Biology STAAR

What organ is part of the integumentary system?

• brain

• skin

• heart

• lungs

Which organism gets the LEAST energy?

• eagle/bird

• snakes

• rabbits

• grass/plants

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What organs are part of the digestive system?

• heart

• skin

• brain

• intestines/stomach

Which is part of the endocrine system?

• brain

• muscles

• mouth

• hormones

When multiple transitional fossils are found in many rock layers, they provide evidence of...

• seasonal variation in the diet of the species

• gradual change of a species over time

• DNA functioning as the genetic material of organisms

• an unchanging environment

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What are genes?

• DNA

• ATP

• ABC

• DTA

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Match the following words with their definitions.

• changes that increase survival

• prokaryote

• water moving

• osmosis

• complex organisms

• ATP

• simple organisms

• adaptations

• energy source

• eukaryote

Which of these correctly compliments the following DNA strand during replication: AGGTCA

• UCCAGU

• TCCAGT

• ACCAGU

• TGGAGT

In which phase of the cell cycle is DNA replicated?

• Mitosis

• G1 phase

• G2 phase

• S phase

Adaptations that result from natural selection are expected to increase the fitness of an organism. In terms of natural selection, what is fitness?

• being able to escape from predators

• being among the strongest organisms in a population

• being able to survive, find a mate, and produce offspring

• being able to survive long enough to reach an adult age

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4