Chapter 19: Practice Exam

Chapter 19: Practice Exam

  • Four possible answers or sentence completions are followed by each of the following questions or statements.
    • The one best answer or sentence is what you choose.
    • Continue with Part B when you are done with Part A.
  • The graph plots the size of the stomatal aperture as a function of time of day for a typical plant.
    • Normal conditions, very dry soil, and a low CO2 environment are investigated.
  • During normal times, stomata are open during the daytime and closed at night.
  • When it reacts with sugar, the solution turns from brown to blue, but not when it reacts with starch.
    • A bag made from a permeable material is placed into a beaker with a solution of sugar and starch.
  • The beaker had Glucose in it.
  • The bag is not made of starch.
  • The bag is not made of starch.
  • The bag is impermeable to IKI.
  • The following figure shows aMAP signaling cascade.
    • Substances that cause celldivision are called mitogens.
  • The figure shows two signaling molecule binding to a transmembrane receptor.
  • They provide energy to thereceptors that will be used to turn on the relays and cascades.
  • The signal transduction pathway is disabled by them.
  • They cause them to start a signal transduction pathway.
  • They cause them to open a gated ion channel, which allows the passage of specific molecules.
  • The binding of a relay protein is allowed by the activated receptor proteins.
    • The relayProtein causes the activation of the GProtein called Ras.
  • The molecule binding to Ras is from the relay molecule.
  • A GDP molecule is replaced with a GTP molecule.
  • Two active proteins are formed by the split of ras.
  • The active form of the protein is formed when ras bind to a second relay protein.
  • There is a signaling cascade illustrated.
  • The signal is more specific because of the cascade.
  • The signal is amplified by the cascade.
  • The overall reaction is reduced by the cascade.
  • The necessary energy is generated by the cascade.
  • The final step in the pathway is the transcription of an mRNA.
  • The signaling cascade produces something.
  • The signaling cascade is needed for transcription.
  • The signaling cascade causes the mRNA to be activated.
  • There is a product of the signaling cascade.
  • Humans have some of the same defects in the Ras protein.
    • A form of Ras that does not respond to the relay protein is permanently activated by one of thesemutations.
  • The following figure shows the replicative cycle of a retroviruses such as HIV.

  • The nucleus and the cytoplasm are where the replication of genes takes place.
  • The genes of the viruses are much different than the genes of a human.
  • uracil is used by the RNA viruses.
  • The proofreading functions of DNA replication are missing.
  • There is a table that shows the presence orabsence of X, Y, and Z in species I, II, and III.
    • The number 1 indicates that a character is present, and 0 indicates that it is not.
  • The species II is related to the species I.
  • The species II is related to the species III.
  • The outgroup is related to Species II.
  • Both species I and III are related by species II.
  • Most animal cells are small and the same size.
  • Smaller cells avoid dehydration.
  • Smaller cells have a lower surface-to-volume ratio.
  • Smaller cells have a bigger surface-to-volume ratio.
  • Smaller cells fit together better.
  • The figure illustrates the evolution ofnine species from a single ancestral species.
    • There are different areas of the figure.
  • An animal chamber was made of clear plastic.
    • The chamber had an opening at one end.
    • The graduated burrette passed through the stopper.
    • The movement of a solution inside the burrette could be used to measure gas production or consumption.
  • Twenty hamsters were put into a chamber.
    • Half of the chambers were maintained at 10 and 25 degrees.
  • Oxygen consumption was recorded for each hamster every 30 seconds.
    • The data is shown in a graph.
  • The hamsters' respiration rate increases as time goes on.
  • The weight of hamsters increases the temperature.
  • The lowest trophic level is used to represent people.
  • The lowest trophic level is for plants.
  • A single tree in a forest is the lowest trophic level.
  • The ecological state of an early successional stage is represented by the pyramid.
  • Mitochondria and chloroplasts divide independently of the host cell.
