CTBA 4 Retest 2024

This question has two parts. First answer Part A, then answer Part B.

Part A

Look at the picture. There are many different food chains possible in this desert

ecosystem. Select one possible food chain that could occur.

• mouse → rabbit → deer → wolf

• grass → wolf → mouse → vulture

• grass → rabbit → wolf → vulture

• grass → mouse → vulture → wolf

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Part B

Which of the below supports your answer for Part A?

• consumer → consumer → producer → scavenger

• producer → consumer → consumer → consumer

• decomposer → producer → consumer → consumer

• producer → consumer → consumer → scavenger

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Which image represents the position of Earth when the United States is

experiencing spring?

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This question has two parts. First, answer part A. Then answer part B.

Part A

Look at the picture of the two rabbits.

Based on the pictures, which of the following claims could be true about the rabbits?

• Neither rabbit lives in a snowy climate.

• The dark one lives in a snowy climate.

• The white one lives in a snowy climate.

• Both rabbits live in a snowy climate.

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This question has two parts. First, answer part A. Then answer part B.

Part B

What evidence from the picture supports the claim made in Part A?

Select TWO correct answers.

• The dark rabbit is bigger and probably has more insulation to keep it warm

  in cold climates.

• The white rabbit is camouflaged to blend into snowy climates.

• The dark rabbit is camouflaged to blend into snowy climates.

• Survival in cold climates require animals to have more insulation in their

  coats.

• Animals that live in the forest have coloring that allow them to blend into

  their surroundings.

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Which traits are inherited traits of the plant?

Select TWO correct answers.

• wilted leaves

• location of the plant

• leaf shape

• amount of sun it gets

• flower size

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This question has two parts. First answer Part A. Then answer Part B.

Part A

When Jacob started back to school after the summer break, he noticed that one

of the potted plants in the garden by the playground had been knocked over as

pictured to the left.

What is the best explanation for the direction of the plant and

root growth? Select TWO correct answers.

• Growing down into the soil is a learned behavior for the roots of plants.

• Growing towards the sun is an inherited trait for plants.

• Growing down into the soil is an inherited trait for the roots of plants.

• Growing towards the sun is a learned behavior for plants.

• Growing towards the sun is an inherited trait for the roots of plants.

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Part B

If Jacob turns the pot back up on its base, what is the best prediction for what will

happen to the direction of the plant and root growth?

• The plant and roots will grow sideways.

• The plant will move up towards the sun and the roots will move down

  into the soil.

• The plant and roots will stop growing.

• The plant will move down into the soil and the roots will move up toward

  the sun.

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