Middle School Science M-Step Practice

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A main function of the stem is to:

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transport food and water.

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Use many seeds to conduct the experiment.

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Layer 1

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Which process will produce igneous rocks? Options: deposition of sediments, volcanic action, earthquake activity, erosion of surface rocks

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volcanic action

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Cindy dissected a flowering plant and looked at the stem, roots, leaves, and flower using a microscope. After her observations, Cindy should conclude that all flowering plant structures

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have cells.

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What type of relationship between insects and plants is demonstrated when some insects consume nectar from flowering plants and help the plant by spreading pollen? Options: parasitic, competitive, predator-prey, mutually beneficial

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mutually beneficial

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The sculpin population would increase.

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Which action would have the greatest impact on reducing river pollution in a farm area? Options: planting crops that absorb less water, plowing land earlier in the year, controlling the use of fertilizer, increasing irrigation of crops

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controlling the use of fertilizer

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The greatest environmental advantage to using E85 would be that

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it is made up mostly of renewable resources.

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Many lizards that live in Arizona are unable to live in Michigan. Which statement best explains why Arizona lizards have difficulty surviving in Michigan?

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They are unable to live where temperatures are lower than 30°F (–1.1°C).