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ap bio review

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which are classified as a purine?

a)

Adenine and Guanine

b)

Thymine and Cytosine

2.
What is the atomic mass of the atom pictured? 
a)
9
b)
10
c)
18
d)
19
3.
The monomer of a nucleic acid is
a)
Monosaccharide
b)
Amino Acid
c)
Nucleotide
d)
Triglyceride (3 Fatty Acids and 1 Glycerol)
4.
C double bonded to O and single bonded to OH group; acts as acids
a)
hydroxyl
b)
carbonyl
c)
carboxyl
d)
phosphate
5.
Which property makes water molecules stick to other water molecules?
a)
adhesion
b)
cohesion
c)
capillary action
d)
polarity
6.
All organic compounds contain the element
a)
carbon
b)
nitrogen
c)
phosphorus
d)
sulfur
7.
Which macromolecule is shown?
a)
lipid
b)
protein
c)
nucleic acid
d)
carbohydrate
8.
Is this hydrocarbon saturated or unsaturated? 
a)
saturated
b)
unsaturated
9.

What is a peptide bond? (1pt)

a)

Bond that holds two amino acids together

b)

A bond that holds hydrogen and oxygen molecules togethe

c)

A bond that holds the phosphate group of one nucleotide and a sugar of a neighboring nucleotide

d)

A bond that is formed by the sharing of electrons.

10.

Which of the following word pairs correctly completes the sentence below?

_______ are corrosive substances characterized as having a strong smell, a sour taste, and a _______. (1pt)

a)

Acids; pH less than 7

b)

Acids; pH greater than 7

c)

Bases; pH greater than 7

d)

Bases; pH less than 7

11.
Which of the following is correct about the molecule cholesterol?
a)
it is a polar molecule
b)
it is a protein
c)
it stores energy as a charbohydrate
d)
it is hydrophobic
12.
Which biomolecule is mainly hydrocarbons and therefore very hydrophobic?
a)
carbohydrate
b)
nucleic acid
c)
protein
d)
lipid
13.
What molecule is this?
a)
this is a monosaccharide
b)
this is a polysaccharide
c)
this is a protein
d)
this is a lipid
14.
Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from this graph?
a)
The optimum pH of the enzyme is 6.6.
b)
The optimum pH of the enzyme is 5.8
c)
The enzyme’s activity increases as pH increases 5.0 to 9.0
d)
The enzyme’s activity is greater around pH of 8.0 .
15.
Which of the following environmental changes could denature an enzyme?
a)
too high a concentration of substrate
b)
too high a concentration of enzyme
c)
pH too low
d)
too low a concentration of substrate
16.
Which is the best description of a Hydrogen Bond?
a)
The bond between an oxygen and hydrogen inside of a water molecule
b)
The bond between two different water molecules because of their slight charges
c)
The bond any Hydrogen makes
17.
The structural level of a protein least affected by hydrogen bonds is
a)
primary level
b)
secondary level
c)
tertiary level
d)
all levels are equally affected
18.

What causes trophic cascades?

a)

Increasing the number of producers

b)

Pollution

c)

The removal of a keystone species

d)

Introducing a new species to an ecosystem

19.

Why does increasing producers increase the populations of all trophic levels?

a)

Producers increase the size of a habitat

b)

Producers help keep predator populations in check

c)

With more energy available the carrying capacity increases

d)

Producers do not have a large impact on population sizes

20.

What are limiting factors?

a)

The maximum number of organisms an area can sustain

b)

Scarce resources that limit the size of a population

c)

Conditions that limit how much energy flows to the next trophic level

d)

How diverse the populations of a community are

21.

Frogs lay ~4000 eggs at a time. Based on this frogs would be classified as -

a)

R-strategists

b)

K-strategists

22.

Which of the following would be a density independent limiting factor?

a)

A virus spreading through a population

b)

A forest fire burning down a forest

c)

Birds competing for a limited amount of seeds

d)

A new predator moving to an area

23.

Which of these describes a mutualistic relationship?

a)

When one organism is harmed, but the other is benefitted

b)

When one organism is unaffected, and the other is harmed

c)

When one organism benefits, and the other is unaffected

d)

When both organisms involved benefit

24.

What will happen if two species occupy the same niche in an ecosystem?

a)

The ecosystem will be stressed and could collapse

b)

One species will either alter their niche or be eliminated

c)

The niche will expand to accommodate both species

d)

The species will share the niche

25.

How does competition affect population?

a)

Most populations do not have competition

b)

It maximizes the carrying capacity of an ecosystem

c)

It limits population sizes and drives natural selection

d)

It benefits both species and increases their populations

26.

Why are decomposers necessary in ecosystems?

a)

They recycle essential nutrients back down to producers

b)

They enrich soil with nitrogen

c)

They help keep ecosystems clean

d)

All of the above