CLEP Introduction to Natural Science 2

Question 1

Which organelle is responsible for producing most of a eukaryotic cell's ATP?

Accepted Answer

Mitochondrion

Answer

Ribosome

Answer

Golgi apparatus

Answer

Lysosome

Question 2

What is the primary gas absorbed by plants during photosynthesis?

Accepted Answer

Carbon dioxide

Answer

Oxygen

Answer

Nitrogen

Answer

Hydrogen

Question 3

Which type of rock forms from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava?

Accepted Answer

Igneous

Answer

Sedimentary

Answer

Metamorphic

Answer

Fossil

Question 4

What force keeps the planets in orbit around the Sun?

Accepted Answer

Gravity

Answer

Magnetism

Answer

Friction

Answer

Electromagnetism

Question 5

Which subatomic particle carries a negative electric charge?

Accepted Answer

Electron

Answer

Proton

Answer

Neutron

Answer

Positron

Question 6

What is the process by which liquid water changes into water vapor?

Accepted Answer

Evaporation

Answer

Condensation

Answer

Precipitation

Answer

Sublimation

Question 7

Which scientist is credited with formulating the theory of evolution by natural selection?

Accepted Answer

Charles Darwin

Answer

Gregor Mendel

Answer

Louis Pasteur

Answer

Isaac Newton