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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The amount of moisture in the air






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Transmit information






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






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






14. The amount of moisture in the air






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






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






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






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






19. Animals that hunt and eat other animals






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






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






22. Conclude by reasoning






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Animals that hunt and eat other animals






30. Animal hunted or caught for food






31. Any animal that feeds on flesh






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






33. Animal hunted or caught for food






34. Animal hunted or caught for food






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Any animal that lives by preying on other animals






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






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