Biology STAAR Practice

What do Photosynthesis and Respiration have in common?

• They are structures of organisms

• They are energy pathways for living things.

• They are chemicals of life.

• They are classifications of living things

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What do respiration and photosynthesis have in common?

• They have the same products

• The products of one are the reactants of another

• The reactants are the same

• They both occur in animals

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Where does respiration take place?

• Nucleus

• Mitochondria

• Lungs

• Chlorophyll

Which of the following depends on energy from the sun?

• plants making sugar

• people using sugar

• a plant using energy

• energy being released by a volcano

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Which forms of energy does food change into during respiration?

• Electromagnetic radiation, Sound

• Sound, Electrical

• Electricity, Mechanical

• Mechanical, Thermal

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Why do humans give off heat?

• We store heat during the day

• We break down food in our cells

• We create food in our cells

• We move around and create energy

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_______________ + 6O2 → 6CO2 + 6H2O(what reaction is this?)

• Acid base reaction

• Photosynthesis

• Mechanical

• Respiration

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Which is Not one of the chemicals used in the formula for photosynthesis?

• Oxygen

• Carbon dioxide

• Sugar

• Sun

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What does a Chloroplast do? (hint: There is more than one answer)

• It converts electromagnetic radiation into chemical energy

• It makes sugar

• It breaks down sugar

• It converts chemical energy into mechanical and heat energy

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What is a dependent variable?

• The variable you alter

• The variable that is changed by the experiment

• The natural parameters of the experiment

• The conclusion of the experiment

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