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BIOLOGY STAAR REVIEW 2022

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A sequence of a DNA template strand is shown.

3' TAC AAT GGC TTA TTT ATC 5'

Which of these is the correct amino acid chain produced from the DNA template strand?

a)

Tryptophan - Phenylalanine - Leucine - Glycine - Asparagine - Phenylalanine

b)

Methionine - Tyrosine - Phenylalanine - Leucine - Proline - Lysine - Stop

c)

Methionine - Leucine - Proline - Asparagine - Lysine - Stop

d)

Arginine - Leucine - Proline - Asparagine - Lysine- Arginine

2.

The Himalayan rabbit’s habitat has cold, snowy winters and mild summers. The body is typically covered in white fur except for the nose, feet, tail, and ears, which are covered in black fur.

A scientist shaved an area of white fur on the back of a Himalayan rabbit and placed an ice pack over the shaved area. The shaved area grew black fur. Which of these best explains why the hair that grew back where the ice pack was placed was black and not white?

a)

The coat color changed from white to black with the age of the rabbit.

b)

The genes for black hair were activated by specific temperatures.

c)

White hair only grows during certain times of the year.

d)

The white hair mutated to black hair as the rabbit’s body temperature decreased.

3.

Enzymes are proteins that have two primary functions. Which answer below has the correct paring of functions?

a)

Raises activation energy and slows rate of reaction

b)

All of the above

c)

Lowers activation energy and increases the rate of reaction

d)

None of the above

4.

Which of the following changes will denature an enzyme from optimal conditions?

a)

Increase in temperature.

b)

Increase in pH.

c)

Decrease in pH.

d)

All of the above.

5.

This organelle is responsible for organizing the microtubials during cell division.

a)

small vacuole

b)

Peroxisome

c)

Ribsomes

d)

Centrioles

6.

Which of the following are in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells? Select all that apply.

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Nucleus

c)

Genetic Material

d)

Large Vacuole

e)

Mitochondria

7.

What is letter A pointing at?

a)

Deoxyribose Sugar

b)

Phosphate group

c)

Nitrogenous Base

d)

Covalent bonds

8.

What is letter D pointing at?

a)

Hydrogen Bonds

b)

Phosphate Group

c)

Nitrogenous base

d)

Covalent bonds

9.

At the cellular level, what causes a tumor?

a)

Uncontrolled or unregulated cell growth

b)

G1 phase

c)

DNA replication

d)

Bacterial infection

10.

What does the process of mitosis create?

a)

Two genetically different cells

b)

Two gametes (sex cells)

c)

Two genetically identical somatic cells

d)

1 identical cell, 1 different cell

11.

Which of the following represents the phases of mitosis in their proper sequence?

a)

interphase, prophase, metaphase, telophase

b)

interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase

c)

metaphase, telophase, anaphase, prophase

d)

prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase

12.

If a parent cell has 24 chromosomes, how many chromosomes would each somatic (body cell) have?

a)

24

b)

48

c)

12

d)

72

13.

Using the sequence below, write each complementary base pair. ATC GCA TTA CAC CCA AAG

a)

TAG CGT AAT GCC GGT TTC

b)

TAG CGT AAT GTG GGT TTC

c)

TAG GGT AAT GCC GGT TTC

d)

TAG CGT ATT GCC GGT TTC

14.

What does A represent? What does B represent?

a)

G1; G2

b)

Prophase; Metaphase

c)

S phase; cytokinesis

d)

M Phase; Cytokinesis

15.

What does arrow 1 represent?

a)

Interphase

b)

Mitosis

c)

Meiosis

d)

M phase

16.

What elements are in DNA?

a)

Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen

b)

Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen

c)

Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Phosphorus

d)

Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Sulphur

17.

Differences in traits between individuals are determined by...

a)

sugars attached to the DNA

b)

number of nitrogenous bases

c)

phosphate groups

d)

sequence of nucleotides

18.

Lipids and Carbohydrates are similar in that they both ...

a)

are a source of energy

b)

increase the rate of reaction

c)

are made up of amino acids

d)

provide instructions to make a protein

19.

Which of the following are true? Select all that apply.

a)

Carbs and lipids are made up of the elements C, H, O

b)

Carbs serve as protection by coating internal organs

c)

Carbs have 4 cal/g and lipids have 9 cal/g

d)

Carbs and lipids both have structure and energy storage as a function.

20.

An individual who participates in a long-distance run on a hot day will produce large quantities of sweat. As a result of the excessive sweating, the amount of urine produced by the kidneys will change. How will the kidneys respond to help the individual’s body maintain homeostasis?

a)

The kidneys will decrease urine production so the body can maintain blood pH.

b)

The kidneys will increase urine production to eliminate excess salt in the body.

c)

The kidneys will decrease urine production to allow the body to conserve water.

d)

The kidneys will increase urine production so the body can absorb more nutrients.

21.

Saprophytes are fungi that feed on dead and decomposing organisms. They secrete enzymes that digest components of cell walls, such as cellulose and lignin.

a)

Saprophytes transport nutrients through the xylem and phloem in autotrophs

b)

Saprophytes return organic material to the soil for use by living organisms.

c)

Saprophytes extract minerals from living tissue to recycle them back into the soil.

d)

Saprophytes perform gas exchange that assists the cellular activities of autotrophs.

22.

The relationships among different orders of millipedes are shown in the cladogram. Based on this cladogram, which statement best describes relationships among millipede orders?

a)

Stemmiulida is more closely related to Merocheta than Penicillata is to Merocheta

b)

Spirostreptida is more closely related to Glomerida than Sphaerotheriida is to Glomerida.

c)

Polyzoniida is more closely related to Glomeridesmida than Sphaerotheriida is to Glomeridesmida.

d)

Merocheta is more closely related to Glomeridesmida than Glomerida is to Glomeridesmida.

