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Science Concepts and Evidence

Grade 9 · Building confidence · 8 questions · Version PG-172UHNK-KE42

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What does a dominant allele do in a heterozygote?A. Organisms interacting with each other and their environment B. Mitochondria C. DNA D. It is expressed in the phenotype

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What is evolution?A. Organisms interacting with each other and their environment B. Growth, repair, and asexual cell reproduction C. Change in inherited population traits over generations D. Net movement from higher to lower concentration

3.

What is diffusion?A. Change in inherited population traits over generations B. Net movement from higher to lower concentration C. DNA D. They speed reactions by lowering activation energy

4.

What is an ecosystem?A. Organisms interacting with each other and their environment B. DNA C. Mitochondria D. They speed reactions by lowering activation energy

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What is the role of enzymes?A. It is expressed in the phenotype B. Change in inherited population traits over generations C. Growth, repair, and asexual cell reproduction D. They speed reactions by lowering activation energy

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What organelle produces most cellular ATP?A. Mitochondria B. Change in inherited population traits over generations C. They speed reactions by lowering activation energy D. Net movement from higher to lower concentration

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What is mitosis used for?A. Growth, repair, and asexual cell reproduction B. DNA C. Organisms interacting with each other and their environment D. Mitochondria

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What molecule stores hereditary information?A. DNA B. Growth, repair, and asexual cell reproduction C. Change in inherited population traits over generations D. Organisms interacting with each other and their environment

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  1. What does a dominant allele do in a heterozygote?It is expressed in the phenotype
  2. What is evolution?Change in inherited population traits over generations
  3. What is diffusion?Net movement from higher to lower concentration
  4. What is an ecosystem?Organisms interacting with each other and their environment
  5. What is the role of enzymes?They speed reactions by lowering activation energy
  6. What organelle produces most cellular ATP?Mitochondria
  7. What is mitosis used for?Growth, repair, and asexual cell reproduction
  8. What molecule stores hereditary information?DNA

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