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WorksheetsDiagnostic Exam AP Biology: Section 1
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 28mins
A pH of 10 is how many times more basic than a pH of 7?
10
100
1000
10000
Destruction of microfilaments would most adversely affect which of the following?
Cell division
Cillia
Flagella
Muscular Contraction
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
directional selection
stabilizing selection
artificial selection
disruptive selection
Crossover occurs during
Prophase of mitosis
Prophase I of meiosis
Prophase II of meiosis
Prophase I and II of meiosis
Which of the following is a specialized feature of plants that live in hot and dry regions?
Stomata that open and close
Transpiration
Photophosphorylation
C4 photosynthesis
A virus that carries the reverse transcriptase enzyme is a
retrovirus
prion
viroid
DNA virus
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
Parastism
Commensualism
Mutualism
Symbiosis
What process is taking place int he plant to cause its behavior and physiological response.
Phototropism
Gravitropism
Photomorphogenesis
Circadian rhythms
The vine is the figure is exhibiting what behavioral response?
Gravitropism
Phototropism
Thigmotropism
Photoperiodism
A reactions that breaks down compounds by the addition of water is known as
a hydrolysis reactions
a dehydration reaction
an endergonic reaction
an exergonic reaction
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.
0.75
0.50
0.25
100
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.
0.25
0.50
0.75
0.15
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?
0.02
0.04
0.98
0.40
Which of the following is an example of aneuploidy? (Having missing or extra chromosomes)
Cri-du-chat syndrome
Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Turner syndrome
Achondroplasia
Among the following choices, which one would mostly readily move through a selectively permeable membrane?
small, uncharged polar molecule
Large unchanged polar molecule
Glucose
Sodium Ion
Which of the following is not a lipid?
Steriod
Fat
Phospholipid
Glycogen
Which of the following hormones is not released by the anterior pituitary gland?
Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)
Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
Growth hormone (GH or STH)
Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH
Which of the following is the least specific taxonomic classification category?
Division (Phylum in Plants)
Order
Family
Genus
Which cells control the opening and closing of a plant's stomata?
Guard cells
Collenchyma cells
Parenchyma cells
Mesophyll cells
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?
30.0
34.0
38.0
42.0
The situation in which a gene at one locus alerts the phenotypic expression of a gene at another locus is known as
incomplete dominance
codominance
pleiotropy
epistasis
The oxygen produced during the light reactions of photosynthesis comes directly from
H2O
H2O2
C2H3O2
CO2
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.
0.40
0.36
0.60
0.18
The presence of which of the following organelles or structures would most convincingly indicate that a cell is a eukaryote and not a prokaryote
Plasma membrane
Cell Wall
Lysosome
Ribosome
Traits that are similar between organisms that arose from a common ancestor are known as
convergent
homologous
vestigial
divergent
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
cloning
transformation
a polymerase chain reaction
gel electrophoresis
A compound contains a COOH group. What functional group is that
Carbonyl group
Carboxyl group
Hydroxyl group
Phosphate group
Which of the following forms of cell transport requires the input of energy?
Diffusion
Osmosis
Facilitated Diffusion
Active Transport
Homologous chromosomes are chromosomes that
are found only in identical mitosis
are formed during mitosis
split apart during meiosis II
resemble one another in shape, size, and function
Which of the following is an incorrect statement about DNA replication?
It occurs in the nucleus
It occurs in a semiconservative fashion
Helicase is the enzyme that adds the nucleotides to the growing strand
DNA polymerase can build only in a 5' t0 3' direction
Warning coloration adopted by animals that possess a chemical defense mechanism is known as
cryptic coloration
deceptive markings
aposematic coloration
Batesian mimicry
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
gene flow
bottleneck
balanced polymorphism
allopathic speciation
Which of the following structures would not have developed from the mesoderm?
Muscle
Heart
Kidneys
Liver
The cyclic pathway of photosynthesis occurs because
The Calvin cycle uses more ATP than NADPH
it can occur in regions lacking light
it is a more efficient way to produce the NADPH needed for the Calvin cycle
it is a more efficient way to produce oxygen
Which of the following conditions is an X-linked condition?
Hemophilia
Tay-Sachs disease
Cystic fibrosis
Sickle cell anemia
The uptake of foreign DNA from the surrounding environment is known as
generalized transduction
specialized transduction
conjugation
transformation
Most of the digestion of food occurs in the
esophagus
stomach
small intestine
large intestine
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?
Growth of guard cells
Growth of collenchyma cells
Growth of apical meristem cells
Growth of lateral0 meristem cells
The trophoblast formed during the early stages of human embryology eventually develops into the
placenta
embryo
hypoblast
morula
What biome is known for having the greatest diversity of species?
Taiga
Temperate grassland
Tropical forest
Savanna
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
dominance
incomplete dominance
codominance
epistasis
The ligh-dependent reactions of photosynthesis occur in the
nucleus
cytoplasm
thylakoid membrane
stroma
Which of the following is a characteristic of an R-selective strategist?
Low reproductive rate
Extensive postnatal care
Relatively constant population size
J-shaped growth curve
Which of the following statements about miosis is correct?
Mitosis makes up 30 percent of the cell cycle
The order of mitosis is prophase, anaphase, metaphase, and telophase
Single-cell eukaryotes undergo mitosis as past of asexual reproduction
Cell plates are formed in animal cells during mitosis
A vine that wraps around a trunk if a tree is displaying the concept known as
photoperiodism
thigmotropism
gravitropism
phototropism
Which hormone is known for assisting in the closing of the stomata and inhibition of cell growth
Abscisic acid
Cytokinin
Ethylene
Gibberellin
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?
Signal
Receptor
Signal transduction
Cellular response
Which reaction occurs in the mitochondria and involves the formation of ATP from NADH and FADH2
Glycolysis
Oxidative phosphorylation
Chemiosmosis
Fermentation
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?
Formation of acetyl CoA
Chemiosmosis
ATP synthase
Glycolysis
Which reaction occurs outside the mitochondria whether oxygen is present or not, to produce 2 ATP, 2 NADH and 2 pyruvate?
Glycolysis
Oxidative phosphorylation
Chemiosmosis
Fermentation
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?
Glycolysis
Oxidative phosphorylation
Chemiosmosis
Fermentation
What is the learning behavior exhibited by an organism as it reasons through a problem the first time with no prior experience?
Associative learning
Insight learning
Imprinting
Altruistic behavior
When an animal substitutes one stimulus for another in order to get the same result, the process is referred to as
associative learning
insight learning
imprinting
altruistic behavior
During the critical early life period for an organism, what innate behavior is learned?
Associative learning
Insight learning
Imprinting
Altruistic behavior
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?
Associative learning
Insight learning
Imprinting
Altruistic behavior