  • Mitochondria and chloroplasts have ribosomes that are very similar to those ofbacteria.
  • Mitochondria and chloroplasts are not the same as the host cell.
  • Mitochondria, chloroplasts, andbacteria have a single, circular chromosome.
  • Mitochondria isolated from cells can be used to carry out respiration if an appropriate substrate is provided and a low temperature is maintained.
    • This experiment uses isolated mitochondria to investigate respiration.
  • As electrons are transferred to FAD for its reduction to FADH2, succinate is oxidation to fumarate.
    • In this experiment, a substitute electron acceptor is provided.
  • The blue DPIP accepts electrons from the air.
  • DPIP turns clear after accepting the electrons.
    • A spectrophotometer can be used to determine the degree of color change.
    • A higher transmittance percentage shows a solution with less DPIP.
  • Threevettes are prepared with a buffer.
    • The contents of a fourth cuvette are the same except that the suspension is returned to a low temperature.
    • Distilled water was added to bring the contents to the same volume.
  • Every 10 minutes, transmittance is measured.
    • The following graph shows the results of the experiment.

  • The reduction of electron acceptors are only part of the Krebs cycle.
  • The substrates for the other steps are consumed before they are added.
  • FAD is the only electron acceptor.
  • There is only one electron acceptor for the Krebs cycle.
  • H2O and CO2 can be exchanged between the inside of a plant leaf and the environment.
  • Between 18 and 30 months, the population size changed due to disease.
  • Between 18 and 30 months, the population size changed due to competition.
  • 1,200 people make up the carrying capacity of the environment.
  • The growth rate is zero for 18 and 30 months.
  • The figure that follows shows the differences between humans, Chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans.
    • The banding patterns in boxes 1 and 4 are nearly identical for all four species, but there are differences in boxes 2 and 3.
  • The mitochondrion and the vesicle are related.
  • The lysosome and the vesicle are related.
  • The contents of the vesicle are shuttled to the nucleus.
  • The cell's contents are released to be eaten.
  • There are more than a dozen species of Darwin's finches in the Galapagos Islands.
    • Each species has an adapted way of getting food.
  • There are different foods on the mainland than there are on the Galapagos Islands.
  • South American predator limited the evolution of the mainland finch.
  • There is no reproductive isolation on the mainland.
  • The available niches that the Darwin's finches exploited on the Galapagos Islands were already occupied by other species of birds on the mainland.
  • There are circles and squares in the picture.
    • The male and female are connected by a horizontal line.
    • There is a descending vertical line that branches to the offspring.
    • A circle or square is indicative of the individual's trait.
  • The water temperature is the same.
  • The water's pH goes down.
  • Oligomycin is an antibiotic that blocks the cristae of mitochondria.
  • Water production would increase.
  • H+ would increase inside the intermembrane space.
  • The matrix would increase in H+.
  • Outside mitochondria, H+ would increase.
  • During interphase, DNA replication occurs.
  • Interphase takes longer than all phases combined.
  • Prophase takes 10% of the time it takes to complete a cell cycle.
  • During the cell cycle, Metaphase consumes the least amount of time.
  • In Pompe disease, there is a normal breakdown in the lysosomes, but there is also a build up of glycogen in the lysosomes.
  • As the blood pH increases, it decreases.
  • Oxygen saturation of hemoglobin is unaffected by blood pH.
  • Hemoglobin can't release oxygen.
  • Oxygen is released to the tissues by hemoglobin.
  • The saturation of hemoglobin is higher.
  • The saturation of hemoglobin is lower.
  • In tissues with high respiration, more oxygen is released by hemoglobin.
  • In tissues where respiration is high, less oxygen is released by hemoglobin.
  • Respiration is higher when the pH is higher than normal.
  • Respiration is lower in tissues with a lower pH.
  • A piece of potato is dropped into water.
  • The pure water has a negative water potential.
  • The pure water has a positive water potential.
