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About Our Author and Editor | |
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About REA | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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Passing the CLEP Biology Exam | |
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Getting Started | |
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The REA Study Center | |
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An Overview of the Exam | |
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All About the CLEP Program | |
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Options for Military Personnel and Veterans | |
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SSD Accommodations for Candidates with Disabilities | |
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6-Week Study Plan | |
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Test-Taking Tips | |
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The Day of the Exam | |
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Online Diagnostic Test www.rea.com/studycenter | |
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The Chemistry of Biology | |
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Chemical Basis of Life | |
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Chemical Structure of Organic Compounds | |
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Cellular and Molecular Biology | |
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Cell Structure and Function | |
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Properties of Cell Membranes | |
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Cell Organelles of Plants and Animals | |
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Animal Cells | |
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Plant Cells | |
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Enzymes | |
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Energy Transformations | |
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Molecular Basis of Heredity | |
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DNA Replication | |
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Structural and Regulatory Genes | |
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Transduction and Transformation | |
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Cell Division | |
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The Cell Cycle | |
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Mitosis | |
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Meiosis | |
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Restriction Enzymes | |
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Plants (Botany) | |
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Plant Anatomy | |
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Angiosperms | |
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Plant Physiology | |
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Water and Mineral Absorption and Transport | |
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Food Translocation and Storage | |
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C3 and C4 Plants | |
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Plant Reproduction and Development | |
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Asexual Plant Reproduction | |
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Plant Growth and Development | |
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Animals (Zoology) | |
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Animal Anatomy | |
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Tissues | |
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Systems | |
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Homeostatic Mechanisms | |
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Animal Reproduction and Development | |
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Principles of Heredity (Genetics) | |
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Modern Genetics | |
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The Law of Segregation | |
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The Law of Dominance | |
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The Law of Independent Assortment | |
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Incomplete Dominance | |
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Multiple Alleles | |
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Linkage | |
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Polygenic Inheritance | |
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Population Biology | |
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Ecology | |
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Ecological Cycles | |
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Population Growth and Regulation | |
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Limiting Factors | |
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Community Structure | |
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Biomes | |
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Island Biogeography | |
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Principles of Behavior | |
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Social Behavior | |
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Social Biology | |
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Human Population Growth | |
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Evolution | |
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History of Evolutionary Concepts | |
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Darwinian Concept of Natural Selection | |
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Modern Concept of Natural Selection | |
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Mechanisms of Evolution | |
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Genetic Drift or Neutral Selection | |
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Hardy-Weinberg and Allele Frequencies | |
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Speciation | |
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Genetic Diversity | |
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Plant and Animal Evolution | |
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Evolution of the First Cells | |
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Plant Evolution | |
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Animal Evolution | |
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Human Evolution | |
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Evolutionary Ecology | |
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Diversity of Life | |
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Classification of Living Organisms | |
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Practice Test 1 (also available online at www.rea.com/studycenter) | |
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Answer Key | |
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Detailed Explanations of Answers | |
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Practice Test 2 (also available online at www.rea.com/studycenter) | |
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Answer Key | |
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Detailed Explanations of Answers | |
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Appendix: Laboratory Information | |
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Mathematics, Measurement, and Data Manipulation | |
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Measurements and Accuracy | |
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Interpreting Results | |
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Reporting Results | |
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Laboratory Procedures and Safety | |
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General | |
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Apparel | |
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Substance Control | |
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Fire Control | |
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Accidents | |
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Handling Live Organisms | |
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Answer Sheets | |
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Glossary | |
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Index | |