2018 STAAR Biology Reporting Category 3

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Biology
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9th Grade
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Ricardo Guerra
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Scientists can determine relatedness among organisms by comparing partial amino acid sequences. The table shows four partial amino acid sequences from four organisms.
Organism 1
Organism 2
Organism 3
Organism 4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A student used a microscope to study four members of the phylum Ciliophora. Members of this phylum move when propelled by hundreds of tiny cilia.
families
species
kingdoms
orders
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NGSS.HS-LS4-1
NGSS.HS-LS4-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The white cattail is a hybrid species of plant that is a result of the cross between the broad-leaved cattail and the narrow-leaved cattail. Over time, the white cattail has established itself in the wetlands of Midwestern states.
Which of these explains the success of the white cattail?
Favorable genes from parental generations provide advantageous characteristics to the hybrid species.
Hybridization produces offspring traits that allow different species to survive in extreme environments.
Inherited traits passed on from parental generations make hybrid species more susceptible to disease.
Hybrid species display more adaptations due to their reduced genetic diversity.
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS3-2
NGSS.HS-LS4-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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NGSS.HS-LS4-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The relationships among different orders of millipedes are shown in the cladogram.
Stemmiulida is more closely related to Merocheta than Penicillata is to Merocheta.
Spirostreptida is more closely related to Glomerida than Sphaerotheriida is to Glomerida
Polyzoniida is more closely related to Glomeridesmida than Sphaerotheriida is to Glomeridesmida.
Merocheta is more closely related to Glomeridesmida than Glomerida is to Glomeridesmida.
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NGSS.HS-LS4-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The image shows part of the humerus bone in different genera of primates.
The primates lived in similar environments.
The primates shared a common ancestor.
The primates interbreed with similar organisms in a population.
The primates had diets that consisted of similar types of foods.
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NGSS.HS-LS4-1
NGSS.HS-LS4-2
NGSS.HS-LS4-4
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