NM-MSSA Science 4

Question 1

What is the name of the process by which organisms produce offspring?

Accepted Answer

Reproduction

Answer

Reproduction is the biological process by which organisms create new individuals of the same species.

Question 2

Which of the following best describes a food web?

Accepted Answer

A diagram showing interconnected feeding relationships

Answer

A food web is a diagram showing the many overlapping and interconnected feeding relationships among organisms in an ecosystem.

Question 3

What is the result when two tectonic plates collide head-on?

Accepted Answer

Earthquakes and mountains form

Answer

When two tectonic plates converge, the collision can cause earthquakes and the uplift that forms mountain ranges.

Question 4

Which property of matter describes how much space an object takes up?

Accepted Answer

Volume

Answer

Volume is the measure of the amount of three-dimensional space that a substance or object occupies.

Question 5

What is the term for organisms that make their own food using sunlight?

Accepted Answer

Producers

Answer

Producers (also called autotrophs) make their own food through photosynthesis and form the base of most food chains.

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