Regents review #4

This variable in an experiment is the one being deliberately changed by the scientist. 

• dependent variable
• independent variable
• data
• control group

A __________ includes all living and non-living things in an environment. 

• population
• niche
• abitotic
• ecosystem

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

the process by which a new community forms where no community lived before 

• resource
• invasive (non- native) species
• primary succession
• competition

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Which human activity would preserve nonrenewable resources?

• deforestation
• removing carnivores from a forest 
• recycling
• heating homes with fossil fuels  

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Increased industrialization will most likely

• decrease available habitats 
• increase environmental carrying capacity 
• increase the stability of ecosystems 
• decrease global warming

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

In the energy pyramid below, which organism has the least amount of energy available?

• Producers
• Herbivores
• Carnivores
• Top Predator

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What type of symbiosis?  Hummingbirds feed on nectar from flowers.  The flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds as they move from flower to flower.

• commensalism
• mutualism
• parasitism
• predation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

If you were testing how well different dish soaps cleaned grease, the independent variable would be the:

• dish type
• amount of grease
• dish soap type
• grease type

An error in DNA copying that results in a new trait

• Homeostasis
• Mutation
• Natural Selection
• Selective Breeding

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

The process by which humans choose a plant or animal to breed based on specific traits.

• Adaptation
• Hybrid 
• Selective Breeding
• Artificial Fertilization