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AP Bio Unit 1 Chemistry of Life

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Cohesive forces between water molecules and adhesive forces between water molecules enable ______ to occur

a)

surface tension

b)

capillary action

c)

photosynthesis

d)

ice floating on water

2.

Describe the bonds in water

a)

covalent bonds connect H and O of one water molecule; hydrogen bonds connect different water molecules

b)

ionic bonds connect H and O of one water molecule; covalent bonds different water molcules

c)

hydrogen bonds connect H and O of one water molecule; hydrogen bonds connect different water molcules

d)

hydrogen bonds connect H and O of one water molecule; covalent bonds connect different water molcules

3.

Large bodies of water help to keep nearby climates from being too hot or too cold because they

a)

absorb heat in the fall and slowly release heat in the spring

b)

absorb heat in the spring and slowly release that heat in the fall

c)

absorb heat in the summer and slowly release that heat in the winter

d)

absorb heat in the winter and slowly release that heat in the summer

4.

The fact that ice floats on water is due to the fact that water's solid form ____ than its liquid form

a)

is more dense

b)

is less dense

c)

is more polar

d)

has less surface tension

5.

Which statement correctly describes hydrolysis reactions?

a)

Hydrolysis adds water to build a larger molecule

b)

Hydrolysis removes water to build a larger molecule

c)

Hydrolysis adds water to split a molecule

d)

hydrolysis removes water to split a molecule

6.

Which of the following are the strongest interactions?

a)

Covalent bonds

b)

ionic bonds

c)

hydrogen bonds

d)

Van der Waals forces

7.

Mammals sweat to regulate body temperature (evaporative cooling). What property of water is responsible?

a)

water's change in density when it condenses

b)

water's ability to dissolve molecules in air

c)

the release of heat by the formation of hydrogen bonds

d)

the absorption of heat by during a phase change

8.

Which describes the bonds in a DNA molecule?

a)

covalent bonds in the backbone and hydrogen bonds holding the bases together

b)

covalent bonds in the backbone and ionic bonds holding the bases together

c)

hydrogen bonds in the backbone and ionic bonds holding the bases together

d)

hydrogen bonds in the backbone and ionic bonds holding the bases together

9.

A protein made of only one polypeptide is heated to a high temperature, breaking Hydrogen bonds. What level(s) of protein structure would be affected?

a)

all - primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary

b)

primary, secondary, tertiary

c)

secondary and tertiary

d)

secondary, tertiary, and quaternary

10.

In what ways do DNA and RNA differ?

a)

DNA is double stranded and RNA contains deoxyribose

b)

DNA contains thymine and RNA contains ribose

c)

DNA contains ribose and RNA is single-stranded

d)

DNA contains uracil and RNA contains ribose

11.

A molecule is found that contains only C, H, O, and P. What type of macromolecule could it be?

a)

carbohydrate

b)

lipid

c)

protein

d)

nucleic acid

12.

Hemoglobin protein contains 2 polypeptides. If there is a mutation in DNA that substitutes an amino acid to produce sickle cell anemia hemoglobin, what level(s) of protein structure are affected?

a)

all - primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary

b)

primary, secondary, tertiary

c)

secondary and tertiary only

d)

secondary, tertiary, and quaternary

13.

Which of the stream types had a statistically lower macroscopic invertebrate species diversity than the seasonal streams?

a)

transitional streams only

b)

intermitten streams only

c)

perennial and intermittent streams only

d)

transitional and intermittent streams only

14.

Marchesini's biomed class is testing diameter of blood spatter dropped from different heights. What is the dependent variable?

a)

the height from which the blood is dropped

b)

the diameter of the blood spatter

c)

the type of blood

d)

the temperature of the blood

15.

Which of the following is NOT in a nucleotide?

a)

5-carbon sugar

b)

nitrogenous base

c)

phosphate group

d)

R group

16.

Which matches the monomer with the polymer?

a)

nucleic acids are made up of amino acids

b)

carbohydrates are made up of monosaccharides

c)

proteins are made up of nitrogenous bases

d)

lipids are made up of triglycerides

17.

A scientist is testing the effect of pH on bacteria growth over 1 hour. What type of graph should the scientist use?

a)

bar graph

b)

line graph

c)

pie chart

d)

scatterplot