STAAR Cat 4 Quizizz 4

A dichotomous key for trees is provided. Hikers found a tree that has large brown cones and single sharp needles. What species of tree have the hikers found?

• Juniper
• Pine
• Spruce
• Fir

A dichotomous key for insects is given. To what order does an insect with two pairs of scaly wings belong?

• Coleoptera
• Heteroptera
• Diptera
• Lepidoptera

A student discovers an arachnid with a segmented abdomen, long legs, and a tail with no stinger. The student uses the dichotomous key below to identify it. Which arachnid has the student found?

• Whip Scorpion
• Wind Scorpion
• Daddy long legs
• Scorpion

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

An illustration and a dichotomous key are given. What is the correct classification for this organism?

• Class Insecta
• Order Amblygygi
• Order Araneae
• Order Scorpiones

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

A student discovers an arachnid with a segmented abdomen, long legs, and a tail with no stinger. The student uses the dichotomous key below to identify it. Which arachnid has the student found?

• Whip Scorpion
• Wind Scorpion
• Daddy long legs
• Scorpion

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The DNA of a cell is found in the __________.

• mitochondria
• lysosome
• nucleus
• vacuole

This organelle is often referred to as the power house of the cell.

• Mitochondria
• Lysosome
• Chloroplast
• Vacuole

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

This organelle is where plants do photosynthesis.

• Mitochondria
• Lysosome
• Chloroplast
• Vacuole

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

This organelle is the trash and recycling center of a cell.

• Mitochondria
• Lysosome
• Chloroplast
• Vacuole

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

What are two major differences found in plant and animal cells?

• Plant cells have a cell wall and chloroplasts, while animal cells do not.

• Plant cells have a nucleus and vacuoles, while animal cells do not.

• Plant cells have no mitochondria or cytoplasm, while animal cells do.

• They are the same.