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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 nonliving component of an environment






2. The amount of moisture in the air






3. The living organisms in an ecosystem






4. Animal hunted or caught for food






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






6. Transmit information






7. Any nonliving component of an environment






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Any animal that lives by preying on other animals






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Transmit information






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






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






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






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






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






30. Conclude by reasoning






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






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






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






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






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






36. An arid region with little or no vegetation






37. Animals that hunt and eat other animals






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






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






40. Animal hunted or caught for food






41. Animal hunted or caught for food






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






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






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






45. Animals that hunt and eat other animals






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






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






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






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






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