Compare and Contrast

to point out or emphasize differences

• Effect

• context

• Contrast

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What does "compare and contrast" writing involve?

• Telling a story with a moral at the end

• Describing a single object in great detail

• Discussing the similarities and differences between two or more subjects

• Persuading the reader to change their opinion

Compare and contrast the structure of plant and animal cells.

• Both have cell walls and chloroplasts.

• Both have a nucleus and mitochondria.

• Only plant cells have a nucleus.

• Only animal cells have mitochondria.

Which of the following best compares and contrasts mitosis and meiosis?

• Both result in diploid cells; mitosis has one division, meiosis has two.

• Both result in haploid cells; mitosis has two divisions, meiosis has one.

• Mitosis results in diploid cells; meiosis results in haploid cells.

• Mitosis results in haploid cells; meiosis results in diploid cells.

Compare and contrast the boiling and melting points of water.

• Both occur at 100°C.

• Boiling occurs at 0°C, melting at 100°C.

• Boiling occurs at 100°C, melting at 0°C.

• Both occur at 0°C.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

How do the processes of photosynthesis and cellular respiration compare and contrast?

• Both occur in chloroplasts; photosynthesis releases energy, respiration stores it.

• Both occur in mitochondria; photosynthesis stores energy, respiration releases it.

• Photosynthesis occurs in chloroplasts and stores energy; respiration occurs in mitochondria and releases energy.

• Photosynthesis occurs in mitochondria and releases energy; respiration occurs in chloroplasts and stores energy.

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NGSS.HS-LS2-5

Compare and contrast the roles of DNA and RNA in protein synthesis.

• Both are involved in transcription; DNA is also involved in translation.

• Both are involved in translation; RNA is also involved in transcription.

• DNA is involved in transcription; RNA is involved in translation.

• RNA is involved in transcription; DNA is involved in translation.

Which statement best compares and contrasts the concepts of speed and velocity?

• Both are scalar quantities; speed includes direction, velocity does not.

• Both are vector quantities; velocity includes direction, speed does not.

• Speed is a scalar quantity; velocity is a vector quantity including direction.

• Speed is a vector quantity including direction; velocity is a scalar quantity.

Compare and contrast the properties of acids and bases.

• Both have a pH greater than 7; acids turn litmus blue, bases turn it red.

• Both have a pH less than 7; acids turn litmus red, bases turn it blue.

• Acids have a pH less than 7 and turn litmus red; bases have a pH greater than 7 and turn litmus blue.

• Acids have a pH greater than 7 and turn litmus blue; bases have a pH less than 7 and turn litmus red.

How do the structures of graphite and diamond compare and contrast?

• Both are forms of carbon; graphite is hard, diamond is soft.

• Both are forms of carbon; graphite is soft, diamond is hard.

• Graphite is a form of carbon; diamond is not.

• Diamond is a form of carbon; graphite is not.

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NGSS.HS-PS1-3

NGSS.HS-PS2-6