AP Bio Unit 1 Study Guide

AP BIO: Unit One Study Guide
- Organic compounds: contain covalently bonded carbon; examples include lipids, proteins, nucleic acids and
carbohydrates
- Functional groups: amino, carbonyl, carboxyl, hydroxyl, phosphate, and sulfhydrl (recognize structure)
- Lipids: non-polymer molecules used for long term energy storage (especially in animals), water-proofing, and
insulation
o Fat/Oil: glycerol + 3 fatty acids; capital E shape
 Saturated fat: bad for you; animals and some plants have it; solidifies at room temperature
 Unsaturated fat; better for you, plants have it; liquefies at room temperature
o Steroids: lipids whose structures resemble chicken-wire fence; include cholesterol and sex hormones
o Phospholipids: glycerol + 2 fatty acids + 1 phosphate group; make up all membrane bilayers in cells; have
hydrophobic interiors (the tails) and hydrophilic exteriors (the heads)
- Carbohydrates: used by cells for energy and structure; monomers are monosaccharides (glucose) or single
sugars, disaccharides have two sugars (sucrose, maltose, lactose), and starches are long polymer chains of sugar;
storage polysaccharides (starch [plants], glycogen [animals]), structural polysaccharides (chitin [fungal cell walls],
cellulose [plant cell walls])
- Proteins: made of amino acid monomers; amino acids consist of an R group attached to an amino and a
carboxyl; the amino group of one amino acid can be bonded to the carboxyl group of another amino acid
through dehydration synthesis to create a peptide bond and build the protein polymer; proteins serve many
functions (e.g., transport, enzymes, cell signals, receptor molecules, structural components, and channels)
o Structure: Primary – amino acid polymer made at the ribosome; Secondary – beta pleats or alpha
helices; Tertiary – interactions between the R groups of the polymer; Quaternary – interactions with
other separate polymer chains (find a buddy)
o Enzymes: catalytic proteins that react in an induced-fit fashion with substrates to speed up the rate of
reactions by lowering the activation energy; effectiveness is affected by changes in pH, temperature,
salinity, etc due to denaturing of structure; examples – pepsin digests proteins and amylase digests
starch within the digestive tract
- Nucleic Acids: DNA and RNA; carry the genetic code; monomers are nucleotides consisting of a phosphate
group, 5-carbon sugar, and one of five nitrogen bases (adenine, guanine, cytosine, thymine, and uracil)
- ATP: Adenosine triphosphate molecule that acts as a temporary energy storage molecule (battery) for cellular
reactions and processes; consisting of an adenosine molecule covalently bonded to three phosphate groups, the
addition of the third phosphate group through dehydration synthesis stores small amounts of energy while the
removal of the third phosphate group through hydrolysis releases small amounts of energy
- pH: logarithmic scale <7 acidic, 7 neutral, >7 basic (alkaline); pH 4 is 10 times more acidic than pH5; buffers are
enzymes that neutralize pH
- Reaction types
o Hydrolysis: breaks down polymers by adding water
o Dehydration synthesis: creates polymers by removing water
o Endergonic reaction: reaction that requires energy input (feels cold); makes bonds
o Exergonic reaction: reaction that gives off energy (feels hot); breaks bonds
- Bond types
o Covalent bond: sharing electrons; strong
o Ionic bond: transferring electrons; strong
o Hydrogen bond: temporary attraction between polar molecules; weak; always represented by a dotted
line
- Water: four properties that contribute to life; cohesion (water sticks to water), adhesion (water sticks to other
surfaces), high specific heat (thermoregulation), and excellent solubility (hydrophilic substances will dissolve in
water, hydrophobic substances won’t); all these properties are caused by hydrogen bonding between water
molecules; hydrogen bonds form between the slightly positive hydrogen of one molecule and the slightly
negative oxygen of an adjacent molecule; adhesion and cohesion work together to create surface tension and
capillary action (know how these affect living things)
- Make sure you know and can identify independent variables, dependent variables, controls, and constants
- Study your notes and your R&R. Powerpoints/videos can be found on my website to help you review.
Test Set-Up: Approximately 30 multiple choice questions two free-response essay question that will be given to you the
night before (prompt only), but must be written in class without notes.

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