Chapters 1-12 AP Biology Exam; Questions with Complete Solutions
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Chapters 1-12 AP Biology Exam; Questions with
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Biology is the study of _____. Correct answer-life
There are a number of properties that all organisms share. In humans, exposure to ultraviolet
light can result in a darkening of the skin. What kind of property is this? Correct...
Chapters 1-12 AP Biology Exam; Questions with
Complete Solutions
Biology is the study of _____. Correct answer-life
There are a number of properties that all organisms share. In humans, exposure to ultraviolet
light can result in a darkening of the skin. What kind of property is this? Correct answer-
response to the environment
What is the scientific term for a group of interacting individuals of the same type, living in the
same area at the same time? Correct answer-population
Which series of terms is in the sequence of biological organization from the simplest to the
most complex?
A. community, population, ecosystem, habitat
B. organism, ecosystem, community, population
C. molecule, tissue, cell, membrane
D. cell, tissue, organ, population Correct answer-D. cell, tissue, organ, population
Which of the following is true with regard to the relationship between ecosystems and
communities?
A. Ecosystems include the nonliving components of an environment; communities include only
the living components of an environment.
B. An ecosystem is a part of a community.
C. Ecosystems exclude the living components of an environment; communities include the
living components of an environment.
, Chapters 1-12 AP Biology Exam; Questions with
Complete Solutions
D. Soil is an ecosystem component; water is a community component. Correct answer-A.
Ecosystems include the nonliving components of an environment; communities include only the
living components of an environment.
Tissues are composed of _____. Correct answer-cells
The chemical energy used by most organisms for metabolism and growth ultimately comes from
_____. Correct answer-the sun
All cells have _____. Correct answer-a cell membrane
At which level of interaction does life first appear? Correct answer-cell
Plants obtain their energy from _____. Correct answer-light
What would happen if an ecosystem lacked decomposers? Correct answer-The
ecosystem would stop functioning.
Energy is incorporated into most ecosystems by _____. Correct answer-plants
What is the molecular commonality that is the basis of life's variety? Correct answer-DNA
, Chapters 1-12 AP Biology Exam; Questions with
Complete Solutions
Actinosphenia elegans is a unicellular, photosynthetic, eukaryotic organism. To which domain
does it belong? Correct answer-Eukarya
Typically, in which environment might we find archaea? Correct answer-Arctic
(The photo contains unicellular, multicellular, and photosynthetic protists.) Correct
answer-Protista
In which kingdom can multicellular photosynthetic organisms be found? Correct answer-
Plantae
Protists can be distinguished from the plants and fungi because _____. Correct answer-
protists are eukaryotic and include both unicellular organisms and multicellular algae
Which group within the domain Eukarya represents organisms that are generally single-celled?
Correct answer-Protista
Eukaryotic organisms that decompose dead organisms and absorb the nutrients are generally
found in which kingdom? Correct answer-Fungi
Humans are members of the _____. (domain) Correct answer-domain Eukarya
, Chapters 1-12 AP Biology Exam; Questions with
Complete Solutions
Humans are members of the _____. (kingdom) Correct answer-kingdom Animalia
(Diagram with the beetles. 1st picture shows multiple beetles both black and white. 2nd
diagram shows a bird eating the white beetles. 3rd diagram shows the black beetles that
survived). In the figure, what leads directly to the reproductive success of these beetles?
Correct answer-The beetles with traits best suited to the environment survive.
Natural selection tends to act at which of the following levels? Correct answer-population
A pesticide kills 95% of a pest population. What will be the result of the continued application of
this pesticide? Correct answer-Through time, the pesticide will become less effective at
killing the pest.
What was Darwin's major contribution to understanding the mechanism of evolution?
Correct answer-He proposed the theory of natural selection.
A theory is _____. Correct answer-a well-supported concept that has broad explanatory
power
Which of the following statements is most clearly inductively derived?
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