McGraw Hill Biology Module 8

What is the law of conservation of energy?

• energy cannot be created, but can be destroyed

• energy cannot be created, or destroyed

• once energy is used, it will be wasted

• energy is heated, then frozen

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

What type of dating indicates an approximate age of a fossil in relationship to other layers of rock in an area?

• Relative dating

• Absolute Dating

What is a mass extinction?

• the extinction of all of Earth's species at ones time

• the extinction of many types of organisms at the same time

• the end of days

• the creation of many species at one time

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NGSS.HS-LS4-5

You are a geologist and come across a layer of marine fossils buried beneath a layer of plant fossils only found on land. What does that tell you about the past climate in that area?

• It was once a marine habitat that experienced a mass extinction and changed the climate from marine to dry land.

• It was once a forest and is now a prairie after a mass extinction.

• There is not enough evidence to make any theories.

• It is not possible for marine fossils to be located below plant fossils only found on land.

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-2

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS2-7

Match the following vocabulary terms and definitions:

• specialized cells working together

• tissue

• any living thing

• organ

• the most basic form of life

• organ system

• a group of tissue working together

• cell

• a group of organs working together

• organism

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NGSS.HS-LS1-2

The most common chemical in cells is ___________, which is essential for life.

• carbohydrates

• water

• protein

• lipids

Inclusions are younger than the formation of sedimentary rock layers that surround them.

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

What is the law of conservation of energy

• energy can be created or destroyed; the amount of energy will always stay the same

• energy is neither created or destroyed; the amount of energy will always stay the same

• energy is neither created or destroyed; the amount of energy will always change depending on the type of energy

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NGSS.HS-PS3-4

The ultimate source of energy is:

• The sky

• The sun

• Plants

• Movement

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

Where do plants get the energy for photosynthesis to take place?

• nutrients in the soil

• the sun

• chlorophyll

• bee pollination

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NGSS.HS-LS1-5