STAAR Review

Which organism would be most affected if grasshoppers were removed from the food web?

(Select one)

With the removal of mice, what will happen to grasshoppers?

(Complete Sentence)

Meadows are grassland areas, usually low-lying with moist soil. Meadows support a rich variety of animal life. A food web for a meadow is shown.

The removal of which populations of organisms would have the greatest impact on the food web?

(complete sentence)

The removal of grasses and shrubs would have the greatest impact on the food web.

What will happen to the rabbit population?

(complete sentence)

A partial Texas food web is shown.

The populations of which organisms will most likely increase as a result of a disease that suddenly reduced the population of Texas horned lizards?

(Complete Sentence)

Each dialysis tube contains a solution that is 7.1 % salt. In which beaker will osmosis cause expansion of the dialysis tubing bag?

Which tonicity is the tubing experiencing?

(2 complete sentences)

Each dialysis tube contains a solution that is 7.1 % salt. In which beaker will osmosis cause shrinking of the dialysis tubing bag?

Which tonicity is the tubing experiencing?

(2 complete sentences)

Each dialysis tube contains a solution that is 7.1 % salt. In which beaker will osmosis cause no effect of the dialysis tubing bag?

Which tonicity is the tubing experiencing?

(2 complete sentences)

Correctly label the diagram with the correct Eukaryotic Kingdom and example

e

f

g

h

d

c

b

a

Protista

Mushroom

Maple Tree

Animalia

Blue Jay

Fungi

Amoeba

Plantae

Which statements explain how a mutation in a somatic cell is different from a mutation that occurs in gametes?

• Gamete mutations are usually passed to offspring.

• Somatic cell mutations occur in cells that give rise to gametes.

• Gamete mutations occur in cells that result in apoptosis.

• Somatic cell mutations are generally not passed to offspring.