AP Biology
John D. O’Bryant School of
Mathematics and Science
September 28, 2012
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Putting It All Together: Chapters 1 to 7
Lorenzo’s Oil
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 1. White blood cells engulf bacteria through what
process?
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A) exocytosis
B) phagocytosis
C) pinocytosis
D) osmosis
E) receptor-mediated exocytosis
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 2. Several seriously epidemic viral diseases of earlier
centuries were then incurable because they resulted
in severe dehydration due to vomiting and diarrhea.
Today they are usually not fatal because we have
developed which of the following?
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A) antiviral medications that are efficient and work
well with all viruses
B) antibiotics against the viruses in question
C) intravenous feeding techniques
D) medication to prevent blood loss
E) hydrating drinks that include high concentrations
of salts and glucose
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 3. You are working on a team that is designing a new drug.
In order for this drug to work, it must enter the cytoplasm
of specific target cells. Which of the following would be a
factor that determines whether the molecule enters the
cell?
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A) blood or tissue type of the patient
B) non-polarity of the drug molecule
C) lack of charge on the drug molecule
D) similarity of the drug molecule to other molecules
transported by the target cells
E) lipid composition of the target cells' plasma membrane
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 4. When a plant cell, such as one from a peony
stem, is submerged in a very hypotonic solution,
what is likely to occur?
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A) the cell will burst
B) the cell membrane will lyse
C) plasmolysis will shrink the interior
D) the cell will become flaccid
E) the cell will become turgid
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 5. Which of the following is (are) true for anabolic
pathways?
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A) They do not depend on enzymes.
B) They are usually highly spontaneous chemical
reactions.
C) They consume energy to build up polymers from
monomers.
D) They release energy as they degrade polymers to
monomers.
E) all of the above
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 6. Which of the following is a statement of the first
law of thermodynamics?
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A) Energy cannot be created or destroyed.
B) The entropy of the universe is decreasing.
C) The entropy of the universe is constant.
D) Kinetic energy is stored energy that results
from the specific arrangement of matter.
E) Energy cannot be transferred or transformed.
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 7. Which of the following is an example of
potential rather than kinetic energy?
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A) a boy mowing grass
B) water rushing over Niagara Falls
C) a firefly using light flashes to attract a mate
D) a food molecule made up of energy-rich
macromolecules
E) an insect foraging for food
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 Which of the following is most similar in structure
to ATP?
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A) an anabolic steroid
B) a DNA helix
C) an RNA nucleotide
D) an amino acid with three phosphate groups
attached
E) a phospholipid
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Putting It All Together: Chapters 1 to 7
 Chapter 1: Exploring Life
 Chapter 2: The Chemical Context of Life
 Chapter 3: Water and the Fitness of the
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Environment
Chapter 4: Carbon and the Molecular Diversity of
Life
Chapter 5: The Structure and Function of
Macromolecules
Chapter 6: A Tour of the Cell
Chapter 7: Membrane Structure and Function
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