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Science Concepts and Evidence

Grade 7 · Building confidence · 8 questions · Version PG-5L95A6-15XI

1.

How do genes relate to traits?A. Resources and environmental conditions B. An organism that makes its own food C. Break down dead matter and recycle nutrients D. Genes carry instructions that influence traits

2.

What is homeostasis?A. Maintaining stable internal conditions B. The cell C. Heritable traits that improve reproductive success D. An organism that makes its own food

3.

Where does photosynthesis occur in plant cells?A. Chloroplasts B. Heritable traits that improve reproductive success C. Resources and environmental conditions D. Break down dead matter and recycle nutrients

4.

What is the basic unit of life?A. The cell B. An organism that makes its own food C. Genes carry instructions that influence traits D. Heritable traits that improve reproductive success

5.

What does natural selection favor?A. Genes carry instructions that influence traits B. Chloroplasts C. The cell D. Heritable traits that improve reproductive success

6.

What is a producer?A. An organism that makes its own food B. The cell C. Chloroplasts D. Resources and environmental conditions

7.

What do decomposers do?A. Chloroplasts B. Break down dead matter and recycle nutrients C. An organism that makes its own food D. Resources and environmental conditions

8.

What limits population growth?A. Genes carry instructions that influence traits B. Chloroplasts C. Resources and environmental conditions D. The cell

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  1. How do genes relate to traits?Genes carry instructions that influence traits
  2. What is homeostasis?Maintaining stable internal conditions
  3. Where does photosynthesis occur in plant cells?Chloroplasts
  4. What is the basic unit of life?The cell
  5. What does natural selection favor?Heritable traits that improve reproductive success
  6. What is a producer?An organism that makes its own food
  7. What do decomposers do?Break down dead matter and recycle nutrients
  8. What limits population growth?Resources and environmental conditions

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