8th Grade: Science STAAR Review 1-40

Unicellular, prokaryotic cells which asexually produce heterotrophic OR autotrophic offspring that have peptidoglycan in their cell walls, belong to which of the following? (hint: they are the "most common or TRUE bacteria")

• Domain Bacteria & Kingdom Eubacteria
• Domain Archae & Kingdom Eubacteria
• Kingdom Bacteria & Domain Eubacteria
• Kingdom Archae & Domain Eubacteria

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an organism found in Kingdom Plantae?

• They have a "true" nucleus
• They are multicellular
• They do NOT have a cell wall
• They produce autotrophic offspring through asexual OR sexual reproduction

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Plant like, animal like & fungus like unicellular organisms, having a "true" nucleus, & asexually producing autotrophic or heterotrophic organisms, are all characteristics of which of the following?

• animalia
• protists
• plantae
• fungi

An organism that depends on other living organisms for their food/energy is called a what?

• autotroph
• heterotroph

A cell with NO NUCLEUS is called what type of cell? 

• eukaryotic
• prokaryotic

Prokaryotic, unicellular organisms that asexually reproduce heterotrophic or autotrophic offspring that do NOT have peptidoglyclan in their cell walls, belong to which of the following? (hint: they are also known as Extremphiles)

• Domain Archae & Kingdom Archaebacteria
• Domain Archaebacteria & Kingdom Archae
• Domain Bacteria & Kingdom Eubacteria
• Domain Eubacteria & Kingdom Bacteria

Multicellular, eukaryotic organisms, that DO NOT have a cell wall, and asexually or sexually reproduce heterotrophic offspring, belong to which Kingdom?

• Plantae
• Protists
• Animalia
• Fungi

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

If an organism makes its own food, typically through the process of photosynthesis, this organism is considered to be what?

• doomed
• autotrophic
• heterotrophic
• dependent on others for survival

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

A eukaryotic, unicellular/multicellular organism, that reproduces both asexually and sexually, and has a cell wall made of chitin, belongs to which of the following Kingdoms?

• Fungi
• Protists
• Animalia
• Plantae

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding asexual reproduction?

• Only 1 parent is required to produce a small number of genetically identical offspring
• Only 1 parent is required to produce a LARGE number of genetically identical offspring
• Only 1 parent is required to produce a LARGE number of genetically diverse offspring
• Only 1 parent is required to produce a small number of genetically diverse offspring

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2