  • The potato has a positive water potential.
  • The potato has a negative water potential.
  • The water moves from potato to potato.
  • The water moves into the potato.
  • The absorption and action spectrum for individual pigments are shown in the graph.
  • The graph shows changes in species abundance with time from early to late successional stages of a forest community in the eastern United States.
  • Fruit flies have X-linked genes for eye color.
    • A female with red eyes is crossed with a white-eyed male.
  • The results are shown in the table.
  • The null hypothesis should be rejected.
  • The inheritance of this gene is not linked to X.
  • The mixing of genes was not random.
  • A researcher is looking into the success of a procedure that transfers plasmids.
    • She uses a plasmid that has a resistance to the antibiotic tetracycline.
  • The success of the procedure is determined by the preparation of two batches ofbacteria, one with and one without the gene.
    • There are two kinds of agar plates, one with and one without.
    • The two kinds ofbacteria are transferred to the two kinds of agar plates.
  • The number of colonies is shown in the results of the experiment.
  • The following answer choices are used for the questions.
  • The treatedbacteria are resistant to the antibiotic.
  • Somebacteria are resistant to a drug.
  • In the absence of tetracycline, both normal and treatedbacteria are able to grow.
  • Some treatedbacteria did not absorb the plasmid.
  • The correct answer is calculated for each of the six questions.
    • You can use a four-function calculator with square root capability and reference the provided equations and formulas pages.
  • The composition of the DNA was analyzed by a biochemist.
    • The sample contained 28% adenine.
  • Attach your answer to the nearest whole number.
  • A variation of the X-linked allele is lethal.
    • The male and female fetuses that inherit the all genes are aborted before birth.
    • The answer should be written as a decimal to the nearest hundredth.
  • The rate of the reaction is shown in the above graph.
    • The answer should be written as a decimal to the nearest tenth.
  • The flow of energy is shown in the figure.
  • Your answer should be written as a percent to the nearest tenth.
  • There are 300 sheep in the population in the equilibrium.
  • The carrying capacity of the population is 2,000.
  • The first two questions are worth 10 points each.
    • The first two questions are worth 4 points each and the remaining four are worth 3 points.
  • For all your answers, use complete sentences.
  • When questions have more than one part, you should separate your answers to each part and use the letter for that part.
    • diagrams can be used to supplement your answers, but a diagram alone is not adequate.
  • Dissolved oxygen is measured from water samples collected at various depths in a freshwater lake.
  • The temperatures of samples are the same.
  • The graph shows the early growth of a population, labeled I, with two possible outcomes, labeled II and III.
  • The structure of a molecule is described by how it interacts with each other and with the environment.
  • Ceviche is not cooked with heat.
    • It is prepared by soaking raw fish in a strong acid solution made from limes or other juices.
  • A town in southern England had a form of deafness that was a form of deafness that was a form of deafness that was a form of deafness that was a form of deafness that was a form of deafness that was a form of deafness that was a form of deafness that was a form of deafness Several families from the town migrated to North America in the 1600s and settled on Martha's Vineyard.
  • The deafness of the descendants of the original families was high compared to other populations in the United States.
  • The population on Martha's Vineyard did not interact with the mainland during this time.
    • The families lived on the island.
    • Many new families arrived on the island in the early 1900s, while some families moved away.
    • By 1950, few people with deafness remained.
  • Plants and animals can respond to changes in the environment by using a variety of mechanisms.
  • There are many groups of organisms.
  • A portion of a DNA molecule is shown next to its normal type.
    • For reference, the genetic code is shown below.
  • The stomata are open during the day and closed at night.
    • It makes sense that the stomata must be open to allow CO2 to diffuse into the leaf.
    • The graph shows that the stomata are open for a longer period of time when CO2 concentrations are low.
    • CO2 isn't needed since photosynthesis doesn't happen at night.
  • The solution in the beaker turned blue because the IKI diffused through the bag and into the solution in the beaker.
