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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. Any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants
herbivore
infer
climate
predator
2. A vast - level - treeless plain in the arctic regions. The ground beneath the surface of the tundras is frozen even in summer
biotic
ecology
tundra
communicate
3. Animal hunted or caught for food
predators
predator
wetlands
prey
4. Tiny - free-floating organisms that occur in aquatic environments
abiotic
plankton
water cycle
fossil fuel
5. The movement of carbon from the nonliving environment into living things and back
carbon cycle
population
food chain
herbivore
6. Water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground
food web
run-off
food chain
humidity
7. Any animal that feeds on refuse and other decaying organic matter
scavenger
carnivore
biotic
predators
8. An animal that feeds on both animal and vegetable substances
run-off
climate
ecology
omnivore
9. The process by which water changes from liquid form to an atmospheric gas
evaporation
ecosystem
biotic
mutualism
10. Animals that hunt and eat other animals
prey
tundra
communicate
predators
11. Ecosystems of several types in which vegetation is surrounded by standing water during part or most of the year
symbiotic
wetlands
precipitation
biotic
12. The land area that supplies water to a river system
watershed
prey
nekton
nitrogen cycle
13. Series of steps in an ecosystem in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten
habitat
prey
nekton
food chain
14. Any animal that feeds on refuse and other decaying organic matter
scavenger
run-off
infer
watershed
15. Organisms that live attached to or near the ocean floor
evaporation
evaporation
evaporation
benthos
16. The cycle in which nitrogen gas is changed into forms of nitrogen that plants can use
nitrogen cycle
food chain
photosynthesis
communicate
17. The movement of carbon from the nonliving environment into living things and back
carbon cycle
intertidal zone
evaporation
condensation
18. A biome with four seasons - plants shed leaves in the fall and grow new ones in the spring.
niche
run-off
desert
deciduous forest
19. The type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs
prey
habitat
symbiotic
desert
20. The status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)
condensation
niche
photosynthesis
run-off
21. Symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit from the relationship
photosynthesis
symbiotic
predator
mutualism
22. Any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants
habitat
evaporation
infer
herbivore
23. Water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground
deciduous forest
run-off
infer
fossil fuel
24. Conclude by reasoning
mutualism
rain forest
niche
infer
25. Animals that hunt and eat other animals
rain forest
symbiotic
predators
nekton
26. The living organisms in an ecosystem
carnivore
habitat
biotic
intertidal zone
27. Series of steps in an ecosystem in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten
benthos
food chain
water cycle
humidity
28. Free-swimming animals that can move throughout the water column
nekton
desert
condensation
run-off
29. A nonrenewable energy resource formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago; examples include oil - coal - and natural gas
herbivore
benthos
fossil fuel
run-off
30. A group of organisms of the same species populating a given area
population
community
food chain
symbiotic
31. (ecology) a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains
food web
biotic
abiotic
infer
32. Transmit information
food chain
communicate
desert
evaporation
33. The process of changing from a gaseous to a liquid or solid state
commensalism
abiotic
condensation
predator
34. The falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
food chain
fossil fuel
evaporation
precipitation
35. Living and nonliving things in an environment - together with their interactions
rain forest
niche
commensalism
ecosystem
36. Conclude by reasoning
omnivore
biotic
precipitation
infer
37. The cycle in which nitrogen gas is changed into forms of nitrogen that plants can use
food web
tundra
prey
nitrogen cycle
38. A group of organisms of the same species populating a given area
niche
food chain
population
predators
39. The process by which water changes from liquid form to an atmospheric gas
climate
wetlands
parasitism
evaporation
40. A group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other
condensation
evaporation
evaporation
community
41. The process by which water changes from liquid form to an atmospheric gas
evaporation
scavenger
prey
prey
42. The falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
precipitation
humidity
infer
wetlands
43. Overall weather in an area over a long period of time
carbon cycle
condensation
evaporation
climate
44. The continuous movement of water between Earth's surface and the air - changing from liquid to gas to liquid
food web
parasitism
food web
water cycle
45. Process by which plants use the sun's energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into sugars
nitrogen cycle
food web
condensation
photosynthesis
46. The living organisms in an ecosystem
biotic
ecosystem
plankton
ecology
47. The type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs
prey
predator
benthos
habitat
48. Living and nonliving things in an environment - together with their interactions
humidity
scavenger
ecosystem
scavenger
49. Area of shore between the high-tide and low-tide lines
intertidal zone
desert
community
condensation
50. Tiny - free-floating organisms that occur in aquatic environments
evaporation
biotic
plankton
ecology