Ultimate AP Biology Vocabulary Review Exam Questions With Guaranteed Pass Solutions.
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Course
AP Biology
Institution
AP Biology
polar - Answer Molecule with partial charges. Mixes with water.
nonpolar - Answer No partial charges. Do not mix with water.
electronegativity - Answer Attraction of an atom for electrons in a covalent bond.
cohesion - Answer Water molecules sticking to each other.
adhesion ...
secondary structure - Answer Either an alpha helix or beta pleated sheet.
tertiary structure - Answer Results from interactions between side chains.
,quaternary structure - Answer Results from two or more polypeptide subunits.
-in - Answer Suffix of a protein.
purines - Answer Bases with a double-ring structure.
pyrimidines - Answer Bases with a single-ring structure.
phosphodiester bonds - Answer Bonds between phosphate group and pentose sugar in nucleic acids.
synthesis - Answer To put together.
digestion - Answer To break apart.
dehydration synthesis - Answer Condensation reaction where molecules are connected by loss of a
water molecule.
hydrolysis - Answer Reaction where water split into
two hydrogens and one oxygen; this breaks a polymer.
anabolism - Answer Metabolic pathways that construct molecules, requiring energy.
catabolism - Answer Metabolic pathways that break down molecules, releasing energy.
natural selection - Answer A population can change over time if individuals with more fit traits leave
more offspring than less fit individuals.
evolutionary adaptation - Answer An accumulation of inherited characteristics that enhance organisms'
ability to survive and reproduce in specific environments.
, artificial selection - Answer Humans modifying species for desired traits through selective breeding.
decent with modification - Answer Darwin's way of referring to evolution.
fitness - Answer Individuals whose inherited traits confer an advantage have a better chance of
surviving in a given environment and will leave more offspring.
homology - Answer Similarity resulting from common ancestry.
homologous structures - Answer Same structure, different function. Comes from common ancestor.
comparative embryology - Answer Embryos of vertebrates share many anatomical homologies.
vestigial structures - Answer Are little or no importance to organism, but remain from an ancestor.
biogeography - Answer Geographic distribution of species.
microevolution - Answer Change in genetic makeup of a population from generation to generation.
macroevolution - Answer Evolutionary change above the species level.
population - Answer Group of individuals of the same species living in the same area.
population genetics - Answer Study of allele frequency distribution and change under the influence of
evolutionary processes.
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