2015 Science EOG #4 (31-40)

Which best describes a characteristic of the jet stream?

• It forms a boundary between a cold air mass and a warm air mass.

• It creates the high winds around the eye of a hurricane.

• It forces the hot air along the equator to rise to areas in North America.

• It causes high pressure air masses to rotate clockwise.

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Which statement best describes a bacterial cell?

• It contains more than one cell.

• It is a complete organism.

• It is part of a larger organism.

• It contains different kinds of cells.

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Which characteristic do single-celled organisms and multicellular organisms have

in common?

• Both have cells with specialized functions for each life process.

• Both perform all life processes within one cell.

• Both have a way to get rid of waste materials.

• Both are able to make food from sunlight.

Which system of the human body provides protection to most of the major

organs?

• skeletal system

• circulatory system

• respiratory system

• muscular system

Which example best shows structures that make up the digestive system in the

human body?

• heart, blood, vessels

• nose, trachea, lungs

• brain, spinal cord, nerves

• esophagus, stomach, intestines

Examples of this heat transfer include the mixing of cold and warm air as well as sea breezes

• convection

• conduction

• radiation

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The circulatory system is responsible for the following EXCEPT

• arteries and veins

• carries nutrients to the body

• red blood cells

• sending oxygen to the respiratory system

In a grassland ecosystem, if the population of eagles suddenly decreased, what

will most likely be the effect on the rest of the ecosystem?

• The ecosystem will become overpopulated with snakes.

• There will be a decrease in the population of snakes in the ecosystem.

• The nutrition of the soil in the ecosystem will decrease.

• More types of plants will begin growing in the ecosystem.

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A litter of kittens have traits that are similar to both the mother cat and the father

cat. Which best explains this situation?

• The kittens are provided the same kind of milk from their mother as they grow.

• The kittens inherit some of their traits from their mother and some from their father.

• The kittens are kept at the same temperatures by their mother when they are first born.

• The kittens are taught by their parents to have similar traits.

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Which are examples of inherited traits?

• specific beliefs

• fingerprints

• memories

• nose shape

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