of solid nickel is attracted into a magnetic field, but a sample of solid zinc chloride is not

A species

What is the name of a distinct group of individuals that are able to mate and produce viable offspring

12 ohms

What is the resistance of an electric can opener if it takes a current of 10 amps when plugged into a 120 volt service

Coacervates, eukaryotes, plants, fish, amphibians, mammals, primates, man

What is the sequence leading to human evolution

70 percent

What percentage of the earth's surface is water

Compression

What type of wave is a sound wave

Increase

When measuring the flow of heat in a system, a natural process that starts at 1 equal Librium state and flows to another will go in what direction for an irreversible process which is impacted by the entropy of the system plus the environment

Horn

Which of the following items shown on the bicycle is not a simple machine

Simple cubic crystal only

Which of the following solid crystals has, on average, one atom per cubic unit cell

Large amount of enzyme

Which of the following will not inhibit enzymatic reactions

Reptilia

Cold blooded animals with horny scales and a bony skeleton that lay eggs

Nuclear pore

Communication channel between the cytoplasm and the nucleoplasm

Amphibia

Cold blooded animals with bony skeletons webbed feet and separate sexes

Natality

Birth rate

Population rate of growth

Birth rate - death rate

Chondrichthyes

Cartilaginous fish

DNA floating free in the cytoplasm

Cells of eukaryotes have all of the following EXCEPT

These parts are matched with the wrong function

Cerebrum controls the function of involuntary muscles