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Home Single #1 – In which part Home Single #1 – In which part of the plant does of the plant does photosynthesis take place?photosynthesis take place?

A Leaf*

B Root*

C Flower*

D Chloroplast*

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Home Single #2 – Which of the Home Single #2 – Which of the following two processes are following two processes are most responsible for moving most responsible for moving sediments from one place to sediments from one place to another?another?

C erosion and deposition*

A weathering and erosion*

B landslides and earthquakes*

D erosion and precipitation*

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Home Single #3 – During Home Single #3 – During which process in the water which process in the water cycle does cooling of the air cycle does cooling of the air change water vapor into liquid change water vapor into liquid water?water?

A condensation*

B precipitation*

C evaporation*

D transpiration*

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Home Single #4 – Which of the Home Single #4 – Which of the following is a nonrenewable following is a nonrenewable source of energy?source of energy?

B fossil fuels*

A falling water*

C sunlight*

D wind*

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Home Single #5 – Which of the Home Single #5 – Which of the following animals would NOT following animals would NOT share a habitat with a buffalo?share a habitat with a buffalo?

C Polar bears*

A Prairie dogs*

B Red-tailed hawks*

D Greater prairie chicken*

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Home Single #6 – The stages Home Single #6 – The stages in which organisms develop in which organisms develop are called—are called—

C the life cycle*

A hibernation.*

B adulthood.*

D transpiration.*

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Home Single #7 – Which of the Home Single #7 – Which of the following are needed in order following are needed in order to determine the speed of a to determine the speed of a car?car?

A Time and distance*

B Time and acceleration*

C Distance and speed*

D Distance and space*

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Home Single #8 – Which of the Home Single #8 – Which of the following would be the best following would be the best habitat for an alligator?habitat for an alligator?

A Swamp*

B Desert*

C Rainforest*

D Tundra*

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Home Single #9 – Which of the Home Single #9 – Which of the following animals would be following animals would be affected first if a drought affected first if a drought destroyed the grasses on a destroyed the grasses on a plain?plain?

B Rabbit*

A Hawk*

C Coyote*

D Wolf*

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Home Single #10 – What Home Single #10 – What causes water to flow causes water to flow downhill?downhill?

B Gravity*

A Wind*

C Heat*

D Earthquakes*

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Home Single #11 – How long Home Single #11 – How long does it take the Earth to orbit does it take the Earth to orbit the sun?the sun?

D 1 year*

A 1 day*

B 1 week*

C 1 month*

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Home Single #12 – All of the Home Single #12 – All of the following are characteristics following are characteristics of weather EXCEPT—of weather EXCEPT—

C Weight*

A Rainfall*

B Temperature*

D Precipitation*

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Home Single #13 – What part Home Single #13 – What part of the plant holds it firmly in of the plant holds it firmly in the soil?the soil?

D Roots*

A Leaves*

B Seeds*

C Stems*

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Home Single #14 – What Home Single #14 – What property of a chocolate property of a chocolate candy bar would change if it candy bar would change if it was left in a hot car for five was left in a hot car for five hours?hours?

B Shape*

A Color*

C Odor*

D Flavor*

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Home Single #15 – Light Home Single #15 – Light striking a mirror is—striking a mirror is—

A reflected.*

B refracted.*

C absorbed.*

D transmitted.*

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Visitor Single #1 – At which Visitor Single #1 – At which stage of its life cycle is a stage of its life cycle is a butterfly able to reproduce?butterfly able to reproduce?

B Adult*

A Pupa*

C Egg*

D Larva*

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Visitor Single #2 – All of the Visitor Single #2 – All of the following are clues that fossils following are clues that fossils give us about the Earth’s give us about the Earth’s history EXCEPT—history EXCEPT—

B how climate has changed over the years.*

A how rocks and minerals form.*

C how organisms have changed

over time.*

D what kind of organisms lived at

different times.*

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Visitor Single #3 – During Visitor Single #3 – During which process in the water which process in the water cycle does heat change water cycle does heat change water from a liquid to a gas?from a liquid to a gas?

