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