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






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






3. Animal hunted or caught for food






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Animal hunted or caught for food






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






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






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






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






19. Transmit information






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






21. Animal hunted or caught for food






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






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






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






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






26. Transmit information






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






28. Any animal that feeds on flesh






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Animals that hunt and eat other animals






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






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






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






42. Conclude by reasoning






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. The living organisms in an ecosystem






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