B Evaporation*

A Precipitation*

C Transpiration*

D Condensation*

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Visitor Single #4 – The tilt of Visitor Single #4 – The tilt of the Earth on its axis is the Earth on its axis is responsible for—responsible for—

D the seasons of the year.*

A the length of a day.*

B the phases of the moon.*

C the length of the year.*

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Visitor Single #5 – Which of Visitor Single #5 – Which of the following describes an the following describes an area where mushrooms and area where mushrooms and other fungi can be found?other fungi can be found?

B On logs and large rocks*

A In oceans and on beaches*

C In the shadow of a cactus*

D Near the poles in snowy areas*

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Visitor Single #6 – Planets Visitor Single #6 – Planets farther from the sun have a farther from the sun have a longer year than the Earth longer year than the Earth because—because—

B their orbit is longer.*

A their orbit is shorter.*

C their days are shorter.*

D their days are longer.*

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Visitor Single #7 – Which Visitor Single #7 – Which stage occurs in the life cycle stage occurs in the life cycle of both plants and animals?of both plants and animals?

D Adult*

A Larva*

B Pupa*

C Child*

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Visitor Single #8 – Which of Visitor Single #8 – Which of the following does NOT the following does NOT describe the sun?describe the sun?

D Reflects light*

A Medium-sized star*

B Made of gases*

C Produces light*

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Visitor Single #9 – Which of Visitor Single #9 – Which of the following is an external the following is an external characteristic that a swan and characteristic that a swan and a dragonfly share?a dragonfly share?

C Large wings*

A Webbed feet*

B Six legs*

D White feathers*

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Visitor Single #10 – How long Visitor Single #10 – How long does it take the Earth to does it take the Earth to make one complete make one complete revolution around the sun?revolution around the sun?

D One month*

A One day*

B One year*

C One week*

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Visitor Single #11 – What Visitor Single #11 – What basic need do prairie dogs basic need do prairie dogs meet by digging tunnels meet by digging tunnels underground?underground?

C Shelter*

A Air*

B Food*

D Water*

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Visitor Single #12 – Wind is Visitor Single #12 – Wind is created when—created when—

D cooler air pushes into sun-warmed air.*

C the Earth spins on its axis.*

B rain falls and carries cool air down.*

A the atmosphere is evenly heated by the sun.*

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Visitor Single #13 – Some Visitor Single #13 – Some lizards that live in the desert lizards that live in the desert have sticky tongues and lots have sticky tongues and lots of teeth. What are these of teeth. What are these lizards most likely to eat?lizards most likely to eat?

B Insects and small animals*

A Leaves and plants*

C Sand and very small rocks*

D Dead plants and animals*

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Visitor Single #14 – What tool Visitor Single #14 – What tool is useful for measuring the is useful for measuring the volume of a liquid?volume of a liquid?

B Graduated cylinder*

A Thermometer*

C Meter stick*

D Balance scale*

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Visitor Single #15 – Which of Visitor Single #15 – Which of the following organisms the following organisms goes through a complete goes through a complete metamorphosis?metamorphosis?

A Butterfly

B Snake*

C Hawk*

D Frog*

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Fly Ball! It’s Caught! Fly Ball! It’s Caught! You’re Out!You’re Out!

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It’s a Hit! Base Run Single!It’s a Hit! Base Run Single!

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Double #1 – All of the Double #1 – All of the following are examples of following are examples of inherited traits EXCEPT—inherited traits EXCEPT—

A long fingernails.*

B long eyelashes.*

C attached earlobes.*

D natural hair color.*

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Double #2 – Which of the Double #2 – Which of the following animals will NOT following animals will NOT compete with a turtle for compete with a turtle for resources in a swamp?resources in a swamp?

B Sharks*

A Alligators*

C Fish*

D Snakes*

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Double #3 – Which of the Double #3 – Which of the following is recycled through following is recycled through the environment naturally?the environment naturally?

