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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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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 continuous movement of water between Earth's surface and the air - changing from liquid to gas to liquid
ecology
niche
condensation
water cycle
2. A vast - level - treeless plain in the arctic regions. The ground beneath the surface of the tundras is frozen even in summer
desert
tundra
predators
evaporation
3. Process by which plants use the sun's energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into sugars
photosynthesis
habitat
niche
watershed
4. Organisms that live attached to or near the ocean floor
food chain
fossil fuel
benthos
biotic
5. A relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected
evaporation
commensalism
benthos
scavenger
6. Symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit from the relationship
mutualism
ecosystem
habitat
intertidal zone
7. The branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment
precipitation
ecology
carnivore
tundra
8. The status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)
abiotic
niche
food web
carnivore
9. Dense forest that receives high amounts of rain each year
evaporation
scavenger
community
rain forest
10. An arid region with little or no vegetation
desert
fossil fuel
condensation
prey
11. Symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit from the relationship
climate
mutualism
benthos
intertidal zone
12. (ecology) a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains
herbivore
food web
infer
habitat
13. The continuous movement of water between Earth's surface and the air - changing from liquid to gas to liquid
commensalism
precipitation
water cycle
fossil fuel
14. A close relationship of mutual dependence
desert
run-off
symbiotic
desert
15. The status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)
niche
rain forest
fossil fuel
biotic
16. Animal hunted or caught for food
prey
intertidal zone
food web
carbon cycle
17. Transmit information
communicate
tundra
ecology
run-off
18. The cycle in which nitrogen gas is changed into forms of nitrogen that plants can use
prey
deciduous forest
nitrogen cycle
habitat
19. Conclude by reasoning
watershed
infer
commensalism
humidity
20. Any animal that feeds on refuse and other decaying organic matter
scavenger
photosynthesis
abiotic
mutualism
21. The process of changing from a gaseous to a liquid or solid state
condensation
abiotic
omnivore
watershed
22. A group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other
condensation
community
climate
omnivore
23. Animal hunted or caught for food
predator
habitat
desert
prey
24. The amount of moisture in the air
humidity
carbon cycle
abiotic
ecology
25. One organism lives on or inside another organism and harms it
humidity
parasitism
symbiotic
precipitation
26. Free-swimming animals that can move throughout the water column
abiotic
food web
nekton
wetlands
27. Organisms that live attached to or near the ocean floor
scavenger
infer
benthos
prey
28. Water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground
precipitation
rain forest
run-off
infer
29. Any animal that lives by preying on other animals
population
tundra
parasitism
predator
30. (ecology) a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains
population
food web
humidity
plankton
31. The amount of moisture in the air
humidity
predator
plankton
fossil fuel
32. An animal that feeds on both animal and vegetable substances
omnivore
symbiotic
community
infer
33. The process by which water changes from liquid form to an atmospheric gas
mutualism
desert
evaporation
plankton
34. An animal that feeds on both animal and vegetable substances
herbivore
prey
deciduous forest
omnivore
35. A biome with four seasons - plants shed leaves in the fall and grow new ones in the spring.
intertidal zone
condensation
community
deciduous forest
36. The type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs
habitat
desert
deciduous forest
food web
37. The land area that supplies water to a river system
watershed
food chain
infer
climate
38. The land area that supplies water to a river system
nekton
symbiotic
evaporation
watershed
39. A group of organisms of the same species populating a given area
population
commensalism
evaporation
carnivore
40. A group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other
prey
community
desert
mutualism
41. A nonrenewable energy resource formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago; examples include oil - coal - and natural gas
fossil fuel
benthos
communicate
habitat
42. Free-swimming animals that can move throughout the water column
nekton
rain forest
fossil fuel
niche
43. The movement of carbon from the nonliving environment into living things and back
run-off
carbon cycle
deciduous forest
food web
44. One organism lives on or inside another organism and harms it
food web
infer
parasitism
precipitation
45. Overall weather in an area over a long period of time
prey
scavenger
climate
commensalism
46. Animal hunted or caught for food
prey
food web
predator
commensalism
47. Area of shore between the high-tide and low-tide lines
evaporation
precipitation
communicate
intertidal zone
48. Process by which plants use the sun's energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into sugars
nitrogen cycle
photosynthesis
fossil fuel
condensation
49. The process by which water changes from liquid form to an atmospheric gas
nekton
predator
evaporation
ecosystem
50. Dense forest that receives high amounts of rain each year
fossil fuel
watershed
rain forest
run-off