Biology STAAR review

This model represents what kind of cell?

• Eukaryotic

• Prokaryotic

• Protozoal

• Fungal

Answer explanation

Remember prokaryotes have NO membrane bound organelles (nucleus, mitochondria, ER ext.)

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Amino acids are the monomer of which of the following macromolecules?

• Carbohydrates

• Lipids

• Nucleic acids

• Proteins

Identify the stage of mitosis.

• Anaphase

• Cytokinesis

• Telophase

• Metaphase

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

• Passive Transport

• Active Transport

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

• store genetic information

• have chloroplasts

• use glucose for cellular respiration

• have endoplasmic reticulum

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How would the DNA sequence GCATTC be transcribed to mRNA?

• GCTAAG

• GCATTC

• CGUAAG

Scientists can determine relatedness among organisms by comparing partial amino acid sequences. The table shows four partial amino acid sequences from four organisms.

Which organism is the LEAST related to the other three organisms?

• Organism 1

• Organism 2

• Organism 3

• Organism 4

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The image shows part of the humerus bone in different genera of primates.

These structures are...

• Analogous

• Homologous

• Vestigial

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The diagram shows light- and dark-colored beetles that live on a tree.

Most likely, over time...

• the number of light-colored beetles in the population will increase.

• There will be more dark-colored beetles than light-colored beetles.

• The number of light-colored beetles will decrease.

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

• Golgi body

• Mitoichondrion

• Chromosomes

• Ribosomes