STAAR Science Spanish

Based on the diagram, which statement best compares the life cycles of these two types of organisms?

• Young ladybird beetles take many years to develop into adults. Young grasshoppers develop into adults quickly.

• Young grasshoppers live in a habitat that is different from that of adults. Young ladybird beetles live in the same habitat as adults.

• Young grasshoppers undergo incomplete metamorphosis to become adults. Young ladybird beetles undergo complete metamorphosis to become adults.

• Young ladybird beetles have a nymph stage before becoming adults. Young grasshoppers are larvae before becoming adults.

• F The pan-like shape of the giant water lily leaves helps them catch rainwater. The slim shape of the mesquite leaves helps them avoid sunlight.

• G The broad shape of the giant water lily leaves helps them stay on the water surface.The slim shape of the mesquite leaves helps them prevent water loss.

• H The pan-like shape of the giant water lily leaves helps them attract small fish. The slim shape of the mesquite leaves helps them avoid herbivores.

• J The broad shape of the giant water lily leaves helps them attract aquatic birds. The slim shape of the mesquite leaves helps them attract pollinators.

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• A Student 1 only

• B Students 2 and 4 only

• C Student 2 only

• D Students 1 and 3 only

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A family takes a group picture in a park where bluebonnets are blooming. The family notices that some of the blooms are white and others are blue. The color of the blooms is most likely determined by —

• F air temperature

• G the age of the plant

• H the types of consumers that eat the plant

• inheritance from parent plants

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• F travels in straight lines and reflects from the surface of the mirror

• G refracts in the glass of the mirror and is spread out all over the room

• H enters the mirror and changes direction when it is refracted by the back of the mirror

• J travels through air and does not change its direction in air

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A family was vacationing in the mountains in a cabin that had no electrical power. They needed boiling water in order to prepare dried soup mix.

With no electrical energy available, which method would most likely provide enough thermal energy to quickly heat the water to boiling?

• Using a microwave oven to heat water in a glass jar for 3 minutes

• Shaking the water in a closed, insulated plastic bottle for 3 minutes

• Shining a battery-powered flashlight on a metal container of water for 10 minutes

• Placing a metal pot of water over glowing charcoal in an outdoor grill for 10 minutes

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• A Two

• B Three

• C Four

• D Five

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• A Stir the liquids, let them settle, and then identify the bottom layer as water

• B Drop a piece of ice into the graduated cylinder, let the ice settle, and then identify the layer just above the ice as water

• C Add water to the graduated cylinder, let the mixture settle, and then identify the layer that increases in volume as water

• D Carefully pour each layer into separate plastic containers, place the containers in a freezer, and then identify the liquid that takes the longest to freeze as water

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Un estudiante observa que una planta en su jardín tiene hojas amarillas. ¿Cuál de las siguientes es la causa más probable de este fenómeno?

• A) Exceso de luz solar

• B) Falta de agua

• C) Deficiencia de nutrientes

• D) Ataque de insectos

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¿Qué tipo de energía se transforma principalmente en energía térmica cuando se frota un trozo de madera con otro?

• A) Energía cinética

• B) Energía potencial

• C) Energía química

• D) Energía eléctrica

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