MS UIL Science 17/18

When a scientist explains or interprets the observations that have been made this is referred to as a(n)

• Scientific data

• Hypothesis

• Scientific law

• Inference

In an experiment the component that is used for comparison is known as the

• independent variable

• control group

• experimental group

• dependent variable

Which of the following would be an appropriate hypothesis?

• Does the beagle enjoy the tennis ball more than the rawhide bone?

• How will the outside temperature affect people's moods?

• Which of the following plants will a child take better care of?

• Does sprinkling vacuum dust on garden vegetables keep insects off them?

Yeast used in bread making are a(n)

• plant

• fungus

• bacterium

• animal

The leaf of a plant is protected by a waxy outer layer called a

• stomata

• pith

• mesophyll

• cuticle

The terms saturated and unsaturated describe what type of biomolecule?

• Proteins

• Nucleic acids

• Lipids

• Carbohydrates

Radiant energy is converted into chemical energy such as glucose through what process?

• respiration

• transpiration

• photosynthesis

• decomposition

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

The true length of a metal rod is 25.025 cm. Three measurements of the rod produced the following results: 24.025 cm, 26.000 cm, 24.025 cm. Which of the following conclusions is most consistent with the measurements?

• The measurements were neither precise or accurate.

• The measurements were accurate, but not precise.

• The measurements were precise, but not accurate.

• The measurements were accurate and precise.

The movement of water vapor from the stomata of leaves is specifically referred to as

• evaporation

• condensation

• photosynthesis

• transpiration

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

High energy molecules known as ATP are created as result of aerobic respiration that takes place in the

• chloroplast

• mitochondria

• thylakoid

• golgi apparatus

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7