Science Unit 3 Vocab. Quiz 2

A snail can have a banded shell, a yellow shell, or a solid brown shell. These differences in shell color are ____________________.

• explanation

• criteria

• variations

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Observations or measurements recorded in an investigation is ______________.

• variation

• data

• adaptive

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

The things that engineers think about and test in order to know how well something solves a problem are _________________.

• structures

• explanations

• criteria

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

A design is _______________________________.

• something new made to solve a problem

• making it easier for an organism to meet its needs in an environment

• observations and measurements recorded in an investigation

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

A description of how something works or why it happens is an ___________________.

• function

• structure

• explanation

Which would be an adaptive trait living in this desert environment?

• light tan fur

• dark brown fur

• fish scales

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which would be a non-adaptive trait living in this desert environment?

• light tan fur

• long thick fur

• no fur

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which would be a non-adaptive trait living in this forest environment?

• bright colored feathers

• being small

• having a shell

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which would be an adaptive trait living in this forest environment?

• bright colors

• smooth scales

• having stripes

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

A scientist designed a soldiers' armor like scales of a fish because the plates are difficult for weapons to pierce their bodies. This is an example of ___________________.

• criteria

• biomimicry

• structures