AP Bio Unit 3 MCQ

Researchers investigated the effect of urea on the three-dimensional structure of a certain enzyme. The researchers dissolved the enzyme in an aqueous buffer solution and added urea to the solution. The enzyme did not appear to have a secondary or tertiary structure. The researchers carefully removed the urea from the solution and determined that the enzyme had the original secondary and tertiary structure again. Based on the results of the experiment, which of the following statements best predicts the effect of urea on the enzyme's function? A) Function will be disrupted by adding the urea and regained by removing the urea. B) Function will be disrupted by adding the urea, but it will not be regained by removing the urea. C) Function will be gained by adding the urea and disrupted by removing the urea. D) Function will be unaffected by the addition and removal of the urea.

A) Function will be disrupted by adding the urea and regained by removing the urea.

Which of the following statements best helps justify the inclusion of group 2 as one of the controls in the experiment based on Table 3-2? A) It will show whether the changes observed in group 1 depend on the metabolic activity of soil bacteria. B) It will show whether the changes observed in group 1 depend on the type of plants used in the experiment. C) It will show the average growth rate of seedlings that are maintained in a nonsterile environment. D) It will show the changes that occur in the roots of seedlings following an infection by soil bacteria.

A) It will show whether the changes observed in group 1 depend on the metabolic activity of soil bacteria.

Based on Figure 3-1, which of the following statements best predicts the effect that a change from a moderately acidic environment (pH near 6) to a basic environment will have on peroxidase activity? A) Peroxidase activity will decrease. B) Peroxidase activity will increase. C) Peroxidase activity will stay the same D) Peroxidase activity will increase at first and then decrease

A) Peroxidase activity will decrease.

Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) is a protein that catalyzes the conversion of acetylcholine to acetate and choline. When the concentration of AChE in an aqueous solution is held constant, the rate of the reaction catalyzed by AChE increases with increasing concentrations of substrate. At low concentrations of acetylcholine, a small increase in the substrate concentration results in a large increase in the reaction rate. At high concentrations of acetylcholine, however, a large increase in the substrate concentration results in only a small increase in the reaction rate. Which of the following statements correctly explains the observed effect of the acetylcholine concentration on the rate of the enzyme-catalyzed reaction? A) The active site of AChE is specific for acetylcholine, and only one substrate molecule can occupy the active site at a time. B) AChE begins converting product into substrate as the acetylcholine concentration changes from low to high. C) The AChE protein becomes denatured as the acetylcholine concentration changes from low to high. D) The substrate specificity of AChE changes as the acetylcholine concentration changes from low to high.

A) The active site of AChE is specific for acetylcholine, and only one substrate molecule can occupy the active site at a time.

Based on the data from graph 3-1, scientists claim that the reproductive behavior of European flycatchers is influenced by the availability of energy sources. Which of the following statements best justifies this claim? A) Young European flycatchers hatch from eggs when caterpillar biomass is available for the young birds to consume and convert into energy for growth. B) European flycatcher hatchlings begin to need energy to leave the nest only after the caterpillars have turned into pupae. C) Female European flycatchers require energy to lay eggs, so they lay their eggs when the caterpillar biomass is maximal. D) The energy requirements for hatching European flycatchers and caterpillars are proportional to each other.

A) Young European flycatchers hatch from eggs when caterpillar biomass is available for the young birds to consume and convert into energy for growth.

A set of five additional test tubes were prepared and used as controls. Which of the following best describes the contents expected to be contained in one of the five control test tubes based on Figure 3-2? A) pH 4 buffer solution and hydrogen peroxide only B) All five pH buffer solutions combined and hydrogen peroxide only. C) Water, hydrogen peroxide, and yeast D) Water and yeast only

A) pH 4 buffer solution and hydrogen peroxide only

Based on Table 3-4, which of the following statements best clarifies how the data support the researcher's claim? A) The thylakoid membrane is more permeable to carbon dioxide than to polar molecules. B) ATP synthase activity depends on a proton gradient across the thylakoid membrane. C) Some enzymes embedded in the thylakoid membrane catalyze the hydrolysis of ATP. D) Carbon fixation in the Calvin-Benson cycle takes place in the stroma of chloroploasts.

