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Science Concepts and Evidence

Grade 9 · On-level practice · 8 questions · Version PG-METT5E-DMI8

1.

What does a dominant allele do in a heterozygote?A. Net movement from higher to lower concentration B. Mitochondria C. Growth, repair, and asexual cell reproduction D. It is expressed in the phenotype

2.

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. DNA

3.

What is an ecosystem?A. Organisms interacting with each other and their environment B. They speed reactions by lowering activation energy C. Change in inherited population traits over generations D. Net movement from higher to lower concentration

4.

What organelle produces most cellular ATP?A. Mitochondria B. It is expressed in the phenotype C. Organisms interacting with each other and their environment D. Growth, repair, and asexual cell reproduction

5.

What is evolution?A. It is expressed in the phenotype B. Mitochondria C. Net movement from higher to lower concentration D. Change in inherited population traits over generations

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

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

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