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Sea anemones are poisonous. However, the clownfish has developed an outer layer of mucus which provides protection from the stinging cells of the sea anemone. The mucus is best described as_______

• an adaptation

• a relationship

• an energy requirement

• a social hierachy

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LS 9b

Hurricanes form in tropical waters between 8 and 20 degrees north and south of the equator. Hurricanes rarely form at higher latitudes because the water is too___________.

• Warm

• Deep

• Shallow

• Cold

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6.7 d

On a small island, scientists observed and graphed changes in wolf and moose population. From 1965 to 1970, which data pattern did scientists observe?

• A drop in wolf population and a drop in moose population

• An increase in wolf population and a drop in moose population

• A drop in wolf population and a drop increase in moose population

• An increasein wolf population and an increase in moose population.

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1c

A metal spoon was placed in a dish of ice cream and became cool. Which correctly describes the heat transfer process that resulted in the cooling of the spoon?

• Conduction, because the spoon was in contact with the cold ice cream

• Convection, because the spoon was in contact with the cold ice cream.

• Conduction, because cold air currents affected the temperature of the spoon

• Convection, because cold air currents affected the temperature of the spoon.

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PS 5b

When plants undergo photosythesis they produce--

• carbon dioxide

• oxygen

• hydrogen

• nitrogen

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LS4b

A burning candle is the process of transforming--

• heat energy into chemical energy

• chemical energy into light and heat

• chemical energy into mechanical energy

• chemical energy into nuclear energy

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PS 5b

Which of the organisms in a forest ecosystem is an example of a producer?

• grasshoppers

• plants

• owls

• frogs

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LS6a

A tapeworm lives in human intestines, absorbing the nutrients that would normally be absorbed by the person. This eventually causes the person health problems. The relationship between the tapeworm and the human is -

• parasite/host

• predator/prey

• herbivore/omnivore/omnivore

• consumer/producer

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LS 6c

During which phase does the Moon receive sunlight only on the side facing away from the Earth?

• full moon

• new moon

• waning gibbous

• waxing gibbous

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6.3c

Which of the following is an example of static electricity?

• A dry cell battery connected to wires lights up a light bulb

• A balloon sticks to a wall after it is rubbed with a piece of wool

• A magnet sticks to a refridgerator door made of metal

• a light switch that is turned on runs a ceiling fan

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PS9a