2005 Released Test Science 8

According to the data in the table, which sample of matter is most likely a metal?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

When plants undergo photosythesis they produce--

• carbon dioxide
• oxygen
• hydrogen
• nitrogen

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Expansion joints such as these are put on bridges because the concrete expands and contracts. This happens when -

• chemicals get on the concrete
• the temperature changes
• the amount of light changes
• the concrete gets wet

How far offshore is the deepest point of the ocean on this graph?

• 0
• 5000 m
• 160  km
• 240 km

A burning candle is the process of transforming--

• heat energy into chemical energy
• chemical energy into light and heat
• chemical energy into mechanical energy
• chemical energgy into nuclear energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Mendel proposed that traits observed in pea plants resulted from a combination of "factors" inherited from each parent. His description of these "factors" can be considered the first scientific definition of the role of -

• ribosomes
• meiosis
• genes
• cell nuclei

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which of the organisms in a forest ecosystem is an example of a producer?

• Squirrels
• Oak trees
• Black bears
• Bacteria

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Botanists often use leaves to identify plants. Which trait of the leaves shown would be most useful in identifying the plants they came from?

• color of the leaf
• function of the leaf
• arrangement of the leaves on a stem
• presence or absence of veins

A tapeworm lives in human intestines, absorbing the nutrients that would normally be absorbed by the person. This eventually causes the person health problems. The relationship between the tapeworm and the human is -

• parasite/host
• predator/prey
• herbivore/omnivore/omnivore
• consumer/producer

Of the states of matter, gas is the ONLY state that--

• is fluid
• has mass
• is highly compressible
• has a definite shape