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Common Core Ecosystem

Subjects : common-core, science
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The amount of moisture in the air






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






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






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






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






6. A nonrenewable energy resource formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago; examples include oil - coal - and natural gas






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






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






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






10. Ecosystems of several types in which vegetation is surrounded by standing water during part or most of the year






11. Any nonliving component of an environment






12. Any animal that lives by preying on other animals






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






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






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






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






17. The movement of carbon from the nonliving environment into living things and back






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






19. Conclude by reasoning






20. Any animal that lives by preying on other animals






21. The living organisms in an ecosystem






22. A close relationship of mutual dependence






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






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






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






26. An arid region with little or no vegetation






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. A nonrenewable energy resource formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago; examples include oil - coal - and natural gas






39. Animal hunted or caught for food






40. Animal hunted or caught for food






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Animal hunted or caught for food






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






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