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Common Core Ecosystem

Subjects : common-core, science
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Animal hunted or caught for food






2. Organisms that live attached to or near the ocean floor






3. Dense forest that receives high amounts of rain each year






4. The process by which water changes from liquid form to an atmospheric gas






5. Living and nonliving things in an environment - together with their interactions






6. Organisms that live attached to or near the ocean floor






7. The cycle in which nitrogen gas is changed into forms of nitrogen that plants can use






8. The process of changing from a gaseous to a liquid or solid state






9. Any nonliving component of an environment






10. A vast - level - treeless plain in the arctic regions. The ground beneath the surface of the tundras is frozen even in summer






11. A group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other






12. The status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)






13. Water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground






14. Series of steps in an ecosystem in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten






15. The continuous movement of water between Earth's surface and the air - changing from liquid to gas to liquid






16. The process by which water changes from liquid form to an atmospheric gas






17. Tiny - free-floating organisms that occur in aquatic environments






18. A group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other






19. Living and nonliving things in an environment - together with their interactions






20. Symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit from the relationship






21. Area of shore between the high-tide and low-tide lines






22. A group of organisms of the same species populating a given area






23. The process of changing from a gaseous to a liquid or solid state






24. A biome with four seasons - plants shed leaves in the fall and grow new ones in the spring.






25. The branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment






26. Animals that hunt and eat other animals






27. Overall weather in an area over a long period of time






28. A relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected






29. Animals that hunt and eat other animals






30. Free-swimming animals that can move throughout the water column






31. Any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants






32. The living organisms in an ecosystem






33. An animal that feeds on both animal and vegetable substances






34. Area of shore between the high-tide and low-tide lines






35. Conclude by reasoning






36. A group of organisms of the same species populating a given area






37. Free-swimming animals that can move throughout the water column






38. A vast - level - treeless plain in the arctic regions. The ground beneath the surface of the tundras is frozen even in summer






39. Any animal that lives by preying on other animals






40. Any animal that feeds on flesh






41. Animal hunted or caught for food






42. Water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground






43. An arid region with little or no vegetation






44. Conclude by reasoning






45. The process by which water changes from liquid form to an atmospheric gas






46. A relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected






47. Process by which plants use the sun's energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into sugars






48. Transmit information






49. The amount of moisture in the air






50. A close relationship of mutual dependence