Biology STAAR Review

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Shauntra Franklin
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Biology
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9th - 12th Grade
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32 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which characteristic best distinguishes these cells as either prokaryotic or eukaryotic.
The organization of the genetic material
The location of the cytoplasm
The role of the cell membrane
The function of the flagella
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which statements best describe the difference between active transport and passive transport?
Active transport occurs only in cells that require large amounts of energy. Passive transport occurs in all cells.
Active transport requires ATP. Passive transport does not require ATP.
Active transport moves substances along the concentration gradient. Passive transport moves substances against the concentration gradient.
Active transport occurs in all cells. Passive transport requires ATP.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which type of movement across a cell's plasma membrane requires energy supplied by ATP?
Passive transport
Simple diffusion
Active transport
Osmosis
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
In the late 1700s Edward Jenner developed the first vaccine from cowpox, an infectious virus found in cows. How do viruses, like the one responsible for cowpox, cause disease?
By sexually reproducing with other viruses in the environment
By replicating inside the cell and then lysing the cell
By gaining energy from metabolizing their food
By competing for water with cells of the infected organism
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which statement best describes how a virus replicates?
A virus divides into two identical virus particles before infecting the host cell.
A virus enters a host cell and uses the materials from the host cell to produce new virus particles.
Multiple virus particles fuse and form a large particle that breaks apart, releasing new virus particles.
Multiple virus particles break down in component parts, which then reassemble into new copies of the virus.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The images show a cell in various phases of mitosis. Which of these lists the phases in the order that they occur in mitosis?
Z, Y, X, W
X, W, Z, Y
Z, X, W, Y
X, Z, Y, W
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS1-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Environmental factors typically activate genes in a cell by causing the cell to -
produce identical daughter cells through mitosis
form haploid gamete cells through meiosis
fuse with another cell to increase the size of its genome
transcribe specific DNA segments to mRNA for translation
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of these properties is found only in cancer cells?
unregulated cell division
regulated gene expression
response to signals outside of the cell
presence of mitochondria
9.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Albumin is a protein that is secreted by liver cells and transported to the bloodstream. What factor most directly determines the amino acids that are combined to create albumin?
The temperature of the cell when translation is taking place
The number of chromosomes in a cell
The sequence of nucleotides in DNA
The amount of energy that is available in the cell
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS1-1
10.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What components make up the backbone of a DNA molecule?
Purines and deoxyribose
Pyrimidines and purines
Deoxyribose and phosphate groups
Phosphate groups and pyrimidines
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