    • The contents of the bag did not turn blue, so you know that the beaker did not get into the bag.
    • The bag is not impermeable to starch.
  • No conclusion can be drawn about the bag's permeability toglucose since no test was reported.
  • The signaling molecule is a small molecule thatbinds to a larger molecule.
    • There is a change in the shape of the receptor protein when the signaling molecule is binding to it.
    • You don't need to know that the signaling molecule causes twoRTKs to form a pair.
    • The next step is autophosphorylation, which allows the subsequentphosphorylation of relay proteins.
  • In turn, the phosphorylates relay proteins can be achieved by the activation of this receptor protein.
    • The GDP is exchanged for a GTP on a nearby GProtein, which is the RasProtein.
  • In a signaling cascade, multiple copies of the second protein kinase can be activated.
    • Multiple copies of the third are able to be activated by each copy of the second.
    • Each step of the cascade magnifies the response because each function is repeated until it is dephosphorylated.
  • A signaling cascade is intended to elicit a cellular response.
    • The activation of a second messenger or the inhibition of transcription factors are some of the cellular responses.
    • The signaling cascade that is shown in the figure is activated by the nucleus.
    • The cellular response is stimulated by the figure since it designates a signaling cascade.
    • Cell division can be initiated with the help of transcription factors.
    • The products of transcription are the messenger RNAs that are translated.
  • The figure shows a signaling cascade of products that stimulates cell division.
    • There would be a constant supply of mitogens, which would result in growth and cell division.
    • The defining characteristics of cancer are uncontrolled cell growth and division.
  • The reverse transcriptase is found in the retroviruses'RNA genome.
    • In the figure, reverse transcriptase makes a DNA complement of the viral RNA molecule.
    • In the figure, reverse transcriptase makes a second DNA molecule to complete a viral double-stranded DNA molecule.
  • The genes of the host are transcribed by the same way that the viral genes are.
  • The assembly of an HIV virus requires two copies of the viral RNA with the reverse transcriptase enzyme.
    • Some of the genes that are translated to produce the proteins end up in the reticulum, where they are modified into glycoproteins.
    • The virus leaves the cell and the glycoproteins are merged with it.
  • There are viral genes in the dsDNA.
    • When the dsDNA enters the nucleus, it gets transcribed into the host's genes.
  • The transcript of a viruses is copied.
    • The ability to repair copying errors is not available.
    • The genes of the viruses are different than the genes of the humans.
  • The outgroup species is the most primitive of the taxa being studied.
    • The outgroup doesn't have any of the recorded traits, so it branches from the tree first.
    • Both species I and II have trait X and Y, while species III only has trait X.
    • The species I and II are descendants of a common ancestor.
    • There are two ways to represent this tree.
  • The most closely related species are species I and II.
  • The forward reaction will exceed the reverse reaction until equilibrium is reached again.
    • If there was a lot of reactants, adding more enzyme would only help.
  • Growing parts of an organisms is a good place to find it.
    • Plants have cells that are 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- 888-609- The early stages of embryo development are visible in animals.
  • It is important that cells have a large surface area relative to their volume in order to maximize their ability to import and export.
    • The greater the surface area, the greater the area for carrying out these processes.
    • The surface area of a large cell may not be enough to fit the needs of the cell.
  • The genome-to-volume ratio is a limitation to cell size.
    • The size of the cell's genome and its ability to control the activity of the cell are fixed.
    • The genome may not be able to accommodate the needs of a large cell.
  • Horizontal changes show the divergence of species.
    • The area indicated by period IV is where all of the horizontal changes occur.
  • A period of time with little or no evolutionary change is represented by Area III.
  • When a single species is introduced into an area with many niches, adaptive radiation can occur.
    • As niches are exploited, rapid evolution of many species occurs.
    • Evolutionary rates decline once all niches are filled.
  • As time passes, the plots show the oxygen consumption.