B) ATP synthase activity depends on a proton gradient across the thylakoid membrane.

Based on Figure 3-4, which of the following statements provides reasoning that supports the claim that brown fatty tissue keeps an animal warm? A) The uncoupling protein in this tissue increases the production of ATP and causes more body heat to be produced to warm the animal. B) The uncoupling protein in this tissue reduces the proton gradient across the membrane and thus produces heat to warm the animal without ATP production. C) The uncoupling protein in this tissue causes an increase in the proton gradient, which causes more ATP to be produced that helps to warm the animal. D) The uncoupling protein in this tissue reduces the production of ATP and creates an increase in the proton gradient that allows more heat energy to be produced to warm the animal.

B) The uncoupling protein in this tissue reduces the proton gradient across the membrane and thus produces heat to warm the animal without ATPATP production.

Aminolevulinate dehydratase (ALAD) is an enzyme that relies on zinc as a coenzyme. A zinc ion binds to the ALAD active site, where it forms favorable interactions with the side chains of three amino acids. Researchers have found that substituting a lead ion for a zinc ion in the ALAD active site causes inhibition of ALAD. Which of the following statements best helps explain how the lead ion causes inhibition of ALAD? A) It changes the shape and charge of the substrate so that it becomes more compatible with ALAD's active site B) It changes the amino acid sequence of the ALAD protein so that the enzyme catalyze a different reaction. C) It changes the three-dimensional structure of the active site so that ALAD is no longer compatible with its substrate. D) It changes the enzyme-substrate complex so that the transition state is more stable and the reaction proceeds at a faster rate.

C) It changes the three-dimensional structure of the active site so that ALAD is no longer compatible with its substrate.

Based on Table 3-3, which of the following statements best helps justify the inclusion of test tube 5 in the experiment? A) It will act as a control for test tube 4 by showing the effect of the presence or absence of a substrate B) It will act as a control for test tube 4 by showing the effect of a change in environmental temperature C) It will act as a control for test tube 6 by showing the effect of the presence or absence of the enzyme. D) It will act as a control for test tube 6 by showing the effect of a change in sodium chloride concentration.

C) It will act as a control for test tube 6 by showing the effect of the presence or absence of the enzyme.

Which test tubes are controls in the experiment based on Table 3-1? A) Test tubes 1 and 2 only B) Test tubes 5 and 6 only C) Test tubes 1, 3, 5, and 7 D) Test tubes 2, 4, 6, and 8

C) Test tubes 1, 3, 5, and 7

Which of the following best predicts the immediate result of adding more substrate to the reaction mixture at the point indicated by the arrow in Figure 3-3? A) The amount of product will increase until the reaction rate goes to zero. B) The amount of product will decrease until the reaction reaches its equilibrium point or the enzyme has been used up by the reaction. C) The amount of product will increase until the reaction reaches its equilibrium point or until the substrate is used up by the reaction. D) The amount of product will increase without stopping because the enzyme will be unchanged by the reaction.

C) The amount of product will increase until the reaction reaches its equilibrium point or until the substrate is used up by the reaction.

One of the researchers proposes using oxygen gas production to measure reaction rates. Which of the following statements best justifies the use of the proposed modification as a way of creating an appropriate control for the investigation based on Figure 3-1? A) The experiment can be repeated without hydrogen peroxide, which will help eliminate an uncontrolled variable. B) The experiment can be repeated without peroxidase, which will introduce a second independent variable. C) The experiment can be repeated without guaiacol, which will reveal the effect of guaiacol on the reaction rates. D) The experiment can be repeated without water, which will reveal whether the reaction can occur inside a living cell.

C) The experiment can be repeated without guaiacol, which will reveal the effect of guaiacol on the reaction rates.

A researcher claims that budding yeast are able to survive in different environments because they produce enzymes that allow them to use different molecules as sources of matter and energy. Which of the following statements best helps justify the researcher's claim by providing a relevant example? A) Yeast cells produce protein kinases, which are enzymes that catalyze the transfer of phosphate groups from ATP to protein substrates. B) Yeast cells produce DNA polymerases, which are enzymes that catalyze the conversion of free nucleotides into strands of DNA. C) Yeast cells produce invertase, which is an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of the disaccharide sucrose into glucose and fructose. D) Yeast cells produce catalase, which is an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of hydrogen peroxide into water and oxygen gas.

