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CLEP Practice 1

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The greatest diversity of structure and of methods of locomotion is exhibited in the individuals of

a)

a class

b)

a family

c)

an order

d)

a species

e)

a phylum

2.

In a eukaryotic cell, glycolysis occurs in which of the following parts of the cell?

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Cytosol

c)

Nucleolus

d)

Mitochondrion

e)

Ribosome

3.

Which of the following in the final electron acceptor in the mitochondrial electron transport system?

a)

ADP + Pi

b)

ATP

c)

NAD or FAD

d)

Pyruvate

e)

O2

4.

AMP is which type of molecule?

a)

A nucleotide

b)

A peptide

c)

A phospholipid

d)

A disaccharide

e)

A tripeptide

5.

A Typical photosynthetic eukaryotic cell contains which of the following?

I. Ribosomes

II. Chloroplasts

III. Mitochondria

a)

II only

b)

I and II only

c)

II and III only

d)

I and III only

e)

I, II, and III

6.

The process by which a zygote is formed

a)

Fertilization

b)

Meiosis

c)

Mitosis

d)

Pollinaiton

e)

Nondisjunction

7.

The process by which the nuclei of somatic (body) cells divide

a)

Fertilization

b)

Meiosis

c)

Mitosis

d)

Pollination

e)

Nondisjunction

8.

The process by which haploid cells are formed from diploid cells

a)

Fertilization

b)

Meiosis

c)

Mitosis

d)

Pollination

e)

Nondisjuncion

9.

Carbon dioxide is produced by which of the following?

I. A mesophyll cell in a flowering plant during the night

II. A muscle cell in a mammalian heart during contraction

III. A yeast cell growing under anaerobic conditions

a)

I only

b)

II only

c)

III only

d)

I and II only

e)

I, II, and III

10.

Which of the following is a function of ATP?

a)

It creates energy.

b)

It transports energy.

c)

It is a building block of proteins.

d)

It stores amino acids.

e)

It gives the cells shape.

11.

Protein synthesis is the main function of which of the following structures?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Ribsome

c)

Chromosome

d)

Mitochondrion

e)

Vacuole

12.

All of the following statements concerning the light-capturing reactions of photosynthesis are true EXCEPT

a)

An initial event is the excitation of electrons in chlorophyll by light energy

b)

The excited electrons are raised to a higher energy level.

c)

If not captured, the excited electrons drop back to their initial energy levels.

d)

If captured, some of the energy of the excited electrons is used to split carbon dioxide into carbon and oxygen.

e)

Light is absorbed by pigments that are embedded in membranes.