AP Biology Questions with CORRECT Answers
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Evolution
Answer:
Evolution is the process of change that has transformed life on Earth
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DNA
Answer:
Deoxyribonucleic acid: a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed
from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix
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Biology
Answer:
The scientific study of life
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Emergent properties
Answer:
New properties that arise with each step upward in the hierarchy of life, owing to the
arrangement and interactions of parts as complexity increases.
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Systems Biology
Answer:
An approach to studying biology that aims to model the dynamic behavior of whole
biological systems based on a study of the interactions among the system's parts.
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Eukaryotic Cell
Answer:
A type of cell with a membrane-enclosed nucleus and membrane-enclosed organelles.
Organisms with eukaryotic cells (protists, plants, fungi, and animals) are called
eukaryotes.
, Question:
Prokaryotic Cell
Answer:
A type of cell lacking a membrane-enclosed nucleus and membrane-enclosed
organelles. Organisms with prokaryotic cells (bacteria and archaea) are called
prokaryotes.
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Gene
Answer:
A discrete unit of hereditary information consisting of a specific nucleotide sequence in
DNA (or RNA, in some viruses).
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Gene expression
Answer:
The process by which information encoded in DNA directs the synthesis of proteins or, in
some cases, RNAs that are not translated into proteins and instead function as RNAs.
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Genome
Answer:
The genetic material of an organism or virus; the complete complement of an
organism's or virus's genes along with its noncoding nucleic acid sequences.
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Biosphere
Answer:
The entire portion of Earth inhabited by life; the sum of all the planet's ecosystems.
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Ecosystems
Answer:
All the organisms in a given area as well as the abiotic factors with which they interact;
one or more communities and the physical environment around them
Question:
Evolution
Answer:
Evolution is the process of change that has transformed life on Earth
Question:
DNA
Answer:
Deoxyribonucleic acid: a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed
from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix
Question:
Biology
Answer:
The scientific study of life
Question:
Emergent properties
Answer:
New properties that arise with each step upward in the hierarchy of life, owing to the
arrangement and interactions of parts as complexity increases.
Question:
Systems Biology
Answer:
An approach to studying biology that aims to model the dynamic behavior of whole
biological systems based on a study of the interactions among the system's parts.
Question:
Eukaryotic Cell
Answer:
A type of cell with a membrane-enclosed nucleus and membrane-enclosed organelles.
Organisms with eukaryotic cells (protists, plants, fungi, and animals) are called
eukaryotes.
, Question:
Prokaryotic Cell
Answer:
A type of cell lacking a membrane-enclosed nucleus and membrane-enclosed
organelles. Organisms with prokaryotic cells (bacteria and archaea) are called
prokaryotes.
Question:
Gene
Answer:
A discrete unit of hereditary information consisting of a specific nucleotide sequence in
DNA (or RNA, in some viruses).
Question:
Gene expression
Answer:
The process by which information encoded in DNA directs the synthesis of proteins or, in
some cases, RNAs that are not translated into proteins and instead function as RNAs.
Question:
Genome
Answer:
The genetic material of an organism or virus; the complete complement of an
organism's or virus's genes along with its noncoding nucleic acid sequences.
Question:
Biosphere
Answer:
The entire portion of Earth inhabited by life; the sum of all the planet's ecosystems.
Question:
Ecosystems
Answer:
All the organisms in a given area as well as the abiotic factors with which they interact;
one or more communities and the physical environment around them
