ap bio first test

Question 1

what are the 8 life processes everything shares

Answer 1

• reproduction
• growth/development
• nutrition
• response to stimuli
• cellular respiration
• excretion
• synthesis
• transport

Question 2

what are undifferentiated cells?

Answer 2

stem cells

Question 3

all eukaryotes/protists have ….

Answer 3

histone proteins

Question 4

every cell has…

Answer 4

1. cell membrane (protein synthesis)
2. ribosomes
3. cytoplasm
4. DNA double helix
5. macromoleules + monomers (carbs, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids)

Question 5

examples of kingdom plantae

Answer 5

fern, grass, moss, trees,

Question 6

heterotrophic decomposers examples

Answer 6

mushroom
yeast
mold
ringworm
athletes foot

Question 7

paramecium

Answer 7

• mostly unicellular
• some hetero/some auto
• some have cell wall

Question 8

diversity stems from —

Answer 8

differences in DNA sequences

Question 9

what is gene expression

Answer 9

process of converting information from one gene to cellular product

Question 10

genome

Answer 10

all of the genes in an organism

Question 11

3 domains

Answer 11

• Bacteria
• Eukarya
• Archaea

Question 12

1st major theme

Answer 12

The process of evolution drives the diversity and unity of life

Question 13

Darwins theory

Answer 13

1. natural selection
2. survival of the fittest
3. convergent evolution
4. everything living has genetic material

Question 14

what is convergent evolution?

Answer 14

when 2 species that do NOT share a recent common ancestor but end up with similar traits due to the environment around them

Question 15

2nd major theme

Answer 15

Biological systems utilize free energy & molecular building blocks to grow, reproduce, and maintain dynamic homeostasis

Question 16

what are some examples of processes that these biological systems utilize to maintain homeostasis?

Answer 16

• metabolism (endergonic/exergonic)
• cellular respiration
• ATP
• krebs cycle
• enzymes
• sexual/asexual reproduction
• glucose oxidation

Question 17

3rd major theme

Answer 17

living systems store, retrieve, transmit, and respond to information essential life processes

Question 18

examples of 3rd major theme

Answer 18

• nervous/endocrine system
• adreneline
• fight or flight

Question 19

4th major theme

Answer 19

Biological systems interact, and these systems & and their interactions possess complex properties

Question 20

examples of 4th major theme

Answer 20

food webs/chains, food transport, energy pyramid, levels of organization, prey predator relationships

Question 21

how are organisms classified

Answer 21

domain, kingdom, phytum, class, order, family, genus, species