Biology STAAR EOC Review ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
monomer - CORRECT ANSWER - single unit ; small piece of biomolecule
polymer - CORRECT ANSWER - multi piece unit; made up of smaller monomers
dehydration synthesis - CORRECT ANSWER - A chemical reaction that builds up
molecules by losing water molecules
prokaryotic - CORRECT ANSWER - an organism whose cell generally lacks a true
nucleus Examples: bacterial cells
eukaryotic - CORRECT ANSWER - organism possessing a membrane-bound nucleus ;
animals, plants, fungi, and protists
homeostasis - CORRECT ANSWER - Maintaining balance of internal conditions
energy conversion organelles - CORRECT ANSWER - Chloroplasts & Mitochondria
transport of molecules organelles - CORRECT ANSWER - cell membrane, endoplasmic
reticulum, golgi apparatus
synthesis of molecules organelles - CORRECT ANSWER - ribosome, golgi apparatus
virus - CORRECT ANSWER - DNA or RNA surrounded by protein, requires a host cell to
replicate
, lytic infection - CORRECT ANSWER - viral infection which immediately makes host sick
by destroying cells
lysogenic infection - CORRECT ANSWER - viral disease which remain dormant for a
time and causes no symptoms
human immunodeficiency virus - CORRECT ANSWER - HIV caused AIDS or Aquired
Immune Deficiency by destroying a special white blood cell known as a Helper T cell
influenza - CORRECT ANSWER - viral disease caused by airborne transmission
deoxyribonucleic acid - CORRECT ANSWER - double-stranded nucleic acid (ATGC)
found in the nucleus which provides instruction for making proteins; provides hereditary
information
ribonucleic acid - CORRECT ANSWER - single stranded nucleic acid (ACGU) made
during transcription to provide template for making proteins at ribosome during translation
cell cycle - CORRECT ANSWER - components include interphase, mitosis and
cytokinesis
mitosis - CORRECT ANSWER - part of cell cycle; division of the nucleus; includes
prophase, metaphase, anaphase and telophase
cytokinesis - CORRECT ANSWER - part of cell cycle; division of cytoplasm and
organelles except nucleus
cell differentiation - CORRECT ANSWER - specialization of cells for a particular
function
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
monomer - CORRECT ANSWER - single unit ; small piece of biomolecule
polymer - CORRECT ANSWER - multi piece unit; made up of smaller monomers
dehydration synthesis - CORRECT ANSWER - A chemical reaction that builds up
molecules by losing water molecules
prokaryotic - CORRECT ANSWER - an organism whose cell generally lacks a true
nucleus Examples: bacterial cells
eukaryotic - CORRECT ANSWER - organism possessing a membrane-bound nucleus ;
animals, plants, fungi, and protists
homeostasis - CORRECT ANSWER - Maintaining balance of internal conditions
energy conversion organelles - CORRECT ANSWER - Chloroplasts & Mitochondria
transport of molecules organelles - CORRECT ANSWER - cell membrane, endoplasmic
reticulum, golgi apparatus
synthesis of molecules organelles - CORRECT ANSWER - ribosome, golgi apparatus
virus - CORRECT ANSWER - DNA or RNA surrounded by protein, requires a host cell to
replicate
, lytic infection - CORRECT ANSWER - viral infection which immediately makes host sick
by destroying cells
lysogenic infection - CORRECT ANSWER - viral disease which remain dormant for a
time and causes no symptoms
human immunodeficiency virus - CORRECT ANSWER - HIV caused AIDS or Aquired
Immune Deficiency by destroying a special white blood cell known as a Helper T cell
influenza - CORRECT ANSWER - viral disease caused by airborne transmission
deoxyribonucleic acid - CORRECT ANSWER - double-stranded nucleic acid (ATGC)
found in the nucleus which provides instruction for making proteins; provides hereditary
information
ribonucleic acid - CORRECT ANSWER - single stranded nucleic acid (ACGU) made
during transcription to provide template for making proteins at ribosome during translation
cell cycle - CORRECT ANSWER - components include interphase, mitosis and
cytokinesis
mitosis - CORRECT ANSWER - part of cell cycle; division of the nucleus; includes
prophase, metaphase, anaphase and telophase
cytokinesis - CORRECT ANSWER - part of cell cycle; division of cytoplasm and
organelles except nucleus
cell differentiation - CORRECT ANSWER - specialization of cells for a particular
function