C) Yeast cells produce invertase, which is an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of the disaccharide sucrose into glucose and fructose.

A researcher proposes a model to explain how enzyme-substrate interactions determine enzyme specificity. The model is based on the idea that substrate molecules form favorable interactions with the amino acid side chains in an enzyme's active site. Based on the model, which of the following statements best explains an enzyme's specificity for a particular substrate molecule? A) A hydrophilic molecule interacts with nonpolar side chains in the enzyme's active site B) A hydrophobic molecule interacts with polar side chains in the enzyme's active site. C) A molecule with positive charges interacts with positively charged side chains in the enzyme's active site. D) A molecule with negative charges interacts with positively charged side chains in the enzyme's active site.

D) A molecule with negative charges interacts with positively charged side chains in the enzyme's active site.

Which of the following types of evidence will best support the researcher's claim, based on Figure 3-5? A) Evidence that some of the earliest eukaryotes used oxygen to produce ATP by cellular respiration B) Evidence that the earliest plants produced oxygen as a by-product of photosynthesis C) Evidence that some of the earliest organisms carried out photosynthesis without producing oxygen D) Evidence that the Cyanobacteria produced oxygen as a by-product of photosynthesis

D) Evidence that the Cyanobacteria produced oxygen as a by-product of photosynthesis

Which of the following actions will provide a negative control for the investigation based on Figure 3-1? A) Repeating the experiment at 25°C B) Repeating the experiment using twice the amount of hydrogen peroxide C) Repeating the experiment using twice the amount of peroxidase D) Repeating the experiment using heat-denatured peroxidase

D) Repeating the experiment using heat-denatured peroxidase

A researcher claims that genetic variation provides organisms with the ability to survive and reproduce in different environments. To support the claim, the researcher makes the following observation: bacteria that contain plasmids (small DNA molecules) are resistant to a wider range of antibiotics than are bacteria that contain no plasmids. Which of the following statements best establishes a connection between the observation and the researcher's claim? A) Some antibiotics inhibit the synthesis of bacterial cell walls. B) Some antibiotics inhibit protein synthesis in bacteria cells. C) Some plasmids cannot exist in a bacterial cell with certain other plasmids. D) Some plasmids contain antibiotic resistance genes.

D) Some plasmids contain antibiotic resistance genes.

Phycobiliproteins are a complex of accessory pigments and proteins found in cyanobacteria but not in green algae. A researcher claims that the phycobiliprotein pigments in cyanobacteria allow the cyanobacteria to survive in certain aquatic niches better than green algae can. Which of the following statements best justifies the researcher's claim? A) The additional pigments allow the cyanobacteria to store light energy so that it can be used at night to continue photosynthesis. B) The additional pigments block light and prevent it from reaching photosynthetic organisms at greater depths, so no photosynthetic organisms can live below the surface waters containing cyanobacteria. C) The additional pigments require energy and cellular resources to produce, so they can be used as an energy source during times of insufficient light. D) The additional pigments absorb light at wavelengths that green algae cannot absorb; this may allow cyanobacteria to capture more light energy for photosynthesis than green algae can in certain areas.

D) The additional pigments absorb light at wavelengths that green algae cannot absorb; this may allow cyanobacteria to capture more light energy for photosynthesis than green algae can in certain areas.

A researcher claims that the incorporation of carbon dioxide into organic molecules during photosynthesis does not violate the second law of thermodynamics. Which of the following statements best helps justify the researcher's claim? A) Organisms contain enzymes that lower the activation energies of specific chemical reactions B) An ecosystem is formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their surrounding environment. C) Photosynthetic organisms use the organic molecules during photosynthesis for growth and repair. D) The total system that includes photosynthetic organisms and the Sun become less ordered over time.

D) The total system that includes photosynthetic organisms and the Sun becomes less ordered over time.