Match the following definition with the correct term.

A change in a population’s characteristics over one or more generations

• Evolution

• Growth

• Reproduction

• Development

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

A scientists wants to determine the effect of an herbicide on plant health. This herbicide hurts plant cells by damaging their cell walls. The scientist’s results are charted below:

Which of the following would be the dependent variable for this experiment?

• time

• the plant type

• number of healthy leaves

• herbicide amount

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Your heart beats more quickly after you do 25 jumping jacks. This characteristic of life is called...

• reproduction

• response to a stimulus

• growth and development

Which of the graphs represents a best fit line?

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A scientists wants to determine the effect of an herbicide on plant health. This herbicide hurts plant cells by damaging their cell walls. The scientist's results are charted below:

Which plant group (1-4) would be this experiment control group?

• group 2

• group 1

• group 3

• group 4

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What is the actual population number of Bluefish?

• 60,000

• 6

• 0.4

• 6,000,000

An experiment was done in which three different plants (A-C) were grown over a period of 15 days and the heights (cm) of each plant were recorded each day. The results were then graphed as shown in figure 1.

Which plant grew the tallest over the 15-day period?

• plant A

• plant C

• plant B

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

The data in Table A was collected while a person was running a 100 meter dash. Which of the following would be the best conclusion based on the data? (Feel free to use your scratch paper to graph the data if this is useful for you.)

• There is an inverse relationship between intense exercise and heart rate; as exercise duration increases heart rate decreases.

• There is no relationship between intense exercise and heart rate.

• There is a direct relationship between intense exercise and heart rate; as exercise duration increases heart rate increases.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Match the following definition with the correct term.

A reaction to a change in the environment

• Response

• Organism

• Biology

• Stimulus

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Match the following definition with the correct term.

To create more of one's own kind; to create offspring...

• Development

• Growth

• Evolution

• Reproduction

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2