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Common Core Ecosystem
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1. (ecology) a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains
food web
predators
desert
community
2. One organism lives on or inside another organism and harms it
nekton
parasitism
water cycle
communicate
3. The living organisms in an ecosystem
prey
biotic
niche
intertidal zone
4. The process by which water changes from liquid form to an atmospheric gas
evaporation
commensalism
food chain
rain forest
5. The process of changing from a gaseous to a liquid or solid state
predators
benthos
photosynthesis
condensation
6. Ecosystems of several types in which vegetation is surrounded by standing water during part or most of the year
climate
benthos
evaporation
wetlands
7. The falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
carnivore
precipitation
community
benthos
8. A biome with four seasons - plants shed leaves in the fall and grow new ones in the spring.
condensation
climate
abiotic
deciduous forest
9. One organism lives on or inside another organism and harms it
carbon cycle
rain forest
parasitism
run-off
10. The type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs
intertidal zone
carnivore
habitat
rain forest
11. A group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other
desert
fossil fuel
community
abiotic
12. A group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other
fossil fuel
community
omnivore
evaporation
13. Organisms that live attached to or near the ocean floor
benthos
water cycle
plankton
watershed
14. The continuous movement of water between Earth's surface and the air - changing from liquid to gas to liquid
omnivore
scavenger
mutualism
water cycle
15. Any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants
prey
tundra
niche
herbivore
16. Any animal that lives by preying on other animals
evaporation
run-off
predator
habitat
17. Series of steps in an ecosystem in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten
intertidal zone
watershed
carnivore
food chain
18. The process by which water changes from liquid form to an atmospheric gas
evaporation
mutualism
carbon cycle
intertidal zone
19. A nonrenewable energy resource formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago; examples include oil - coal - and natural gas
fossil fuel
run-off
run-off
prey
20. The movement of carbon from the nonliving environment into living things and back
carbon cycle
parasitism
prey
symbiotic
21. Water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground
tundra
abiotic
run-off
communicate
22. Any animal that feeds on flesh
deciduous forest
communicate
communicate
carnivore
23. Water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground
run-off
wetlands
abiotic
precipitation
24. The living organisms in an ecosystem
biotic
niche
mutualism
nekton
25. Process by which plants use the sun's energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into sugars
climate
nekton
photosynthesis
food chain
26. Area of shore between the high-tide and low-tide lines
wetlands
intertidal zone
mutualism
biotic
27. Transmit information
abiotic
herbivore
communicate
prey
28. A group of organisms of the same species populating a given area
intertidal zone
population
prey
precipitation
29. Animals that hunt and eat other animals
herbivore
run-off
predators
plankton
30. The cycle in which nitrogen gas is changed into forms of nitrogen that plants can use
infer
nitrogen cycle
intertidal zone
biotic
31. An arid region with little or no vegetation
population
desert
communicate
humidity
32. Animal hunted or caught for food
mutualism
biotic
water cycle
prey
33. The branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment
photosynthesis
wetlands
omnivore
ecology
34. The movement of carbon from the nonliving environment into living things and back
evaporation
carbon cycle
food chain
nekton
35. Any animal that feeds on flesh
abiotic
intertidal zone
carnivore
food web
36. Symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit from the relationship
mutualism
carbon cycle
infer
evaporation
37. Dense forest that receives high amounts of rain each year
food chain
symbiotic
tundra
rain forest
38. Conclude by reasoning
biotic
wetlands
infer
precipitation
39. Any animal that feeds on refuse and other decaying organic matter
abiotic
climate
tundra
scavenger
40. Ecosystems of several types in which vegetation is surrounded by standing water during part or most of the year
infer
mutualism
wetlands
run-off
41. A vast - level - treeless plain in the arctic regions. The ground beneath the surface of the tundras is frozen even in summer
symbiotic
evaporation
communicate
tundra
42. The falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
fossil fuel
desert
precipitation
community
43. (ecology) a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains
predators
food web
community
fossil fuel
44. Any nonliving component of an environment
infer
evaporation
abiotic
prey
45. Free-swimming animals that can move throughout the water column
nekton
abiotic
habitat
deciduous forest
46. An animal that feeds on both animal and vegetable substances
plankton
deciduous forest
omnivore
scavenger
47. Any animal that feeds on refuse and other decaying organic matter
mutualism
predator
niche
scavenger
48. An animal that feeds on both animal and vegetable substances
nitrogen cycle
prey
photosynthesis
omnivore
49. Organisms that live attached to or near the ocean floor
plankton
benthos
abiotic
ecosystem
50. A close relationship of mutual dependence
herbivore
abiotic
evaporation
symbiotic
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