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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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1. Any animal that lives by preying on other animals






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






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






4. (ecology) a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains






5. Animal hunted or caught for food






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






7. Animal hunted or caught for food






8. The falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)






9. The type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs






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






11. Any animal that feeds on refuse and other decaying organic matter






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






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






14. The living organisms in an ecosystem






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Animal hunted or caught for food






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






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






26. Any nonliving component of an environment






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






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






29. Animals that hunt and eat other animals






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






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






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






33. Animal hunted or caught for food






34. The land area that supplies water to a river system






35. Transmit information






36. Any animal that feeds on flesh






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






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






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






40. Conclude by reasoning






41. Conclude by reasoning






42. Any nonliving component of an environment






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






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






45. The living organisms in an ecosystem






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






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






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






49. (ecology) a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains






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