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Common Core Ecosystem

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






2. Any animal that feeds on flesh






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






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






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






6. Any nonliving component of an environment






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






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






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






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






11. The amount of moisture in the air






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Any animal that lives by preying on other animals






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






20. Animal hunted or caught for food






21. The living organisms in an ecosystem






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






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






24. An arid region with little or no vegetation






25. Transmit information






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






27. Animals that hunt and eat other animals






28. Transmit information






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






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






31. Any nonliving component of an environment






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






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






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






35. The living organisms in an ecosystem






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. The amount of moisture in the air






48. A close relationship of mutual dependence






49. A close relationship of mutual dependence






50. Animals that hunt and eat other animals







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