Biology Benchmark STAAR Review

Amino acids are the monomer ​ (a)   , while nucleotides are the monomer of ​ (b)   .

• proteins
• nucleic acids
• lipids
• carbohydrates

All life on earth has 6 elements in common. They are Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, ____, and Sulfur.

• Flourine

• Calcium

• Phosphorus

• Potassium

Movement of particles from high to low concentration is....

• Passive Transport

• Active Transport

Identify the stage of mitosis.

• Anaphase

• Cytokinesis

• Telophase

• Metaphase

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-4

In meiosis, ___ ______ cells are produced.

• 4 identical

• 4 nonidentical

• 2 identical

• 2 nonidentical

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What do viruses have in common with living cells? They both...

• store genetic information

• have chloroplasts

• use glucose for cellular respiration

• have endoplasmic reticulum

Which viral life cycle kills its host cell by lysing (rupturing)?

• lytic

• mitosis

• lysogenic

• meiosis

How would the DNA sequence GCATTC be transcribed to mRNA?

• GCTAAG

• GCATTC

• CGUAAG

Which of the following is homozygous recessive?

• AA

• Aa

• aa

In ALL cells, proteins are synthesized (created) by which organelle?

• Golgi body

• Mitoichondrion

• Chromosomes

• Ribosomes

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2