Variation

What are variations in a species?

• Differences found in individuals of a species.

• Similarities found in individuals of a species

• Different colors in individuals of a species

• Different shapes of individuals of a species

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Which of the following is an example of how variations can hinder (hurt) survival?

• Shorter beaks to reach food inside of trees

• Longer roots during a drought

• Lighter feathers in a warmer climate

• Ability to adjust to acid levels

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which of the following is a way a variation can help survival?

• Shorter beaks to reach food in trees

• Shorter roots in a drought

• Thicker feathers in a warm climate

• ability to adjust to acid levels

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Joey placed 4 containers of water in a freezer. One fresh water, one of sugar water, one of salt water, and one of iced-tea mix and water. The salt water froze last. What was he testing for each of the items?

• melting point

• freezing point

• chemical changes

• boiling point

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

A student placed different specimens of a species of a flower in a closet, a dark room, a room close to a window, and outside. After a month, the student measured growth of the flower. What was he or she testing in relation to the growth?

• levels of water

• levels of light

• nutrient levels

• oxygen levels

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

A dry desert has a rainy season for a few weeks. Which of the following would you expect?

• plant populations decrease

• insect populations decrease

• insect populations increase

• birds migrate away

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Over a hundred years ago in a mostly green forest, most of the grasshoppers were brown. Now most of the grasshoppers are green. What term allowed this to happen?

• group behavior

• hibernation

• evaporation

• genetic variation

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Sound travels as what type of wave through the air?

• Compression

• Transverse

• Sound

• High Density

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Light from the sun

• has wavelengths of visible light

• has wavelengths that are visible and invisible

• has no wavelengths

• does not include wavelengths beyond visible light

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

The climate of a city near the equator is warmer than the climate of a city near the S.Pole

• lower solar angle by the equator

• the latitude is higher

• equator is thicker

• higher solar angle near the equator

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6