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08/26/2008
View HTML Page  Important Information about the Massachusetts English Proficiency Assessment (MEPA) for Fall 2008
08/26/2008
View HTML Page  Instructions for Ordering Materials for the November 2008 MCAS Retest and February 2009 Biology Test Administrations
08/26/2008
Download PDF Document Download MS WORD Document  2009 Educator's Manual for MCAS-Alt now available
08/18/2008
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08/15/2008
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08/12/2008
View HTML Page  Reporting Discrepancies for the Spring 2008 MCAS Results: Deadline August 25 Preliminary Results Reporting Teleconference: August 18
07/24/2008
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07/09/2008
View HTML Page  2008 MCAS and AYP Data Review; Deadline for Reporting MCAS Data Discrepancies - updated 8/12/08
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2006, QUESTION 11 - Grade 8  

The praying mantis is a predatory insect that often eats moths. The graph below shows the relative numbers of two species of moths over 12 weeks after the introduction of the predatory praying mantis.

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What characteristic of this ecosystem is best indicated from this graph?

 
 		 
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