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Common Core Ecosystem

Subjects : common-core, science
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Ecosystems of several types in which vegetation is surrounded by standing water during part or most of the year






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






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






4. Animal hunted or caught for food






5. Any nonliving component of an environment






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






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






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






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






10. Conclude by reasoning






11. The amount of moisture in the air






12. Any animal that lives by preying on other animals






13. An arid region with little or no vegetation






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






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






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






17. The amount of moisture in the air






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






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






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






21. Animals that hunt and eat other animals






22. The living organisms in an ecosystem






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. An arid region with little or no vegetation






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






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






32. The living organisms in an ecosystem






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. A close relationship of mutual dependence






42. A close relationship of mutual dependence






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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