All of these can be inherited by people except--

• height

• eye color

• blood type

• language

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A coal-burning facility is constructed in an area containing several pond ecosystems. How will this human activity most likely affect the pond ecosystems?

• More nutrients will be available.

• Disease will become less common.

• Organism diversity will increase.

• Water quality will be reduced.

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What is the role of the Orca in this food chain?

• Producer

• First-order consumer

• Second-order consumer

• Third-order consumer

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Robert Hooke looked at a piece of cork under a microscope. The little boxes he saw in the cork are called--

• cells

• genes

• nuclei

• chromosomes

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The quality of pond water can be determined by identifying the number and types of organisms found living in the water. Which piece of equipment will best help students identify some of these organisms?

• Microscope

• pH paper

• Binoculars

• Pan balance

For separate ecosystems to be classified as the same type of biome, they must--

• have deciduous forests

• be located along the equator

• have similar organisms and climates

• be at least one hundred square meters in area

The equation for photosynthesis is shown. Which of these is required to complete the equation for photosynthesis?

• Carbon

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

• Hydrogen

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Otters have adaptive traits that allow them to survive by eating shellfish and crustaceans. If changes in biotic factors of the ecosystem result in reduced numbers of shellfish and crustaceans, the otters will most likely--

• adapt to a different ecosystem

• experience a population decline

• change the genetic makeup of their bodies

• increase reproduction rates

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Which gas do animals need to carry out life processes?

• Helium

• Carbon monoxide

• Oxygen

• Carbon dioxide

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Chloroplasts are found only in organisms that are able to--

• migrate to other ecosystems

• grow to a larger size

• hunt for prey

• generate their own energy

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