OpenSciEd 8.5 L1-3

What did you set out to investigate at the beginning of the unit?

• The impact of exercise on human muscles

• Unusual muscle growth in animals

• The effects of diet on animal behavior

• Variations in plant growth

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How do muscles move?

• Muscles move by expanding and contracting

• Muscles move by contracting and relaxing

• Muscles do not require proteins to move

• Muscles are static and do not move

What is essential for muscle movement?

• Carbohydrates and fats

• Vitamins and minerals

• Actin and myosin proteins

• Calcium and magnesium

What has a large influence on musculature?

• Sleep

• Sunlight exposure

• Exercise

• Water intake

What is required to build and maintain muscle?

• Vitamins

• Fats

• Protein

• Carbohydrates

What did you discover about heavily muscled calves?

• They were genetically modified

• They had a special diet

• They exercised more than other calves

• They were born with more muscles

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What role does diet play in building muscles, according to what you learned?

• No role

• A detrimental role

• A small but important role

• The only role

What did you realize about the range of musculature in animals?

• It decreases with age in all animals

• It is identical across all species

• It varies widely along with other traits

• It is limited to a few species

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A trait is ____________.

• something your friends give you.

• How you fix your hair.

• a characteristic that you can see.

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Variation is...

• DNA

• The differences within a trait

• A characteristic or feature

• The similarities between a trait

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