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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. (ecology) a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains
carnivore
desert
rain forest
food web
2. A group of organisms of the same species populating a given area
carnivore
benthos
population
communicate
3. One organism lives on or inside another organism and harms it
parasitism
plankton
ecology
niche
4. Tiny - free-floating organisms that occur in aquatic environments
infer
climate
commensalism
plankton
5. The continuous movement of water between Earth's surface and the air - changing from liquid to gas to liquid
food web
desert
water cycle
niche
6. Living and nonliving things in an environment - together with their interactions
parasitism
biotic
tundra
ecosystem
7. Overall weather in an area over a long period of time
food chain
watershed
climate
habitat
8. Any animal that feeds on refuse and other decaying organic matter
photosynthesis
population
scavenger
water cycle
9. The status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)
nitrogen cycle
niche
plankton
communicate
10. An arid region with little or no vegetation
food chain
niche
desert
prey
11. A group of organisms of the same species populating a given area
fossil fuel
population
ecology
photosynthesis
12. Water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground
omnivore
run-off
commensalism
community
13. Any animal that lives by preying on other animals
climate
omnivore
predator
carbon cycle
14. Conclude by reasoning
nekton
ecology
scavenger
infer
15. A group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other
community
humidity
omnivore
fossil fuel
16. The falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
precipitation
herbivore
tundra
niche
17. Ecosystems of several types in which vegetation is surrounded by standing water during part or most of the year
nitrogen cycle
water cycle
wetlands
population
18. Symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit from the relationship
predator
deciduous forest
mutualism
fossil fuel
19. A relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected
commensalism
evaporation
niche
evaporation
20. Free-swimming animals that can move throughout the water column
plankton
food chain
nekton
wetlands
21. Animal hunted or caught for food
prey
abiotic
population
symbiotic
22. The status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)
communicate
niche
tundra
nekton
23. Series of steps in an ecosystem in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten
scavenger
communicate
food chain
ecosystem
24. The land area that supplies water to a river system
omnivore
watershed
scavenger
carbon cycle
25. The land area that supplies water to a river system
nekton
watershed
herbivore
communicate
26. Area of shore between the high-tide and low-tide lines
carnivore
intertidal zone
abiotic
condensation
27. Area of shore between the high-tide and low-tide lines
intertidal zone
prey
ecosystem
niche
28. Any animal that feeds on flesh
carnivore
desert
desert
scavenger
29. Animals that hunt and eat other animals
predators
evaporation
communicate
nekton
30. The movement of carbon from the nonliving environment into living things and back
evaporation
carbon cycle
prey
herbivore
31. Dense forest that receives high amounts of rain each year
scavenger
rain forest
plankton
precipitation
32. Animal hunted or caught for food
commensalism
infer
prey
desert
33. One organism lives on or inside another organism and harms it
ecosystem
parasitism
rain forest
omnivore
34. A nonrenewable energy resource formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago; examples include oil - coal - and natural gas
humidity
fossil fuel
predators
prey
35. The branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment
ecology
food chain
evaporation
mutualism
36. Any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants
niche
herbivore
climate
communicate
37. Series of steps in an ecosystem in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten
biotic
food chain
climate
prey
38. (ecology) a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains
desert
population
evaporation
food web
39. The living organisms in an ecosystem
biotic
symbiotic
evaporation
precipitation
40. The branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment
precipitation
intertidal zone
ecology
parasitism
41. Transmit information
rain forest
rain forest
scavenger
communicate
42. An animal that feeds on both animal and vegetable substances
predator
food web
climate
omnivore
43. Symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit from the relationship
omnivore
watershed
mutualism
herbivore
44. A vast - level - treeless plain in the arctic regions. The ground beneath the surface of the tundras is frozen even in summer
food chain
tundra
climate
evaporation
45. The process by which water changes from liquid form to an atmospheric gas
evaporation
intertidal zone
photosynthesis
run-off
46. A nonrenewable energy resource formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago; examples include oil - coal - and natural gas
communicate
nekton
plankton
fossil fuel
47. Water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground
run-off
scavenger
condensation
predator
48. The process by which water changes from liquid form to an atmospheric gas
mutualism
evaporation
symbiotic
rain forest
49. The amount of moisture in the air
omnivore
nekton
predators
humidity
50. Animal hunted or caught for food
prey
climate
abiotic
plankton