EOG Prep

A mouse eats seeds and insects. Which best describes the role of the mouse?

• consumer

• decomposer

• herbivore

• producer

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What would most likely result if all plants in an area were destroyed?

• Consumer populations would increase because more sunlight would reach the ground.

• Decomposer populations would increase because more sunlight would reach the ground.

• Consumer populations would decrease because plants provide them with water.

• Consumer populations would decrease because plants provide them with energy.

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What would most likely happen if all of the decomposers in an ecosystem were removed?

• The animals in the ecosystem would die because of the spread of disease.

• The plants in the ecosystem would eventually die because of a lack of nutrients in the soil.

• The plants in the ecosystem would begin to die out because of a decrease in available water.

• The animals in the ecosystem would eat other types of food because of a decrease in producers.

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Some people have a “hitchhiker’s” thumb that allows them to bend their thumbs more than other people. How do these people most likely get this trait?

• They learn it from friends.

• They inherit it from their parents.

• They get it as a result of an illness.

• They get it as a result of their jobs.

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Which statement best describes the relationship between the nervous system and the muscular system?

• The nervous system controls the muscular system.

• The muscular system controls the nervous system.

• The nervous system provides nutrients and oxygen for the muscular system.

• The muscular system provides nutrients and oxygen for the nervous system.

Which characteristic is the best example of an inherited trait?

• short hair

• eye color

• pierced ears

• long fingernails

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A bowling ball moves across a flat surface at 7 feet per second. If a student is asked to calculate the total distance traveled by the ball, what other information does the student need to know?

• amount of friction between the ball and the surface

• amount of force applied to the ball

• total time the ball rolled

• mass of the ball

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Which is a trait children most likely inherit from their parents?

• favorite color

• food preference

• freckles

• weight

In what way are insects and humans similar?

• Both are single-celled organisms.

• Both are multicellular organisms.

• Both have cells that capture sunlight to make food.

• Both have cells that carry out all life functions.

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A food chain in an ecosystem includes blackberry bushes, deer, and wolves. Deer eat blackberries. Wolves eat deer. If the population of wolves decreases, how will this affect the population of blackberry bushes?

• It will decrease because there will be fewer deer.

• It will increase because there will be fewer deer.

• It will decrease because there will be more deer.

• It will increase because there will be more deer.

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