Grade 9 · Science · Building Confidence
Free Science Concepts and Evidence worksheet - version 5
Grade 9 science practice based on published U.S. learning expectations, with reproducible original variations. This printable version includes 8 grade-appropriate questions and a separate answer sheet.
Science Concepts and Evidence
Grade 9 · Building confidence · 8 questions · Version PG-186SWFG-KE42
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
What is the role of enzymes?A. Change in inherited population traits over generations B. Organisms interacting with each other and their environment C. It is expressed in the phenotype D. They speed reactions by lowering activation energy
What molecule stores hereditary information?A. They speed reactions by lowering activation energy B. DNA C. It is expressed in the phenotype D. Mitochondria
What is an ecosystem?A. They speed reactions by lowering activation energy B. DNA C. It is expressed in the phenotype D. Organisms interacting with each other and their environment
What is mitosis used for?A. DNA B. Organisms interacting with each other and their environment C. They speed reactions by lowering activation energy D. Growth, repair, and asexual cell reproduction
What does a dominant allele do in a heterozygote?A. They speed reactions by lowering activation energy B. It is expressed in the phenotype C. DNA D. Mitochondria
What organelle produces most cellular ATP?A. Mitochondria B. Growth, repair, and asexual cell reproduction C. Net movement from higher to lower concentration D. It is expressed in the phenotype
What is diffusion?A. It is expressed in the phenotype B. They speed reactions by lowering activation energy C. Net movement from higher to lower concentration D. Organisms interacting with each other and their environment
Answers and teaching notes
Use the answers to check the work after the learner finishes. For writing prompts, the guide describes what a strong response should include.
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- What is evolution?Change in inherited population traits over generations
- What is the role of enzymes?They speed reactions by lowering activation energy
- What molecule stores hereditary information?DNA
- What is an ecosystem?Organisms interacting with each other and their environment
- What is mitosis used for?Growth, repair, and asexual cell reproduction
- What does a dominant allele do in a heterozygote?It is expressed in the phenotype
- What organelle produces most cellular ATP?Mitochondria
- What is diffusion?Net movement from higher to lower concentration
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.
Helpful hint
Name the standard skill before answering.