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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. An arid region with little or no vegetation






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Transmit information






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






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






13. Conclude by reasoning






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






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






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






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






18. The living organisms in an ecosystem






19. Any nonliving component of an environment






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






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






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






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






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






25. Animal hunted or caught for food






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Animals that hunt and eat other animals






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






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






36. Animal hunted or caught for food






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






38. Animals that hunt and eat other animals






39. Animal hunted or caught for food






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






41. A close relationship of mutual dependence






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






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






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






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






46. The living organisms in an ecosystem






47. An arid region with little or no vegetation






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






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






50. Transmit information