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AP Biology Unit 1

Total questions: 91

Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following does not result from hydrogen bonding in water molecules?

a)

Cohesion

b)

Adhesion

c)

Surface Tension

d)

Dissolving fats

2.

Why is water considered polar?

a)

Nonpolar covalent bonds in structure

b)

Ionic bonds in structure

c)

Polar covalent bonds in structure

d)

Hydrophobic interaction in structure

3.

Which macromolecule(s) have nitrogen?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Proteins

c)

Nucleic Acids

d)

Nucleic Acids & Proteins

4.

Which macromolecule(s) have phosphorus?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Proteins

c)

Nucleic Acids

d)

Fats

5.

Which macromolecule(s) have sulfur?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Proteins

c)

Nucleic Acids

d)

Fats

6.

Describes the forming of a bond between monomers with the removal of a water molecule.

a)

Hydrolysis

b)

Dehydration

7.

Describes the breaking of a bond within a polymer using water.

a)

Hydrolysis

b)

Dehydration

8.

Which of the following is NOT in the monomer of a nucleic acid?

a)

pentose sugar

b)

nitrogenous base

c)

phosphate

d)

amino acid

9.

Which of the following is NOT in the monomer of a protein?

a)

Amine Group

b)

R Group

c)

Carboxyl Group

d)

Nitrogenous Base

10.

Describe the orientation of the phospholipids in the membrane.

a)

Phospholipids orient in bilayer with hydrophilic heads on exterior

b)

Phospholipids orient in monolayer with hydrophilic head on extracellular

c)

Phospholipids orient in bilayer with hydrophobic tails on exterior

d)

Phospholipids orient in monolayer with hydrophobic tails on extracellular

11.

How is DNA/RNA synthesis directionally oriented?

a)

new nucleotides are added to 5' phosphate

b)

new nucleotides are added to 3' phosphate

c)

new nucleotides are added to 5' hydroxyl

d)

new nucleotides are added to 3' hydroxyl

12.

Identify the pairing and number of bonds in DNA double helix

a)

A pairs with T (2 bonds) & G pairs with C (3 bonds)

b)

A pairs with G (2 bonds) & T pairs with C (3 bonds)

c)

A pairs with T (3 bonds) & G pairs with C (2 bonds)

d)

A pairs with G (3 bonds) & T pairs with C (2 bonds)

13.

What component of the polypeptide is the next amino acid added forming the peptide bond?

a)

amino group

b)

hydrogen

c)

carboxyl group

d)

R groups

14.

Which protein involves R group bonding to form the final three dimensional structure?

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

tertiary

d)

quaternary

15.

Which protein structure involves the peptide bonds between amino acids?

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

tertiary

d)

quaternary

16.

DNA and RNA differ on many qualities, which of the following is NOT a difference?

a)

Sugar

b)

Nitrogenous Base

c)

Phosphate Group

d)

Strandedness

17.

What type of bond is found BETWEEN water molecules?

a)

Hydrogen bonds

b)

Ionic bonds

c)

Nonpolar covalent bonds

d)

Polar covalent bonds

18.

Surface tension of water is the cohesive force between water molecules and other molecules.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Cohesive force between water molecules and adhesive force between water molecules and other molecules enable this phenomenon to occur.

a)

Surface tension

b)

Capillary action

c)

Float on water

d)

Photosynthesis

20.

Which end of the water molecule has a slightly positive charge?

a)

The hydrogen end

b)

The oxygen end

c)

Both ends are slightly positive

d)

Neither end is positive

21.

What word describes when water is attracted to other substances?

a)

Cohesion

b)

Adhesion

c)

Capillary action

d)

Surface tension

22.

When water molecules stick easily to other water molecules, this is called what?

a)

Cohesion

b)

Adhesion

c)

Solution

d)

Polar molecule

23.

Water beads up on the surface of a penny because of what property?

a)

Adhesion

b)

High surface tension

c)

Universal solvent

d)

Changes in density

24.

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

a)

Less polar

b)

More polar

c)

Less dense

d)

More dense

25.

The tightness across the surface of water that enables insects to walk on it is

a)

Adhesion

b)

Capillary action

c)

Surface tension

d)

Polarity

26.

