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An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and listens to the same music. In this investigation, what is the independent variable?

• Type of plant
• Water, apple juice, milk
• Plant growth

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Plants in this biome are adapted to poor soil, extreme temperatures and less than 25 centimeters of rainfall per year.

• Tundra
• Taiga
• Desert
• Grasslands

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Jane is investigating to find out if bean plants grow taller in ordinary topsoil or special potting soil over a three week period. She sets up her investigation with 10 bean plants of equal size in each type of soil. 
What should Jane do each day to make sure she gets valid results?

• A.  Water only the plants in special potting soil.
• A.  Calculate the average plant height for each soil type.
• A.  Move the plants in ordinary topsoil to different locations.
• Estimate the height of each plant's stem and record the estimate 

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Which of the following includes reasoning?

• We took two pictures. One had yellow leaves and the one on the windowsill had green leaves.

• Our plant on the windowsill grew more and was green. I know that plants need sunlight to grow, so the green color might have something to do with getting the light they need.

• Our plant in the closet is yellow. The plant on the window sill is growing. They are different colors.

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A students was doing an experiment using the scientific method. Every three days the student plans to count the green leaves. Which would be a good hypothesis for this experiment?

• If plants are placed in direct sunlight, then they will grow more green leaves.

• If plants are places in bright light, then they will grow more green leaves than in dim light.

• If plants are place in clay pots, then they will grow more green leaves than plastic pots.

• If plants are in warmer temperatures, then they will grow more green leaves.

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Mutations can be a result of...

• Environmental Exposure

• Lack of sleep

• Not enough exercise

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An insect pupa eats a great deal and grows quickly

• True

• False

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Our height is usually a result of an _______________________.

• inherited trait

• environmental trait

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What factors influence an animal's growth?

• genetic factors only

• environmental factors only

• no factors

• both genetic AND environmental

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Why would a fox have a fur coat that turns white in the winter and brown in the summer?

• The foxes genes helped the foxes ancestors survive and reproduce.

• The fox inherited genes for white fur from its mother and genes for brown fur from its father.

• The foxes parents learned how to change their fur color and passed the trait to their offspring.

• The fox eats food in the summer that changes the fur color.

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