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WorksheetsAP biology final review
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Worksheet time: 3hrs 58mins
This egg has shrunk, what type of solution was it placed in?
hypotonic solution
hypertonic solution
isotonic solution
Fill in the blank:
Osmosis is the movement of ________ across a cell membrane from high to low.
Carbon dioxide
Starch
Water
Oxygen
In an isotonic solution which way will the water flow
it will not flow at all
it will flow into the cell
it will flow both ways at equal rates
out of the cell
Which Type of solution is the middle cell placed in?
Hypertonic
Hypotonic
Isotonic
Robotonic
During osmosis
water moves from high to low concentration
large or oddly shaped molecules move across a cell membrane
water moves when energy is used
proteins are built
_______ regulates what enters and leaves a cell.
Cell Membrane
Nucleus
Mitochondria
Cytoplasm
The best way to speed up an enzymatic reaction would be
Add more substrate
Add more enzyme
Increase the temperature
Increase the salinity
A --> B + C
Anabolic
Catabolic
A + B --> C
Anabolic
Catabolic
Enzymes in your body probably work best at which of the following temperatures>
25oC
98oC
37oC
210oC
G1 is associated with what event?
doubling of cell content
DNA replication
The beginning of mitosis
breakdown of the nuclear membrane
The amount of DNA in a cell is measured right after mitosis and found to be 8 picograms. How many picograms of DNA would be found in a nucleus in the G2 phase?
4
8
16
24
Matter
has mass.
All of the choices are correct.
occupies space.
is what life is composed of
is composed of elements.
Which of the following elements is Not one of the six most common in living organisms?
carbon
oxygen
iron
nitrogen
hydrogen
The are ___ naturally occurring elements.
57
108
95
92
87
Which term is based on the Greek root word for "uncut" or "indivisible"?
atom
element
molecule
chemical
electron
Which statement is Not true about subatomic particles?
Protons are found in the nucleus.
Neutrons have no electrical charge.
Electrons contain much less mass than neutrons.
Electrons are found in orbitals around the nucleus.
All electrons in an atom contain the same amount of energy.
An atom's atomic number is best described as the number of
protons it contains
neutrons it contains
electrons in the outermost shell
protons and neutrons it contains
protons and electrons it contains
An atom's atomic mass is best described as the mass of
protons it contains
neutrons it contains
electrons in the outermost shell
protons and neutrons it contains
protons and electrons it contains
The characteristic way in which atoms of an element react is most related to the
number of electrons in the outermost shell
number of electrons in the innermost shell
number of neutrons in the outermost shell
number of neutrons in the nucleus
size of the nucleus
Potential energy is best described as the
ability to do work
energy of motion of molecules
energy that comes from the sun
energy in the nucleus of an atom
stored energy that is available to do work
Which of the following statements is Not true about electron configurations?
If an atom has only one shell, it is complete with two electrons.
If an atom has two or more shells, the octet rule applies.
If an atom has two or more shells, the outer shell is complete with eight electrons.
Atoms with more than eight electrons in the outer shell react by gaining electrons.
Atoms with eight electrons in the outer shell are not reactive at all.
10. An orbital is best described as
the electron shell closest to the nucleus.
the outermost electron shell of an atom.
the volume of space in which electrons are most often found.
the original energy level of electrons in photosynthesis.
An atom, such as calcium, which has two electrons in the outer shell, would most likely
share to acquire a complete outer shell.
lose these two electrons and become a negatively charged ion.
lose these two electrons and become a positively charged ion.
bind with carbon by way of hydrogen bonds.
bind with another calcium to satisfy its energy needs.
In which of these are the electrons shared unequally?
double covalent bond
triple covalent bond
hydrogen bond
polar covalent bond
ionic and covalent bonds
During a chemical reaction, the loss of an electron from an atom or molecule is termed
reduction
cellular respiration
kinetics
oxidation
metabolism
Typically, nitrogen atoms are composed of seven electrons, seven protons, and seven neutrons. An isotope of nitrogen could
A) B) C) D) E)
be negatively charged.
have more than seven electrons and more than seven protons.
have more than seven protons.
have more than seven neutrons.
be positively charged.
