NYS Science Test Review

Photosynthesis creates a waste product that is needed by almost all living organisms. What is the product that it makes?

• carbon dioxide
• oxygen
• sugar
• water

Black bears can spend up to 100 days during the winter without eating or drinking. This kind of adaptation is called 

• estivation
• camouflage
• hibernation
• migration

The plant structures in which photosynthesis usually takes place are the

• leaves
• stems
• roots
• flowers

Flowers plants reproduce by forming

• cones
• spores
• eggs
• seeds

What is shown in the diagram?

• food chain
• food web
• a population
• a niche

What is the sea turtle's role in the diagram?

• producer

• herbivore

• consumer

• decomposer

What would happen if all the dolphins in the this ecosystem?

• The shark population would increase
• The fish population would increase
• nothing would change

What simple machine is being used in the picture?

• pulley
• wheel and axle
• lever
• inclined plane

How does the simple machine make work easier?

• It reduces the distance you have to move the lid
• it reduces the force you need to lift the lid
• neither of the above

Two magnets are on a table. Both ends of the magnet with an N on it are facing each other. The magnets are most likely

• staying still
• repeling
• attracting
• hanging out