WorksheetsSTAAR ALT 2 Biology EOC RELEASED 2019 TEST
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Organisms are classified by their characteristics.
This is a sea turtle with four limbs. The sea turtle uses flipper-shaped limbs to help it move through the water.
This is a crab. This is a snail.
Find the animal that uses limbs to move around in its environment.
Organisms are classified by their characteristics. This is a puffer fish. This is a sea urchin. The puffer fish and the sea urchin have special structures that help them live and survive underwater.
Find the structure that these two organisms have in common.
They both have dorsal fins that are used for balance.
They both have smooth skin covering their bodies.
They both have spines that are used for protection.
Organisms are classified by their characteristics.
Two of the kingdoms in Eukarya are Plantae and Animalia.
The examples of organisms in the kingdom Animalia are missing.
Find examples of organisms in the kingdom Animalia.
birds, fish, mammals
mushrooms, yeast, mold
fruits, trees, grasses
This is a pond. The sun provides energy to the diatoms under the water. The diatoms are a producer in this pond food chain.
These are fish. These are diatoms.
Find the producers in this pond food chain.
:his pond food web shows the flow of energy between some organisms
Find an organism in this food web that provides energy directly to the frog.
This is a pond food web, where some organisms are predators of other organisms.
Find an example of a predator and its prey in this food web.
The fish is a predator of the hawk.
The cricket is a predator of the heron.
The snake is a predator of the frog.
Animals have coverings on their bodies that help them survive in their environment.
This is a Canada goose. The Canada goose has a protective covering of feathers over its body.
This is a polar bear. The polar bear has a protective covering of fur over its body.
Find the animal that has a protective covering made out of fur.
Animals have coverings on their bodies that help them survive in their environment. The polar bear’s fur protects the bear from extreme temperatures and injury.
This is a snowshoe hare. This is a human being.
Find the animal that is covered with fur.
Animals have coverings on their bodies that help them survive in their environment. The human body is covered with skin. Skin protects the body and is part of the integumentary system.
Find one of the main functions of skin in the integumentary system.
changes food into simpler molecules
brings oxygen to the lungs
guards against infection
This is a diagram of the integumentary system in the human body.
This is a diagram of the central nervous system.
Find how the integumentary and the central nervous systems work together.
keep the internal organs in the proper place
direct the body to respond to changes in the environment
remove excess carbon dioxide from the body
This is a young pumpkin plant that has leaves that resemble its parent plant.
This is a parent pumpkin plant that has leaves and pumpkins.
Find the young pumpkin plant that has leaves that resemble its parent plant.
These are flowers on a dogwood tree.
Find what is inherited from the parent dogwood tree plant.
This is a live oak tree, which can grow 40 to 80 feet tall.
This is a coconut palm tree, which can grow 60 to 80 feet tall.
Find one trait these two trees pass on to their offspring.
tree height
tree fungus
tree decay
This list shows some of the inherited traits of plants.
Inherited Traits of Plants • leaf shape • plant height • flower petal shape
Find an example of an inherited trait of plants.
whiskers on a cat
color of the flower
nutrients in the soil
This boy is eating in order to get energy to live. Cells in the body use nutrients from food for energy, growth, and cell repair.
Find the bird that is eating in order to get energy to live.
The human body is made up of many cells. Certain cells perform specific functions within each human body system.
Find the human body system that changes food into nutrients the body can use.
Here are diagrams of the circulatory system and the digestive system.
Find the statement that describes how the circulatory system and the digestive system work together.
The digestive system breaks down nutrients, and the circulatory system moves these nutrients throughout the body.
The digestive system moves air from the circulatory system throughout the body.
The digestive system moves oxygen to the circulatory system, and the circulatory system pumps the oxygen throughout the body.
