EOC Prep

What is the purple structure that passes through the cell membrane?

• integral channel protein

• carbohydrate marker

• fatty acid tail

• phosphate head

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which of the following BEST explains what will occur when a population grows larger than the carrying capacity of its environment?

• The emigration rate will decrease.

• The competition rate will decrease.

• The birth rate will increase.

• The death rate will increase.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A population of baboons has access to plenty of food, shelter, and space to live but has an inadequate supply of water. Which of these BEST defines the water in this case?

• limiting factor

• limiting reagent

• Darwinian shortfall

• biochemical constraint

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A volcano erupts and covers the surrounding area with lava and volcanic ash. As the ecosystem begins to recover, which type of plant will MOST likely be the first to colonize land in the area surrounding the eruption?

• mosses

• wildflowers

• hardwood trees

• evergreen shrubs

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What change to this ecosystem would have the biggest negative effect on foxes?

• removing the owls

• removing the mice

• removing the rabbit

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

DNA and mRNA can both be found in the cell's

• ribosomes

• nucleus

• Golgi apparatus

• vacuole

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

Which of the following are characteristics of living things? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)

• ALL LIVING THINGS are made of cells

• ALL LIVING THINGS reproduce

• ALL LIVING THINGS change colors

• ALL LIVING THINGS breathe

• ALL LIVING THINGS grow and develop

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-4

found only in plant cells; contains chlorophyll that give plants their green color; capture light energy from the sun for photosynthesis

• nucleus

• ribosomes

• endoplasmic reticulum

• chloroplasts

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which of the following is a chemical change?

• Melting of ice

• Boiling of water

• Rusting of iron

• Breaking of glass

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

What is the primary function of the mitochondria in cells?

• Photosynthesis

• Protein synthesis

• Energy production

• Cell division

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NGSS.HS-LS1-7

NGSS.HS-LS2-5