ITBS ITBS Science Concepts and Life Science 2

Question 1

Which of the following is an example of a food chain?

Accepted Answer

Grass → grasshopper → frog → hawk

Answer

A food chain shows how energy passes from one organism to another through eating, starting with a producer like grass.

Question 2

What is the term for animals that eat only plants?

Accepted Answer

Herbivores

Answer

Herbivores are animals that eat only plants; examples include deer, rabbits, and cows.

Question 3

Which state of matter has a definite volume but no definite shape?

Accepted Answer

Liquid

Answer

Liquids have a definite volume but take the shape of whatever container they are in.

Question 4

What do we call the process by which water turns from liquid into vapor?

Accepted Answer

Evaporation

Answer

Evaporation is the process where liquid water is heated and changes into water vapor.

Question 5

Which layer of the Earth is the outermost solid layer we live on?

Accepted Answer

Crust

Answer

The crust is the thin, outermost solid layer of the Earth where we live.

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