AP Biology Pretest

Which of the following characteristics would allow you to distinguish a prokaryotic cell from an animal cell?

• ribosome

• cell membrane

• chloroplast

• cell wall

• I don't know

Which of the following is the source of oxygen produced during photosynthesis?

• H₂O

• H₂O_2

• CO₂

• CO

• I don't know

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

An organism exposed to wild temperature fluctuations shows very little, if any, change in its metabolic rate. This organism is most probably a

• ectotherm

• endotherm

• thermophyle

• ascosopre

• I don't know

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Which of the following is a frameshift mutation?

• CAT HAS HIS --> CAT HAS HIT

• CAT HAS HIS --> CAT HSH ISA

• CAT HAS HIS --> CAT HIS HAT

• CAT HAS HIS --> CAT WAS HIT

• I don't know

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

A researcher conducts a survey of a biome and finds 35% more species than she has found in any other biome. Which biome is she most likely to be in?

• Tundra

• Tiaga

• Tropical Rainforest

• Temperature Deciduous Forest

• I don't know

On the basis of the following crossover frequencies, determine the relative location of these four genes:

m & n = 15%

p & f = 20%

n & f = 30%

m & f = 45%

n & p = 10%

• FPMN

• MNFP

• MNPF

• NMPF

• I don't know

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NGSS.HS-LS3-3

A man contracts the same flu strain for the second time in a single winter season. The second time he experiences fewer symptoms and recovers more quickly. What cells are responsible for this rapid recovery?

• Helper T Cells

• Cytotoxic T cells

• Memory cells

• Plasma cells

• I don't know

Which of the following are traits that are affected by more than one gene?

• Heterozygous traits

• Pleiotrophic traits

• Polygenic traits

• Blended alleles

• I don't know

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NGSS.HS-LS3-3

A lizard lacking a chemical defense mechanism that is colored in the same way as a lizard that has a defense mechanism is displaying

• aposometric coloration

• cryptic coloration

• batesian mimicry

• mullerian mimicry

• I don't know

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NGSS.HS-LS4-4

Crossover would most likely occur in which situation?

• Two genes (1 and 2) are located right next to each other on chromosome a.

• Gene 1 is located on chromosome A, and gene 2 is located on chromosome B

• Genes 1 and 2 are located near each other on the X chromosome

• Gene 1 is located on chromosome A; gene 2 is located far away, but on the same chromosome

• I don't know

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2