Texas STAAR Biology scientific investigation and reasoning overview quiz quiz

The amount of water

The height of the plants

The type of plant

The color of the light

The factor that is measured as the result

A factor kept constant

The control group

The factor the experimenter changes

To change two variables at once

To make the experiment longer

To remove the need for measurement

To provide a baseline with no treatment for comparison

Changing only the independent variable and keeping the others constant

Changing several variables at once

Having no control group

Measuring nothing

As temperature increases, the reaction rate decreases

As temperature increases, the reaction rate increases

The reaction rate stays constant

There is no relationship

Information not shown in the data

Specific data from the graph or table as evidence

Only the title of the graph

Only your prior opinion

Introduction, body, and conclusion

Claim, evidence, and reasoning

Question, answer, and guess

Title, data, and graph

On grammar and spelling only

On length alone

Pass or fail only

On a 2-point rubric for the science (2 complete, 1 partial, 0 incorrect)

One point no matter what you select

Only the first option counts

All-or-nothing: you must select all correct options and no incorrect ones

Partial credit for each correct option

The two parts are scored separately

Both must be correct or you get zero

Only Part A counts

Only Part B counts

Hot spot

Inline choice

Multiselect

Text entry

100 percent

75 percent

50 percent

90 percent

30 questions, 2 hours

60 questions, 3 hours

45 questions, 4 hours

85 questions, 5 hours

Only the last question counts

Skipped questions earn partial credit

There is no penalty for guessing, and you cannot tell which items are unscored field-test items

There is a penalty for guessing