STAAR Science Category 4

Which of the following are NOT found in animal cells

• chloroplasts and cytoplasm

• chloroplasts and cell wall

• cell wall and cell membrane

• mitochondria and nucleus

The nucleus is like the ____________ of the cell.

• foot

• hand

• stomach

• brain

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Which of the following converts food into energy for the cell?

• vacuole

• mitochondria

• cytoplasm

• cell membrane

Which organelle takes in "sun showers" and helps plants with the process or photosynthesis?

• Vacuole

• Mitochondria

• Cytoplasm

• Chloroplast

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According to natural selection, organisms more suited to their environment are better able to

• Sleep

• Survive

• Perish

• Migrate

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The process of passing down favorable traits to one's offspring is called

• Artificial Selection

• Mutations

• Evolution

• Inheritance

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Natural selection happens when an individual's genes ______________ from the genes of other members of its species.

• Become different

• Stay the same

• Become separated

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Changes in genetic material are called _____________

• Mutations

• RNA

• Genes

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Before the industrial revolution the birds were eating more black moths. After the industrial revolution the birds started eating more white moths. Why

• The birds thought the white moths tasted better.

• There were not any black moths to eat

• The white moths stood out on the dark trees so the birds could see them easier.

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Definition: adaptation

• inherited characteristic that increases chances of survival

• organisms with traits well suited to their environment survive and reproduce at a greater rate

• a growing population causes a scarcity of resources

• differences in the DNA sequence

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