Science MAP Test Review

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The basic unit of structure and function in all living things.

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cell

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Plants perform photosynthesis through this organelle.  It captures energy from the sun and uses it to produce food for the cell.

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Chloroplasts

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This structure is in plant cells but not animal cells. It is outside of the cell membrane and adds more support/structure/rigidity to the plant.

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Cell Wall

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Behavioral changes of individuals of a species that allow for better survival. (Acquired traits)

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Adaptation

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Where the better adapted organisms survive to pass traits along to offspring.

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Natural Selection

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The theory of evolution by natural selection means that what is changing over time?

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The inherited traits of a population.

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Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?

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Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.

Front

What type of galaxy do we live in? Options: Spiral, Elliptical, Irregular, Coaxial

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Spiral

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Galileo proposed that our galaxy is heliocentric. What does this mean?

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the sun is the center of our galaxy

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Which of the following is the smallest? The Milky Way Galaxy, A red giant star, The moon, Jupiter

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The moon