C Water*

A Oil*

B Coal*

B Petroleum*

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Double #4 – What type of rock Double #4 – What type of rock forms when molten materials forms when molten materials cool and harden?cool and harden?

A Igneous rock*

B Metamorphic rock*

C Sedimentary rock*

D Fossil rock*

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Double #5 – What happened in Double #5 – What happened in the past that led to the the past that led to the formation of fossil fuels?formation of fossil fuels?

D Many plants died and decayed.*

A Dinosaurs roamed the land.*

B Mammals ate all the plants.*

C Rainfall eroded mountains.*

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Double #6 – Why do tree frogs Double #6 – Why do tree frogs most likely have sticky pads most likely have sticky pads on their feet? The pads help on their feet? The pads help the frog—the frog—

B hold onto leaves.*

A swim after food.*

C hop after its prey.*

D as a defense against predators.*

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Double #7 – You find an object Double #7 – You find an object that is shiny and solid. It that is shiny and solid. It conducts heat and electricity. conducts heat and electricity. Of what material might the Of what material might the object be made?object be made?

A Metal*

B Plastic*

C A noble gas*

D None of the above*

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Double #8 – Which of the Double #8 – Which of the following activities does NOT following activities does NOT release carbon dioxide gas into release carbon dioxide gas into the atmosphere?the atmosphere?

C Photosynthesis*

A Respiration*

B Burning of fossil fuels*

D Decomposition*

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Double #9 – All of the Double #9 – All of the following forces of nature following forces of nature change the surface of the change the surface of the Earth EXCEPT—Earth EXCEPT—

A clouds.*

B waves.*

C rainfall.*

D glaciers.*

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Double #10 – What happens Double #10 – What happens during the process known as during the process known as the rock cycle?the rock cycle?

B Rocks change from one form to another.*

A Water forms clouds and falls as rain.*

C People clear the land for farming.*

D Plants change carbon dioxide into oxygen.*

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Double #11 – One important Double #11 – One important difference between the sun difference between the sun and the Earth is that—and the Earth is that—

A the Earth is mostly solid and the

sun is mostly gases.*

B the sun is a planet and

the Earth is a star.*

C the sun absorbs the

energy the Earth creates.*

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Double #12 – Which of the Double #12 – Which of the following is an adaptation that following is an adaptation that would most likely help a bird would most likely help a bird that needs to hunt its food at that needs to hunt its food at night?night?

B Good eyesight*

A Strong winds*

C Sharp talons*

D Webbed feet*

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Double #13 – Ticks are small Double #13 – Ticks are small insects that live and feed on a insects that live and feed on a host animal. If the tick is host animal. If the tick is pulled away from the host, it pulled away from the host, it will die. The tick depends on will die. The tick depends on the host to provide—the host to provide—

A nourishment.*

B a safe place to live.*

B sunlight.*

B water.*

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Double #14 – What Double #14 – What characteristic of a rattlesnake characteristic of a rattlesnake does NOT protect it from does NOT protect it from predators?predators?

C Its ability to shed its skin*

A Its rattling tail*

B Its distinctive colors*

D Its poisonous venom*

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Double #15 – Which external Double #15 – Which external characteristic provides a characteristic provides a means of protection for an means of protection for an armadillo?armadillo?

A Its hard, outer covering*

B Its short, fat legs

C Its large, curving ears

D Its long, curved body

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Pop Up Center Field! Pop Up Center Field! It’s Caught! Two Outs!It’s Caught! Two Outs!

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It’s a Hit! Base Run Double!It’s a Hit! Base Run Double!

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Triple #1 – Nocturnal animals Triple #1 – Nocturnal animals hunt and eat at night. Which hunt and eat at night. Which characteristics of a nocturnal characteristics of a nocturnal animal help it hunt at night?animal help it hunt at night?