In the equation 2 H2 +O2 = 2H2O,
only H2 and O2 are compounds.
H2, O2, and H2O are all trace elements.
H2, O2, and H2O are all compounds.
only H2O is a compound.
H2, O2, and H2O are all elements.
What is the fundamental difference between covalent and ionic bonding?
Covalent bonding involves only the outer electron shell; ionic bonding also involves the next inner electron shell.
In a covalent bond, the partners have identical electronegativity; in an ionic bond, one of them is more electronegative.
Covalent bonds form between atoms of the same element; ionic bonds, between atoms of different elements.
In a covalent bond, the partners share a pair of electrons; in an ionic bond, one partner captures an electron from the other.
In covalent bonding, both partners end up with filled outer electron shells; in ionic bonding, one partner does and the other does not.
The electron-dot structure of carbon has how many dots?
2
4
6
8
Which of the following is the strongest bond?
Ionic
Covalent
Hydrogen
Van der Waals
Hydrophobic interactions
What type of bond would form between two nitrogen atoms (7 protons)?
ionic
hydrogen
single covalent
double covalent
triple covalent
If a stem cell (body cell) has 24 chromosomes, how many will it have at the end of meiosis?
24
12
6
the number varies per species
Meiosis results in ______.
4 genetically unique haploid gametes
4 genetically unique diploid cells
2 genetically identical cells
4 genetically identical cells
Two processes that increase genetic variation during meiosis are crossing over and _____
Synapsis
Tetrad
Independent assortment
Gameiosis
A haploid cell has
three sets of chromosomes
one set of chromosomes
two sets of chromosomes
four sets of chromosomes
What is one of the advantages of reproducing sexually versus asexually?
underproduction of offspring
overproduction of offspring
genetic variation
artificial selection
Haploid cells are represented by
2n
n
1/2 n
4n
The organelle located within centrosome region of animal cells; aids in spindle fiber formation
Chromatid
Centriole
Centromere
Centrosome
How does N2 get into soil?
N2 diffuses into the pore spaces between the soil particles
Legumes pull it in.
gravity. It's not just a good idea, it's the Law.
1st Law of Thermodynamics
Cellular respiration is the process by which ____________ is consumed and _______________ is produced.
Carbon, Oxygen
Oxygen, Carbon dioxide
H20, oxygen
Carbon, H2O
The nitrogen cycle is a biogeochemical cycle because it moves ?
only between living things (biosphere)
only in the soil (geosphere)
between living things, the soil, and air
only in the air (atmosphere)
Denitrifying bacteria convert
NH4+ to N2
NH4+ to NO3
N2 to NH4+
nitrogen to energy
Type of symbiosis: Hummingbirds feed on nectar from flowers. The flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds as they move from flower to flower.
commensalism
mutualism
parasitism
predation
Type of symbiosis: Skunks often live in burrows that have been dug and abandoned by woodchucks.
commensalism
mutualism
parasitism
predation
Bird & Tree: A bird builds a nest in a hole in the trunk of the tree. It is protected from the rain and predators. The tree is not harmed or helped by the bird.
Mutualism
Commensalism
Parasitism
Competition
What level of ecological organization would include all squirrels that live in the same area?
biome
community
ecosystem
population
A symbiotic relationship in which one organism is harmed and another benefits is
mutualism
parasitism.
commensalism.
predation.
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
its phenotype for hair color
its genotype for hair color
the genotype of only one of its parents
the phenotype of both of its parents
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 researcher crossed a male Drosophila melanogaster having a grey body and long wings with a female D. melanogaster having a black body and apterous wings. The following distribution of traits was observed in the offspring.
What conclusion is supported by the data?
The alleles for gray body and long wings are dominant.
The alleles for gray body and long wings are recessive.
