Mid Term Practice Test 2

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What is the most likely explanation for the decline in field mice and increase in snake population after a new species of snake was introduced?

Back

The mice became prey to the introduced snakes, allowing the snake population to increase but decreasing the mice population.

Front

What part of the EM Spectrum is associated with heat and thermal imaging?

Back

Infrared

Front

What happens to light when an object absorbs it?

Back

The light is converted into thermal energy.

Front

What is the series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question called?

Back

Scientific method.

Front

In a roller coaster, which area typically has the greatest kinetic energy?

Back

The area where the roller coaster is at its lowest point.

Front

What is the definition of a predator?

Back

An animal that hunts and eats other animals.

Front

What is the definition of an ecosystem?

Back

A community of living organisms and their interactions with their environment.

Front

What is the role of producers in an ecosystem?

Back

Producers, like plants, create energy through photosynthesis.

Front

What is the definition of competition in ecology?

Back

The struggle between organisms for the same resources in an ecosystem.

Front

What is the definition of a food chain?

Back

A sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another.