If I spilled oil into the ground

there is pollution in the ground

The water in the ground is protected

the soil in the ground is protected

the organisms in the ground is protected

An adaptation of a hairy organism vs a hairless organism allows for

protection from anything that could harm it

Which allows for soil to remain in a region?

Deposition of rocks from that region

weathering of rocks from that region

Erosion of rocks from that region

What is the best definition of a scientific theory?

An explanation of how and why a natural phenomenon behaves the way it does

A description of an invariable relationship that exists in nature

A speculation or guess about how nature works

What is the best definition of a scientific theory?

An explanation of how and why a natural phenomenon behaves the way it does

A description of an invariable relationship that exists in nature

A speculation or guess about how nature works

Eats dead plants or animals and breaks down to put nutrients in the soil

Eats plants or other animals for food

Which of the following statements is true for all living things (organisms)?

All living things are made of one or more cells

All living things produce their own food through photosynthesis

All living things are made of more than one cell

Which of the following shows biological systems from least to most complex?

Cells, tissue, organ, organ system

Tissue, cells, organ, organ system

Organ system, cells, organism, tissue

Which of the following is the best description of an organ system?

A group of organs working together to complete a specific task

A group of similar cells working together to complete a specific task

What is the function of the nucleus within a cell?

Containing a cell's DNA and acting as the cell's "brain"

Every year at the same time hardwood trees in a northern forest lose their leaves. What causes these trees to lose their leaves in the fall?

The amount of daylight hours starts to decrease in the fall.

The amount of carbon dioxide is less in the fall.

Every fall the trees get a disease that causes them to lose their leaves.

There is a drought in the forest every fall.

Why are photosynthesis and respiration dependent upon each other?

The products of each are the raw materials of the other.

Ones makes energy and the other uses energy.

Which of the following best explains how plants obtain water?

Water is taken in through the roots.

Water is absorbed through the stem.

Why are decomposers necessary in the food chain?

They provide nutrients for plants.

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30 sec • 1 pt

What is a producer?

an organism that gets energy from eating other organisms

an organisms that uses sunlight to make its own food

an organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste

an organism that uses chemical energy to make its own food

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A community of living and nonliving things in their natural environment makes up a

food web

ecosystem

food chain

population

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is a herbivore?

an animal that gets energy from eating other animals

an organism that gets energy from eating only plants

an animal that gets energy by eating both plants and other animals

an animal that eats only herbs

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Directs all cell activities "Brain or Control Center of cell"

Lysosomes

Nucleus

ribosomes

Mitochondria

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30 sec • 1 pt

Jelly-like substance found inside cell that acts as a medium for chemical reactions within the cell

Nuclear Membrane

Golgi Body

Cytoplasm

Ribosome

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

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30 sec • 1 pt

"powerhouse of the cell" breaks down sugar molecules to release energy, site of cellular respiration, double membrane, self-replicating, contains own DNA, cristae

Mitochondria

Chloroplast

Cell Wall

Vesicle

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

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30 sec • 1 pt

"Storage tanks" Can hold food, water or waste for the cell

Ribosomes

Vacuole

Chloroplast

Nucleolus

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

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Biology pre- Assessment

What is a producer?

A community of living and nonliving things in their natural environment makes up a

What is a herbivore?

Directs all cell activities "Brain or Control Center of cell"

Jelly-like substance found inside cell that acts as a medium for chemical reactions within the cell

"powerhouse of the cell" breaks down sugar molecules to release energy, site of cellular respiration, double membrane, self-replicating, contains own DNA, cristae

"Storage tanks" Can hold food, water or waste for the cell

"Gatekeeper" Separates the cell from the rest of the environment and helps control what passes in and out of the cell. Semi-permeable: allows some materials to pass through but not all

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The land next door just completely burnt down. What is the likely sucession to occur in the next month

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