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ULTIMATE AP BIOLOGY VOCABULARY REVIEW
EXAM & VERIFIED ANSWERS
polar:-correct-answer-Molecule with partial charges. Mixes with water.
nonpolar:-correct-answer-No partial charges. Do not mix with water.
electronegativity:-correct-answer-Attraction of an atom for electrons in a covalent
bond.
cohesion:-correct-answer-Water molecules sticking to each other.
adhesion:-correct-answer-Water molecules sticking to other surfaces.
solute:-correct-answer-Something dissolved in a solution.
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solvent:-correct-answer-Dissolving agent of a solution.
isomers:-correct-answer-Same atoms but different arrangement.
structural isomers:-correct-answer-Differ in arrangement of atoms.
geometric isomer:-correct-answer-Differ in arrangement around a double bond.
enantiomers:-correct-answer-Structures that are like a mirror-image.
alpha glucose:-correct-answer-Monomer for starch and glycogen.
beta glucose:-correct-answer-Monomer for cellulose and chitin.
cellulose:-correct-answer-Carbohydrate component of plant cell walls.
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starch:-correct-answer-Storage polysaccharide of plants.
glycogen:-correct-answer-Extremely branched polymer of glucose.
chitin:-correct-answer-Polysaccharide found in arthropod exoskeletons and fungal
cell walls.
-ose:-correct-answer-Suffix of a sugar.
tryiacylglycerol:-correct-answer-Glycerol and three fatty acids.
steroids:-correct-answer-Made of four rings of carbon.
cholesterol:-correct-answer-Steroid common in cell membranes, also in many
hormones.
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peptide bond:-correct-answer-Bonds that connect amino acids.
Fredrick Sanger:-correct-answer-Determined amino acid sequence of proteins.
disulphide bridges:-correct-answer-Reinforce tertiary structure.
primary structure:-correct-answer-Chain of amino acids.
secondary structure:-correct-answer-Either an alpha helix or beta pleated sheet.
tertiary structure:-correct-answer-Results from interactions between side chains.
quaternary structure:-correct-answer-Results from two or more polypeptide
subunits.
-in:-correct-answer-Suffix of a protein.
ULTIMATE AP BIOLOGY VOCABULARY REVIEW
EXAM & VERIFIED ANSWERS
polar:-correct-answer-Molecule with partial charges. Mixes with water.
nonpolar:-correct-answer-No partial charges. Do not mix with water.
electronegativity:-correct-answer-Attraction of an atom for electrons in a covalent
bond.
cohesion:-correct-answer-Water molecules sticking to each other.
adhesion:-correct-answer-Water molecules sticking to other surfaces.
solute:-correct-answer-Something dissolved in a solution.
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solvent:-correct-answer-Dissolving agent of a solution.
isomers:-correct-answer-Same atoms but different arrangement.
structural isomers:-correct-answer-Differ in arrangement of atoms.
geometric isomer:-correct-answer-Differ in arrangement around a double bond.
enantiomers:-correct-answer-Structures that are like a mirror-image.
alpha glucose:-correct-answer-Monomer for starch and glycogen.
beta glucose:-correct-answer-Monomer for cellulose and chitin.
cellulose:-correct-answer-Carbohydrate component of plant cell walls.
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starch:-correct-answer-Storage polysaccharide of plants.
glycogen:-correct-answer-Extremely branched polymer of glucose.
chitin:-correct-answer-Polysaccharide found in arthropod exoskeletons and fungal
cell walls.
-ose:-correct-answer-Suffix of a sugar.
tryiacylglycerol:-correct-answer-Glycerol and three fatty acids.
steroids:-correct-answer-Made of four rings of carbon.
cholesterol:-correct-answer-Steroid common in cell membranes, also in many
hormones.
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peptide bond:-correct-answer-Bonds that connect amino acids.
Fredrick Sanger:-correct-answer-Determined amino acid sequence of proteins.
disulphide bridges:-correct-answer-Reinforce tertiary structure.
primary structure:-correct-answer-Chain of amino acids.
secondary structure:-correct-answer-Either an alpha helix or beta pleated sheet.
tertiary structure:-correct-answer-Results from interactions between side chains.
quaternary structure:-correct-answer-Results from two or more polypeptide
subunits.
-in:-correct-answer-Suffix of a protein.
