Life Science EOG Review

What is the definition of an inherited trait?

• Traits passed down from parents

• Traits learned after birth

• Traits that a person has

• Traits that are caught from others

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A father has brown eyes, a mother has green eyes. What will most likely be the color of their child's eyes?

• Brown

• Green

• Hazel

• One brown eye and one green eye

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Which best explains why bacteria is able to survive as a single-celled organism?

• A bacteria cell can produce its own water and food

• A bacteria cell is tiny and hides easily from other cells.

• A bacteria cell can depend on other cells to meet its needs.

• A bacteria cell can complete all functions necessary for life.

Which system removes carbon dioxide from other body systems?

• cardiovascular system

• respiratory system

• digestive system

• nervous system

Which is an example of how the muscular system and skeletal system work together?

• Voluntary muscles hold the skeleton in an upright position.

• The skeleton helps protect muscles from damage.

• Smooth muscles help protect the bones and ligaments

• The skeleton helps keep cardiac muscles pumping blood.

Wood ducks build their nests in holes in trees near lakes. If some of the trees were removed from around the lake, how would the wood ducks be affected?

• Wood ducks would become a new species.

• Wood ducks would lay more eggs in each nest.

• Wood ducks would increase their competition for nests

• Wood ducks would begin building their nests on the ground.

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Which is true about parents and their offspring?

• Characteristics are passed from parents to offspring, resulting in the offspring being identical to the parents.

• Characteristics are passed from parents to offspring, resulting in parents teaching offspring how to look and act.

• Most characteristics are chosen by the offspring and not passed from parent to offspring.

• Some characteristics are learned and not passed from parent to offspring.

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Which best describes a feature that helps both predators and prey survive?

• an ecosystem

• an adaptation

• a smooth fur coat

• a shiny set of teeth

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Which is a characteristic of most single-celled organisms?

• They have a complex nervous system.

• They contain several different types of cells.

• They perform all life processes.

• They have a circulatory and a respiratory system.

Which statement best describes how a multicellular organism survives?

• Every cell carries out the same functions for the survival of the organism.

• The cells all have the same structures that allow the organism to survive.

• All life processes are performed by each cell for the survival of the organism.

• The cells have different functions, and together they are essential for the survival of the organism.

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