    • The respiratory rates are constant because the slopes are constant.
  • Oxygen production is recorded in grams, which means the amount of oxygen produced is divided by the weight of the hamster.
    • Oxygen production by hamsters with different sizes is averaged over their weights.
    • The reported data does not show the differences in the hamsters' respiratory rates.
  • Time and respiratory rate are dependent variables in this experiment.
    • The temperature is an independent variable, but it was assigned two values for the purpose of examining how temperature affects respiratory rate over time.
    • The temperature must be constant within each chamber.
    • Time and respiratory rate are not allowed to change.
    • The amount of oxygen in each chamber is allowed to change since the amount of respiratory rate is indirectly measured.
    • KOH was added to the animal chambers to absorb any CO2 produced, thus maintaining a constant amount of CO2 in the chambers.
  • A single tree can support large numbers of insects, which can in turn support many birds that eat the insects.
    • A predator such as hawks may occupy the fourth tier.
  • A frame shift is caused by a deletion or addition of a nucleotide in a DNA strand.
    • The first, second, and third nucleotides in a codon will become the first, second, and third in the next codon.
    • The final sequence of the polypeptide is likely to be affected by such an arrangement.
    • A change in the third position of a codon will often code for the same amino acid, so answer choice D may not have any effect.
    • Answer choice B will result in a missing acid, while answer choice C will change one acid to another.
    • The changes may affect the effectiveness of the polypeptide, but not as much as changing many amino acids.
    • The cause of the inherited disorder is the substitution of one of the two chains of hemoglobin with another, which reduces the effectiveness of hemoglobin in carrying oxygen.
    • It would be useless if a frameshift in the coding of the genes for hemoglobin happened.
  • The host cell does not have the ability to function alone.
    • The host cell's genome contains some of the ancestral genes.
    • The production of necessary enzymes by the host genome is necessary for respiration and photosynthesis to occur.
  • The graph shows that the rate of respiration is higher when the concentration of substrate is higher.
    • The percent transmittance of the solution is recorded on the vertical axis of the graph.
  • Pyruvate is the beginning of the Krebs cycle.
    • If NAD+ and pyruvate are continuously provided, all of the steps of the Krebs cycle can be reduced.
    • For the reduction of FAD to FADH2, only succinate can contribute electrons.
  • Water diffuses out of the leaf when the stomata are open.
    • CO2 diffuses into the leaf.
  • The low CO2 concentration in the atmosphere causes a small concentration gradient and a slow rate of CO2 into the leaf.
    • CO2 is larger than H2O and diffuses more slowly.
  • The introns found in the original DNA segment are missing from the cDNA.
  • snRNPs are used to remove the intron nucleotides from the nucleus, which reduces the length of the finalRNA considerably.
    • The original DNA segment will be the same regardless of the point deletion or addition of a single nucleotide.
    • The primary transcript will have the same number of nucleotides as the original segment.
  • There is no data to support the hypotheses that disease, competition, and carrying capacity are to blame for the decline between 18 and 30 months.
    • The data shows that the rate of growth is zero at 18 months and 30 months.
  • The bands and centromere in box 2 of the orangutan are in reverse order compared to the bands and centromere in box 2 of the human, Chimpanzees, and gorilla.
    • The orangutan's chromosomes are inverted compared to the other species.
  • Only the top surface of the leaf is exposed to air.
    • All leaf cells interface directly or nearly directly with the surrounding water, so Xylem is not necessary.
    • The mesophyll has a lot of air spaces that help with floating leaves.
  • Vesicles that form by phagocytosis usually merge with a lysosome, and their contents are absorbed by the hydrolytic enzymes inside the lysosome.
  • All available niches on the mainland used to be filled by species that were highly specialized for their niches.
  • There are more specialized species of woodpeckers on the mainland for the same purpose as there are on the Galapagos Islands.
    • evolution of the woodpecker finch would not have been possible if an actual woodpecker had arrived in the Galapagos Islands.
