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Diagnostic Exam AP Biology: Section 1

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A pH of 10 is how many times more basic than a pH of 7?

a)

10

b)

100

c)

1000

d)

10000

2.

Destruction of microfilaments would most adversely affect which of the following?

a)

Cell division

b)

Cillia

c)

Flagella

d)

Muscular Contraction

3.

Imagine that for a particular species of moth, females are primed to respond to two types of males mating calls. Males who produce an in-between version will not succeed at obtaining a mate and will therefore have low reproductive success. This is an example of

a)

directional selection

b)

stabilizing selection

c)

artificial selection

d)

disruptive selection

4.

Crossover occurs during

a)

Prophase of mitosis

b)

Prophase I of meiosis

c)

Prophase II of meiosis

d)

Prophase I and II of meiosis

5.

Which of the following is a specialized feature of plants that live in hot and dry regions?

a)

Stomata that open and close

b)

Transpiration

c)

Photophosphorylation

d)

C4 photosynthesis

6.

A virus that carries the reverse transcriptase enzyme is a

a)

retrovirus

b)

prion

c)

viroid

d)

DNA virus

7.

Ants live on acacia trees are are able to feast on the sugar produced by the trees. The tree is protected by the ants attach on any foreign insects that may harm the tree. This is an example of

a)

Parastism

b)

Commensualism

c)

Mutualism

d)

Symbiosis

8.

What process is taking place int he plant to cause its behavior and physiological response.

a)

Phototropism

b)

Gravitropism

c)

Photomorphogenesis

d)

Circadian rhythms

9.

The vine is the figure is exhibiting what behavioral response?

a)

Gravitropism

b)

Phototropism

c)

Thigmotropism

d)

Photoperiodism

10.

A reactions that breaks down compounds by the addition of water is known as

a)

a hydrolysis reactions

b)

a dehydration reaction

c)

an endergonic reaction

d)

an exergonic reaction

11.

Sickle cell anemia is a mutation in hemoglobin that affects the shape or red blood cells during periods of low oxygenation. Sickle cell anemia displays recessive inheritance. An expecting mother and father visit a geneticist for counseling. Both parents are carriers of the sickle cell trait. Calculate the likelihood that their child is a carrier.

a)

0.75

b)

0.50

c)

0.25

d)

100

12.

Dwarfism is an autosomal dominant disease. A couple has sought out genetic counseling as they prepare to start a family. They want to have two biological children. One parent has been diagnosed with dwarfism (Dd), the second parent is healthy (dd). Calculate the probabilty that both children have dwarfism.

a)

0.25

b)

0.50

c)

0.75

d)

0.15

13.

A population of mice is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. The recessive phenotype is found in 1 of every 2,500 mice. Calculate the percentage of the heterozygous phenotype?

a)

0.02

b)

0.04

c)

0.98

d)

0.40

14.

Which of the following is an example of aneuploidy? (Having missing or extra chromosomes)

a)

Cri-du-chat syndrome

b)

Chronic myelogenous leukemia

c)

Turner syndrome

d)

Achondroplasia

15.

Among the following choices, which one would mostly readily move through a selectively permeable membrane?

a)

small, uncharged polar molecule

b)

Large unchanged polar molecule

c)

Glucose

d)

Sodium Ion

16.

Which of the following is not a lipid?

a)

Steriod

b)

Fat

c)

Phospholipid

d)

Glycogen

17.

Which of the following hormones is not released by the anterior pituitary gland?

a)

Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)

b)

Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)

c)

Growth hormone (GH or STH)

d)

Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH

18.

Which of the following is the least specific taxonomic classification category?

a)

Division (Phylum in Plants)

b)

Order

c)

Family

d)

Genus

19.

Which cells control the opening and closing of a plant's stomata?

a)

Guard cells

b)

Collenchyma cells

c)

Parenchyma cells

d)

Mesophyll cells

20.

Imagine that 9 percent of a population of anteaters have short snout (recessive), while 91 percent have a long snout (dominant). If this population is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, what is the expected frequency (in percent) of the heterozygous condition?

a)

30.0

b)

34.0

c)

38.0

d)

42.0

21.

The situation in which a gene at one locus alerts the phenotypic expression of a gene at another locus is known as

a)

incomplete dominance

b)

codominance

c)

pleiotropy

d)

epistasis

22.

The oxygen produced during the light reactions of photosynthesis comes directly from

a)

H2O

b)

H2O2

c)

C2H3O2

d)

CO2

23.

A population of fruit flies is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. The allele for black eyes (B) is dominant to the red allele (b). The recessive phenotype is seen in 36 percent of the population. Calculate the frequency of the dominant allele.

a)

0.40

b)

0.36

c)

0.60

d)

0.18

24.

The presence of which of the following organelles or structures would most convincingly indicate that a cell is a eukaryote and not a prokaryote

a)

Plasma membrane

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Lysosome

d)

Ribosome

25.

Traits that are similar between organisms that arose from a common ancestor are known as

a)

convergent

b)

homologous

c)

vestigial

d)

divergent

26.

The process by which a huge amount of DNA is created from a small amount of DNA in a very short amount of time is known as

a)

cloning

b)

transformation

c)

a polymerase chain reaction

d)

gel electrophoresis

27.

A compound contains a COOH group. What functional group is that

a)

Carbonyl group

b)

Carboxyl group

c)

Hydroxyl group

d)

Phosphate group

28.

Which of the following forms of cell transport requires the input of energy?

a)

Diffusion

b)

Osmosis

c)

Facilitated Diffusion

d)

Active Transport

29.

Homologous chromosomes are chromosomes that

a)

are found only in identical mitosis

b)

are formed during mitosis

c)

split apart during meiosis II

d)

resemble one another in shape, size, and function

30.

