Download AP Bio review Ch 18-34

AP Biology
Chapters 18-34
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Answer each of the following questions correctly. Use the key in my room to check
your answers.
1. The above figure shows which of the following processes?
a. The lytic cycle of a phage
b. The lysogenic cycle of a phage
c. Transcription
d. Translation
e. DNA replication
2. The actions of which of the following enzymes are responsible for ensuring that
chromosomes do not decrease in length with every round of replication?
a. DNA ligase
b. Telomerase
c. DNA polymerase
d. Helicase
e. Primase
3. In genetic engineering, DNA ligase is used for which of the following purposes?
a. To act as a probe for locating cloned genes
b. To create breaks in DNA in order to allow foreign DNA fragments to be inserted
c. To seal up nicks created in newly created recombinant DNA
d. To ensure that "sticky ends" of like DNA fragments do not re-anneal
e. In Southern blotting
4. PCR (polymerase chain reaction) makes gene cloning possible because it enables lab
technicians to do which of the following very quickly?
a. Isolate gene-source DNA
b. Insert DNA into an appropriate vector
c. Introduce the cloning vector into a host cell
d. Amplify DNA samples
e. Identify clones carrying the gene of interest.
Questions 5 -7 refers to the diagram above.
5. How many sites on DNA were cut by the particular restriction enzyme used in sample
A?
a. 5
b. 6
c. 7
d. 8
e. 9
6. Which band traveled the fastest?
a. 1
b. 3
c. 8
d. 9
e. 10
7. Sample C has one band of DNA unique from all the other DNA samples. Which band
is unique to sample C?
a. Band 1
b. Band 2
c. Band 4
d. Band 6
e. Band 10
8. The condition in which there are barriers to inbreeding between individuals of the
same species separated by a portion of a mountain range is referred to as
a. Minute variations
b. Geographic isolation
c. Infertility
d. Reproductive isolation
e. Differential breeding capacity
9. All of the following statements are part of Darwin's theory of evolution EXCEPT:
a. The most prominent contribution to evolution is made by the process of genetic
mutation.
b. Natural selection is the force behind evolution.
c. Natural selection occurs as a result of the differing reproductive success of
individuals in a population.
d. The driving force of evolution is the adaptation of a population of organisms to
their environment.
e. More individuals are born in a population than will survive to reproduce.
Questions 10-12 Not all answers will be used.
a. Artificial selection
b. Homology
c. Gene pool
d. The founder effect
e. The bottleneck effect
10. Leads to new species with certain traits desired by humans
11. Can result in a new island population with a limited gene pool
12. A result of drastic reduction in population size due to a sudden change in the
environment.
13. In a population of squirrels, the allele that causes bushy tails (B) is dominant, while
the allele that causes bald tails is recessive (b). If we know the frequency with which the
bushy tail occurs, we can calculate the frequency of the bald tail (b) allele with which of
the following equations?
a. B - b = 1
b. 2b = B
c. b = 1 - B
d. b2 - 1 = B
e. b + 1 = B
14. In the phylogeny of the animal kingdom, the wings of butterflies and the wings of
birds would best be described as
a. shared derived characters
b. shared primitive characters
c. homologous structures
d. analogous structures
e. clades.
15. Which group thrives in extreme heat and acidic environments?
a. Bryophytes
b. Protests
c. Archaea
d. Fungi
e. Deuterostomia
Questions 16-19 Not all answers will be used.
a. Chordata
b. Arthropoda
c. Annelida
d. Platyhelminthes
e. Porifera
16. Parasitic, lack a body cavity, acoelomates, freshwater and damp terrestrial habitats
17. Bodies segmented internally and externally, freshwater habitat, respiration occurs
through skin
18. Segmented coelomates that have exoskeletons and jointed appendages.
19. Sessile, possessing no nerves or muscles, have a central cavity, are filter feeders
20. The cell walls of bacteria contain which of the following
a. Polynucleotides
b. Peptidoglycans
c. Disaccharides
d. Ribose
e. Pyrimidines
21. Heterotrophic cells are unable to synthesize which of the following compounds?
a. Cholesterol
b. Glycerol
c. Polypeptides
d. Ribonucleic acids
e. Glucose
22. One example of commensal symbiotic relationship is
a. The legume plant, which houses prokaryotes that fix nitrogen
b. The intestines of a pig, which houses roundworms
c. The vagina of a human, which hosts fermenting bacteria that produces acids
d. Cowbirds feeding on insects flushed out by grazing cattle
e. Animal cells hosting a virus.
23. Which of the following constitutes the kingdom containing the widest array of
organisms?
a. Animalia
b. Plantae
c. Fungi
d. Protista
e. Bacteria
24. From an evolution perspective, certain organelles in animal cells are the result of
what process?
a. Conjugation
b. Transformation
c. Endosymbiosis
d. Ectosymbiosis
e. Compartmentalization
25. In alternation of generations in land plants, which of the following represents the
haploid stage?
a. Zygote
b. Gametophyte
c. Sporophyte
d. Spore
e. Sporangies
26. All of the following are adaptations of land plants EXCEPT:
a. Stomata
b. Cuticle
c. Xylem
d. Phloem
e. Photosynthesis
27. Which of the following is a bryophyte?
a. Anthophytes
b. Brown algae
c. Green algae
d. Liverworts
e. Ferns.
28. The tiny filaments that comprise the body of fungi are known as
a. Hyphae
b. Mycelium
c. Chitin
d. Mycorrhizae
e. Basidium
Questions 29 and 30 Not all answers will be used.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Mold
Yeast
Lichen
Mycorrhizae
Deuteromycetes
29. Mutualistic associations of plant roots and fungi
30. unicellular fungi that live in a damp environment.
Answers
1. a
2. b
3. c
4. d
5. c
6. e
7. d
8. b
9. a
10. a
11. d
12. e
13. c
14. d
15. c
16. d
17. c
18. b
19. e
20. b
21. e
22. d
23. d
24. c
25. b
26. e
27. d
28. a
29. d
30. b