10C STAAR Practice

35 A student is studying the ecology of a playa lake, which forms after a rainfall in a dry lake bed. The table lists the organisms that the student observed. Which level of biological organization has the student described in the table?

• Biosphere

• Organelle

• Ecosystem

• Community

18. Which of the following functions at the same organizational level as the kidney in the human excretory system?

• Skeleton

• Epithelial tissue

• Urinary bladder

• A squamous cell

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36 A science class is planning a field trip to a local farm that has a large pond. Which of the following lists the order of biological organization from smallest to largest that the students can expect to find at the pond?

• Organism, community, population, ecosystem

• Organism, population, community, ecosystem

• Population, organism, community, ecosystem

• Population, organism, ecosystem, community

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47 The table shows some observations made by four students during a field trip to a nature area.

Which student made observations of a community of organisms?

• Student 1

• Student 2

• Student 3

• Student 4

35 Recent studies in bone research indicate that using ultrasound on a broken bone can decrease the healing time by 25%. Which of these are the most basic levels of organization involved when a bone heals?

• Cells and tissue

• Cells and organ system

• Organ system and organism

• Tissue and organ system

33. The human body is composed of organ systems. Which list represents a system organized from least to most complex?

• Heart -> cardiac muscle -> muscle tissue -> muscle cell

• Lung tissue -> trachea -> nostrils -> circulatory system

• Muscle cell -> muscle tissue -> biceps muscle -> muscular system

• Integumentary system -> skin cell -> hair -> sweat glands

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2. Which answer choice best describes a community?

• F Praying mantises caring for their young

• G Three-spined sticklebacks living in estuaries

• H Different species of lizards occupying the same niche in a desert

• J Roosting mother bats recognizing their offspring

36. Students construct a graphic organizer to illustrate the different levels of biological organization.

Which term does the letter X represent in the graphic organizer?

• Cell

• Organism

• Ecosystem

• Biosphere

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A group of similar cells that come together to perform a specific function is a/an

• organ
• organism
• organ system
• tissue

When a group of organs work together to perform a particular function they create a/an

• organ system
• organism
• tissue
• organ