Science Section 3 Review

Which is the BEST evidence that plans and animals are made up of tiny cells?

• plant and animal cells have similar parts

• some plant cells are visible with a hand lens

• scientists believe cells are the building block of living things

• scientists use microscopes to study and make images of plant and animal cells

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

A student drops some nails into a trashcan half filled with wood shavings. Which is a way to separate the mixture of nails and shavings?

• sifting

• flotation

• evaporation

• using a filter

A student wants to research invertebrate animals. Which of these animals should she study? Select THREE animals.

• frog

• fish

• clam

• worm

• spider

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

A student is hiking on a summer day. She sees pieces of rock fall down a cliff.

Which process most likely occurred?

• erosion by water

• weathering by ice

• erosion by gravity

• deposition by wind

A student determines that the temperature in a room is 21 degrees Celsius. The temperature outdoors is 3 degrees Celsius. The student notices that water droplets have formed on the inside of a window.

Which argument is supported by the student's observations?

• Condensation is making the room warm.

• Liquid water is warmer than water vapor.

• The warm room is causing water to evaporate.

• The cold window is causing water vapor to condense.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

A robin sings a song, hunts worms on a school lawn, builds a nest, and sleeps at night.

Which behavior did the bird MOST LIKELY inherit from its parents?

• building a nest

• singing a song

• hunting worms

• sleeping at night

Which of these actions will cause a chemical change?

• burning of a substance

• evaporating a substance

• dissolving one substance in another substance

• mixing two different states of the same substance

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

A student argues that some microorganisms are harmful. Which is the BEST evidence to support the student's claim?

• bacteria turn milk into cheese

• fungi and bacteria are decomposers

• bacteria in raw meat can make people sick

• algae are the main producers in oceans and lakes

A student draws three animals.

Which characteristics can the student use to classify the animals?

• no backbone, live in water, lay eggs

• backbone, live on land, breathe with lungs

• no backbone, scales on skin, breathe with gills

• backbone, smooth skin, breath with gills and lungs

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

A student has several rose plants. The flowers on one plant are yellow. The flowers on the other plants are red.

Which is the best question the student could ask to determine whether yellow flowers are an inherited physical trait or an acquired physical trait?

• are the rose plants healthy?

• do roses reproduce from seeds or spores?

• did the plant with yellow roses have a parent with yellow roses?

• what is the difference between an inherited physical trait and an acquired physical trait?

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS4-4