MS LS1 8

Why would a student need a microscope to prove sewer lice were a living thing? Choose the best answer below.

• A student would need a microscope to see the colors more clearly.

• A microscope is needed in order to see microscopic cells since that would prove the lice is living.

• A microscope is needed because it allows for materials to be seen more closely.

• A microscope is not needed to prove that sewer lice are a living thing.

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What evidence would you expect to find from looking at a sample of sewer lice to prove they are a living thing?

• I would be able to see cells present in the sewer lice sample, using the microscope.

• I would be able to see colors that prove they are alive.

• I would be able to show the life span of a sewer lice.

• I would be able to show that sewer lice are able to reproduce.

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When a turtle encounters a jellyfish, sensory receptors in the turtle’s eyes detect_______changes.

• sound

• sight and light

• brain

• smell

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The turtle’s nostrils and mouth have___________sensors for smell and taste.

• bones

• light

• chemical

• physical

Sensory information is transmitted as________in the turtle.

• electrical impluses

• physical

• sound

• blood cells

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This information is processed by the________which responds with feeding behavior.

• bones

• brain

• sounds

• light

Number the steps below to show how a sea turtle forms memories of what is good to eat. 1 is first 5 is last.

• Input about jellyfish is received by sensory receptor.

• Brain process sensory signals.

• Brain responds with feeding behavior.

• Brain stores sensory signals as memory of feeding.

• Sensory receptors transmit signal to the brain.

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Which of the following is a claim for why sea turtles mistakenly eat plastic waste?

• A sea turtle mistakenly eats plastic waste because it's sensory receptors detect a similar smell in plastic as jellyfish.

• A sea turtle mistakenly eats plastic bags because it cannot find other food.

• A sea turtle mistakenly eats a plastic bag because the hearing sensory receptor has sent a signal to the brain.

• A sea turtle mistakenly eats plastic waste because the sight sensory receptors detect it as similar shape and size of jellyfish.

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Plan an investigation to answer the question: Are sewer lice a living thing?

• Place the slide on the microscope and clip it in.

• Use a tweezer to get 1 sewer lice out of the jar and cut it in half.

• Collect the materials needed to conduct the investigation.

• Finally, focus the slide to view the object. Make observations and final conclusion.

• Use the tweezer again to place the cut edge of the sewer lice on a clean microscope slide.

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In the diagram of a cloning procedure, the cow into which the embryo is implanted is referred to as the...

• drone

• clone

• hybrid

• surrogate

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