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Item ME017003: When a baby goose grows into an adult goose, the additional mass comes from the atoms that make up the food the baby goose eats.
Where does the additional mass come from when a baby goose grows into an adult goose?
An adult goose and two baby geese. Photo by Jo Ellen Roseman.
- The additional mass comes from the atoms that make up the food the baby goose eats.
- The additional mass comes from the atoms that make up the water the baby goose drinks.
- The baby goose will grow without the addition of any atoms because the mass comes from the division of the baby goose's cells.
- The baby goose will grow without the addition of any atoms because the atoms that make up the baby goose get larger as the baby goose grows.
Pre-Test
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 362 |
6–8 n = 362 |
9–12 n = 0 |
Male n = 199 |
Female n = 163 |
English n = 334 |
Other n = 28 |
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| A. | The additional mass comes from the atoms that make up the food the baby goose eats. | 52% | 52% | NAN% | 54% | 49% | 52% | 46% |
| B. | The additional mass comes from the atoms that make up the water the baby goose drinks. | 6% | 6% | NAN% | 5% | 7% | 6% | 7% |
| C. | The baby goose will grow without the addition of any atoms because the mass comes from the division of the baby goose's cells. | 32% | 32% | NAN% | 29% | 36% | 31% | 36% |
| D. | The baby goose will grow without the addition of any atoms because the atoms that make up the baby goose get larger as the baby goose grows. | 10% | 10% | NAN% | 12% | 8% | 10% | 11% |
Post-Test
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 350 |
6–8 n = 350 |
9–12 n = 0 |
Male n = 187 |
Female n = 163 |
English n = 323 |
Other n = 27 |
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| A. | The additional mass comes from the atoms that make up the food the baby goose eats. | 83% | 83% | NAN% | 84% | 81% | 85% | 52% |
| B. | The additional mass comes from the atoms that make up the water the baby goose drinks. | 5% | 5% | NAN% | 5% | 4% | 5% | 7% |
| C. | The baby goose will grow without the addition of any atoms because the mass comes from the division of the baby goose's cells. | 7% | 7% | NAN% | 7% | 8% | 6% | 26% |
| D. | The baby goose will grow without the addition of any atoms because the atoms that make up the baby goose get larger as the baby goose grows. | 5% | 5% | NAN% | 3% | 7% | 4% | 15% |