Biology STAAR Review III

Escherichia coli is the scientific name of a bacterium. What category of classification is Escherichia?

• Order
• Phylum
• Genus
• Species

What repackages proteins into forms the cell can use, expel, or keep stored?

• Mitochondria
• Golgi body
• Centrioles
• The "Awesome Terrific Protein" (ATP)

Which scientist is responsible for the discovery of the cell through the usage of a microscope?

• Walter White
• Hank Schrader
• Rosalind Franklin
• Robert Hooke

"All cells arise from pre-existing cells."
This would be one major component of which scientific principle?

• Darwin's theory of natural selection
• The cell theory
• Heisenberg's formula
• Newton's laws of motion

Which molecule is paired with its correct role in protein synthesis?

• Nucleus - forms peptide bonds
• Ribosome - carries DNA instructions
• mRNA - joins amino acids
• tRNA - transfers amino acids

Which best explains why a bacteria is classified as a prokaryote?

• The presence of a nucleus.
• The absence of a nucleus.
• The presence of a cell wall.
• The absence of a cell wall.

Antibodies are composed primarily of amino acids. In which class of biomolecules would antibodies belong?

• Nucleic acids
• Carbohydrates
• Proteins
• Lipids

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

The standardized system for naming organism is known as binomial nomenclature.  What two pieces of information are used to name and identify organisms using this system?

• genus and species
• class and genus
• class and species
• domain and kingdom

Three-spined sticklebacks that harbor a tapeworm are less likely to perform courtship behavior correctly and are less successful reproducing. Which one of the following terms classifies the tapeworm's relationship to sticklebacks?

• Competition
• Mutualism
• Commensalism
• Parasitism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which of the following observations is consistent with the argument that bacteria found in human intestines are in a mutualistic relationship wit humans?

• The bacteria do not use the same nutrients as humans
• The bacteria provide vitamins to humans
• The bacteria increase the risk of cancer in humans
• The bacteria are also found in other organisms