Brain Starter 04/06

Is a virus a living thing?

• Yes, because it reproduces

• Yes, because it grows

• No, because it does not makes its own food.

• A virus is not a living thing

Which option below best describes asexual reproduction?

• There are two parents that create an offspring with different genetic material.

• There is one parent that will create an offspring with identical genetic material.

• The chromosomes are different from parent to offspring.

• There is one parent that will create an offspring with its own unique  genetic material.

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

 What factors do you think affect plant growth? Make sure to 7-up

Answer explanation

Environmental factors that affect plant growth include light, temperature, water, humidity, and nutrition.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

"powerhouse" of the cell - converts sugar into energy

• cytoplasm

• mitochondrion

• nucleus

• vacuoles

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Contains chlorophyll (green pigment) and uses the sun to make food

• cell membrane

• cell wall

• chloroplast

• cytoplasm

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What is the INDEPENDENT variable? You are testing which type of paper airplane goes furthest?

• the paper used

• the distance of each plane's flight

• how hard the plane is thrown

• the type of paper airplane

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Ramone wants to know: does the distance a person kicks a soccer ball affect how well they will do on their math test?  What is the dependent variable?

• How far they kick the soccer ball

• how well they do on the math test

• who the person is

• Type of soccer ball.

Does the flavor of ice cream effect how fast the ice cream melts? The flavor of ice cream is the....

• IV

• DV

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NGSS.HS-PS3-4