D Large ears and eyes*

A Long legs and arms*

B Lots of hair and claws*

C Large teeth and toenails*

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Triple #2 – Since a beaver Triple #2 – Since a beaver depends on trees and water depends on trees and water for survival, it would have the for survival, it would have the hardest time surviving in an hardest time surviving in an environment that is mostly—environment that is mostly—

B hot and dry.*

A warm and rainy.*

C rainy and hot.*

D cool and wet.*

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Triple #3 – A rolling marble Triple #3 – A rolling marble slows down and eventually slows down and eventually stops because of—stops because of—

C friction and gravity.*

A inertia and gravity.*

B inertia and friction.*

D gravity and rolling.*

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Triple #4 – A barn owl is an Triple #4 – A barn owl is an example of a—example of a—

D predator.*

A prey.*

B producer.*

C mammal.*

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Triple #5 – Linen is a fabric Triple #5 – Linen is a fabric made from flax plants. What made from flax plants. What kind of resource is a flax kind of resource is a flax plant?plant?

A A renewable resource*

B A nonrenewable resource*

C An inexhaustible resource*

D A fossil fuel resource*

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Triple #6 – An ad for a car Triple #6 – An ad for a car states that it is the “most fuel-states that it is the “most fuel-efficient car.” Which of the efficient car.” Which of the following could show that this following could show that this is a valid claim?is a valid claim?

A Test its gas mileage against other cars.*

B Read newspaper ads.*

C Look at how well it sells.*

D Ask people who own the car.*

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Triple #7 – Gallileo’s invention Triple #7 – Gallileo’s invention of the telescope impacted our of the telescope impacted our world because scientists world because scientists could then—could then—

B see objects in space.*

A observe the phases of the moon.*

C observe how plants grow.*

D see the cells of an onion plant.*

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Triple #8 – Which of the Triple #8 – Which of the following best models the following best models the process of dissolving?process of dissolving?

B Stirring instant tea in water*

A Stirring a bowl of soup*

C Shaking a bottle of soda*

D Putting pebbles in a fishbowl*

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Triple #9 – Destructive forces Triple #9 – Destructive forces can change the Earth’s can change the Earth’s surface in all of these ways surface in all of these ways EXCEPT—EXCEPT—

B building up mountains.*

A creating valleys.*

C creating fossils in rocks.*

D breaking rocks into sediments.*

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Triple #10 – When a beaver Triple #10 – When a beaver cuts down a tree, it is most cuts down a tree, it is most likely—likely—

B changing its environment to survive.*

A finding and eating food.*

C making room for babies.*

D sharing its space with other animals.*

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Triple #11 – Polar bears have a Triple #11 – Polar bears have a unique niche in their unique niche in their environment because they—environment because they—

D eat both meat and plants.*

A live in packs.*

B are large meat eaters.*

C are carnivores only.*

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Triple #12 – No matter what Triple #12 – No matter what habitat it lives in, the survival habitat it lives in, the survival of any species depends on the of any species depends on the organism’s abilities to—organism’s abilities to—

A adapt to changing conditions.*

B hunt for food in a group.*

C find food in the winter.*

D run faster than predators.*

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Triple #13 – Which of the Triple #13 – Which of the following would NOT be following would NOT be important data to use in an important data to use in an experiment comparing experiment comparing different brands of different brands of toothpaste?toothpaste?

B The box it comes in*

A Its flavor*

C How it cleans your teeth*

D How much it costs*

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Triple #14 – How might being Triple #14 – How might being poisonous benefit some poisonous benefit some plants?plants?

D They are less likely to be

eaten by animals.*

A They can live in the desert.*

B They can have thorny stems.*

C They might die sooner.*

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Triple #15 – Which of the Triple #15 – Which of the following shows how energy is following shows how energy is transformed in a battery-transformed in a battery-powered toy car?powered toy car?

A chemical electrical mechanical*

B heat light chemical*

C heat kinetic light*

D kinetic electrical chemical*

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Ground Ball! Thrown to Base!Ground Ball! Thrown to Base!You’re Out!You’re Out!

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It’s a Triple Base Hit!It’s a Triple Base Hit!

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Homer #1 – Which Homer #1 – Which characteristics of a polar bear characteristics of a polar bear enable it to live in very cold enable it to live in very cold environments?environments?