  • All daughters and no sons will be X-linked if the father expresses the trait.
  • His sons are not allowed to inherit the X-linked trait from him.
    • All the remaining inheritance patterns are possible, as shown in the labeled pedigrees below.
    • The sex and inheritance patterns of all possible genotypes are shown in each pedigree.
    • Punnett squares should be used to confirm each pedigree.
  • The water left behind cools because of the energy used to convert the water into gas.
  • H+ can't move from the intermembrane space to the matrix if the channels associated with ATP synthase are blocked.
    • The expectation is that H+ concentration will increase.
  • The longer it takes for a phase to occur, the more often it appears.
    • The data shows that metaphase took the least amount of time to occur than the other phases.
    • According to the data presented, Interphase took the most time.
  • The absence or malfunction of a lysosomalidase causes the abnormal accumulation of substances in lysosomes.
    • lysosomal storage diseases include diseases where undigested materials accumulate due to the absence of a correctly functioning lysosomalidase.
    • The source of the problems associated with the disease are not caused by the transport of cells.
  • When a geographic barrier creates reproductive isolation between two parts of a single population, it's called allopatric speciation.
    • Changes in the gene pools of each population can be caused by a variety of factors, such as genetic drift, natural selection, nonrandom mating, or gene flow from a third population.
    • Changes in the genes of the populations may lead to behavioral, physiological, or structural differences that prevent individuals of the two populations from reproducing.
    • The two populations are two different species.
  • The graph doesn't tell you anything about cause and effect.
    • It's possible that they increase together.
  • Be careful with questions with acid or base information.
    • You should note on the test which acid and basic it is.
  • More CO2 is produced when respiration is high.
  • H+ and HCO3 are formed by 2 with H2O.
    • The increase in H+ lowers the pH in the blood.
    • The lower plot, representing a more acidic blood, corresponds with tissues where respiration is higher.
    • The lower plot shows a lower saturation.
  • Pure water has a water potential of zero.
    • The water potential is decreased by the presence of solutes in the water.
    • The potato has a negative water potential.
  • There is a region of higher water potential and a region of lower water potential.
    • The water potential of the potato is less than that of the water potential of pure water.
    • Water moving in the opposite direction out of the potato cells would cause plasmolysis.
    • Water leaves the vacuoles, the vacuoles collapse, and the cell turgor drops when plasmolysis occurs.
  • The plot of the action spectrum is the rate at which light is absorbed.
    • The highest rate of activity occurs at 450 nm.
  • Light that isn't absorbed is reflected.
    • The wavelengths of light that are not absorbed in photosynthesis are found in the 525 to 575 nm region.
    • This can be seen by looking at the plot for the photosynthetic rate.
    • Green is the color we see when we look at a leaf.
  • The energy from pyruvate is used to attach the electrons and protons to NAD+.
    • If oxygen is present, the result is NADH, a molecule to be used in oxidation, where the reverse of this reaction occurs.
    • The reverse of this reaction also occurs.
    • The Krebs cycle can't occur in the absence of oxygen.
    • When a net of 2 ATPs is generated, the NADH is converted back to its original state, allowing the process to continue.
  • The primary structure of this polypeptide is a linear display of its amino acids.
    • The three-dimensional shapes that are essential for their proper functioning are shown in the secondary, tertiary, and quaternary structures of polypeptides.
  • There is a drawing of something.
    • The left side of the head has a phosphate group on it.
    • Two long hydrocarbon chains are extended to the right.
    • A molecule with a strong affinity for water is called a hydrophilic molecule.
    • The molecule resists mixing with water.
  • The molecule is an a-glucose polysaccharide.
    • There are two substances found in plant and animal cells.
    • The b-glucose polysaccharide, shown, is a structural element in the cell walls of plants.
  • Pioneer species that reproduce and mature quickly and produce many offspring are selected life history.
