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Common Core Ecosystem

Subjects : common-core, science
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground






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






3. Any nonliving component of an environment






4. The amount of moisture in the air






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






6. Animal hunted or caught for food






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. A close relationship of mutual dependence






23. Any nonliving component of an environment






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






25. A close relationship of mutual dependence






26. Conclude by reasoning






27. Transmit information






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






29. An arid region with little or no vegetation






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






31. Animals that hunt and eat other animals






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






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






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






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






38. Conclude by reasoning






39. The amount of moisture in the air






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






41. Any animal that feeds on flesh






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






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






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






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






46. Any animal that lives by preying on other animals






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






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






49. Animals that hunt and eat other animals






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