EOC Practice 2

Which organisms below would return the nutrients from a dead tree to the ground where other organisms can reuse them?

• Decomposers

• Parasites

• Herbivores

• Consumers

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A cactus has long roots and thick stems to find and store water. These traits increase its chance to survive and are called ————-

• speciation

• Adaptations

• Geographic isolation

• Independent assortment

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Which three elements make up a carbohydrate?

• Carbon, hydrogen, phosphorus

• Nitrogen, Hydrogen, Oxygen

• Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen

• Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen

Which organelle produces ATP energy through respiration?

• Golgi apparatus

• Nucleus

• Mitochondria

• Rough ER

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Using a microscope, a student views a unicellular organism that has NO nucleus. In which Kingdom would it most likely to belong……

• Fungi

• Animalia

• Eukaryote

• Bacteria

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

In which classification level listed below are organisms the most similar

• Genus

• Family

• Class

• Order

How does a virus reproduce?

• mitosis

• Meiosis

• Using a host cell’s organelles

• Binary fission

A forest has a large population of rabbits. IF more rabbits are added to the forest, a food shortage develops that is harmful to the population. The forest has reached its

• Density dependent population

• Carrying capacity

• Logistic Growth

• Exponential Growth

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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What is the cell’s plasma membrane composed of

• lipids and protiens

• Proteins only

• Lipids only

• Starch and proteins

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

A new fertilizer is being tested. In an experiment, half of the plants receive the fertilizer while the other half receive only water. Which term describes the group that receives water only?

• independent variable

• Dependent variable

• Experimental group

• Control group