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How does conservation affect biodiversity?

A
It decreases species diversity.
B
It helps to preserve climate change.
C
It decreases ecosystem diversity.
D
It helps to preserve biodiversity.
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Which best describes the relationship between two species and a niche?

A
If two species have the same niche, one species will always become extinct.
B
If two species have the same niche, one species will always move.
C
Two species cannot occupy the same niche in the same habitat.
D
Two species are able to occupy the same niche in the same habitat.
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A muskrat population is growing exponentially. What might cause this population to enter logistic growth?

A
carrying capacity is increased
B
resources become scarce
C
birth rate increases
D
emigration decreases
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Variations within a species are an important part of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. Which example can be explained by individual variation?

A
Brightly colored cardinals are better able to survive and to reproduce than darker cardinals.
B
The food source in a lake is not enough to support the bass population, but it can support the trout.
C
A population of brown bears has doubled in the past 10 years as its habitat size has increased.
D
Owls and foxes compete fiercely against each other for small rodents in their habitat.
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How is a brain injury classified?

A
as an injury of the somatic nervous system
B
as an injury of the central nervous system
C
as an injury of the autonomic nervous system
D
as an injury of the peripheral nervous system
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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is an area in the North Pacific Ocean that contains trash and causes harm to ocean life and those that consume that life. What lessons can be learned from this floating pile of trash?

A
There is a relationship among all living things on Earth.
B
There is no relationship between our daily activities and the environment.
C
There are more polluters in the Pacific Ocean than in the Atlantic Ocean.
D
There are areas of the ocean to avoid with boats.
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Svetlana and her mother are very similar. Both have blonde hair, a love of scrapbooking, blue eyes, and a thin nose. Which statement most likely describes Svetlana’s traits?

A
Svetlana inherited her blue eyes from her mother, but her love of scrapbooking comes from her environment.
B
Svetlana inherited her love of scrapbooking from her mother, but her blue eyes come from her environment.
C
Svetlana inherited her blonde hair from her mother, but her thin nose comes from her environment.
D
Svetlana inherited her thin nose from her mother, but her blonde hair comes from her environment.
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Which action is a physical change in digestion?

A
salivating to break food into carbohydrates
B
producing enzymes for nutrient absorption
C
absorbing nutrients from food
D
mashing food with teeth
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In rock layers, jellyfish fossils are found lower than trilobite fossils, and trilobite fossils are found lower than ammonite fossils. What can be determined from this information?

A
Ammonites existed before trilobites and jellyfish.
B
Jellyfish existed before trilobites and ammonites.
C
Jellyfish, trilobites, and ammonites lived together.
D
Trilobites existed before jellyfish and ammonites.
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Which organ systems work together to help the body shiver in order to maintain homeostasis?

A
circulatory and respiratory
B
circulatory and muscular
C
nervous and muscular
D
respiratory and nervous
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Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disorder. It is a recessive trait that is determined by two alleles. Suppose two parents each carry at least one recessive allele, but neither of them has cystic fibrosis. Which statement reflects the likelihood of a child of these parents having cystic fibrosis?

A
The child may or may not have the disease because a recessive gene from each parent may be passed on.
B
The child cannot have the disease because only the dominant alleles will be passed on.
C
The child may or may not have the disease because the disease does not depend on the alleles of the parents.
D
The child will have the disease because only recessive alleles will be passed on.
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Round seeds and yellow seed color are dominant to wrinkled seeds and green seed color. Which Punnett square represents the correct way to set up the cross RRYy times RrYY ?

A
Image with description A 4-column Punnett square has 4 rows. The columns are labeled Upper R Upper Y, Upper R Upper Y, r Upper Y, r Upper Y. The rows are labeled Upper R Upper Y, Upper R Upper Y, Upper R Upper Y, Upper R Upper y.
B
Image with description A 4-column Punnett square has 4 rows. The columns are labeled Upper R Upper Y, Upper R Upper Y, r Upper Y, r Upper Y. The rows are labeled Upper R Upper Y, Upper R y, Upper R Upper Y, Upper R y.
C
Image with description A 4-column Punnett square has 4 rows. The columns are labeled Upper R Upper Y, Upper R y, r Upper Y, r y. The rows are labeled Upper R Upper Y, Upper R y, r Upper y, r y.
D
Image with description A 4-column Punnett square has 4 rows. The columns are labeled Upper R Upper Y, Upper R y, r Upper Y, r y. The rows are labeled Upper R Upper Y, Upper R y, Upper R Upper y, Upper R y.
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Which family members have red-green color blindness?

A
Sam, Tim, Bella, and Joshua
B
Ben, Jenny, Mike, Carol, Katie, and Chris
C
Lisa and Monica
D
Sam, Joshua, and Tim

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