Life Science Texas

What most likely happened to the dead plants and animals?

• They were eaten by scavengers.

• G They became fossil fuels.

• H They were washed away by water

• J They became an underground aquifer.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Based on this information, what is most likely an advantage of the bony fish tail fin over the shark tail fin?

• It is easier for a bony fish to change direction quickly since muscles control the movement of the tail fin.

• The bones in the tail fin help a bony fish sink to lower depths in the water when searching for food.

• The flexible tail fin is fanned by the water, so a bony fish uses less energy to swim.

• The thin spines of the tail fin prevent a bony fish from being seen by larger predator fish.

Which statement correctly describes the transfer of energy in a food chain in this wetland?

• F Energy is transferred from hawks to shrews to grasshoppers to marsh grasses.

• G Energy is transferred from marsh grasses to crickets to hawks to frogs.

• H Energy is transferred from grasshoppers to crickets to frogs to hawks.

• J Energy is transferred from cattails to crickets to shrews to hawks.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

This valley was most likely formed by —

• A a rapid series of earthquakes

• B volcanic activity

• C a flood with rapidly moving water

• D the movement of a glacier

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Based on the diagram, which statement best compares the life cycles of these two types of organisms?

• Young ladybird beetles take many years to develop into adults. Young grasshoppers develop into adults quickly.

• Young grasshoppers live in a habitat that is different from that of adults. Young ladybird beetles live in the same habitat as adults.

• Young grasshoppers undergo incomplete metamorphosis to become adults. Young ladybird beetles undergo complete metamorphosis to become adults.

• Young ladybird beetles have a nymph stage before becoming adults. Young grasshoppers are larvae before becoming adults.

• A Two

• B Three

• C Four

• D Five

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

What property of soils is the student most likely examining with this procedure?

• F The differences in texture between wet and dry soils

• G How well different soils retain water

• H How much water is needed to dissolve different soils

• J The amount of time it takes different soils to dry

Which of these describes one or more living organisms that depend on another living organism to survive?

• F Bacteria living in the mouth of a horse

• G Ivy plants growing up a fence to obtain more sunlight

• H Mold living on a hard, rocky surface

• An angelfish releasing carbon dioxide into pond water

Which property of light are the students observing in this situation?

• F Light can be refracted and separated into different colors as it moves from air to a different medium.

• G Light is refracted as it moves from one medium to another medium.

• H Light travels in a straight line and can be reflected off the surface of water.

• J Light is absorbed by water and reflected off glass.

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