AP Bio: Vocab Review

Sugars such as glucose and cellulose are classified as which type of biological macromolecule?

• Carbohydrate

• Protein

• Lipid

• Nucleic acid

Which class of biological molecules are made up of amino acids?

• carbohydrate

• lipid

• protein

• nucleic acid

Which substance is the molecule of inheritance in most living things?

• Protein

• Phospholipid

• RNA

• DNA

In which organelle does cellular respiration occur?

• Vacuole

• Mitochondria

• Nucleus

• Rough ER

Which substance has both a hydrophobic and hydrophilic region and thus is the molecule that makes up the plasma membrane of cells?

• RNA

• Phospholipid

• Celluose

• Chitin

A prokaryotic cell _________ a nucleus and are found in ____________.

• has; plants

• lacks; fungi

• has; animals

• lacks; bacteria

Biological catalysts that speed up chemical reactions within living things are called ___________.

• enzymes

• sugars

• organelles

• endomembranes

The conversion of light energy to chemical energy occurs during which process?

• cellular respiration

• photosynthesis

• decomposition

• dehydration synthesis

What is the purpose of cellular respiration?

• Destroy toxins.

• Convert chemical energy to a usable form.

• Generate oxygen.

• Produce ATP.

During which process are four, identical daughter cells created?

• Meiosis

• Fertilization

• Crossing over

• Mitosis