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Common Core Ecosystem

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






2. Any nonliving component of an environment






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Animal hunted or caught for food






11. Transmit information






12. Animals that hunt and eat other animals






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






14. The living organisms in an ecosystem






15. Conclude by reasoning






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Animal hunted or caught for food






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






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






26. Transmit information






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






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






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






30. An arid region with little or no vegetation






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Any animal that lives by preying on other animals






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






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






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






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






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






44. A close relationship of mutual dependence






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






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






47. The living organisms in an ecosystem






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






49. Any animal that feeds on flesh






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







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