Unit 6 Test

Select all of the correct statements about per capita resource use.

• As population increases, the rate of per capita use affects whether a resource is renewable.

• Resources such as coal and natural gas can be renewable if annual per capita consumption of those resources decreases.

• The overall use of natural resources is relatively high in industrialized nations even though population growth is slower in those nations.

• How long a natural resource will last can be predicted by evaluating the per capita consumption of that resource and the rate of population growth.

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MS-ESS3-4

The following image shows a forest that has been harmed by air pollution.

The impact on the forest best shows the connection between which two systems?

Choose the correct answer.

• atmosphere and geosphere

• biosphere and hydrosphere

• atmosphere and biosphere

• • geosphere and hydrosphere

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A city plans to convert all of its electricity sources to solar collectors. This is one part of a new plan to manage the city’s energy resources. How will this plan most likely affect Earth’s systems?

• Air pollution in the atmosphere will decrease.

• Water used from the hydrosphere will increase.

• There will be more mining of fossil fuels from the geosphere.

• • There will be less food available for animals in the biosphere.

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Air quality is a measure of how clean or polluted the air is. How would overharvesting trees most likely affect air quality?

• raise oxygen levels in the air

• decrease the amount of acid rain

• increase carbon dioxide in the air

• reduce levels of greenhouse gases

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MS-ESS3-3

A promising place to look for coal today would be ​ (a)   .

• West Virginia

• Wisconsin

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Changes to the sequence of nucleotides​ in DNA, or changes to chromosomes are called ​ (a)  

• mutations

• operations

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What is the function of the ribosomes in the process of transcription and translation?

• The join together amino acids and form polypeptides.

• to take proteins and put them into the cell

• ribosomes have no function in transcription and translation

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A scientist claims that genetically modified (GM) crops can help improve the environment and benefit ecosystems. Which statement provides the STRONGEST evidence in support of this claim?

• GM crops that make their own pesticide allow farmers to avoid spreading pesticides over fields.

• Seeds from GM crops may spread to wild areas contaminating the area

• The GM crops could poison unintended organisms

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Which best describes this diagram and what it represents?

• The universal Genetic code, representing how 3 nucleotides in RNA code for amino acids

• The bacterial genetic code, which uses U instead of T, representing proteins in organisms

• Genetic code, represented by tRNA and nucleotides inside amino acids

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What is the primary function of chlorophyll in plants?

• A) Absorbing sunlight for photosynthesis

• B) Providing structural support to the plant

• C) Transporting water throughout the plant

• D) Protecting the plant from herbivores

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