MOY Science Test

Observe the image provided. A structure that a tiger has is soft toe pads. Which statement describes the function of the toe pads?

• It helps them sleep.

• It helps them stay clean.

• It helps them walk silently.

• It helps them camouflage.

A student observed two birds of the same species for his class project. The teacher asked the students to identify one trait that they noticed. Which trait do you think the student wrote?

• The student recorded observations about the birds' beaks.

• The student recorded observations about the color of each bird.

• The student recorded observations about the shape of their feathers.

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  The student recorded observations about the age of each bird.

​ (a)   differences in the characteristics of individuals of the same species.

• Traits
• Individual
• Species
• Variation

Reorder the following

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Observe the images of the living organisms below. Select TWO statements about how they’re alike at the start of their life cycle.

• All the organisms are smaller at birth than they are as an adult.

• All organisms do not have inherited traits.

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  All organisms start off as an egg.

• All organisms skip the growth and development stage.

• All organisms come from a parent.

One kind of ant lives on the bark of trees. In areas where the trees and ants are located near factories, their color is dark. Where there are no factories, the same kinds of ants and trees are light colored. What is the most likely cause for this difference in color?

• Diet

• Instinct

• Environment

• Learned behavior

Tornados damage trees. If a pine tree loses half of its branches, what will its offspring look like?

• They will have half the normal number of branches.

• They will have twice as many branches.

• They will have the normal number of branches.

• They will have no branches.

Observe the life cycle of the strawberry plant. Which process is stage 2?

• Death

• Birth

• Growth and Development

• None of the above

Daniel is illustrating the life cycle of different organisms. He draws the picture of a frog life cycle below.

How should he reorder the illustration so that the life cycle is in the correct order?

• eggs, adult, tadpole with legs, tadpole

• eggs, tadpole, tadpole with legs, adult

• adult, tadpole, tadpole with legs, eggs

• adult, eggs, tadpole with legs, tadpole