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Which of the following is an example of an organism interacting with a non living component of its environment?

• Small insects eating the stems of plants.

• Humans breathing oxygen released by animals.

• Bees gathering pollen from flowers.

• The roots of a plant using soil for support.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of the following is an example of an organism interacting with a living component in its environment?

• Bacteria living in the mouth of a horse.

• An ivy plant climbing up a fence to obtain for sunlight.

• A group of turtles sunbathing on rocks.

• An angelfish releasing carbon dioxide into the water.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Earth's ______ on it's axis causes our day and night cycle.

• Orbit

• Rotation

• Axis

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A student's model of a closed ecosystem is shown. The student plans to add land snails to the model in order to show how the snails interact with different parts of the ecosystem.

What should the student add to model so the snails will survive?

• Fish to provide food

• Sticks to provide a place to hide

• Deep water to provide carbon dioxide

• Living plants to provide oxygen

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5.9(A)

List the steps of the scientific method

d

e

f

c

b

a

Draw conclusions

Communicate results

Analyze results

Form a hypothesis

Ask a question

Conduct experiment

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NGSS.HS-PS1-3

NGSS.HS-PS3-4

Which observation describes this anole lizard interacting with the living elements in its environment?

• The anole rested one of the rocks and lifted its head toward the light.

• The anole climbed the plant and then ate a cricket off one of the leaves.

• The anole drank some water and then ran across the sand.

• The anole jumped from the rock and scattered sand with its tail.

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5.9(A)

The roots of the prickly pear cactus spread out in a wide underground network. How does this type of root system benefit a prickly pear cactus?

• By producing fruit and storing water

• By capturing sunlight and getting rid of waste materials

• By absorbing water and supporting the plant in loose, sandy soil

• By releasing nutrients into sandy soil and taking in oxygen

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5.9(A)

Students study barracudas. They gather some observations of barracudas. A barracuda is shown. Which observation describes barracudas interacting with the living elements of their ecosystem?

• Barracudas can travel quickly using surface ocean currents.

• Barracudas live around hard structures such as oil rigs and jetties.

• Barracudas are predators of other fish.

• Barracudas tend to live in warm waters.

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5.9(A)

A zookeeper sets up a habitat for a certain species of rabbit. Which answer choice describes the rabbit as it interacts with two nonliving parts of the rabbit's habitat?

• The rabbit breathing air while running down a rocky path

• The rabbit licking its fur while feeding its young

• The rabbit hiding under plants from loud noises

• The rabbit nibbling on vegetation inside the habitat

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5.9(A)

Aquatic plants have adaptions that help them live in water. For example, the structures needed for making food are located on the tops of floating plant leaves.

This adaption helps the plants ____

• absorb sunlight

• stay anchored

• avoid predators

• capture fish

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5.9(A)