STAAR Biology Review

Encloses the cell, it acts like a gatekeeper, allowing some materials to pass through it but not others.

• Chloroplasts

• Cell Wall

• Cell Membrane

• Cytoplasm

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Powerhouse of the cell, organelle that is the site of ATP ( energy production ) and cellular respiration in plants and animals.

• Nucleus

• Ribosomes

• Mitochondria

• Vacuoles

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NGSS.HS-LS1-7

Viruses are microscopic infectious agents that can only replicate inside a host cell

• FALSE

• TRUE

Viruses are living organisms

• FALSE

• TRUE

A string of nucleotides that contain the information to make a specific protein

• Ribose

• Amino Acids

• tRNA

• Gene

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

During translation, this type of ribonucleic acid is responsible for delivering amino acids to help make a protein.

• mRNA

• rRNA

• tRNA

• dRNA

The process where mRNA is read and made into an amino acid chain.

• Transcription
• Translation
• Transportation
• Transient

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

Hormones are transported throughout the body.

• Circulatory and Excretory

• Circulatory and Endocrine

• Endocrine and Excretory

• Excretory and Respiratory

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NGSS.HS-LS1-2

Nitrogen wastes are carried to the kidneys, converted into urine, and removed from the body.

• Integumentary and Circulatory

• Excretory and Digestive

• Circulatory and Excretory

• Nervous and Circulatory

White blood cells are made in the bone marrow and are carried to sites of injury or disease.

• Skeletal and Digestive

• Immune and Endocrine

• Integumentary and Skeletal

• Immune and Circulatory

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4