Life Science

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Biology

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6th - 8th Grade

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Hard

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NGSS

HS-LS3-2, HS-LS3-1, HS-LS2-6

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Carol Myers

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Some weed species have developed the ability to resist pesticides. How does the theory of evolution by natural selection help to explain this ability?

Due to genetic variations, some weeds in the population had the ability to resist pesticides.

The weeds developed pesticide-resistant variations because their survival depended on it.

As the weeds evolved, natural selection resulted in an unfavorable variation in a population.

In any population of weeds, some weeds will be naturally immune to all kinds of pesticides.

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-4

NGSS.HS-LS4-5

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Every organism requires a set of instructions that specifies its traits. This information is carried within the cells of the organism. Which set of statements best describes hereditary information in eukaryotic cells?

Genes are made up of chromosomes. Chromosomes and genes are found in the cell’s cytoplasm.

Chromosomes are made up of genes. Chromosomes and genes are found in the cell’s cytoplasm.

Genes are made up of chromosomes. Chromosomes and genes are found in the cell’s nucleus.

Chromosomes are made up of genes. Chromosomes and genes are found in the cell’s nucleus.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The diagram below shows a specific type of cell division. Which type or types of reproduction requires this process?

sexual reproduction only

asexual reproduction only

both asexual and sexual reproduction

neither asexual nor sexual reproduction

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

For a particular trait, R is dominant to r. Look closely at the Punnett square below. What is the probability of an offspring having the genotype that results in the appearance of the recessive trait?

25% of the offspring

50% of the offspring

75% of the offspring

100% of the offspring

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This pedigree shows how a trait is passed on in a family. Males in the pedigree are shown with boxes and females are shown with circles. Individuals who have the trait are shown as darkened figures. Which two individuals have the trait?

two sisters

the father and the mother

the grandfather and a granddaughter

the grandmother and a grandson

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The picture below shows organisms that have relationships with trees. For example, shelf fungus receive water and nutrients from the tree, causing the tree to rot and eventually die over time. What relationship exists between the shelf fungus and the tree?

commensalism

competition

mutualism

parasitism

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The diagram below shows the relationships among organisms in a food web. Which of the organisms in the food web can be classified as a secondary consumer?

rabbit

deer

grass

hawk

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NGSS.HS-LS2-3

NGSS.HS-LS2-4

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