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AP Bio 2nd Semester Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sequence

a)

C,D, B, A, F, E

b)

B,E,C,F,A,D

c)

D,A,F,C,E,B

d)

C,B,D,A E,F

2.

DNA is replicated during ______ of the cell cycle.

a)

G1

b)

G2

c)

S

d)

G0

3.

In mitosis, the two resulting cells are

a)

different from the starting cell and identical to each other.

b)

different from the starting cell and different from each other.

c)

identical to the starting cell and different from each other.

d)

identical to the starting cell and identical to each other.

4.

Which of the following shows the correct sequence of the cell cycle?

a)

Mitosis-> G1->S->G2->cytokinesis

b)

S->G1-> G2-> mitosis-> cytokinesis

c)

cytokinesis->mitosis->G1->S->G2

d)

G1->S->G2->mitosis->cytokinesis

5.

A pair of identical chromosomes shown in a karyotype, one inherited from mom, and one inherited from dad are called

a)

sister chromatids

b)

centromeres

c)

homologous chromosomes

d)

autosomes

6.

Which process does not occur in aerobic (with oxygen) conditions?

a)

Fermentation

b)

Pyruvate Oxidation (Link Reaction)

c)

Citric Acid Cycle or Krebs cycle

d)

Oxidative Phosphorylation

7.

How is cellular respiration related to photosynthesis?

a)

Both require oxygen to start

b)

It is the reverse reaction of photosynthesis

c)

Both start with glycolysis

d)

Both end with 38 ATP for cells

8.

What is/are the product(s) of aerobic cellular respiration?

a)

ATP

b)

Water

c)

CO2

d)

All answers are correct

9.

The Electron Transport Chain (ETC) occurs across the ________ and so extra folds called ________ enable it to occur more often

a)

Mitochondrial matrix, villi

b)

Outer mitochondrial membrane, flagella

c)

Inner mitochondrial membrane, cristae

d)

Cytoplasm, endoplasmic reticulum

10.

A weightlifter is using heavy weights in short bursts for a competition. Because his muscle cells are not able to take in enough oxygen to make very much ATP the weightlifter begins to get fatigue in his muscles. Which of the following processes is most likely going on in the muscles of the weightlifter as he competes in his event?

a)

As the cells run out of oxygen they switch to anaerobic respiration (fermentation), which allows the cell to make small amounts of ATP in the absence of oxygen.

b)

As the cells run out of oxygen, they die off gradually and the weightlifter's muscles have fewer contracting muscle cells.

c)

The cells will never run out of oxygen if the weightlifter is breathing.

d)

As the cells run out of oxygen, they will continue to make the same amount of ATP, since oxygen is not required to make ATP.

11.

During chemiosmosis

a)

H+ ions serve as the final electron acceptor

b)

energy is released as H+ ions move freely across the mitochondrial membrane

c)

a concentration gradient is generated when H+ ions are passively transported from the matrix to the inner mitochondrial membrane

d)

ATP is synthesized when H+ ions move through a channel in ATP synthase

12.

The final electron acceptor of aerobic respiration is _______ and this allows _______________ to continue

a)

oxygen, electron flow

b)

carbon dioxide, aerobic respiration

c)

water, citric acid cycle

d)

NAD+, chemiosmosis

13.

The main purpose of fermentation is to

a)

produce oxygen

b)

replenish oxaloacetic acid for the Krebs cycle

c)

replenish NAD+ for glycolysis

d)

produce ATP

14.

Photosynthesis is an energy storing process (in glucose) and cellular respiration is an energy releasing process (to ATP)

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Suppose that in sheep, a dominant allele (B) produce black hair and a recessive allele (b) produce white hair. If you saw a black sheep, you would be able to identify

a)

its phenotype for hair color

b)

its genotype for hair color

c)

the genotype of only one of its parents

d)

the phenotype of both of its parents

16.

In mice, the homozygous mice are black and white. The heterozygous mice are gray. What pattern of inheritance is expressed in fur color in mice?

a)

complete dominance and recessiveness

b)

incomplete dominance

c)

co-dominance

d)

pleiotropy

17.

In humans, hemophilia is an X-linked recessive trait. If a man and a woman have a son who is affected with hemophilia, which of the following is definitely true?

a)

The mother carries an allele for hemophilia

b)

The father is afflicted with hemophilia

c)

The father carries an allele for hemophilia

d)

both parents carry an allele for hemophilia

18.

In peas, the trait for tall plants is dominant (T) and the trait for short plants is recessive (t). The trait for yellow seeds is dominant (Y) and the trait for green seeds is recessive (y).

A cross between two plants results in 292 tall, yellow plants and 103 short, green plants. What are the most likely genotypes of the parents?

a)

TtYY x Ttyy

b)

TTyy x TTYy

c)

TTYy x TTYy

d)

TtYy x TtYy

19.

