CLEP Biology Practice Exam - Question List

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16. In fish of the species Perissodus microlepis, some individuals have mouths that open to the right and some individuals have mouths that open to the left. The direction of the mouth opening is a genetic trait controlled by a single gene. The allele for a right-opening mouth (R) is dominant to the allele for a left-opening mouth (r). If two fish heterozygous for the mouth trait are crossed, what is the expected ratio of phenotypes in the offspring?
  1. 1 right-opening mouth : 3 leftopening mouth
  2. 2 right-opening mouth : 2 leftopening mouth
  3. 3 right-opening mouth : 1 leftopening mouth
  4. 4 right-opening mouth : 0 leftopening mouth
17. Which of the following statements best describes the relationship of the kidneys and the liver to the circulatory system?
  1. The kidneys and the liver pump blood.
  2. The kidneys and the liver produce blood cells.
  3. The kidneys and the liver remove wastes from blood.
  4. The kidneys and the liver make blood-clotting proteins.
18. Garden pea plants can have yellow seeds or green seeds. In a pea plant that is heterozygous for seed color, the allele for yellow seeds masks the effects of the allele for green seeds.Which of the following terms best describes the allele for yellow seeds?
  1. codominant
  2. dominant
  3. recessive
  4. sex-linked
19. The scientific name for the woodchuck is Marmota monax, and the scientific name for the long-tailed marmot is Marmota caudata. Which of the following statements describes the taxonomic relationship between the woodchuck and the long-tailed marmot?
  1. They belong to different phyla.
  2. They belong to the same genus.
  3. They belong to the same species.
  4. They belong to different families.
20. Which of the following is incapable of reproducing outside a host cell?
  1. alga
  2. mold
  3. moss
  4. virus

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