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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. The type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs
nitrogen cycle
nekton
habitat
carnivore
2. The process of changing from a gaseous to a liquid or solid state
ecology
condensation
carbon cycle
evaporation
3. The process by which water changes from liquid form to an atmospheric gas
run-off
symbiotic
evaporation
wetlands
4. A close relationship of mutual dependence
population
symbiotic
parasitism
communicate
5. Any animal that lives by preying on other animals
predator
desert
water cycle
symbiotic
6. A group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other
fossil fuel
community
rain forest
scavenger
7. The living organisms in an ecosystem
biotic
abiotic
climate
nitrogen cycle
8. Process by which plants use the sun's energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into sugars
benthos
carbon cycle
prey
photosynthesis
9. Animals that hunt and eat other animals
predators
biotic
plankton
ecosystem
10. A group of organisms of the same species populating a given area
deciduous forest
population
carbon cycle
ecosystem
11. Any animal that lives by preying on other animals
rain forest
predator
plankton
intertidal zone
12. Dense forest that receives high amounts of rain each year
precipitation
precipitation
rain forest
desert
13. The amount of moisture in the air
fossil fuel
condensation
predators
humidity
14. Series of steps in an ecosystem in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten
food chain
infer
prey
carbon cycle
15. The process by which water changes from liquid form to an atmospheric gas
habitat
evaporation
prey
food chain
16. An arid region with little or no vegetation
climate
desert
plankton
water cycle
17. Conclude by reasoning
ecology
infer
prey
tundra
18. Any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants
commensalism
herbivore
prey
photosynthesis
19. Overall weather in an area over a long period of time
tundra
deciduous forest
climate
photosynthesis
20. Transmit information
habitat
predator
nitrogen cycle
communicate
21. Any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants
herbivore
prey
predator
carbon cycle
22. A close relationship of mutual dependence
symbiotic
population
biotic
niche
23. The amount of moisture in the air
humidity
food web
biotic
symbiotic
24. Water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground
evaporation
run-off
tundra
population
25. Animal hunted or caught for food
ecosystem
biotic
plankton
prey
26. The cycle in which nitrogen gas is changed into forms of nitrogen that plants can use
herbivore
photosynthesis
condensation
nitrogen cycle
27. A nonrenewable energy resource formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago; examples include oil - coal - and natural gas
intertidal zone
predator
fossil fuel
desert
28. A nonrenewable energy resource formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago; examples include oil - coal - and natural gas
desert
nitrogen cycle
population
fossil fuel
29. Organisms that live attached to or near the ocean floor
benthos
climate
prey
run-off
30. The falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
rain forest
abiotic
precipitation
food chain
31. Symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit from the relationship
communicate
wetlands
mutualism
intertidal zone
32. An arid region with little or no vegetation
communicate
desert
predators
abiotic
33. Living and nonliving things in an environment - together with their interactions
predators
ecosystem
plankton
omnivore
34. The movement of carbon from the nonliving environment into living things and back
omnivore
niche
deciduous forest
carbon cycle
35. A vast - level - treeless plain in the arctic regions. The ground beneath the surface of the tundras is frozen even in summer
food chain
parasitism
tundra
condensation
36. The branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment
ecology
carbon cycle
condensation
predators
37. Area of shore between the high-tide and low-tide lines
plankton
intertidal zone
ecosystem
nekton
38. Free-swimming animals that can move throughout the water column
tundra
nekton
ecosystem
evaporation
39. Series of steps in an ecosystem in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten
food chain
condensation
predator
watershed
40. Conclude by reasoning
infer
communicate
precipitation
population
41. An animal that feeds on both animal and vegetable substances
carnivore
omnivore
precipitation
population
42. The falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
deciduous forest
abiotic
precipitation
prey
43. The type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs
ecology
photosynthesis
ecology
habitat
44. One organism lives on or inside another organism and harms it
parasitism
deciduous forest
photosynthesis
wetlands
45. Ecosystems of several types in which vegetation is surrounded by standing water during part or most of the year
parasitism
omnivore
ecology
wetlands
46. Animals that hunt and eat other animals
prey
precipitation
water cycle
predators
47. Process by which plants use the sun's energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into sugars
plankton
mutualism
biotic
photosynthesis
48. The process by which water changes from liquid form to an atmospheric gas
deciduous forest
water cycle
evaporation
predator
49. One organism lives on or inside another organism and harms it
population
carbon cycle
parasitism
precipitation
50. Symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit from the relationship
scavenger
communicate
mutualism
precipitation