If you roll three dice, what is the probability that they all turn up with a 2?

a)

1/2

b)

1/6

c)

1/36

d)

1/216

20.

Find the degrees of freedom

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

21.

Observed in the wild are 10 circles, 20 squares and 30 triangles. The ratio for this particular population is 2:3:5 observed: 10 circles expected:12

observed: 20 squares expected: 18

observed: 30 triangles expected: 30

Chi square: 5.96

Would you accept (fail to reject) or reject?

a)

Accept (fail to reject)

b)

Reject

22.

What is the effect of a nucleotide-pair substitution that results in a nonsense mutation in a gene?

a)

it changes an amino acid in the encoded protein

b)

it introduces premature stop codon into the mRNA

c)

It has no effect on the amino acid sequence of the encoded protein

d)

it alters the reading frame of the mRNA

23.

Which is an example of a gene SUBSTITUTION mutation?

a)

TAC -> AGG

b)

TAC -> AUUG

c)

TAC-> AU

d)

TAC -> AUG

24.

Seals the Okazaki fragments together

a)

DNA Polymerase

b)

helicase

c)

ligase

d)

primase

25.

Cells must control gene expression so that

a)

their genes will be expressed only when needed

b)

their genes will never be expressed

c)

their genes will always be expressed

d)

genetic disorders can be corrected

26.

A repressor protein

a)

prevents DNA synthesis

b)

destroys amino acids before protein synthesis occurs

c)

attaches to ribosomes during translation

d)

blocks movement of RNA polymerase

27.

Replication of DNA is a semi-conservative process. Which of the following best describes this characteristic of replication?

a)

each new DNA molecule is made of pieces of the parent strand and alternating with segments that have been newly constructed from the free nucleotides.

b)

The double-stranded DNA molecule unzips, acts as a template for a new DNA molecule to be constructed, and then zips back together into its original form.

c)

One strand of the DNA molecule acts as a template for transcription, in which a strand of mRNA is formed.

d)

Each strand of the original, double-stranded DNA molecule serves as a template for a newly constructed, complementary strand.

28.

What does the inducer molecule do in an inducible operon?

a)

it binds to the repressor protein allowing transcription to occur

b)

it binds to the operator and stops transcription

c)

it binds to the promoter allowing transcription to occur

d)

it binds to the repressor and stops transcription

29.

The table shows the results of measuring the percentages of the four bases in the DNA of several different organisms. Some of the values are missing from the table. Based on Chargaff’s rule, the percentages of guanine bases in chicken DNA should be approximately what?

a)

28.8%

b)

21.5%

c)

19.9%

d)

13.4%

30.

Consider the replication bubble diagrammed at the right. Which letters represent leading strands?

a)

W and X

b)

W and Z

c)

Y and Z

d)

X and Y

31.

What type of gene mutation has occurred here? Normal-

AGA-TTC-ATA-GCG

Mutant-

AGA-TTC-AAT-AGC-G

a)

deletion frameshift

b)

substitution

c)

insertion frameshift

d)

nonsense

32.

Where does the oxygen produced in the light dependent reactions of photosynthesis come from?

a)

chlorophyll

b)

the atmosphere

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

water

33.

The light dependent reactions of photosynthesis occur in the _____.

a)

thylakoid membrane

b)

stroma

c)

grana

d)

mesophyll

34.

What are the products of the light dependent reactions?

a)

ATP, NADPH, oxygen

b)

water, carbon dioxide

c)

H+, e-, oxygen

35.

Which of the following BEST explains why phytoplankton and algae who live at the top of the ocean are important?

a)

they produce glucose through photosynthesis

b)

they remove CO2 through photosynthesis

c)

they produce oxygen through photosynthesis

d)

they eat fish and help return N to the ocean

36.

Which of the following macromolecules needs the P cycled in the phosphorous cycle?

a)

carbohydrates

b)

lipids

c)

nucleic acids

d)

proteins

37.

Which of the following best explains why the respiration line is flat?

a)

plants are always doing cellular respiration with mitochondria

b)

plants are confused during the night

c)

plants stop doing photosynthesis at night

d)

plants don't like cold water

38.

Mice survived the eruption of Mt. St. Helens. Which of the following best predicts how the population was affected the summer after.

a)

they evolved that summer.

b)

the survivors have different allelic frequencies than the original population.

c)

the survivors were bigger, faster and smarter than those that did not survive

d)

the survivors have different genes than the original population.

39.

Which of the following best describes the differences between eukaryotes and prokaryotes?

a)

they both have cilia and golgi apparatus

b)

bacteria have cell wall made of peptidoglycan and circular DNA

c)

they both have a diploid genome and linear DNA

d)

each has members with membrane-bond organelles and flagella

40.

The sodium-potassium pump only works if:

a)

ATP is available to use as energy to work against the gradient.

b)

ATP synthase is available to allow the flow of protons.

c)

there is a sufficient concentration gradient.

d)

cells don't use sodium and they commit apoptosis.