APES Semester Review

the ONE variable that is changed or manipulated

• control

• independent

• dependent

• super variable

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

A scientist is testing the impact of light and dark on moth behavior by turning a light on and off. The INDEPENDENT variable is...

• the moth's reaction

• the amount of light

• the temperature of the room

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A scientist is testing the impact of light and dark on the moth behavior by turning a light on and off. The DEPENDENT variable is...

• amount of light

• moth behavior/their reaction

• number of moths

A(n) ______ is a substance with a pH less than 7

• Acid
• Alkaline
• Base
• Buffer

Your Ecological or Carbon Footprint is the ratio of 

• the amount of resources you use to the amount of resources available
• how many people there are on earth to how much space we have on earth
• people to cars
• robots available to robots needed

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

As time progresses, Energy will naturally become more spread out.  It can only come together if you make it.

• Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics
• First Law of Thermodynamics
• Second Law of Thermodynamics
• Third Law of Thermodynamics

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NGSS.HS-PS3-4

The efficiency of energy transfer from a lower trophic level to the next highest level is roughly

• 1%
• 10%
• 100%
• 1000%

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

An organism that gets energy from breaking down dead organisms, non-living material or waste is a(an) ___________.

• producer
• consumer
• decomposer
• autotroph

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Eat primary consumers (can be carnivores and omnivores)

• Tertiary Consumers
• Secondary Consumers
• Quaternary Consumers 
• Top Predators 

__________ primary productivity is the total amount of energy that producers convert to chemical energy in organic molecules per unit of time.   

• Net
• Total
• Gross
• None of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6