Which statement explains why water molecules stick together?

a)

Both sides are negative

b)

One side has a positive charge and the other side has a negative charge

c)

One side has a negative charge and the other side has a neutral charge

d)

Both sides are positive

27.

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

a)

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

b)

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

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

28.

A difference between RNA and DNA

a)

The sugar involved

b)

No pyrimidines

c)

No purines

d)

Different phosphates

29.

A difference between RNA and DNA

a)

Ionic bonding

b)

Covalent bonding

c)

Thymine and Uracil

d)

Guanine and Cytosine

30.

The ratio of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in carbohydrates

a)

2:1:1

b)

1:2:1

c)

1:2:2

d)

1:1:1

31.

Why is the bottom part of this triglyceride bent?

a)

A nitrogen is added

b)

It just is

c)

Deformed

d)

Double bond

32.

Which of the following element(s) are the main components in lipids?

a)

Carbon and Hydrogen

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Oxygen

d)

Sulfur

33.

Which of the following describes why lipids are hydrophobic?

a)

Lipids are composed mostly of hydrocarbons which are nonpolar

b)

Lipids have hydrogen bonds that repel the hydrogen bonds in water

c)

Lipids have more neutrons in their atoms, making the compound neutral

d)

Lipids are gaseous materials that do not dissolve in water

34.

Which of the following functional groups would you always find in an amino acid?

a)

-OH

b)

-NH2

c)

-CO

d)

CH3

35.

Which of the following is true of RNA?

a)

Double stranded helix

b)

Single stranded

c)

Has the base Thymine

d)

Has the sugar deoxyribose

36.

 

Amino acids are classified according to

a)

Sequence of amino acids

b)

If they are single stranded or double stranded

c)

The properties of the R group

d)

The properties of the carboxyl group

37.

The tertiary structure of a protein is dependent on

a)

the sequence of amino acids

b)

interactions between the amino acid backbone

c)

the interactions of the R groups

d)

Binding of two or more polypeptides together

38.

Which molecules would contain the element phosphorus?

a)

Carboyhydrates and lipids

b)

Nucleic acids

c)

Proteins and carbohydrates

d)

Proteins and nucleic acids

39.

Which statement describes an ionic bond?

a)

Two atoms share a pair or electrons equally

b)

Two atoms share a pair of electrons unequally

c)

One atom gives up an electron to another, and oppositely charged atoms form a bond

d)

One atom shares a proton equally

40.

Why is ice less dense than liquid water?

a)

Partial charges of water molecules repel each other

b)

Water has a high surface tension, keeping ice on the surface

c)

As water cools the hydrogen bonds keep molecules separate from each other

d)

As water cools the hydrogen bonds draw the molecules more closely together

41.

What is the monomer of proteins?

a)

Fatty acids

b)

Amino Acids

c)

Monosaccharides

d)

Nucleotides

42.

What is the monomer of carbohydrates?

a)

Fatty acids

b)

Amino Acids

c)

Monosaccharides

d)

Nucleotides

43.

What is the monomer of nucleic acids?

a)

Fatty acids

b)

Amino Acids

c)

Monosaccharides

d)

Nucleotides

44.

What type of reaction is shown in the image?

a)

Dehydration synthesis

b)

Hydrolsis

c)

DNA replication

d)

RNA translation

45.

In an experiment testing the effect of fertilizer on plant height, what is the dependent variable?

a)

Amount of fertilizer

b)

Amount of sunlight

c)

Amount of water

d)

Plant height

46.

Which of the following might denature proteins?

a)

Increased temperature

b)

Change in pH

c)

Ultraviolet light

d)

All of these would denature proteins

47.

In an experiment looking at the effects of supplemental growth hormone on the weight of rats, what would go on the y axis?

a)

amount of growth hormone

b)

weight of rats

c)

time of rats in a maze

d)

temperature of the rats' environment

48.

Which of the following is correctly defined as the attraction of the hydrogen from one molecule to the oxygen of a different molecule?

a)

amphipathic

b)

hydrophobic

c)

hydrogen bonding

d)

adhesion

49.

In DNA, Thymine bonds with

a)

Adenine

b)

Cytosine

c)

Guanine

d)

Uracil

50.

Structures of carbohydrates are

a)

monomers

b)

chains of monomers

c)

branched structures

d)

all of the options

51.

