QSA Review

The changes of species over time

• Embryonic 
• Natural selection 
• Mimicry 
• Evolution 

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Two organisms that are closely related would have

• very similar DNA sequence
• exactly the same DNA sequences
• no proteins in common
• completely different DNA sequence

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Scientists compare organisms' DNA to support the theory that all species share a common _________________

• separation
• ancestor
• population
• environment

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Recently, scientists have been able to use ___________to find common proteins and amino acids to determine how closely related species are.

• DNA

• Vestigial structures

• Fossils

• Homologous structures

Which of the following is NOT a unicellular kingdom?

• Prokaryotes

• Protists

• Archaea

• Fungi

Which is NOT a eukaryote?

• Plants

• Animals

• Archaea

• Protists

When you eat food, a hormone is secreted by the pancreas to control the amount of sugar or glucose levels in your blood, called insulin. What systems work together to produce and transport this hormone?

• Digestive and Nervous

• Circulatory and Endocrine

• Immune and Endocrine

• Muscular and Nervous

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

Which level of organization is listed correctly from simple to complex?

• Organelle, organ, organ system, tissue, cell

• Cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism

• Organism, organ system, organ, tissue, cell

• cell, tissue, organ system, organ, organelle

Which of the following correctly describes viruses?

• non-living because they grow and develop
• living because they can use energy
• non-living because they cannot reproduce on their own
• living because they can maintain homeostasis

Why do viruses have projections on the outside?

• To send signals to other viruses.

• To maintain their structure.

• To attach to the host cell.

• To reproduce.