AP BIO TEST 1 CH. 1-4 MULTIPLE
CHOICE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Populations of organisms have been able to inhabit a wide variety of environments on
Earth because they
a) have a genome
b) contain organelles
c) carry out photosynthesis
d) adapt through evolution
e) are similar to model organisms - Correct Answers -d
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of most living organisms?
a) regulation of internal environment
b) one or more cells
c) ability to produce biological molecules
d) ability to extract energy from the environment
e) all of the above are characteristics of living organisms - Correct Answers -e
The information needed to produce proteins is contained in
a) nutrients
b) tissues
c) evolution
d) organs
e) genes - Correct Answers -e
Eukaryotic cells differ from prokaryotic cells in that eukaryotic cells have
a) genes
b) proteins
c) organelles
d) membranes
e) all of the above - Correct Answers -c
Metabolism refers to
a) natural selection
b) the chemical transformations and work of a cell
c) communities
d) mutations in DNA
, e) cellular structures - Correct Answers -b
The stability of the 3D shape of many large molecules is dependent on
a) covalent bonds
b) ionic bonds
c) hydrogen bonds
d) van der waals attractions
e) hydrophobic interactions - Correct Answers -c
Which of the following statements about water is true?
a) water has a low heat of vaporization
b) water has a high specific heat
c) when water freezes, it gains energy from the environment
d) all of above
e) none of the above - Correct Answers -b
Which of the following statements about chemical reactions is true?
a) the bonding partners of atoms remain constant
b) all reactions release energy as they proceed
c) the bonding partners of atoms change
d) all reactions consume energy as they proceed
e) none of the above - Correct Answers -c
Which of the following is NOT a polymer?
a) protein
b) nucleic acid, such as DNA
c) polysaccharide carbohydrate
d) a lipid
e) all of the above are polymers - Correct Answers -d
The atomic number is determined by the number of ______ in an atom
a) protons and neutrons
b) electrons
c) neutrons
d) protons
e) protons, neutrons, & electrons - Correct Answers -d
Cellulose and starch are composed of the same monomers but have structural and
functional differences. Which of the following is the characteristic that accounts for those
differences?
a) different types of glycosidic linkages
b) different numbers of glucose monomers
c) different types of bonds holding them together
d) a linear shape in one versus a ring shape in the other
e) none of the above - Correct Answers -a
CHOICE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Populations of organisms have been able to inhabit a wide variety of environments on
Earth because they
a) have a genome
b) contain organelles
c) carry out photosynthesis
d) adapt through evolution
e) are similar to model organisms - Correct Answers -d
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of most living organisms?
a) regulation of internal environment
b) one or more cells
c) ability to produce biological molecules
d) ability to extract energy from the environment
e) all of the above are characteristics of living organisms - Correct Answers -e
The information needed to produce proteins is contained in
a) nutrients
b) tissues
c) evolution
d) organs
e) genes - Correct Answers -e
Eukaryotic cells differ from prokaryotic cells in that eukaryotic cells have
a) genes
b) proteins
c) organelles
d) membranes
e) all of the above - Correct Answers -c
Metabolism refers to
a) natural selection
b) the chemical transformations and work of a cell
c) communities
d) mutations in DNA
, e) cellular structures - Correct Answers -b
The stability of the 3D shape of many large molecules is dependent on
a) covalent bonds
b) ionic bonds
c) hydrogen bonds
d) van der waals attractions
e) hydrophobic interactions - Correct Answers -c
Which of the following statements about water is true?
a) water has a low heat of vaporization
b) water has a high specific heat
c) when water freezes, it gains energy from the environment
d) all of above
e) none of the above - Correct Answers -b
Which of the following statements about chemical reactions is true?
a) the bonding partners of atoms remain constant
b) all reactions release energy as they proceed
c) the bonding partners of atoms change
d) all reactions consume energy as they proceed
e) none of the above - Correct Answers -c
Which of the following is NOT a polymer?
a) protein
b) nucleic acid, such as DNA
c) polysaccharide carbohydrate
d) a lipid
e) all of the above are polymers - Correct Answers -d
The atomic number is determined by the number of ______ in an atom
a) protons and neutrons
b) electrons
c) neutrons
d) protons
e) protons, neutrons, & electrons - Correct Answers -d
Cellulose and starch are composed of the same monomers but have structural and
functional differences. Which of the following is the characteristic that accounts for those
differences?
a) different types of glycosidic linkages
b) different numbers of glucose monomers
c) different types of bonds holding them together
d) a linear shape in one versus a ring shape in the other
e) none of the above - Correct Answers -a