The process in the picture is called

a)

Dehydration synthesis

b)

Hydrolysis

c)

Glyosidic linking

d)

Atomic bonding

52.

Large bodies of water, such as lakes and oceans, do not quickly fluctuate in temperature. What is the reason for this phenomenon?

a)

Water is an acid

b)

Water has a high heat capacity.

c)

Water acts as a buffer.

d)

Water is a versatile solvent.

53.

Small insects can walk across the surface of calm water. Their feet push the surface of the water down slightly, somewhat like a person walking across a trampoline, but they do not break the surface. What is the best explanation for why this happens?

a)

The insects are light enough so that they do not break the hydrogen bonds holding the water molecules together

b)

The insects actually use their wings to hover slightly above the water's surface and they only skim it with their feet

c)

The insects' feet are non-polar, so they are repelled by the polar water molecules and are pushed away from the water's surface

d)

The insects are small enough to see the individual water molecules, so they are able to step carefully from one molecule to the next

54.

What functional group is -OH

a)

Amino

b)

Hydroxyl

c)

Methyl

d)

Carboxyl

55.

What functional group is shown?

a)

Methyl

b)

Hydroxyl

c)

Carbonyl

d)

Carboxyl

56.

What functional group is shown?

a)

Methyl

b)

Hydroxyl

c)

Carbonyl

d)

Carboxyl

57.

 

Atoms in molecules share pairs of electrons when they form

a)

Covalent bonds

b)

Ionic Bonds

c)

Polymers

d)

Hydrogen bonds

58.
Large bodies of water, such as lakes and oceans, do not quickly fluctuate in temperature. What is the reason for this phenomenon?
a)
Water is an acid.
b)
Water is a versatile solvent.
c)
Water has a high heat capacity.
d)
 Water acts as a buffer.
59.

A scientist grew Chlorella, a single-celled photosynthetic algae, for three weeks in a laboratory culture. The culture medium contained dissolved carbon and other nutrients.


Scientists measured the beginning and the end of the three week period. Based on the results of the graph which nutriets were absent from the culture medium?

a)

phosphorus

b)

nitrogen

c)

oxygen

d)

sulfur

60.

DNA and RNA have the same 5-carbon sugar and the same nucleotides.

a)

True

b)

False

61.

Substitution of amino acids in primary struture does not affect subsequent levels of protein folding.

a)

True

b)

False

62.
The tertiary structure folding in proteins is primary due to the interactions of....
a)
the 'R' groups
b)
the 'P' groups
c)
the 'A' groups
d)
the 'S'
63.
The two types of folding in the secondary structure are.....
a)
alpha-helix & beta-pleated sheets
b)
polypeptide & nucleotide
c)
globular & fibrous
64.

Which protein structure involves the peptide bonds between amino acids?

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

tertiary

d)

quaternary

65.
What macromolecule makes up the cell membrane's lining?
a)
Saturated Fatty acid chains
b)
Phospholipids
c)
Polypeptide chains
d)
Cellulose polysaccharide Chains
66.

Which of the following element(s) are found in proteins?

a)

Carbon / Hydrogen

b)

Oxygen

c)

Phosphorus

d)

Nitrogen

e)

Sulfur

67.

Which of the following bonds is found in the secondary structure of a protein?

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Peptide

c)

Covalent

d)

Ionic

68.

The amino acid glutamic acid has a R group with a negative charge. During folding, which of the following describes the orientation of the R group?

a)

Exterior of protein due to negative charge providing hydrophilic properties

b)

Exterior of protein due to negative charge providing hydrophobic properties

c)

Interior of protein due to negative charge providing hydrophobic properties

d)

Interior of protein due to negative charge providing hydrophilic properties

69.

In terms of directionality of the protein, which of the following provides naming for the side with the amino group?

a)

A-terminus

b)

C-terminus

c)

N-terminus

d)

S-terminus

70.

In terms of directionality of the protein, which of the following provides naming for the side with the carboxyl group?

a)

A-terminus

b)

C-terminus

c)

N-terminus

d)

S-terminus

71.

Which of the following categories includes all others in the list?

a)

carbohydrate

b)

polysaccharide

c)

disaccharide

d)

starch

72.

Which of the following statements concerning unsaturated fats is true?

a)

They contain more hydrogen than do saturated fats having the same number of carbon atoms.

b)

They generally solidify at room temperature.

c)

They are more common in animals than in plants.

d)

They have double bonds in their fatty acid chains.

