Biology STAAR EOC | Reporting Category 1

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What is homeostasis?

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The ability to maintain a stable internal environment in an organism.

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What is the end result of mitosis?

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2 cells that are identical to the parent cell.

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What holds the two strands of the DNA double helix together?

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Hydrogen bonds.

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What is the first step of the virus reproduction cycle?

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A virus attaches to the surface of a host cell.

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True or False: The flu is caused by a virus.

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True.

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What is metabolism?

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The set of life-sustaining chemical reactions in organisms.

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Define mitosis.

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A process of cell division that results in two identical daughter cells.

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What are alleles?

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Different versions of a gene that determine specific traits.

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What is the role of deoxyribose sugars in DNA?

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They form the backbone of the DNA molecule.

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What is a virus?

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A microscopic infectious agent that can only replicate inside a host cell.