Exploring Matter and Organism Functions

Analyze the role of gills in fish and propose how understanding their structure and function could lead to advancements in underwater breathing technology for humans.

• Gills are irrelevant to human technology as they only function in fish.

• Gills can inspire technology that allows humans to extract oxygen from water, similar to how fish do.

• Gills are only useful for filtering food particles, not for breathing.

• Gills are too complex to be replicated in human technology.

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Evaluate the impact of evolutionary pressures on the development of similar traits in different species, such as dolphins and sharks, and how this understanding can be applied to predict future evolutionary trends.

• Evolutionary pressures cause all species to become identical over time.

• Similar environmental pressures can lead to convergent evolution, resulting in similar traits in different species.

• Evolutionary pressures have no impact on the development of similar traits.

• Evolutionary trends are completely random and cannot be predicted.

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Discuss the mechanisms by which specific molecules, such as DNA, are transferred from parents to offspring and how this process influences the evolution of species over multiple generations.

• Molecules like DNA are randomly distributed and have no evolutionary impact.

• DNA carries genetic information that is crucial for the inheritance of traits and evolutionary changes.

• Only environmental factors, not molecular inheritance, drive evolution.

• Evolution is solely based on physical adaptations, not molecular changes.

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Plan a comprehensive study to investigate the role of photosynthesis in energy transfer within ecosystems and its broader implications for global food security.

• Focus only on the chemical reactions within plant leaves.

• Examine how photosynthesis supports food chains and contributes to ecosystem stability and food security.

• Study the impact of sunlight on plant temperature regulation.

• Investigate how photosynthesis affects plant coloration.

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Strategize how understanding ecological interactions can aid in the conservation of biodiversity and the development of sustainable environmental practices.

• Ecology is irrelevant to conservation efforts.

• Understanding ecological interactions helps in creating strategies to preserve biodiversity and promote sustainability.

• Conservation efforts should focus only on individual species, not ecological interactions.

• Sustainable practices are unrelated to ecological understanding.

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Use evidence from molecular biology to explain how the concept of a common ancestor can account for both the diversity and similarity observed among different species.

• All species are identical because they share a common ancestor.

• A common ancestor provides a genetic foundation that can lead to diverse yet similar species through evolutionary processes.

• Common ancestors only influence physical traits, not genetic ones.

• The concept of a common ancestor is irrelevant to species similarities.

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Reason how the adaptation of organisms to their environment can lead to the emergence of new species and contribute to the overall biodiversity of an ecosystem.

• Adaptation reduces biodiversity by making all organisms similar.

• Adaptation can lead to speciation, where new species emerge, enhancing biodiversity.

• Biodiversity is unaffected by adaptation processes.

• Adaptation only affects individual organisms, not species diversity.

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Evaluate the role of molecular inheritance in the continuity of life and how it can be used to predict genetic disorders in future generations.

• Molecular inheritance has no impact on future generations.

• Molecular inheritance, such as DNA, is crucial for passing traits and can help predict genetic disorders.

• Only physical traits, not molecular ones, are inherited.

• Inheritance is a random process with no molecular basis.

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Analyze how the study of ecology can inform the development of strategies to mitigate the effects of climate change on biodiversity.

• Ecology is unrelated to climate change and biodiversity.

• Understanding ecological interactions can help develop strategies to protect biodiversity from climate change impacts.

• Climate change only affects abiotic factors, not biodiversity.

• Biodiversity is unaffected by climate change.

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Propose a research project that investigates the relationship between energy transfer in ecosystems and the sustainability of human agricultural practices.

• Focus solely on the energy needs of individual plant species.

• Investigate how energy transfer in ecosystems can inform sustainable agricultural practices and improve food production.

• Study the impact of agricultural practices on plant coloration.

• Research the role of energy transfer in non-agricultural ecosystems only.

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking