STAAR Science 8 Review Category 4

Question 1

which is the best choice for classifying an organism into a taxonomic Kingdom?

Accepted Answer

multicellular vs. unicellular

Question 2

Which of the following is not true of inherited traits?

Accepted Answer

affected by an organisms surroundings

Question 3

The process of using oxygen to break down nutrients to release energy for the cell

Accepted Answer

cellular respiration

Question 4

In offspring when a dominant allele (F) and recessive allele (f) are present, which is true?

Accepted Answer

The recessive form will not be observed but will still be pr

Question 5

Organisms that make their own organic food

Accepted Answer

Autotroph

Question 6

Does not have an organized nucleus. Their DNA is floating around the cell.

Accepted Answer

Prokaryote

Question 7

List the kingdoms in numerical order...

Accepted Answer

Protist, Fungi, Plant, Animal

Question 8

How are populations affected by long-term environmental change?

Accepted Answer

They may adapt to the new environment, or become extinct

Question 9

Which chain from the food web includes a parasite-host relationship?

Accepted Answer

red oak --> deer mouse --> deer tick, red oak --> deer --> deer tick

Question 10

Function: transport blood throughout the body via heart, veins, & arteries

Accepted Answer

circulatory system

Question 11

How many organisms in this food web eat only producers?

Accepted Answer

3

Question 12

Made of one cell

Accepted Answer

Unicellular

Question 13

Which one of the following statements about plant and animal cells is correct?

Accepted Answer

Both contain a cell membrane, cytoplasm, and nucleus

Question 14

Which of the following examples best reflects selective breeding?

Accepted Answer

The mating of two particular sheep to produce thicker wool

Question 15

The excretory system

Accepted Answer

4

Question 16

Which organelle helps to create energy within the cell?

Accepted Answer

mitochondria

Question 17

Which of the following is a producer-consumer relationship in this food web?

Accepted Answer

microscopic algae and sea urchin

Question 18

Which of the following is a predator-prey relationship in this ecosystem?

Accepted Answer

mouse and snake

Question 19

Organisms classified in the Animal Kingdom most commonly reproduce

Accepted Answer

sexually

Question 20

What creates diverse offspring?

Accepted Answer

sexual reproduction

Question 21

What characteristic can be found in the offspring of asexual reproduction?

Accepted Answer

Uniform genetic information

Question 22

Which body system protects & covers internal structures?

Accepted Answer

integumentary system

Question 23

What conditions can increase resource competition between individuals within a population?

Accepted Answer

high population density

Question 24

Which of the following would be considered a short-term environmental change?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 25

Stores water and food/waste inside the cell

Accepted Answer

vacuole

Question 26

Which structure is found only in plant cells and helps plants capture energy from sunlight?

Accepted Answer

chloroplast

Question 27

In which kingdom should this organism be classified?

Accepted Answer

Plantae

Question 28

Which of the following statements best describes an energy pyramid?

Accepted Answer

producers are represented in section D

Question 29

Which of the following is NOT an abiotic factor?

Accepted Answer

organisms

Question 30

The higher the biodiversity, the better an ecosystem can withstand environmental stress.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 31

A population of daisies lives in an area. They are part of what larger ecological grouping?

Accepted Answer

community

Question 32

How can commercial fishing modify ocean systems?

Accepted Answer

overharvesting creates an imbalance in ocean food webs

STAAR Science 8 Review Category 4

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STAAR Science 8 Review Category 4

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