73.

Which of the following solutions has the greatest concentration of hydrogen ions [H+]?

a)

gastric juice at pH 2

b)

vinegar at pH 3

c)

tomato juice at pH 4

74.

Which of the following statements is true pertaining to the graph given?

a)

There are more Rainbow Pitta than Cockatoo

b)

There are 17.5 million Guildian Finch

c)

Guildian Finch have the least accurate population measurement.

d)

Cockatoo and Rainbow Pitta have no statistical difference in population.

75.

What does a large standard deviation indicate?

a)

The data is clustered closely to the mean.

b)

The data is spread widely around the mean.

c)

The data is normally distrubuted.

d)

The data is not normally distributed.

76.

What does standard deviation represent?

a)

Deviation of negative values from a mean.

b)

Deviation of positive values from a mean.

c)

Spread of the variability of data around a mean.

d)

Statistical significance of variation around a mean.

77.

What percentage of the normal distribution lies within +/- 1 standard deviation of the mean?

a)

98%

b)

65%

c)

95%

d)

68%

78.

What do the error bars in the graph say about data?

a)

The data for Group 1 has a lower mean value.

b)

The data for Group 2 has a higher degree of variability.

c)

The data for Group 1 has a higher degree of accuracy.

d)

The data for Group 1 and 2 has the same degree of coefficient of variation.

79.

SE refers to the...

a)

mean

b)

standard deviation

c)

standard error of the mean

d)

chi square

80.

The symbol  σ\sigma  or s refers to

a)

the mean

b)

the standard deviation

c)

the standard error of the mean

d)

the chi square

81.

In an experiment, the variable that changes in response to independent variable is known as

a)

Independent variable

b)

Dependent variable

c)

Changing variable

d)

Control variable

82.

Which of the following is NOT a null hypothesis?

a)

Cats are no smarter than dogs

b)

Americans enjoy hot dogs twice as much as hamburgers

c)

There is no difference in test scores of students who drink coffee and those that don't

d)

Students spend as much time on TikTok as on Instagram

83.

The hypothesis that two groups are the same.

a)

Alternative hypothesis

b)

Experimental hypothesis

c)

Null hypothesis

d)

Statistical hypothesis

84.

The process by which protein conformation is lost or broken down is

a)

dehydration synthesis

b)

translation

c)

denaturation

d)

hydrolysis

85.

Water is an excellent solvent. Select the property that justifies this statement.

a)

as a polar molecule, it can surround and dissolve ionic and polar molecules

b)

it forms ionic bonds with ions, hydrogen bonds with polar molecules, and hydrophobic interactions with non polar molecules

c)

it forms hydrogen bonds with itself so cohesion is possible

d)

it is liquid and will adhere to many substances

86.
Water makes up approximately 60% of the human body and plays a vital role in regulating body temperature. Which property of water makes it good at regulating temperature?
a)
Water is a good solvent.
b)
Water exhibits strong cohesion.
c)
. Water has an unusual crystalline structure.
d)
Water has a high capacity for heat.
87.
Water has a much higher specific heat than most other covalent compounds. What do you predict might happen if water had a low specific heat instead?
a)
Flooding would occur and animals would be forced to migrate
b)
 Harmful organisms living in water would reproduce at a rapid rate
c)
Organisms that are sensitive to changes in temperature would die
d)
Plants would not have enough water to effectively carry out photosynthesis
88.

Multiple, fully folded protein chains interacting with each other is a

a)

primary structure

b)

secondary structure

c)

tertiary structure

d)

quaternary structure

89.
Monomers combine to form ________ through the process of ________.
a)
polymers; hydrolysis
b)
polymers; dehydration synthesis
c)
monomers; hydrolysis
d)
monomers; dehydration synthesis
90.

How do phospholipids interact with water molecules?

a)

Phospholipids dissolve in water.

b)

The polar heads avoid water; the nonpolar tails attract water (because water is polar and opposites attract).

c)

The polar heads interact with water; the nonpolar tails do not.

d)

Phospholipids do not interact with water because water is polar and lipids are nonpolar.

91.
Which biomolecule is this a picture of?
a)
Protein
b)
Nucleic Acid
c)
Lipid
d)
Carbohydrate