European Baccalaureate Biology Practice Questions - European Baccalaureate Biology Exam - European Baccalaureate Biology Practice Questions

Question 1

Which physicochemical property of water is primarily responsible for preventing rapid temperature fluctuations in living organisms and aquatic ecosystems?

Low dielectric constant allowing nonpolar organic compounds to precipitate High density of solid ice compared to liquid water High specific heat capacity resulting from an extensive intermolecular hydrogen-bonding network Formation of non-covalent hydrophobic interactions between water and lipid molecules

Correct Answer:

High specific heat capacity resulting from an extensive intermolecular hydrogen-bonding network

Question 2

Which molecular feature of phospholipids causes them to spontaneously assemble into a bilayer structure in an aqueous cellular environment?

Amphipathic structure containing a hydrophilic phosphate head and hydrophobic fatty acid tails Presence of covalent disulfide bridges linking adjacent glycerol backbones Rigid steroid ring structure that repels water molecules on both sides of the membrane High concentration of ionic peptide bonds between polar amino acid side chains

Correct Answer:

Amphipathic structure containing a hydrophilic phosphate head and hydrophobic fatty acid tails

Question 3

How does active transport across a cell membrane fundamental differ from facilitated diffusion?

Active transport moves molecules down their concentration gradient without requiring membrane transport proteins Facilitated diffusion hydrolyzes ATP to alter the shape of carrier channel proteins Active transport utilizes specific channel proteins while facilitated diffusion relies solely on lipid solubility Active transport moves solutes against their concentration gradient and requires cellular energy such as ATP

Correct Answer:

Active transport moves solutes against their concentration gradient and requires cellular energy such as ATP

Question 4

What is the correct pathway for a newly synthesized secretory protein through the endomembrane system of a eukaryotic cell?

Smooth ER → Golgi apparatus → Rough ER → Lysosome → Plasma membrane Rough ER → Transport vesicle → Golgi apparatus → Secretory vesicle → Plasma membrane Nucleolus → Mitochondria → Golgi apparatus → Peroxisome → Extracellular space Golgi apparatus → Rough ER → Transport vesicle → Endosome → Plasma membrane

Correct Answer:

Rough ER → Transport vesicle → Golgi apparatus → Secretory vesicle → Plasma membrane

Question 5

How does a competitive enzyme inhibitor affect the kinetic parameters Km (Michaelis constant) and Vmax (maximum reaction velocity)?

Increases Km while leaving Vmax unchanged Decreases Vmax while leaving Km unchanged Decreases both Km and Vmax proportionally Increases Vmax and decreases Km

Correct Answer:

Increases Km while leaving Vmax unchanged

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