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Science Concepts and Evidence

Grade 9 · Building confidence · 8 questions · Version PG-HOB7J6-KE42

1.

What is diffusion?A. They speed reactions by lowering activation energy B. Net movement from higher to lower concentration C. Organisms interacting with each other and their environment D. Mitochondria

2.

What organelle produces most cellular ATP?A. DNA B. They speed reactions by lowering activation energy C. Growth, repair, and asexual cell reproduction D. Mitochondria

3.

What is the role of enzymes?A. Growth, repair, and asexual cell reproduction B. They speed reactions by lowering activation energy C. DNA D. Organisms interacting with each other and their environment

4.

What is an ecosystem?A. Net movement from higher to lower concentration B. Organisms interacting with each other and their environment C. Mitochondria D. It is expressed in the phenotype

5.

What molecule stores hereditary information?A. DNA B. It is expressed in the phenotype C. Change in inherited population traits over generations D. Mitochondria

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What is mitosis used for?A. They speed reactions by lowering activation energy B. It is expressed in the phenotype C. Growth, repair, and asexual cell reproduction D. Organisms interacting with each other and their environment

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What is evolution?A. It is expressed in the phenotype B. Mitochondria C. Growth, repair, and asexual cell reproduction D. Change in inherited population traits over generations

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What does a dominant allele do in a heterozygote?A. It is expressed in the phenotype B. DNA C. Change in inherited population traits over generations D. They speed reactions by lowering activation energy

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

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