  • When succession begins, these species are usually the first to invade a habitat, when a previously uninhabited region becomes available, or after a climax community has been destroyed.
  • The forest community typical of the eastern United States has a lot of hardwood trees.
  • The first requirement for the evolution of two species is reproductive isolation.
  • An X-linked gene is only found on the X side of the Y chromosome.
  • The expected number of each type of fly is 0.25 x 100, or 25.
    • Others may have absorbed the plasmid, but they were not able to express the antibiotic-resistant gene.
  • Somebacteria are resistant to a drug.
    • Antibiotic resistance may have been acquired by way of a change in genetics.
  • Another possibility is that the agar plate they were growing was contaminated with the treated-bacteria batches.
  • Adenine and thymine are equal in their numbers.
    • Since guanine is in their numbers, cytosine is in their numbers as well.
    • If adenine and thymine are equal, then cytosine and guanine must be equal as well.
    • There is no uracil in DNA.

  • The slope of the plotted curve is the rate of reaction.
    • Since the plot is a straight line, the rate of the reaction is constant and the slope at any point along the line will provide the rate.
    • The slope is determined by the change in product and the change in time.
  • The energy taken in by producers is 20,950 kcal and the energy taken in by carnivores is 328 kcal.
    • The producers have obtained a fraction of the animals.
    • 0.0157 x 100 is converted to a percent.

  • The number of remaining black individuals must be 1 - 0.09.
  • The logistic equation is used.
  • To get points for your answers, use the standards given below.
    • For each item listed below that matches the content and vocabulary of a statement or explanation in your essay, add the indicated number of points to your score.
    • Each question will have a score ranging from 0 to 10 points.
  • There are words in parentheses in the answers.

  • Axes are labeled and scaled.
  • Both plots are drawn correctly.
  • Each plot has a label or legend.
  • The title is given to the graph.
  • For day and night values, 6.0 and 18.0 are used.
  • Respiration occurs in both plants and animals.
  • Less oxygen is available for animals at lower depths.
  • Less food is available to animals at lower depths because most plants live closer to the surface.
  • Resources are readily available in the beginning.
  • Competition and disease are minimal in the beginning.
  • Resources become more limited when the population approaches its peak size.
  • Resources, living conditions, or competition may vary from season to season.
  • Possible examples include snowshoe hares, elephants, and humans.
  • Resources may have been exhausted, disease may have overwhelmed the population, or environmental conditions may have deteriorated.
  • Any population can experience a population crash under certain conditions.
  • The life-history strategy experience rapid growth and decline.
    • Such species are pioneer or opportunist species that enter a habitat and reproduce quickly, producing many offspring that require little or no parental care, mature quickly, and have short life spans.
  • Possible examples include insects, grasses, and weeds.
  • Water is a polar molecule.
  • The hydrogen bonds with water are formed by the amino acids.

The hydrogen bonds between water andProteins give their secondary structure

  • The nonpolar regions of the amino acids will face the nonpolar molecule of the solvent.
  • The structure of an enzyme will change when it is immersed in a nonpolar solvent.
  • When immersed in a strong acid, the structure of aProtein will be disrupted, similar to the application of heat.
  • Denatured fish proteins change from a translucent, gel like texture to a solid, opaque texture.
  • If separated, indeterminate and determinate cleavages can produce daughter cells that can individually complete normal development.
  • daughter cells that are limited to the development of definite cells that contribute to only a part of a complete embryo are produced by a determinate cleavage.
  • The influence of the egg cytoplasm is related to the distribution of the cytoplasms of daughter cells.
  • If a frog cell is separated from a developing embryo, the gray crescent cytoplasmic substance must be present.
  • The influence of one cell or group of cells over another is called embryonogenesis.
  • The signaling molecule provides cell-to-cell communications that direct development and differentiation.
  • Apoptosis is the programmed death of cells.
  • The space between fingers and toes of humans undergoes programmed cell death to form separate, unattached digits.
