Fall Final Review Part 1

Which of these is not true about all organisms?

• all living things have many cells
• all living things need water
• all living things respond to stimuli
• all living things reproduce

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

When glucose levels get too high, the pancreas releases a hormone known as insulin. If blood glucose levels drop too low, the liver converts glycogen in the blood to glucose again, raising the levels. This is an example of ____.

• maintaining homeostasis

• responding to the environment

• energy metabolism

• reproduction

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

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

• dependent variable
• independent variable
• data
• control group

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2C

The part of the experiment that remains the same for the control and experimental group.

• constants
• control
• independent
• dependent

Mr. S. sets up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp.  Identify the independent variable.

• distance traveled by the ball
• height of the ramp
• mass of the ball
• weight of the ball

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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2

A student is planning an experiment to find out how the height from which he drops a ball affects how high the ball bounces. The dependent variable is the _____.

• Diameter of the ball
• Force acting on the ball
• Height that the ball bounces
• Height from which the ball is dropped

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9

An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and listens to the same music. In this investigation, what is the dependent variable?

• Type of plant
• Water, apple juice, milk
• Plant growth
• Color of the plant's leaves

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

What are the products of the chemical reaction pictured?

• CH₄ and CO₂

• CH₄ and O₂

• CO₂ and 2 H₂O

• O₂ and H₂O

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

Consider the chemical equation CH₄ + 2 O₂ → CO₂ + 2 H₂O. In this equation, CH₄ is a

• product
• reactant
• displacement

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NGSS.MS-PS1-5

The monomer (building block) of a nucleic acid is

• Monosaccharide
• Amino Acid
• Nucleotide
• Polysaccharide