VQ 16

Which is an example of an abiotic factor in a pond environment?

• The water

• A frog

• A grasshopper

• A snake

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Definition: a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding.

• species

• ecosystem

• population

• biome

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Look at the picture carefully. Decide if the picture shows a population or a community.

All of the animals in the rain forest.

• Population

• Community

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Look at each picture carefully. Decide if the picture shows a population or a community.

The deer in the forest.

• Population

• Community

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

A gene copy that can be masked or hidden by the dominant allele; shown in lower case letters.

• dominant

• homozygous

• heterozygous

• recessive

A chart that shows all the possible combination of alleles that can result from a genetic cross

• Punnett Circle

• Punnett Triangle

• Punnett Square

• Punnett Pentagon

A blending of the dominant and recessive trait, so the 3rd phenotype is something in the middle

• codominance

• complete dominance

• incomplete dominance

Occurs any time something passes in front of the Sun, blocking its light. This can be the Earth or the Moon.

• eclipse

• penumbra

• syzygy

• umbra

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When the Earth casts a shadow on the moon, causing the moon to go dark.

• lunar eclipse

• partial lunar eclipse

• penumbral lunar eclipse

• total lunar eclipse

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the primary function of the mitochondria in a cell?

• Energy production

• Protein synthesis

• DNA replication

• Photosynthesis

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NGSS.HS-LS1-7

NGSS.HS-LS2-5