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Science Concepts and Evidence

Grade 9 · On-level practice · 8 questions · Version PG-1KWSQMV-DMI8

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What organelle produces most cellular ATP?A. Change in inherited population traits over generations B. DNA C. Mitochondria D. Growth, repair, and asexual cell reproduction

2.

What is evolution?A. Mitochondria B. Net movement from higher to lower concentration C. Growth, repair, and asexual cell reproduction D. Change in inherited population traits over generations

3.

What does a dominant allele do in a heterozygote?A. They speed reactions by lowering activation energy B. Organisms interacting with each other and their environment C. It is expressed in the phenotype D. DNA

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

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What is diffusion?A. Net movement from higher to lower concentration B. Growth, repair, and asexual cell reproduction C. It is expressed in the phenotype D. Organisms interacting with each other and their environment

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

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What molecule stores hereditary information?A. DNA B. Growth, repair, and asexual cell reproduction C. Mitochondria D. Organisms interacting with each other and their environment

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

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

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