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CLEP Natural Science
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1. Structure within ovary of plant that contains egg cells

2. The second phase of mitosis - during which the chromosomes line up across the center of the cell

3. The organ that bears the ovules of a flower - base of the pistil

4. Different forms of a gene

5. Living thing

6. Process by which a cell releases large amounts of material

7. Photosynthetic reaction in which carbon dioxide is attached to an organic compound (glucose - polysaccharides)

8. An internal membrane system in which components of cell membrane and some proteins are constructed. rough - instrumental in protein synthesis; smooth - processes lipids fats and steroids

9. Pores which allows materials to move in and out of the cell nucleus

10. The part of the stamen that contains pollen

11. Reducing the ploidy level of nucleus from diploid to haploid in meiotic cell division

12. Cell division which produces two identical cells

13. Area where the chromatids of a chromosome are attached

14. Tubes - One of two tiny structures located in the cytoplasm of animal cells near the nuclear envelope; play a role in cell division.

15. The substance acted upon by an enzyme

16. Cell organelle filled with enyzmes need to break down certain materials in the cells

17. The stalk of a stamen that supports the anther

18. Composed of a bilayer of lipids embedded with globular proteins

19. The interchange of sections between pairing homologous chromosomes during the prophase of meiosis

20. A cell having only one complete set of chromosomes

21. Membrane-bound organelle that stores water and soluble substances

22. Classification of plant which survives only a single season

23. Body of a chloroplast containing grana

24. Green pigment contained in the grana

25. Provides structural support to a cell composed of microtubules - microfilaments - centrioles