STAAR Biology Terms

What type of ecological succession begins with no soil, no life, only bare rock.

• primary succession

• secondary succesion

What type of organism is known to break down bare rock during primary succession?

• lichen

• grasses

• insects

• deciduous trees

What type of treatment is used against bacteria?

• vaccine

• antibiotic

• vitamins

• cells

What is the highest level of classification for living things?

• Domain

• Kingdom

• Family

• Species

Which of the following is a multicellular heterotroph that is non-motile (cannot move)?

• fungi

• plant

• animal

• bacteria

The process that decodes mRNA into amino acids to build a protein

• translation

• transcription

• mitosis

• replication

The process of building mRNA using DNA as a template (pattern)

• transcription

• translation

• mitosis

• replication

Which of the following lists the phases of mitosis in order?

• PMAT

• MPAT

• TMAP

• AMPT

During which phase of the cell cycle does DNA replication occur?

• M

• S

• G1

• Cytokinesis

Which of the following do viruses and bacteria have in common?

• Both living

• Both have genetic material (DNA)

• Both require a host to replicate

• Both are always harmful to humans