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AP Biology Exam Terms organic compounds contain carbon; examples include lipids, proteins, and carbs functional groups amino (NH2), carbonyl (RCOR), carboxyl (COOH), hydroxyl (OH), phosphate (PO4), sulfhydryl (SH) fat glycerol and three fatty acids saturated fats bad for you; animals and some plants have it; solidifies at room temp. unsaturated fats better for you, plants have it; liquifies at room temp. steriods lipids whose structures resemble chicken-wire fence...

AP Biology - Unit 2 Study Guide Questions with Verified Answers Describe diffusion and give some specific examples of molecules which move by diffusion. - The random thermal motion of particles of liquids, gases, or solids. In the presence of a concentration or electrochemical gradient, diffusion results in the net movement of a substance from a region where it is more concentrated to a region where it is less concentrated. - The movement of particles of any substance, so that they tend ...

cardiocytes - ANSWER contractile cells of the heart desmosomes - ANSWER attach cardiocytes together. When one cell contracts, the other will not separate. Think of them like glue between the cells. Connected via gap junctions Electrical and chemical coupling The heart muscle acts as a single functional unit If you had designed a heart, in which the heart muscle cells can contract in unison, what would you do? - ANSWER Innervate only a few muscle cells and have them attach to each other...

AP Biology Exam (units 5-8) Latest Version Graded A+ 10% rule Only 10% of the total energy produced at each trophic level is available to the next level. The amount of energy passed up to the levels of the food pyramid reduces as you go up. 3' vs 5' end of DNA strand replication goes 3'->5' - 3' (of original molecule) is leading strand - 5' is lagging strand adaptive immunity the ability to recognize and remember specific antigens and mount an attack on them altruism ...

HUBS 191 Progress Test II Latest Version Graded A Nervous system cells neurons and glia Neuron input zone dendrites and cell body Neuron summation zone axon hillock Neuron conduction zone axon Neuron output zone axon terminals Axon hillock decides whether to pass on information Tract axon bundles in CNS Grey matter cell bodies in CNS White matter myelinated axons in CNS; commissural, projection, and association tracts Ganglion groups of cell bodies in PNS Nerv...

AP Biology [Practice AP Exam] Questions with Verified Solutions [8] Cells that make up salivary glands would be expected to contain a relatively large amount of: ----------------------------------------------- [A] smooth endoplasmic reticulum [B] rough endoplasmic reticulum [C] genetic material [D] lipids [E] peroxisomes [B] rough endoplasmic reticulum [9] Which of the following characteristics distinguishes prokaryotic organisms from eukaryotic organisms? ----------...

Ap Biology Final Exam Practice Test-Answered Which of the following relationships between cell structures and their respective functions is correct? a. cell wall: support, protection b. chloroplasts: chief sites of cellular respiration c. chromosomes: cytoskeleton of the nucleus d. ribosomes: secretion e. lysosomes: formation of ATP a. cell wall: support, protection Tay-Sachs disease is a human genetic abnormality that results in cells accumulating and becoming clogged with very...

AP Biology Multiple Choice Exam with Complete Solutions A dog is following the scent of a jackrabbit. Which of the following accurately describes how the dog's brain integrates information for smell? A) Chemoreceptors in the brain send impulses for smell in the nasal cavity. B) Chemoreceptor cells in the nasal cavity sends impulses to the appropriate area of the brain. C) Chemoreceptors on epithelial cells of the tongue send hormones to the appropriate area of the brain. D) Receptors...

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ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) BIOLOGY: Immune System 39 Questions Correctly Answered | 100% Rated Question 1 Which of the following cells would not be part of the immune response when a pathogen is encountered by the body for the first time? Possible Answers: Macrophages Neutrophils T-cells Monocytes Correct answer: T-cells Question 2 Maternal immunity to some antigens may be conveyed in-utero. This is an example of which type of immunity? Possible Answers: Artificial active im...