CLEP Bio review

The stomach secretes all of the following EXCEPT

• digestive enzymes

• hydrochloric acid

• gastric juices

• acetic acid

• mucous

Energy transformations that occur as chemicals are broken apart or synthesized within the cell are collectively known as

• catabolism

• anabolism

• metabolism

• synthesis

• hydrolysis

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An ion that binds to an enzyme making it more able to catalyze a reaction is known as

• a protein

• in inorganic cofactor

• prosthetic group

• an inhibitor

Many insects have special respiratory organs known as _______ .

• spiracles

• alveoli

• cephalothorax

• lungs

• lymphocytes

Channels in cell membranes that carry water between cells are called

• guard cells

• plasmodesmata

• stomata

• internodes

• nodes

A pond ecosystem has sharp boundaries at the shorelines. The sharp boundary of an ecosystem is known as

• segregation point

• a succession

• an ecotone

• a borderline

• a dispersion region

Began with the Cambrian explosion; representative of most modern phyla present

• cenozoic

• pangea

• paleozoic

• mesozoic

• precambrian

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Includes the larynx and the glottis

• trachea

• pharynx

• bronchi

• larynx

• alveoli

vertabrates with no jaws belong to the super-class

• agnatha

• gnathostomata

• protista

• cnidaria

• porifera

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produce seeds without flowers

• nodes

• nonvascular plants

• angiosperms

• gymnosperms

• lateral buds