Science EOG Practice

Which will most likely result if large areas of trees in a forest are removed to build neighborhoods?

• There would be an increase in the loss of habitats.

• There would be an increase in the number of predators.

• There would be an increase in food resources for animals.

• There would be an increase in the number species of plants.

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Which type of weather most likely occurs in a high pressure area?

• clear

• foggy

• rainy

• snowy

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Which area is a rainforest?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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Which is a difference between the plant life of a rainforest and a deciduous forest?

• The deciduous forest has a warm climate year-round, while the

  rainforest has hot and cold extreme climates.

• The deciduous forest has the most diverse plant life of all

  ecosystems, while the rainforest plant life is scarce.

• The deciduous forest remains hot and wet year-round, while the

  rainforest has a yearly cycle of plant growth due to changes of

  seasons.

• The deciduous forest has yearly cycles of plant growth due to changes of seasons, while the rainforest remains hot and wet year-round.

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How are consumers and decomposers related?

• Decomposers provide soil for consumers.

• Consumers provide nutrients for decomposers.

• Decomposers provide food for carnivorous consumers.

• Consumers change the sun’s energy so it is useful for decomposers.

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On a warm, sunny day, when will transpiration be the greatest?

• noon

• night

• evening

• early morning

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The forecast for the day is predicting overcast skies, but a low chance for precipitation. Which type of clouds would you most likely see in the sky?

• cirrus

• stratus

• cumulus

• cumulonimbus

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Which type of heat transfer is most responsible for creating global winds on Earth?

• conduction from the ocean

• convection from the ocean

• convection from the sun

• radiation from the sun

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Which is the first organism in a food chain?

• producer

• consumer

• decomposer

• carnivore

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While planting flowers in a garden, a person sees an earthworm. Which is one way the earthworm is helpful to the garden?

• as a consumer

• as a decomposer

• as an herbivore

• as a producer