AP BIOLOGY ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS COMPLETE
SOLUTION
●● Disaccharide
Answer: A double sugar, consisting of two monosaccharides joined by
dehydration synthesis.
●● Monosaccharide
Answer: A single sugar molecule such as glucose or fructose, the
simplest type of sugar.
●● Polysaccharide
Answer: Carbohydrates that are made up of more than two
monosaccharides
●● Glycosidic Linkage
Answer: A covalent bond formed between two monosaccharides by a
dehydration reaction.
●● Starch
Answer: A storage polysaccharide in plants consisting entirely of
glucose.
, ●● Cellulose
Answer: A substance (made of sugars) that is common in the cell walls
of many organisms
●● Lipid Examples
Answer: fatty acids, fats, saturated fats, unsaturated fats, steroids,
phospholipids, cholesterol, triglycerides
●● Unsaturated Fat
Answer: A lipid made from fatty acids that have at least one double bond
between carbon atoms.
●● Saturated Fat
Answer: A lipid made from fatty acids that have no double bonds
between carbon atoms
●● Steroid
Answer: lipid molecule with four fused carbon rings
●● Phospholipid
Answer: a lipid that contains phosphorus and that is a structural
component in cell membranes
AND CORRECT ANSWERS COMPLETE
SOLUTION
●● Disaccharide
Answer: A double sugar, consisting of two monosaccharides joined by
dehydration synthesis.
●● Monosaccharide
Answer: A single sugar molecule such as glucose or fructose, the
simplest type of sugar.
●● Polysaccharide
Answer: Carbohydrates that are made up of more than two
monosaccharides
●● Glycosidic Linkage
Answer: A covalent bond formed between two monosaccharides by a
dehydration reaction.
●● Starch
Answer: A storage polysaccharide in plants consisting entirely of
glucose.
, ●● Cellulose
Answer: A substance (made of sugars) that is common in the cell walls
of many organisms
●● Lipid Examples
Answer: fatty acids, fats, saturated fats, unsaturated fats, steroids,
phospholipids, cholesterol, triglycerides
●● Unsaturated Fat
Answer: A lipid made from fatty acids that have at least one double bond
between carbon atoms.
●● Saturated Fat
Answer: A lipid made from fatty acids that have no double bonds
between carbon atoms
●● Steroid
Answer: lipid molecule with four fused carbon rings
●● Phospholipid
Answer: a lipid that contains phosphorus and that is a structural
component in cell membranes
