Biology STAAR Practice Test
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Biology
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9th Grade
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Hard
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
A
B
C
D
Answer explanation
The axolotl salamander has gills, so it is adapted to live in water. The tiger salamander has lungs and stout legs, so it is adapted to live on land.
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
A
B
C
D
Answer explanation
Glucose is a product of photosynthesis, the cellular process shown in the diagram.
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS1-5
NGSS.HS-LS2-5
3.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
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Answer explanation
2 pts.
The student describes and explains one of the following: An increase in grasses (because mice consume grasses), a decrease in snakes (because snakes consume mice), a decrease in rabbits (because, in the absence of mice as a food source, hawks would prey upon more rabbits), a decrease in lizards (because, in the absence of mice as a food source, hawks would prey upon more lizards ), a decrease in hawks (because hawks consume mice as a food source), or an increase in grasshoppers (because grasshoppers compete with mice for grasses as a food source).
1 pt.
The student describes one change but does not explain the reason for this change.
0 pts.
The response is incorrect or irrelevant.
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NGSS.HS-LS2-3
NGSS.HS-LS2-6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
A
B
C
D
Answer explanation
The diagram shows cell differentiation, which results from cells expressing different sets of genes at different times.
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NGSS.HS-LS1-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
A
B
C
D
Answer explanation
The diagram shows a translocation mutation in which parts of the chromosomes replace each other.
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NGSS.HS-LS3-2
6.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
PART A: ____
PART B:____
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Answer explanation
PART A: Option A is correct, In primary succession, first mosses will cover the rocks, creating new soil, then small shrubs will grow, and then small trees will begin to grow.
PART B: Option C is correct, The nunataks are bare rock, so they will undergo primary succession.
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NGSS.MS-LS1-5
NGSS.MS-LS2-1
NGSS.MS-LS2-4
7.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Viruses:
BOTH (middle):
Bacteria:
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Answer explanation
VIRUS:
The phrase “Utilize a capsid structure” is placed in the “Viruses” portion of the Venn diagram because the genetic material of viruses is encased within a protein structure that is known as a capsid, whereas the genetic material of bacteria is found within the cytoplasm of these cells.
BOTH(middle):
The phrase “Contain genetic material” is placed within the overlap in the Venn diagram because viruses and bacterial cells both contain some form of genetic material.
BACTERIA:
The phrase “Replicate independently” is placed in the “Bacteria” portion of the Venn diagram because replication of the genetic material of viruses is dependent upon a host cell, whereas replication of the genetic material of bacteria takes place within the bacterial cell’s own cytoplasm.
The phrase “Have active metabolism” is placed within the “Bacteria” portion of the Venn diagram because bacteria are cells and therefore are capable of metabolism, whereas viruses lack most of the components found in cells and are therefore unable to perform the processes of metabolism.
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
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