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AP Biology Unit 1 Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which list of components characterizes RNA?

a)

a phosphate group, deoxyribose and uracil

b)

a phosphate group, ribose and uracil

c)

a phosphate group, ribose and thymine

d)

an amino group, deoxyribose and uracil

2.

Which of the following statements reguarding carbon is false?

a)

Carbon has the capacity to form polar covalent bonds with hydrogen

b)

Carbon has the ability to form covalent bonds with up to 4 other atoms

c)

Carbon has the capacity to form single and double bonds

d)

Carbon has the ability to bond together to form extensive "carbon skeletons"

3.

Because of the unique properties of water associated with hydrogen bonding, water evaporates from pores on the leaves of plants and draws water molecules in a continuous chain from the roots up through the vascular tissues of plants. Which of these groups of terms describes the process and the properties of water that explain this?

a)

adhesion, cohesion, and translocation

b)

adhesion, cohesion, and transcription

c)

cohesion, adhesion, and transpiration

d)

cohesion, hybridization, and transpiration

4.

Match the following molecular terms:

a)

Lipids

1.

The major class of biological molecules that are not polymers

b)

Peptide bonds

2.

Linkages between the monomers of proteins

c)

Alpha helix

3.

A secondary structure of proteins

d)

Cellulose

4.

A structural carbohydrate found in plants

5.

Hydrolysis is involved in which of the following?

a)

formation of starch, a polysaccharide, from monomers of glucose

b)

hydrogen bond formation between nitrogen bases of nucleic acids

c)

peptide bond formation between amino acids to form a protein

d)

the digestion of sucrose, a disaccharide, into its monomers of glucose and fructose

6.

The process by which protein conformation is lost or broken down is called what?

a)

dehydration synthesis

b)

translation

c)

denaturation

d)

hydrolysis

7.

Which of the macromolecules below could form structural parts of the cell, be enzymes, or be involved in cell movement?

a)

nucleic acids

b)

proteins

c)

lipids

d)

carbohydrates

8.

An organic compound that is composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a 1:2:1 ratio is known as a ​ (a)   .

Choose from the below words
carbohydrate
protein
lipid
nucleic acid
9.

The plasma membrane is composed of several different macromolecules. Which macromolecule serves as the fluid interface between the intracellular and extracellular environments?

a)

proteins

b)

phospholipids

c)

carbohydrates

d)

cholesterol

10.

The partial negative charge at one end of a water molecule is attracted to a partial positive charge of another water molecule. Water is this type of attraction called?

a)

a hydrogen bond

b)

an ionic bond

c)

a polar covalent bond

d)

a hydration shell

11.

A globular blood protein that transports vitamin A is 127 amino acids long. Select an answer for each of the following:

How many water molecules were produced in synthesis of the protein?

What chemical process joined the amino acids together?

a)

127 water molecules

b)

126 water molecules

c)

hydrolysis

d)

dehydration synthesis

12.

Which of the following biological macromolecules contains phosphorous?

a)

Nucleic acids

b)

Carbohydrates

c)

Proteins

d)

Lipids

13.

Match the following DNA strands to their complementary strands:

a)

5' - TTTA - 3'

1.

5' - AAAT - 3'

b)

5' - CTAG - 3'

2.

5' - GATC - 3'

c)

5' - AGCC - 3'

3.

5' - TCGG - 3'

d)

5' - AGGA - 3'

4.

5' - TCCT - 3'

e)

5' - TCGA - 3'

5.

5' - AGCT - 3'

14.

The molecular formula for glucose is C6H12O6

If ten molecules of glucose were joined together by dehydration reactions, the polymer's molecular formula would be:

C​ (a)   H​ (b)   O​ (c)  

Choose from the below words
60
102
51
6
120
50
100
15.

How do organisms manage to grow, reproduce, and maintain their internal organization?

a)

Organisms are consumers and obtain their energy and raw material from other organisms

b)

Organisms exchange matter with the environment, taking in nutrients and releasing waste products

c)

Organisms are producers, taking in raw materials and forming their organic compounds utilizing energy from the sun

d)

Organisms recycle already exsisting raw materials thereby providing a constant stream of organic compounds