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Common Core Ecosystem

Subjects : common-core, science
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Area of shore between the high-tide and low-tide lines






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






3. Animals that hunt and eat other animals






4. The living organisms in an ecosystem






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






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






7. Any animal that lives by preying on other animals






8. Conclude by reasoning






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






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






11. A close relationship of mutual dependence






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






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






14. One organism lives on or inside another organism and harms it






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






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






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






18. Animal hunted or caught for food






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






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






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






22. Animal hunted or caught for food






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






24. Any animal that feeds on flesh






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






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






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






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






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






30. Any nonliving component of an environment






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






32. Animals that hunt and eat other animals






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






34. A close relationship of mutual dependence






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






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






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






38. The amount of moisture in the air






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Animal hunted or caught for food






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






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






50. An arid region with little or no vegetation