Which of the following is an incorrect statement about DNA replication?

a)

It occurs in the nucleus

b)

It occurs in a semiconservative fashion

c)

Helicase is the enzyme that adds the nucleotides to the growing strand

d)

DNA polymerase can build only in a 5' t0 3' direction

31.

Warning coloration adopted by animals that possess a chemical defense mechanism is known as

a)

cryptic coloration

b)

deceptive markings

c)

aposematic coloration

d)

Batesian mimicry

32.

In a large pond that consist of long-finned fish and short-finned fish, a tornado wreaks havoc on the pond, Killing 50 percent of the fish population. By chance most of the fish killed were short-finned varieties, and in the subsequent generation there were fewer fish with short fins. This is an example of

a)

gene flow

b)

bottleneck

c)

balanced polymorphism

d)

allopathic speciation

33.

Which of the following structures would not have developed from the mesoderm?

a)

Muscle

b)

Heart

c)

Kidneys

d)

Liver

34.

The cyclic pathway of photosynthesis occurs because

a)

The Calvin cycle uses more ATP than NADPH

b)

it can occur in regions lacking light

c)

it is a more efficient way to produce the NADPH needed for the Calvin cycle

d)

it is a more efficient way to produce oxygen

35.

Which of the following conditions is an X-linked condition?

a)

Hemophilia

b)

Tay-Sachs disease

c)

Cystic fibrosis

d)

Sickle cell anemia

36.

The uptake of foreign DNA from the surrounding environment is known as

a)

generalized transduction

b)

specialized transduction

c)

conjugation

d)

transformation

37.

Most of the digestion of food occurs in the

a)

esophagus

b)

stomach

c)

small intestine

d)

large intestine

38.

You have just come back from visiting the redwood forests in California and were amazed at how wide those trees were. What process is responsible for the increase in width of these trees?

a)

Growth of guard cells

b)

Growth of collenchyma cells

c)

Growth of apical meristem cells

d)

Growth of lateral0 meristem cells

39.

The trophoblast formed during the early stages of human embryology eventually develops into the

a)

placenta

b)

embryo

c)

hypoblast

d)

morula

40.

What biome is known for having the greatest diversity of species?

a)

Taiga

b)

Temperate grassland

c)

Tropical forest

d)

Savanna

41.

In hypercholesterolemia, a genetic condition found in humans, individuals who are HH have normal cholesterol levels, those who are hh have horrifically high cholesterol levels, and those who are Hh have cholesterol levels that are somewhere in between. This is an example of

a)

dominance

b)

incomplete dominance

c)

codominance

d)

epistasis

42.

The ligh-dependent reactions of photosynthesis occur in the

a)

nucleus

b)

cytoplasm

c)

thylakoid membrane

d)

stroma

43.

Which of the following is a characteristic of an R-selective strategist?

a)

Low reproductive rate

b)

Extensive postnatal care

c)

Relatively constant population size

d)

J-shaped growth curve

44.

Which of the following statements about miosis is correct?

a)

Mitosis makes up 30 percent of the cell cycle

b)

The order of mitosis is prophase, anaphase, metaphase, and telophase

c)

Single-cell eukaryotes undergo mitosis as past of asexual reproduction

d)

Cell plates are formed in animal cells during mitosis

45.

A vine that wraps around a trunk if a tree is displaying the concept known as

a)

photoperiodism

b)

thigmotropism

c)

gravitropism

d)

phototropism

46.

Which hormone is known for assisting in the closing of the stomata and inhibition of cell growth

a)

Abscisic acid

b)

Cytokinin

c)

Ethylene

d)

Gibberellin

47.

During the humoral immune response, the following sequence takes place. An antigen invader ->B cell meets antigen ->B cell differentiates into plasma cells and memory cells -> plasma cells produce antibodies -> antibodies eliminate antigens. What role does the antigen play in activation and communication with the cells of the immune system?

a)

Signal

b)

Receptor

c)

Signal transduction

d)

Cellular response

48.

Which reaction occurs in the mitochondria and involves the formation of ATP from NADH and FADH2

a)

Glycolysis

b)

Oxidative phosphorylation

c)

Chemiosmosis

d)

Fermentation

49.

Which process couples the movement of electrons down the electron transport chain with the formation of ATP, using the driving force provided by the proton gradient?

a)

Formation of acetyl CoA

b)

Chemiosmosis

c)

ATP synthase

d)

Glycolysis

50.

Which reaction occurs outside the mitochondria whether oxygen is present or not, to produce 2 ATP, 2 NADH and 2 pyruvate?

a)

Glycolysis

b)

Oxidative phosphorylation

c)

Chemiosmosis

d)

Fermentation

51.

Cells must be able to produce usable energy regardless of oxygen being preset. Which reaction is performed by cells in an effort to regenerate NAD+ required for glycolysis to continue with oxygen is not present?

a)

Glycolysis

b)

Oxidative phosphorylation

c)

Chemiosmosis

d)

Fermentation

52.

What is the learning behavior exhibited by an organism as it reasons through a problem the first time with no prior experience?

a)

Associative learning

b)

Insight learning

c)

Imprinting

d)

Altruistic behavior

53.

When an animal substitutes one stimulus for another in order to get the same result, the process is referred to as

a)

associative learning

b)

insight learning

c)

imprinting

d)

altruistic behavior

54.

During the critical early life period for an organism, what innate behavior is learned?

a)

Associative learning

b)

Insight learning

c)

Imprinting

d)

Altruistic behavior

55.

In interspecific interactions, organisms form relationships with other species in a community. When an organism helps another, even at its own expense, which is the learning behavior for an organism?

a)

Associative learning

b)

Insight learning

c)

Imprinting

d)

Altruistic behavior