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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. An arid region with little or no vegetation






3. Animal hunted or caught for food






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






5. An arid region with little or no vegetation






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Any nonliving component of an environment






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






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






15. The amount of moisture in the air






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Animals that hunt and eat other animals






25. The living organisms in an ecosystem






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






27. Conclude by reasoning






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






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






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






31. Any animal that lives by preying on other animals






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






33. Transmit information






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






35. Any animal that feeds on flesh






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






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






38. Animal hunted or caught for food






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






40. The living organisms in an ecosystem






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. A close relationship of mutual dependence