Keystone 2024/25 Practice, Module 1 Focus

DNA sequence​ --> (a)   -->​ (b)   -->​ (c)   --> protein

• mRNA sequence
• tRNA sequence
• amino acid sequence
• RNA sequence
• Protein sequence

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PA.3.1.10.A1.

Match the Fight-or Flight Response in a rabbit with correct pieces of models to identify the organization of an organ system.

• neurons

• Signals from the brain cause chemical signals to be released through blood vessels.

• nerve tissue

• Neurons signal the brain that danger may be near.

• nerve tissue

• Cells in the hear receive the chemical signals.

• nervous system

• The rabbit's heart rate increases.

• brain

• A rabbit hears a noise perceived as dangerous.

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PA.3.1.10.A8.

PA.3.1.B.A8a.

The nervous system and circulatory system work ________ in response to danger.

The graph shows data collected from studying a black bear. Which investigation would provide the best evidence that changes in a bear's heart rate are a response to temperature changes and are a mechanism that helps the bear maintain homeostasis?

• measuring the heart rate of a grizzly bear in the same seven-month period

• measuring the heart rate of another black bear and the average temperatures during the day for a one-month period

• measuring the average temperatures in a polar bear's ecosystem in the same seven-month period

• measuring heart rates of a larger sample size of black bears and the average temperatures during the same seven-month period

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PA.3.1.C.A2.

Students labeled a photosynthesis model. Which student labeled the model correctly?

• student 1

• student 2

• student 3

• student 4

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PA.3.1.B.A2a.

A student claims that sugar molecules can be converted directly to proteins by the cell since proteins contain the same elements as sugar. Which statement best evaluates this claim?

• The claim is incorrect because proteins contain nitrogen. Cells can use the elements in sugar but will need to combine them with other elements to form proteins.

• The claim is incorrect because all proteins are enzymes, which are used to make sugar molecules.

• The claim is correct because proteins help form DNA, and DNA synthesis uses energy from sugar molecules.

• The claim is correct because proteins are made from only carbon, hydrogen and oxygen, which are all parts of a sugar molecule.

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PA.3.1.B.A7b.

PA.3.1.C.A1.

Which statement correctly identifies the relationship between cellular respiration and energy requirements?

• More intense exercise causes cellular respiration to decrease, resulting in a reduced output of oxygen.

• The intensity of exercise does not change the rate of cellular respiration, so the carbon dioxide input remains unchanged.

• As exercise intensity increases, the rate of cellular respiration increases. This requires more oxygen and produces more carbon dioxide.

• As exercise intensity decreases, the rate of cellular respiration decreases. This requires less carbon dioxide and produces less oxygen.

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PA.3.1.10.A2.

PA.3.1.10.A7a.

Energy pyramids represent the flow of energy through organisms at different trophic levels in the same ecosystem. If the producers in a desert ecosystem receive 90,000 kilocalories (kcal) of energy from the sun, about how much energy would be available to secondary consumers in this ecosystem?

• 90 kcal

• 900 kcal

• 9,000 kcal

• 900,000 kcal

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PA.3.1.10.A2.

Students constructed the setup shown in the diagram and noticed that the limewater changed from clear to cloudy. Which phrase best describes the student investigation?

• evidence of aerobic respiration

• evidence of anaerobic respiration

• evidence of photosynthetic oxygen release

• evidence of photosynthetic carbon dioxide release

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PA.3.1.10.A2.

The model shows some ways that matter moves between the biosphere and atmosphere as a result of different processes. Which label correctly identifies the question mark in the model?

a

Carbon dioxide gas

nitrogen gas

hydrogen gas

oxygen gas

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PA.3.1.B.A2a.

PA.3.1.B.A2c.