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Frogs borrow under mud at the bottom of a pond during the winter. This is an example of....

• weathering

• erosion

• hibernation

• camouflage

How do Monarch butterflies adapt to cold weather?

• camouflage

• adaptation

• hibernation

• migration

Mark is performing an investigation on plants. He plants 10 plants of the same type in the garden and gives them all the same amount of water and fertilizer each day. All the plants get the same amount of sunlight each day. He gives 5 plants Fertilizer A and the other 5 plants Fertilizer B. What question is Mark trying to answer?

• Does the amount of water effect plant growth?

• Does the amount of sunlight effect plant growth?

• Which fertilizer will help plants grow better?

• Will roses grow better than sunflowers?

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What is an observation for this picture?

• The man is scared

• The man is going to get eaten

• There is a man in a kayak

• The man is paddling fast

The picture shows examples of different types of needles from conifer trees. Needles are forms of leaves. What is the function of a leaf?

• The make food for the plant

• To collect water

• To attract animals

• To make seeds

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A tree trunk carries water and nutrients from the roots. What part of a plant is a tree trunk?

• flower

• stem

• leaf

• Fruit

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Flowers, fruit, and cones all reproduce by making seeds. Ferns do not make seeds. They reproduce by using________.

• Acorns

• Fruit

• Spores

• Seeds

During a science experiment, I place one plant in a dark corner and another near a window. I give the plants the same amount of water. What am I trying to test?

• the amount of water

• the number of bugs

• How tall they are

• If they need light to grow

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

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An inference is a best guess that I make about a situation after making observations. Which of these is an inference based on this picture?

• The sky is cloudy

• The tree is large and so it has large roots

• The grass is green

• The tree is tall

Why is a straw a good model for a plant stem?

• Straws help plants drink

• Straws feel like stems

• straws are straight like stems are

• Straws transport water, just like a stem