Question: Choose your answer.

Which best explains why some reptiles and amphibians lay an abundance of eggs?

OPTIONS:
- It increases the population.
- The eggs provide food for predators.
- These animals do not have to stay with their eggs.
- It increases the chance of some eggs surviving to hatch.
My Answer: It increases the chance of some eggs surviving to hatch.

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The praying mantis is well camouflaged in its natural habitat. What is a benefit of this adaptation?

OPTIONS:
- It increases the mutation rate of favorable genes.
- It reduces the risk of being eaten by a predator.
- It allows absorption of chlorophyll from plants.
- It improves the chances of finding a mate.
My Answer: It reduces the risk of being eaten by a predator.

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A simple machine that helps move a flag up a flagpole is

OPTIONS:
- a bar magnet
- an inclined plane
- a pulley
- a lever
My Answer: a pulley

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Which example shows a new substance being formed?

OPTIONS:
- a candle burning
- a shoelace being tied
- a pipe being cut in half
- a block of ice melting
My Answer:
a candle burning