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Biology for AP® CoursesReview Questions
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1 .
What is a suggested and testable explanation for an event called?
  1. discovery
  2. hypothesis
  3. scientific method
  4. theory
2 .
Which of the following sciences is not considered a natural science?
  1. astronomy
  2. biology
  3. computer science
  4. physics
3 .
What is the name for the formal process through which scientific research is checked for originality, significance, and quality before being accepted into scientific literature?
  1. publication
  2. public speaking
  3. peer review
  4. the scientific method
4 .
What are two topics that are likely to be studied by biologists and two areas of scientific study that would fall outside the realm of biology?
  1. diseases affecting humans, pollution affecting species habitat, calculating surface area of rectangular ground, functioning of planetary orbitals
  2. calculating surface area of rectangular ground, functioning of planetary orbitals, formation of metamorphic rocks, galaxy formation and evolution
  3. plant responses to external stimuli, functioning of planetary orbitals, formation of metamorphic rocks, galaxy formation and evolution
  4. plant responses to external stimuli, study of the shape and motion of physical objects, formation of metamorphic rocks, galaxy formation and evolution
5 .
Which of the following is an example of deductive reasoning?
  1. Most swimming animals use fins; therefore, fins are an adaptation to swimming.
  2. Mitochondria are inherited from the mother; therefore, maternally inherited traits are encoded by mitochondrial DNA
  3. Small animals lose more heat than larger animals. One would not expect to find wild mice in the poles.
  4. Water conservation is a major requirement to survive in the desert. Long leaves increase loss of water by evaporation. Therefore, desert plants should have smaller leaves.
6 .
Why are viruses not considered living?
  1. They are not made of cells.
  2. Viruses do not have genetic material.
  3. Viruses have DNA and RNA.
  4. Viruses are obligate parasites and require a host.
7 .
The presence of a membrane-enclosed nucleus is a characteristic of what?
  1. bacteria
  2. eukaryotic cells
  3. all living organisms
  4. prokaryotic cells
8 .
What is a group of individuals of the same species living in the same area called?
  1. a community
  2. an ecosystem
  3. a family
  4. a population
9 .
Which of the following sequences ranks a hierarchy of biological organization from the most inclusive to the least complex level?
  1. biosphere, ecosystem, community, population, organism
  2. organelle, tissue, biosphere, ecosystem, population
  3. organism, organ, tissue, organelle, molecule
  4. organism, community, biosphere, molecule, tissue, organ
10 .
Where in a phylogenetic tree would you expect to find the organism that had evolved most recently?
  1. at the base
  2. at the nodes
  3. at the branch tips
  4. within the branches
11 .
What is a characteristic that is not present in all living things?
  1. homeostasis and regulation
  2. metabolism
  3. nucleus containing DNA
  4. reproduction
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