Biology STAAR Interim UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Protein channel - CORRECT ANSWER - Can be used in both active and passive transport
Three Main Cycles - CORRECT ANSWER - water, carbon, nitrogen
Precipitation - CORRECT ANSWER - the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or
snow or hail or sleet or mist)
Infiltration - CORRECT ANSWER - the process by which water on the ground surface
enters the soil
Aquifer - CORRECT ANSWER - An underground formation that contains groundwater
Runoff - CORRECT ANSWER - Water that moves across the land surface and into
streams and rivers
Evaporation - CORRECT ANSWER - Liquid to gas
Transpiration - CORRECT ANSWER - Evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant
Condensation - CORRECT ANSWER - Gas to liquid
cellular respiration - CORRECT ANSWER - C6H1206->6O2 + 6CO+ ATP (released)
GOAL IS ATP
, Photosynthesis - CORRECT ANSWER - 6CO2 + 6H2O --> C6H12O6 + 6O2
Macromolecules - CORRECT ANSWER - A very large organic molecule composed of
many smaller molecules. Carbon is found here.
Carbohydrates - CORRECT ANSWER - the starches and sugars present in foods
Lipids - CORRECT ANSWER - Energy-rich organic compounds, such as fats, oils, and
waxes, that are made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
nucleic acids - CORRECT ANSWER - DNA and RNA
fossil fuels - CORRECT ANSWER - Coal, oil, natural gas, and other fuels that are ancient
remains of plants and animals.
Photosynthesis - CORRECT ANSWER - Plants use the sun's energy to convert water and
carbon dioxide into sugars
cellular respiration - CORRECT ANSWER - the process by which cells use oxygen to
produce energy from food
consumption - CORRECT ANSWER - one organism eats another for carbon
Decomposition - CORRECT ANSWER - decomposers break down carbon from dead
organisms, allowing it to be recycled in the soil
Fossilization - CORRECT ANSWER - Converts carbon from once-living organisms into a
fuel source through intense heat and compression, including natural gas, oil, and coal (fossil
fuels)
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Protein channel - CORRECT ANSWER - Can be used in both active and passive transport
Three Main Cycles - CORRECT ANSWER - water, carbon, nitrogen
Precipitation - CORRECT ANSWER - the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or
snow or hail or sleet or mist)
Infiltration - CORRECT ANSWER - the process by which water on the ground surface
enters the soil
Aquifer - CORRECT ANSWER - An underground formation that contains groundwater
Runoff - CORRECT ANSWER - Water that moves across the land surface and into
streams and rivers
Evaporation - CORRECT ANSWER - Liquid to gas
Transpiration - CORRECT ANSWER - Evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant
Condensation - CORRECT ANSWER - Gas to liquid
cellular respiration - CORRECT ANSWER - C6H1206->6O2 + 6CO+ ATP (released)
GOAL IS ATP
, Photosynthesis - CORRECT ANSWER - 6CO2 + 6H2O --> C6H12O6 + 6O2
Macromolecules - CORRECT ANSWER - A very large organic molecule composed of
many smaller molecules. Carbon is found here.
Carbohydrates - CORRECT ANSWER - the starches and sugars present in foods
Lipids - CORRECT ANSWER - Energy-rich organic compounds, such as fats, oils, and
waxes, that are made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
nucleic acids - CORRECT ANSWER - DNA and RNA
fossil fuels - CORRECT ANSWER - Coal, oil, natural gas, and other fuels that are ancient
remains of plants and animals.
Photosynthesis - CORRECT ANSWER - Plants use the sun's energy to convert water and
carbon dioxide into sugars
cellular respiration - CORRECT ANSWER - the process by which cells use oxygen to
produce energy from food
consumption - CORRECT ANSWER - one organism eats another for carbon
Decomposition - CORRECT ANSWER - decomposers break down carbon from dead
organisms, allowing it to be recycled in the soil
Fossilization - CORRECT ANSWER - Converts carbon from once-living organisms into a
fuel source through intense heat and compression, including natural gas, oil, and coal (fossil
fuels)