Genes for the two traits are located on two different chromosomes, and independent assortment occurred.
Genes for the two traits are located close together on the same chromosome, and crossing over occurred between the two gene loci.
Butterflies of the genus Colias live in the Rocky Mountains, where they experience a wide range of temperatures. Different variants of a particular glycolytic enzyme in the flight muscles are optimally active at different temperatures. Within the same population, some individual butterflies fly most effectively at 29°C , while others fly most effectively at 40°C. Still others can be equally active at both temperatures.
Which of the following claims is most consistent with the observed butterfly behavior?
Butterflies that express two variants of the enzyme are active over a greater range of temperature
Butterflies that are active over a wide range of temperatures produce greater amounts of the enzyme.
Temperature has little effect on the activity of butterflies.
Butterflies that are active at warmer temperatures produce more offspring
Gregor Mendel’s pioneering genetic experiments with pea plants occurred before the discovery of the structure and function of chromosomes. Which of the following observations about inheritance in pea plants could be explained only after the discovery that genes may be linked on a chromosome?
Pea color and pea shape display independent inheritance patterns.
Offspring of a given cross show all possible combinations of traits in equal proportions.
Most offspring of a given cross have a combination of traits that is identical to that of either one parent or the other.
Recessive phenotypes can skip a generation, showing up only in the parental and F2 generations.
If 2n = 48 for a particular cell, then the chromosome number in each cell after meiosis would be
96
48
24
12
A male fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) with red eyes and long wings was mated with a female with purple eyes and vestigial wings. All of the offspring in the F1 generation had red eyes and long wings. These F1 flies were test crossed with purple-eyed, vestigial-winged flies. Their offspring, the F2 generation, appeared as indicated below.
If in the F1 and F2 generations the same characteristics appeared in both males and females, it would be safe to assume that these traits for eye color and wing length are...
are sex-linked
are sex-influenced characteristics
are autosomal characteristics
follow the Mendelian rule of independent assortment
A male fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) with red eyes and long wings was mated with a female with purple eyes and vestigial wings. All of the offspring in the F1 generation had red eyes and long wings. These F1 flies were test crossed with purple-eyed, vestigial-winged flies. Their offspring, the F2 generation, appeared as indicated below.
Based on the F1 generation, what was the phenotype of the male fruit fly?
RRLL
RrLl
rrll
RRll
The pedigree of a family with a history of a particular genetic disease is shown below. Squares represent males and circles represent females. Shaded symbols represent those who have the disease.
If Individual 2 were to marry a woman with no family history of the disease, which of the following would most likely be true of their children?
All of the children would have the disease.
None of the children would have the disease
Only the sons would have the disease
All of the sons would be carriers of the disease
The pedigree of a family with a history of a particular genetic disease is shown below. Squares represent males and circles represent females. Shaded symbols represent those who have the disease
If Individual 6 marries a woman with the disease, what is the probability that their first child will have the disease?
0
25%
50%
75%
In garden peas, a single gene controls stem length. The recessive allele (t) produces short stems when homozygous. The dominant allele (T) produces long stems. A short-stemmed plant is crossed with a heterozygous long-stemmed plant. Which of the following represents the expected phenotypes of the offspring and the ratio in which they will occur?
3 long-stemmed plants: 1 short-stemmed plant
1 long-stemmed plant: 1 short-stemmed plant
1 long-stemmed plant: 3 short-stemmed plants
Long-stemmed plants only
In most vertebrates, the sperm cell normally contributes which of the following to the new organism?
Many mitochondria
Significant amounts of RNA
A haploid complement of chromosomes
Most of the cytoplasm of the zygote
The process depicted in the image above is best summarized by which of the following descriptions?
During the synthesis phase of the cell cycle, DNA molecules replicate to generate identical daughter cells
Centromeres align specific gene sequences of homologous chromosomes during mitotic divisions.
The spindle apparatus attaches at chiasma during metaphase of mitosis.
During meiosis, crossing over leads to recombination of alleles between homologous chromosomes
