Biology STAAR Practice 9th grade

Which of the following body systems work together for support, protection, and movement?

What is the basis for all variation among organisms?

Meiosis has _______ daughter cells.

How many daughter cells does mitosis produce?

Hikers found a tree that has large brown cones and single sharp needles. What species of tree have the hikers found?

What is an organism that breaks down & absorbs dead matter so nutrition can be recycled into the soil?

In the middle of the DNA strand, the bases (ATCG) are held together by what type of bond?

Are viruses living or nonliving?

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Meiosis?

When substances enter a cell by going against the gradient, it is called

3. Does passive transport require energy?

In osmosis the water moves from____________ to __________.

RNA is different from DNA in ___

Which shows a cell in hypotonic solution?

Two heterozygous tall plants are crossed. If tall is dominant over short what are the expected phenotypic results

Members of which kingdom live in unusual conditions such as deep ocean trenches or volcanoes?

This organelle is like a recycling center for the cell. It breaks down old materials. It cleans up the waste in cells.

When you breathe, your lungs take in ___ and remove ___.

This organelle is in both plants and animals. It controls what goes in and out of a cell.

When does the duplication of DNA occur?

6CO₂ + 6H₂0 + light energy -> C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6O_{2 In this chemcial equation, the bolded is called the ______.}

This system receives information from inside and outside the body and controls the body's responses.

Lysosomes...

Amino acids are joined together in order to form

What is a codon?

Which of the following is not a part of interphase?

A group of different species that live together and interact in an environment are called a/an ________.

Which biomolecule is made of amino acids?

The process of making mRNA from DNA is called.

Daughter cells are identical to parent cell.

Any change in the sequence of DNA is...

Which of the following is true about our body's system?

Meiosis occurs in a:

How many cells are created at the end of mitosis?

Which of the following is NOT an element found in lipids?

What is Mutualism

A producer is a (n) ______________.

What are the two major organ systems that work to defend the body from injury?

How many divisions take place in meiosis?

A scientific name consists of

An animal cell does not have a

what does tRNA do?

How many cells are created at the end of meiosis?

The powerhouse of the cell is the...It converts energy from food into energy the cell can use

When tissues come together, they form ___________.

What reactants are there in cellular respiration?

Where does RNA translation take place?

How many divisions take place in mitosis?

The building blocks of DNA & RNA consisting of a five-carbon sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogen-containing base.

Which biomolecule is your main source of energy?

What happens during cytokinesis?

Normal- AGA-TTC-ATA-GCG Mutant- AGA-TTC-AAT-AGC-G What is the type of mutation that has occurred?

This image represents a monomer of which macromolecule?

Which of the following shows the levels of organization of an organism from Smallest to Largest.

The 8 levels of classification, most broad to most specific.

The rabbit in this food web would be considered a:

Where is DNA found in eukaryotic cells?

What kind of organic molecule is DNA?

Which organisms are most closely related?

What does NOT happen during interphase?

What are the genotypes of the parents that would produce 50% short and 50% tall pea plants?

How do enzymes function?

Mitosis occurs in a:

This body systems involves white and red blood cells and transporting things through the body

Which pair of structures best shows that plant cells have functions different from animal cells?

What are the bases for DNA?