Science ACT for Faculty Meeting March 2025

In general, the results of Study 1 suggest that peony seeds that are placed in a petri dish containing damp paper are most likely to germinate when they are maintained at which of the following temperatures?

• 13° C

• 18° C

• 23°C

• 28°C

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Suppose another set of 25 peony seeds had been included in Study 2 and these seeds had a storage temperature of 25°C and a germination temperature of 18°C. Based on the information provided, the number of seeds that would have germinated after being maintained for 30 days would most likely have been closest to:

• 0

• 8

• 16

• 24

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

In Study 2, at the storage temperature of 5°C, as germination temperature increased from 13°C to 28°C, the number of seeds that germinated:

• decreased only

• increased only

• decreased, then increased

• increased, then decreased

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Which of the following sets of seeds were exposed to the same conditions prior to being placed in the petri dishes?

• The seeds from Study 1 that were stored for 8 weeks and the seeds from Study 2 that were stored at 5°C

• The seeds from Study 1 that were stored for 8 weeks and the seeds from Study 2 that were stored at 15°C

• The seeds from Study 1 that were stored for 10 weeks and the seeds from Study 2 that were stored at 5°C

• The seeds from Study 1 that were stored for 10 weeks and the seeds from Study 2 that were stored at 15°C

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

A student stored 100 peony seeds at a constant temperature for 10 weeks. The student then divided the seeds into 4 sets and maintained them as described in Study 2. The results are pictured.

• 0°C

• 5°C

• 10°C

• 15°C

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

The experimental designs of Study 2 and Study 1 differed in that in Study 2:

• storage temperature was held constant.

• storage time was held constant.

• germination temperature was varied.

• germination time was varied.