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Science Concepts and Evidence

Grade 7 · On-level practice · 8 questions · Version PG-43L-FR8G

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What do decomposers do?A. The cell B. Heritable traits that improve reproductive success C. Break down dead matter and recycle nutrients D. Resources and environmental conditions

2.

What limits population growth?A. The cell B. Break down dead matter and recycle nutrients C. Heritable traits that improve reproductive success D. Resources and environmental conditions

3.

Where does photosynthesis occur in plant cells?A. Chloroplasts B. Genes carry instructions that influence traits C. The cell D. Resources and environmental conditions

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How do genes relate to traits?A. An organism that makes its own food B. Chloroplasts C. Resources and environmental conditions D. Genes carry instructions that influence traits

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What is a producer?A. An organism that makes its own food B. Genes carry instructions that influence traits C. Resources and environmental conditions D. Maintaining stable internal conditions

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What is the basic unit of life?A. The cell B. Chloroplasts C. Resources and environmental conditions D. Genes carry instructions that influence traits

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What is homeostasis?A. Chloroplasts B. An organism that makes its own food C. Maintaining stable internal conditions D. Break down dead matter and recycle nutrients

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What does natural selection favor?A. Heritable traits that improve reproductive success B. The cell C. Resources and environmental conditions D. Chloroplasts

How to use this skill

Grade 7 science practice based on published U.S. learning expectations, with reproducible original variations.

Worked example

Read the direction, identify the assessed skill, solve or cite evidence, and check the response.

Common mistake

Using a memorized procedure without checking what the question asks.

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Name the standard skill before answering.

Standards source

NGSS: MS-LS1, MS-LS2. View official framework

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