B Thick fur and body fat*

A Large paws and ears*

*C White fur and big feet*

*D Strong legs for running*

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Homer #2 – When water boils, Homer #2 – When water boils, the bubbles that rise to the the bubbles that rise to the surface are—surface are—

*D water in its gaseous state.*

*A air bubbles.*

*B empty space.*

*C soap bubbles.*

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Homer #3 – All of the Homer #3 – All of the characteristics listed below characteristics listed below would help a plant species would help a plant species survive in the desert EXCEPTsurvive in the desert EXCEPT——

*A roots that require a lot of water.*

*B roots that spread out.*

*C leaves with a waxy surface.*

*D seeds that do not sprout when dry.*

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Homer #4 – Cutting down a Homer #4 – Cutting down a large number of trees is most large number of trees is most likely to—likely to—

*B increase in the amount of

carbon dioxide in the air.*

*A increase the amount of water

vapor in the air.*

*C decrease the amount of carbon

dioxide in the air.*

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Homer #5 – Which of the Homer #5 – Which of the following is transparent?following is transparent?

*B A pane of glass*

*A A piece of cardboard*

*C A piece of foil*

*D A computer monitor*

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Homer #6 – An astronaut took Homer #6 – An astronaut took a framed picture to the moon. a framed picture to the moon. What is different about this What is different about this picture when it is on the picture when it is on the moon?moon?

*C Its weight*

*A Its color*

*B Its mass*

*D Its shape*

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Homer #7 – In the desert Homer #7 – In the desert herbivores would compete herbivores would compete most for—most for—

*A plants.*

*B animals.*

*C oxygen.*

*D minerals.*

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Homer #8 – Which of the Homer #8 – Which of the following organisms is following organisms is responsible for changing responsible for changing nitrogen gas into solid nitrogen gas into solid nitrogen compounds?nitrogen compounds?

*B Bacteria*

*A Plants*

*C Animals*

*D Fungi*

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Homer #9 – The sun would Homer #9 – The sun would most likely look the smallest if most likely look the smallest if it was observed from—it was observed from—

*A Pluto*

*B Earth*

*C Mercury*

*D Neptune*

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Homer #10 – Which of the Homer #10 – Which of the following is the most likely following is the most likely method for dispersing the method for dispersing the seeds of a dandelion?seeds of a dandelion?

*A Wind*

*B Water*

*C Irrigation*

*D Pollination*

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Homer #11 – Which part of a Homer #11 – Which part of a food web recycles matter by food web recycles matter by breaking it down into simple breaking it down into simple nutrients?nutrients?

*B Decomposer*

*A Sunlight*

*C Producer*

*D Consumer*

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Homer #12 – Which of the Homer #12 – Which of the following gets its energy from following gets its energy from a chemical source?a chemical source?

*C A battery-operated flashlight*

*A A living room lamp*

*B A toaster in the kitchen*

*D A large ceiling fan*

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Homer #13 – Most fish living in Homer #13 – Most fish living in the deepest parts of the the deepest parts of the oceans have soft skeletons oceans have soft skeletons that allow them to survive thethat allow them to survive the——

*C high water pressure.*

*A salty water.*

*B cold temperatures.*

*D fast moving currents.*

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Homer #14 – Which of the Homer #14 – Which of the following is NOT caused by following is NOT caused by movements of the Earth’s movements of the Earth’s crustal plates?crustal plates?

*C Mountain building*

*A Ocean island formation*

*B Chemical weathering*

*D Volcanic eruption*

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Homer #15 – The distinctive Homer #15 – The distinctive color pattern of viceroy color pattern of viceroy butterflies helps members of butterflies helps members of its species to—its species to—

*D avoid being eaten by predators.*

*A locate food.*

*B reduce water loss.*

*C control body temperature.*

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Fly Ball! It’s Caught!Fly Ball! It’s Caught!You’re Out!You’re Out!

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Out of the Ball Park!Out of the Ball Park!Home Run!Home Run!

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