23.

Which of the following best describes these biomolecules?

a)

Molecule X and Molecule Y are both carbohydrates.

b)

Molecule X is a nucleic acid, and Molecule Y is a carbohydrate.

c)

Molecule X and Molecule Y are both nucleic acids.

d)

Molecule X is a carbohydrate, and Molecule Y is a nucleic acid.

24.

A partial meadow food web is shown.

Based on this food web, which organisms are direct sources of energy for secondary consumers?

a)

Aphid Bird Rabbit

b)

Ladybug Fox Dragonfly

c)

Frog Butterfly Berries

d)

Mouse Snake Hawk

25.

The diagrams show some of the levels of biological organization.

In what order are the levels in the diagrams?

a)

Population --> community --> ecosystem

b)

Organism -> Community -> population

c)

Organism -> population -> community

d)

Ecosystem -> population -> community

26.

A student used a microscope to study four members of the phylum Ciliophora. Members of this phylum move when propelled by hundreds of tiny cilia.

Although these organisms belong to the same phylum, they are classified as different —

a)

families

b)

kingdom

c)

species

d)

orders

27.

A model of a DNA molecule is shown. The arrow indicates-

a)

the sequence of nucleotides

b)

the hydrogen bond between a phosphate group and sugar molecule.

c)

the pentose sugar

d)

the covalent bond between adjacent phosphate and deoxyribose molecules

28.

A remora is a fish that has an adhesive disk on the back of its head that it uses to attach itself to a large shark. When food floats away from the shark’s mouth as it feeds, the remora collects the scraps. Drawings of a shark with a remora attached and a remora’s adhesive disk are shown.

The relationship between the remora and the shark is an example of —

a)

predation

b)

parasitism

c)

commensalism

d)

compeition

29.

Invasive plant species affect the interactions of living and nonliving components of an ecosystem, so the removal of invasive plants is often necessary. The goal of most plant-control methods is to disrupt or inhibit the function of different plant systems. For example, insects can be used to chew through roots in order to reduce a plant’s ability to absorb water. Which of these functions would be most immediately affected by a reduction in water uptake by roots?

a)

Disease resistance

b)

Seed dispersal

c)

Sunlight absorption

d)

Photosynthesis

30.

Albinism is an autosomal recessive condition. What shows the genotype probability when an albino female mates with a male that is heterozygous for the albinism trait?

a)

50 % aa and 50 % Aa

b)

100% Aa

c)

25% aa, 25% AA and 50% Aa

d)

100% aa

31.

Which of these is not a function of the integumentary system?

a)

Barrier against infection

b)

Helps regulate body temp

c)

Protects against the suns rays

d)

Protect organs, provide shape, produce blood cells, store and release materials

32.

Peristalsis the involuntary movement of food through parts of the body. Which two systems below are working together to make this happen?

a)

Digestive & muscular

b)

Nervous & integumentary

c)

Endocrine & circulatory

d)

Digestive & sensory

33.

This diagram demonstrates why the ocean is a large carbon sink.

An increase in the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere can cause atmospheric temperatures to increase. Which statement explains how this could affect the ocean as a carbon sink?

a)

Less atmospheric carbon dioxide would be available to phytoplankton.

b)

Dissolved carbon dioxide gas in the ocean would increase because surface winds would cause a deeper circulation pattern, making more room for the gas.

c)

Less carbon dioxide gas would be contained in the ocean because increasing precipitation would dilute the carbon entering the ocean.

d)

Less carbon dioxide would be dissolved in the ocean because increasing atmospheric temperatures would cause ocean temperatures to increase.

34.

The diagram demonstrates a feedback process involving antidiuretic hormone (ADH). ADH increases the permeability of parts of the nephrons of the kidney, resulting in less water in the urine.

This feedback loop is likely to be activated when —

a)

blood glucose levels are stable

b)

body temperature drops

c)

the urinary tract is infected

d)

the body experiences dehydration

35.

A researcher determines an organism to be eukaryotic, unicellular, and autotrophic. In which taxonomic group should this organism be classified?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Protista

c)

Archaea

d)

Animalia

36.

When multiple transitional fossils are found in many rock layers, they provide evidence of —

a)

seasonal variation in the diet of a species

b)

gradual change of a species over time

c)

DNA functioning as the genetic material of organisms

d)

an unchanging environment

37.

Students examine images of a certain species of bat commonly found in Texas. Using the bat dichotomous key, they conclude that the bat species is a Mexican free-tailed bat due to its large, round ears.

Based on the dichotomous key, in addition to the shape of the bat’s ears, which other set of features should the students look for to confirm the identity of the bat?

a)

Solitary with a wingspan greater than 35 cm

b)

Solitary with a wingspan less than 35 cm

c)

Colonial with a wingspan greater than 35 cm

d)

Colonial with a wingspan less than 35 cm

38.

When a new mutation occurs in a somatic cell of a sexually reproducing organism, what percentage of the individual’s offspring are likely to inherit the mutation?

a)

100%

b)

75%

c)

25%

d)

0%

39.

Plant hormones serve as chemical messengers between cells and tissues. Auxin is a plant hormone that causes the cells on the shady side of a plant shoot to elongate. The response enabled by auxin is known as —

a)

geotropism

b)

transpiration

c)

phototropism

d)

photosynthesis

40.

What are the tropisms identified by #1 and #2?

a)

1 = positive gravitropism, 2 = negative gravitropism

b)

1 = positive thigmotropism, 2 = negative thigmotropism

c)

1 = negative gravitropism, 2 = positive gravitropism

d)

1 = negative thigmotropism, 2 = 1 = positive thigmotropism