SSA Review - Most missed questions

The 8 levels of classification, most broad to most specific.

• Domain, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Species

• Domain, Species, Kingdom, Genus, Phylum, Family, Class, Order

• Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

• Order, Kingdom, Species, Domain, Phylum, Family, Class, Genus

  
  

Cattle egrets forage (feed) in fields among cattle. The egret gets easy access to flying insects stirred up by the cattle, and the cattle don't care if they are there or not.

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Competition

• Parasitism

Plants and animals exchange materials through the processes of photosynthesis and respiration. Which of these statements is true about the way these two processes are related?

• The products of photosynthesis inhibit respiration

• The products of photosynthesis are also the products of respiration

• The product of photosynthesis are the reactants of respiration

• The reactants of photosynthesis are also the reactants of respiration

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A student learns that the sun is classified as a medium-size star and that many stars are much bigger and brighter. However, the student observes that other stars look very dim, even through a telescope. Why do other stars look much dimmer than the sun?

• The sun appears yellow, which is more visible than other colors.

• The sun is much closer to Earth than other stars are.

• Other stars are made up of different gases than the sun is.

• As light from other stars travels through space, it gets reflected.

Which of the following correctly lists the objects of space in order from largest to smallest?

• universe, galaxy, star, planet

• universe, galaxy, planet, star

• galaxy, universe, star, planet

• galaxy, universe, planet, star

In which position would the Northern Hemisphere be experiencing spring?

• Position A

• Position B

• Position C

• Position D

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Sadie is testing how the age of a seed affects how fast plants grow. Look at the picture to see if you can figure out what makes her experiment unfair. Mark all that apply.

• She used different types of seeds/plants.

• The plants are in different pots.

• She did not plant very many plants.

• Seed age might not make a difference.

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Scientific Question: Does being tardy impact test scores?

What is one of the constant variables?

• Test Scores

• The time a student arrives to class

• The amount of time to complete the test

• The amount of students taking the test

Alicia wants to know how drinking milk affects how tall a students grow. Which is the independent variable?

• Amount of milk drinking

• The height each student grows

• The name of each student

• The location each student measures

Using the table, which is a reasonable conclusion regarding elements and the compounds they form?

• its physical properties are not changed

• its atoms can only combine in one way

• only its chemical properties are changed

• its atoms combine in a multitude of ways

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