Practice Test

Open the picture to read the question.

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• d

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What is true about the system shown in the picture?

• Wind moves towards the center.

• Cloudy skies will form.

• Rotation is clockwise.

• It creates rain.

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In a functioning human body, body systems work together to deliver which of the following molecules to the cells in the body?

• glucose

• oxygen

• amino acids

• all of the above

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In order to release energy, cells need which molecules?

• glucose

• oxygen

• nitrogen

• glucose and oxygen

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Figure 1 shows embryo development for four organisms. Which statement can best be supported by Figure 1?

• Chickens are more closely related to tortoises than rabbits are.

• Rabbits, chickens, tortoises, and fish are equally related to each other.

• Fish do not share a common ancestor with other vertebrates.

• Fish and chickens are the least closely related.

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Which question can best be answered by the data in Figure 1?

• How long does it take different organisms to develop into adults?

• Do diverse organisms follow a similar progression of development?

• Do modern organisms follow the same development progression as ancient organisms?

• Which characteristics at each developmental stage increase an organism's chance of survival?

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Which of the following best explains why the original population of birds evolved into so many different species?

• Many of the birds were killed each time a volcano erupted on the Hawaiian islands.

• The Hawaiian Islands had few predator species to decrease the lifespan of the birds.

• The bird population moved into and adapted to many different environments on the Hawaiian Islands.

• The climate of the Hawaiian Islands rarely changed, which helped the bird population to increase in size.

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Observe the characteristic facial features of the Galapagos Island finches below:

• The different beaks are the result of adaptations to eating certain kinds of foods on the islands.

• The different beaks are the result of adaptations to the amount of food available: the more food, the larger the beak.

• The different beaks are not related to the food they eat but the length of the finch's life.

• The different beaks are not related to the food they eat but to the season.

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What best describes the hind leg bones seen in the whale?

• Analogous structures to the fins of living fish

• Fossil structures from an extinct ancestor

• Homologous structures to the wings of butterflies

• Vestigial structures that had a function in an ancestor

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The introduction of new genes into the gene pool of a population occurs through the process of _______.

• survival of the fittest

• competition between organisms

• mutation

• overproduction