NM-MSSA Science 2

Question 1

Which process do plants use to convert sunlight into food?

Accepted Answer

Photosynthesis

Answer

Respiration

Answer

Fermentation

Answer

Digestion

Question 2

What is the basic unit of life?

Accepted Answer

Cell

Answer

Atom

Answer

Molecule

Answer

Tissue

Question 3

Which type of rock forms when magma cools and solidifies?

Accepted Answer

Igneous

Answer

Sedimentary

Answer

Metamorphic

Answer

Fossil

Question 4

What force keeps planets in orbit around the Sun?

Accepted Answer

Gravity

Answer

Magnetism

Answer

Friction

Answer

Electricity

Question 5

Which gas do animals exhale that plants use in photosynthesis?

Accepted Answer

Carbon dioxide

Answer

Oxygen

Answer

Nitrogen

Answer

Hydrogen

Question 6

What is the term for a change in an organism's environment that causes a response?

Accepted Answer

Stimulus

Answer

Adaptation

Answer

Response

Answer

Mutation

Question 7

Which layer of Earth is composed of molten rock?

Accepted Answer

Outer core

Answer

Crust

Answer

Mantle

Answer

Inner core