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Science Concepts and Evidence

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

1.

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

2.

What is mitosis used for?A. Mitochondria B. Net movement from higher to lower concentration C. DNA D. Growth, repair, and asexual cell reproduction

3.

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

4.

What is an ecosystem?A. Mitochondria B. DNA C. Change in inherited population traits over generations D. Organisms interacting with each other and their environment

5.

What organelle produces most cellular ATP?A. Mitochondria B. Change in inherited population traits over generations C. Organisms interacting with each other and their environment D. Net movement from higher to lower concentration

6.

What is diffusion?A. DNA B. It is expressed in the phenotype C. They speed reactions by lowering activation energy D. Net movement from higher to lower concentration

7.

What molecule stores hereditary information?A. Change in inherited population traits over generations B. Growth, repair, and asexual cell reproduction C. Mitochondria D. DNA

8.

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

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  1. What is evolution?Change in inherited population traits over generations
  2. What is mitosis used for?Growth, repair, and asexual cell reproduction
  3. What does a dominant allele do in a heterozygote?It is expressed in the phenotype
  4. What is an ecosystem?Organisms interacting with each other and their environment
  5. What organelle produces most cellular ATP?Mitochondria
  6. What is diffusion?Net movement from higher to lower concentration
  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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