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AP Bio Unit 1 Review

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which element(s) make up about 96% of living matter?

a)

carbon

b)

hydrogen

c)

nitrogen

d)

oxygen

e)

all of these

2.

The attraction between an oxygen of one water molecule and the hydrogen of another is called a

a)

ionic bond

b)

covalent bond

c)

hydrogen bond

d)

Van der Waals interaction

3.

What would happen if Oxygen had similar electronegativity to carbon?

a)

it would form stronger hydrogen bonds

b)

it would not form hydrogen bonds

c)

it would have a higher evaporation temperature

d)

it would be a lipid

4.

Liquid water

a)

has a low specific heat

b)

is nonpolar

c)

is less dense than ice

d)

has a high specific heat compared to other substances

5.

Why do cities by the sea experience less extreme temperatures?

a)

fresh water is more likely to freeze than salt water

b)

cyclones regulate the weather

c)

the ocean moderates the temperature

6.

Glycosidic bonds happen in

a)

carbohydrates

b)

lipids

c)

proteins

d)

nucleic acids

7.

Peptide bonds happen in

a)

carbohydrates

b)

lipids

c)

proteins

d)

nucleic acids

8.

Which of the following is FALSE. Saturated fatty acids

a)

have double bonds

b)

are solid at room temperature

c)

are lipids

d)

are more common in animals

9.

True or False. Protein structure and function are correlated because denatured enzymes do not function properly

a)

True

b)

False

10.

A list of amino acids in the order they appear in a protein is its

a)

primary structure

b)

secondary structure

c)

tertiary structure

d)

quaternary structure

11.

Multiple, fully folded protein chains interacting with each other is a

a)

primary structure

b)

secondary structure

c)

tertiary structure

d)

quaternary structure

12.

RNA molecules

a)

help synthesize proteins

b)

store genes

c)

transmit genetic information to offspring

13.

Adhesion happens when

a)

covalent bonds occur

b)

ionic bonds occur

c)

hydrogen bonds occur

d)

you use superglue instead of eyelash glue

14.

What does Thymine bond with?

a)

Guanine

b)

Cytosine

c)

Adenine

d)

Uracil

15.

Nitrogen (N) is more electronegative than hydrogen (H). Which of the following is a correct statement about the atoms in ammonia (NH3)?

a)

Each hydrogen atom has a partial positive charge; the nitrogen atom has a partial negative charge.

b)

Ammonia has an overall positive charge.

c)

Ammonia has an overall negative charge.

d)

The nitrogen atom has a partial positive charge; each hydrogen atom has a partial negative charge.

16.

A covalent bond is likely to be polar when ________.

a)

the two atoms sharing electrons are of the same elements

b)

one of the atoms sharing electrons is more electronegative than the other atom

c)

carbon is one of the two atoms sharing electrons

d)

the two atoms sharing electrons are equally electronegative

17.

Which of the following is broken when water evaporates?

a)

polar covalent bonds

b)

nonpolar covalent bonds

c)

hydrogen bonds

d)

ionic bonds

18.

Van der Waals interactions may result when ________.

a)

a hydrogen atom loses an electron

b)

electrons are not symmetrically distributed in a molecule

c)

two polar covalent bonds react

d)

molecules held by ionic bonds react with water

19.

A solution with a pH of 2 has how many more protons in it than a solution with a pH of 4?

a)

1000 times more

b)

5 times more

c)

100 times more

d)

10 times more

20.

Which of the following statements is true about buffer solutions?

a)

They maintain a relatively constant pH when either acids or bases are added to them.

b)

They maintain a constant pH of 7.

c)

They fluctuate in pH when either acids or bases are added to them.

d)

They maintain a constant pH when acids are added to them but not when bases are added to them.

21.

How many molecules of water are released during the polymerization of a 30 monomer-long cellulose molecule?

a)

60

b)

19

c)

30

d)

29

22.
Monomers combine to form ________ through the process of ________.
a)
polymers; hydrolysis
b)
polymers; dehydration synthesis
c)
monomers; hydrolysis
d)
monomers; dehydration synthesis
23.

Polymer's split apart to form ________, by __________.

a)

monomers, hydrolysis

b)

monomers, dehydration synthesis

c)

amino acids, hydrolysis

d)

amino acids, dehydration synthesis

24.

What makes lipids/fats hydrophobic?

a)

presence of relatively nonpolar C—H bonds

b)

their long carbon skeleton

c)

the glycerol moiety

d)

the carboxyl group at one end of the molecule

25.

How do phospholipids interact with water molecules?

a)

Phospholipids dissolve in water.

b)

The polar heads avoid water; the nonpolar tails attract water (because water is polar and opposites attract).

c)

The polar heads interact with water; the nonpolar tails do not.

d)

Phospholipids do not interact with water because water is polar and lipids are nonpolar.

26.

Which of the following best describes a model organism?

a)

It has been chosen for study by early biologists.

b)

It is often pictured in textbooks and is easy for students to imagine.

c)

It is small, inexpensive to raise, and lives a long time.

d)

It is well studied, it is easy to grow, and results are widely applicable.