MAP Science Flashcards
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What is a food chain?
Answer: A sequence showing how energy passes from one organism to another through feeding
A food chain shows the flow of energy from producers (plants) through consumers (animals) in a linear sequence.
Which gas do plants primarily absorb from the atmosphere during photosynthesis?
Answer: Carbon dioxide (CO2)
During photosynthesis, plants absorb carbon dioxide from the air and use it along with water and sunlight to produce glucose.
What is an atom?
Answer: The smallest unit of an element that retains the properties of that element
An atom is the smallest particle of an element that still has all of that element's chemical properties.
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Answer: Weather is short-term atmospheric conditions; climate is the long-term pattern
Weather describes current atmospheric conditions (today's rain), while climate is the average weather pattern of a region over 30+ years.
What is natural selection?
Answer: The process where organisms with favorable traits survive and reproduce more successfully
Natural selection is the mechanism of evolution where individuals with traits better suited to their environment survive and pass those traits to offspring.
What is potential energy?
Answer: Stored energy an object has due to its position or condition
Potential energy is stored energy, such as the energy held by a stretched spring or an object held at a height.