Biology STAAR Review UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers

Biology STAAR Review UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
monomer - CORRECT ANSWER - one part



polymer - CORRECT ANSWER - many parts



monosaccharide - CORRECT ANSWER - monomer of a carbohydrate



polysaccharide - CORRECT ANSWER - polymer of a carbohydrate



nucleotide - CORRECT ANSWER - monomer of a nucleic acid



sugar, phosphate, nitrogen base - CORRECT ANSWER - parts of a nucleotide



DNA - CORRECT ANSWER - polymer of nucleic acid



double helix - CORRECT ANSWER - shape of DNA



amino acid - CORRECT ANSWER - monomer of a protein



monosaccharide - CORRECT ANSWER -



polysaccharide - CORRECT ANSWER -



triglyceride - fatty acid - CORRECT ANSWER -

,phospholipid - CORRECT ANSWER -



amino acid - CORRECT ANSWER - A,T,C & G.



nucleotide - CORRECT ANSWER -



nucleus - CORRECT ANSWER - organelle that contains DNA



ribosomes - CORRECT ANSWER - they make proteins



rough ER - CORRECT ANSWER - organelle that makes and transport proteins



smooth ER - CORRECT ANSWER - organelle that makes lipids, detoxify



vesicle - CORRECT ANSWER - organelle that transports materials



plasma membrane - CORRECT ANSWER - regulates what enters and leaves a cell



cytoplasm - CORRECT ANSWER - structure and support, the jelly filling



golgi - CORRECT ANSWER - organelle that packages and sorts



prokaryotic - CORRECT ANSWER - type of cell without a nucleus



eukaryotic - CORRECT ANSWER - type of cell with a nucleus



lysosome - CORRECT ANSWER - organelle that breaks down substances

, mitochondria - CORRECT ANSWER - organelle that makes energy



vacuole - CORRECT ANSWER - organelle that stores water



cell wall - CORRECT ANSWER - organelle that provides structure and support in plants
& prokaryotes


chloroplast - CORRECT ANSWER - organelle that does photosynthesis



centrioles - CORRECT ANSWER - organelle that anchors microtubules in mitosis



flagella, cilia - CORRECT ANSWER - organelles that enable a cell to move



plants only - CORRECT ANSWER - chloroplast, vacuole, cell wall



homeostasis - CORRECT ANSWER - to maintain balance



semi permeable - CORRECT ANSWER - only some things can go through



diffusion - CORRECT ANSWER - movement across membrane from high to low
concentration


hydrophobic - CORRECT ANSWER - does not like water



hydrophilic - CORRECT ANSWER - loves water



solute - CORRECT ANSWER - solid that dissolves in a solvent