  • MicroRNAs are small segments ofRNA that bind to aProtein.
  • 1 pt is the amount ofProtein complexes that block translation by binding to or breaking down the mRNA.
  • The binding of groups to the histones is called methylation.
  • It suppresses the unfolding of DNA and prevents its expression.
  • The plant hormone auxin stimulates plant growth in stems.
  • A plant's response to gravity is described.
  • Abscission is the loss of leaves in winter.
  • Abscission begins with the withdrawal of vitamins from leaves.
  • Dormancy is a plant's response to unfavorable environmental conditions.
  • A response to temperature, fire, scarification, or day length can break seed dormancy.
  • Photoperiodism is the response to changes in the photoperiod.
  • Photoperiodism requires the maintenance of a clock that measures the length of the day or night.
  • melatonin is a hormone that is maintained in humans.
  • Jet lag is the feeling of fatigue as a result of moving across time zones in humans.
  • Jet lag is caused by the time required to realign the biological clock with the new time zone.
  • Humans and other animals respond to cold temperatures by shivering.
  • It warms the body by the heat produced by contracting muscles.
  • Humans and other animals sweat.
  • Sweating cools the body by removing heat from it.
  • Hibernation is the behavior of entering a period of extended sleep or a reduction in activity.
  • Hibernation is a response to cold temperatures.
  • Estivation is the behavior of entering a period of extended sleep or a reduction in activity.
  • Estivation is a response to hot summer temperatures.
  • Estivation can be accomplished by burrowing into mud or tunnels.
  • The characteristic describes each group of organisms.

G1/G2 checkpoint, G3P,GABA, gallbladder,gametes, 90, 91,gametic isolation, gap junctions, 36, 73,gas exchange, 182, gastric juice, 195, gastrin,gastrovascular cavity, gated channels

Document Outline

  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • Chapter 1: An Overview of the AP Biology Exam How You Should Use This Book What to Bring to the Exam Exam Format Exam Grading What's on the Exam Strategies for Multiple-Choice Questions Strategies for Grid-In Questions Strategies for Free-Response Questions Taking the Practice Exams
  • Part I: Subject Area Reviews With Review Questions and Answers
  • Chapter 2: Chemistry Review Review Questions Answers and Explanations
  • Chapter 3: Cells Review Review Questions Answers and Explanations
  • Chapter 4: Cellular Respiration Review Review Questions Answers and Explanations
  • Chapter 5: Photosynthesis Review Review Questions Answers and Explanations
  • Chapter 6: Cell Communication Review Review Questions Answers and Explanations
  • Chapter 7: Cell Division Review Review Questions Answers and Explanations
  • Chapter 8: Heredity Review Review Questions Answers and Explanations
  • Chapter 9: Molecular Biology Review Review Questions Answers and Explanations
  • Chapter 10: Evolution Review Review Questions Answers and Explanations
  • Chapter 11: Biological Diversity Review Review Questions Answers and Explanations
  • Chapter 12: Plants Review Review Questions Answers and Explanations
  • Chapter 13: Animal Form and Function Review Review Questions Answers and Explanations
  • Chapter 14: Animal Reproduction and Development Review Review Questions Answers and Explanations
  • Chapter 15: Animal Behavior Review Review Questions Answers and Explanations
  • Chapter 16: Ecology Review Review Questions Answers and Explanations
  • Part II: Laboratory Review
  • Chapter 17: Review of Laboratory Investigations Review Review Questions Answers and Explanations
  • Part III: Ap Biology Practice Exams Equations and Formulas
  • Chapter 18: Practice Exam 1 Section I Section II Answer Key for Practice Exam 1 Scoring Your Practice Exam Answers and Explanations for Practice Exam 1
  • Chapter 19: Practice Exam 2 Section I Section II Answer Key for Practice Exam 2 Scoring Your Practice Exam Answers and Explanations for Practice Exam 2
  • Index