FCAT Review Life Science

Mr. Brown wonders how minerals affect animal growth and decides to conduct an experiment with his chickens. He begins with 3 buckets containing exactly the same amount of chicken feed and then adds the same amount of 2 different minerals to two of the buckets. He adds calcium to one bucket, magnesium to another bucket, and he doesn’t add any minerals to the third bucket. What scientific term is used to describe the mineral placed in each bucket?

• control

• hypothesis

• specimen

• variable

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What is the role of the rabbit in this food chain?

• to form a habit

• to find a space to live

• to be a source of energy

• to be a source of water

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These are the four stages of a mealworm's life cycle. What kind of life cycle is it?

• Incomplete metamorphisis

• Complete metamorphosis

• Full metamorphosis

• Partial metamorphosis

Which organism is classified as an invertebrate?

• crab

• fish

• manatee

• turtle

Forms clouds including fog

• rain

• evaporation

• precipitation

• condensation

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bubbles, fizzing, burning, temperature change, rust, or new product is created are examples of-

• chemical property

• physical property

• chemical change

• physical change

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the only planet with life as we know it

• earth

• mars

• venus

• mercury

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The Sun is around 93 million miles from Earth. It provides the energy and the warmth needed to support life. What would happen to life on Earth if the Sun was the same distance from Earth as Jupiter?

• Life on Earth would adjust to the warmer temperatures

• Life on Earth would adjust to the colder temperatures

• Earth would be too hot to sustain life

• Earth would be too cold to sustain life

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All plants make their own food. Which of the following is NOT required for these plants to make their own food?

• sunlight

• water

• dirt

• air

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The object shown is in our daytime sky every day. What travels from it in order to help plants grow on the Earth?

• hot air

• oxygen

• gravity

• energy

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