In the human body, each hormone is regulated by certain genes. These genes are turned on at times and turned off at other times. Which best explains this process?
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STAAR 2016 #33 (not in new alignment documents)
Several structures work together to allow flowering plants to reproduce. The diagram shows a typical flower.
Which table correctly identifies the function of each structure or group of structures in the reproduction of the plant?
2021 #24
A flower that has both male and female reproductive structures is shown.
Which statement best describes an interaction that will allow a flowering plant to reproduce by self-pollination?
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2018 #15 (not in new alignment document)
Plant roots have extensions called root hairs. These root hairs are important in the homeostasis of the plant.
Which statement best explains the importance of the root hairs to the stems and leaves of the plant?
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The stem and leaves are part of a plant's shoot system. The xylem tissue in the stem and leaves transports the .
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2019 #35
A chart of some plant systems and functions is shown.
Which system interactions are dependent on the plant's ability to respond to the direction of light?
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2021 #46
Students set up a controlled experiment by growing the same type of seedlings (plants) in two different locations. After a period of time, the students observed the seedlings and recorded their observations in the table shown.
Which caused the shoots of the seedlings on the windowsill to bend toward the window?
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2015 #23 (not in new alignment documents)
Structures represented in the illustration below are found in the lower epidermis (on the bottom) of a plant leaf.
The illustration on the left is under normal conditions, while the illustration on the right shows the response to a certain environmental condition.
The response represented in the illustration above would most likely be caused by...
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Modification from STAAR 2016 #49 (not in alignment document --original below)
Plants called sundews have rounded green leaves with many hair-like structures. The ends of these structures contain enzymes in a sticky liquid that looks like nectar or moisture, as shown in the picture. The hairs do not react to dust or nonliving material but will bend inward when insects get caught in the sticky liquid. Sundews digest trapped insects over a period of a few days.
Based on this information, what function do the specialized leaves of sundews perform?
2022 #7
Positive thigmotropism is a response in plants in which they can move and grow toward an object the plant comes into physical contact with, usually curling around the object.
This response of the shoot system benefits the plant by allowing the plant to -
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Modification of 2022 #19 (original shown below)
Students studying the interaction among the reproductive parts of flowering plants make the graphic organizer shown.
Complete the blanks shown in the flowchart:
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2022 #47
Water, sugar, and other important nutrients need to be transported from one part of a plant to another. Which statement correctly describes the interaction of the root and shoot systems during nutrient transport?
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2015 #19 (not in new alignment document)
The mimosa plant displays thigmotropism by collapsing its leaves in response to touch, as shown in the pictures below. The plant on the left is undisturbed. The upper stem of the plant on the right has been touched.
What is the most likely benefit of this mechanism for the plant?
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2022 #3 (image not included in original item--should be used for content and language supports)
Biting flies can transmit diseases and cause loss of blood for animals in nature. Horses have developed behaviors to repel (stop) biting flies such as ear twitching, head tossing, leg stomping, and tail swishing.
Which statement best describes the interaction between body systems that allows horses to repel biting flies?
The cells of our body require a constant supply of oxygen and release carbon dioxide as a waste product. Which two body systems must directly interact in order to exchange these gases?
Select TWO correct answers.
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2019 #5 (not in new alignment document)
The female reproductive and endocrine systems work interactively for which main purpose?
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2019 Q5
Which four body systems interact to allow a person to sneeze?
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Old STAAR, not in new alignment materials (2017 #50)
A student studying interactions between body systems constructs this table. The student plans to fill out the table with phrases that describe an interaction between each pair of systems.
Which of these phrases could be placed in the position marked with an "X"?
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2016 #9 (not in new alignment documents)
During the final stages of human gestation, receptors for the hormone oxytocin increase on the smooth muscle cells of the uterus. The release of oxytocin during labor stimulates the smooth muscle tissue in the wall of the uterus. The vigorous contraction of the uterine smooth muscle helps push the baby through the birth canal so that delivery can occur.
This process involves the interaction of which organ systems?
Coracias garrulus is a blue bird with an orange-brown back. The offspring of this bird have an effective defense mechanism.
The young birds vomit and cover themselves in a foul-smelling orange liquid when they sense a threat by predators.
The system signals the bird to dangers in their environment and the system helps produce the vomit it uses as a defense.
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2019 Q25
The fuzzy millipede, Polyxenus fasciculatus, is found in Texas and is preyed upon by most species of ants. To protect itself against the ants, it ejects fibers from its skin found in tufts located at the tail end of its body. The tufts have hooks at the tips and barbs along their length that lock and interlink with the ant's setae, small hairs that cover the body of the ant.
When an ant attacks, the millipede flexes its back end toward the ant and wipes the tufts against it. As the ant attempts to remove the tufts, it entangles itself more, becoming immobilized (cannot move).
Which two systems most directly interact in the fuzzy millipede's defense against ants?
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2019 #38
A feedback mechanism in the human body is shown.
Based on the diagram, which two systems interact to maintain homeostasis?
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2022 #22
Which sequence best describes an interaction between the integumentary and excretory systems that helps maintain homeostasis?
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2022 #42
Both the respiratory system and the digestive system involve the uptake of necessary molecules from an animal's surroundings. Alveoli are tiny sacs that aid in the exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen in the lungs. Intestinal villi are tiny projections along the lining of the intestines used to take in nutrients from food passing through.
Which system must interact with the respiratory and digestive systems to transport gases and nutrients throughout the body?
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