FSSA Review Test Prep

Jordan adds some soil and plants to a large glass jar to build a terrarium. He waters the plants and then adds two snails, two crickets, and an earthworm to the jar. Jordan then places the lid tightly on the jar and sets it on a sunny windowsill. Based on the law of conservation of mass, which of the following is expected to occur inside Jordan’s terrarium?

• The mass will increase as the plants grow and decrease when the snails eat the plants

• The mass will increase as the earthworm digests the soil

• The mass will decrease when the crickets die

• The mass will neither increase nor decrease

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Nyles used a microscope to observe two different types of cells. Drawings of the two cells are shown below. Which of the following best contrasts the functions of the cell parts labeled X and Y?

• Part X stores water for future use, whereas part Y releases water out of the cell.

• Part X holds the structures in place in the cell, whereas part Y keeps all molecules from leaving the cell.

• Part X provides energy for the cell, whereas part Y helps with photosynthesis in the presence of sunlight.

• Part X regulates substances that enter or exit the cell, whereas part Y provides protection and support to the cell.

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The diagram shows two hypotheses for the same process that occurs beneath Earth’s surface.

Which of the following processes is represented by these hypotheses?

• convection current movement in Earth's mantle

• plate movements in Earth's outer core

• layer seperation in Earth's inner core

• rock formation in Earth's lithosphere

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The planet Saturn takes 10,747 Earth days to complete one orbit around the Sun. Why does Saturn take longer to complete one orbit around the Sun than Earth does?

• Saturn has stronger gravity

• Saturn is farther from the Sun

• Saturn has a thicker atmosphere

• Saturn is the only planet with rings

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A student claims that studying rock layers on the side of a mountain would show that Earth has changed over geologic time. Which type of evidence from the rock layers best supports this claim?

• some rock layers are solid, and other rock layers have holes that store water.

• Rock layers that are composed of sand and silt are found in different locations

• Rock layers that are thick and smooth are deeper than rock layers that are thin and rough

• Some rock layers contain fossils of plants, and other rock layers contain fossils of marine animals.

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The table below shows the range of frequencies, in Hertz (Hz), for part of the electromagnetic spectrum.

Which of the following types of radiation has the longest wavelength?

• infrared

• ultraviolet

• x-rays

• gamma rays

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In 1980, a scientific journal published an article describing the observations that led to a hypothesis. The hypothesis stated that an asteroid striking Earth brought about the extinction of the dinosaurs. Which of the following would best provide support for a scientific hypothesis?

• opinions and personal beliefs

• new evidence and personal opinions

• new evidence and additional observations

• additional observations and informed predictions

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Ricky wants to finish constructing a chart that helps classify two organisms. The chart is shown below. Accurately answering which question would best help distinguish these organisms as members of the animal kingdom rather than the plant or fungi kingdom?

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Cells experience similar processes. One of these processes involves controlling cellular wastes. Why do cells undergo processes that control cellular wastes?

• All cells must release cellular wastes to maintain homeostasis

• Plant cells eliminate cellular wastes to regulare the rate of cell reproduction

• Animal cells extract energy from cellular wastes to perform cellular functions

• All cells must release cellular wastes to provide a means of maintaining cell size

Scientists have collected large amounts of evidence that support the idea shown in the illustration below. Which of the following is a scientific theory that is best supported by this evidence?

• evolution

• superposition

• plate tectonics

• universal gravitation

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