2022-2023 MAAP Science Practice Test

Which statement describes the strongest reason the school district should consider in choosing one type of solar panel over the other?

• Blue solar panels are cheaper and more efficient than black solar panels

• Black solar panels are cheaper and more efficient than blue solar panels

• Blue solar panels are cheaper and more environmentally friendly than black solar panels.

• Black solar panels are cheaper and more environmentally friendly than blue solar panels

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​ 1st​ ​ (a)   ​​ ​

2nd ​ (b)  

4th​ (c)  

5th​ ​ (d)  

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• R
• P
• C
• A

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Which statement best explains the change between generation 1 and generation 2?

• Natural selection favored the light-colored mice in generation 1, which resulted in more dark-colored mice in generation 2.

• Natural selection favored the dark-colored mice in generation 1, which resulted in more light-colored mice in generation 2.

• Natural selection favored the light-colored mice in generation 1, which resulted in fewer dark-colored mice in generation 2.

• Natural selection favored the dark-colored mice in generation 1, which resulted in fewer light-colored mice in generation 2.

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For much of its history, Mississippi was covered by an inland sea. Which evidence would best support this geologic claim?

• fossils of both marine and land organisms found mixed in several rock layers and no fossils of organisms located beneath those layers

• fossils of both marine and land organisms located in surface rock layers and fossils of land organisms located beneath those surface layers

• fossils of land organisms located in surface rock layers and fossils of marine organisms located in several layers beneath those surface layers

• fossils of marine organisms located in a single surface rock layer and fossils of land organisms located in multiple layers beneath that surface layer

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Which two statements are best supported by these data?

• Young birds that survived the drought began eating insects instead of seeds.

• All birds that survived the drought had beaks that were over 10 mm in depth.

• More birds with large beaks survived the drought than birds with small beaks

• Birds with small beaks ate less food and had a survival advantage during the drought.

• Average beak depth in the bird population in 1978 was greater than it had been in 1976.

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Which statement most accurately describes a step of the cellular telephone transmission process?

• In step 1, digital information is converted into mechanical waves.

• In step 2, the digital signals are transmitted using electromagnetic waves.

• In step 5, the digital signals are transmitted using sound waves.

• In step 6, sound waves are converted into electromagnetic waves.

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The development of a city has drastically reduced the number of milkweed plants in the area. Monarch butterflies lay their eggs on milkweed plants. Milkweed plants then act as the primary food source for the monarch butterfly caterpillar. These caterpillars eat the milkweed plant to protect themselves from predators. Which effect will most likely be observed in this city due to the decrease in the number of milkweed plants?

• Monarch butterfly populations will increase due to a lack of food resources.

• Monarch butterfly populations will increase in the area so that some individuals survive.

• Due to a lack of habitat, the monarch butterflies will find other plants to lay their eggs on

• Due to a lack of food resources and habitat, the population of monarch butterflies will decrease.

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Chickens have traits for either white beaks (B) or yellow beaks (b). The white-beak trait is dominant to the yellow-beak trait. Part A: Two chickens with white beaks are crossed. Record the genetic combinations for offspring produced during the cross to best complete the Punnett square.

​ (a)   ​ (b)  

​ (c)   ​ ​ (d)  

• BB
• Bb
• bb

Part B: Record the percentage of offspring expected to express the white-beak trait during the cross from part A.

(a)   %

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Mississippi depends on groundwater for over 75% of its freshwater needs. The table lists some factors that affect the amount of groundwater in Mississippi. D​escribe each factor as beneficial to groundwater supplies or harmful to groundwater supplies.

Precipitation is greater than evaporation. ​ (a)  

The amount of groundwater used to grow crops increases. ​ (b)  

Areas of soil are replaced with paved surfaces. ​ (c)  

The amount of water in wetlands decreases. ​ (d)  

• Beneficial
• Harmful

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