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AP Bio Unit 1 Test- Practice Test Part 2

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This flashcard set focuses on identifying and comparing types of chemical bonds, such as hydrogen, ionic, and covalent bonds. It aids in understanding bond strength and electron sharing in molecular structures.

Fats from animals usually are liquid at room temperature.

a. True
b. False

False

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Definition

Fats from animals usually are liquid at room temperature.

a. True
b. False

False

After hydrolysis of a triglyceride, we would have _____.

a. many amino acids
b. different types of nucleotides
c. fatty acids and glycerol
d. monosaccharides and disaccharides

fatty acids and glycerol

Which of the following is NOT a use/function of lipids?

a. speed up chemical reactions
b. insulation
c. plasma membrane component
d. long-term energy storage

speed up chemical reactions

Lipids are generally _____ due to an absence of polar groups.

hydrophobic

form the waterproof cuticle of plants that decreases water loss.

a. oils
b. steroids
c. waxes
d. phospholipids

waxes

Phospholipids have a hydrophilic head (phosphate group) and hydrophobic
tails (fatty acids).
a. True
b. False

True

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TermDefinition

Fats from animals usually are liquid at room temperature.

a. True
b. False

False

After hydrolysis of a triglyceride, we would have _____.

a. many amino acids
b. different types of nucleotides
c. fatty acids and glycerol
d. monosaccharides and disaccharides

fatty acids and glycerol

Which of the following is NOT a use/function of lipids?

a. speed up chemical reactions
b. insulation
c. plasma membrane component
d. long-term energy storage

speed up chemical reactions

Lipids are generally _____ due to an absence of polar groups.

hydrophobic

form the waterproof cuticle of plants that decreases water loss.

a. oils
b. steroids
c. waxes
d. phospholipids

waxes

Phospholipids have a hydrophilic head (phosphate group) and hydrophobic
tails (fatty acids).
a. True
b. False

True

The chemical characteristics of the amino acids are determined by their _____.

a. amino group
b. R group
c. carboxyl group

R group

The plasma membrane is primarily composed of _____.

a. phospholipids
b. waxes
c. fats
d. all of the above

phospholipids

Which of the following statements about cholesterol is TRUE?

a. It is a steroid.
b. It is used to make the sex hormones, estrogen and testosterone.
c. It has a backbone of four fused carbon rings.
d. all of the above

all of the above

Which of the following can bring about a change in protein shape?

a. temperature
b. pH
c. either A or B

either A or B

The monomers of proteins are _____.

a. amino acids
b. monosaccharides
c. glycerol
d. nucleotides

amino acids

Which of the following specific kinds of proteins defends us against infectious agents?

a. hormones
b. transport proteins
c. enzymes
d. antibodies

antibodies

When you boil an egg, the white becomes hard because the albumin protein is denatured
by the heat.
a. True
b. False

True

The sequence of amino acids in a protein determines its _____.

a. primary structure
b. secondary structure
c. tertiary structure
d. quaternary structure

primary structure

Each of the twenty different amino acids has an amino group, a carboxyl group and
an R group that distinguishes one amino acid from another.

a. True
b. False

True

All proteins have four levels of structure.

a. True
b. False

False

The bond between two amino acids is ______.

a. formed by hydrolysis
b. an ionic bond
c. nonpolar
d. known as a peptide bond

known as a peptide bond

Which of the following acts as an intercellular messenger?

a. hormone
b. antibody
c. enzyme

hormone

DNA is single-stranded, but RNA is double-stranded.

a. True

b. False

False

In DNA, the number of purine bases always equals the number of pyrimidine bases.

a. True
b. False

True

Which of the following is NOT found in a nucleotide?

a. a pentose sugar
b. phosphate
c. peptide bonds
d. a nitrogen-containing base

peptide bonds

Nucleotides joined together by condensation synthesis form _____.

a. polypeptides
b. nucleic acids
c. polysaccharides
d. lipids

nucleic acids

The two strands of DNA are held together by _____ between the purine and
pyrimidine bases.
a. ionic bonds
b. hydrogen bonds
c. covalent bonds

hydrogen bonds

The nucleotide that supplies energy for condensation synthesis is _____.

a. adenosine triphosphate
b. guanine
c. thymine
d. cytosine

adenosine triphosphate

The molecule that stores the information about the order of amino acids in a protein is

a. ATP
b. RNA
c. DNA

DNA