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Common Core Ecosystem

Subjects : common-core, science
Instructions:
  • 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. Free-swimming animals that can move throughout the water column






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






4. Any animal that feeds on flesh






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






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






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






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






9. Transmit information






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






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






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






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






14. An arid region with little or no vegetation






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






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






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






18. A close relationship of mutual dependence






19. Animal hunted or caught for food






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






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






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






23. Animal hunted or caught for food






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






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






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






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






28. Any animal that feeds on flesh






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






30. Animal hunted or caught for food






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






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






33. Conclude by reasoning






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






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






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






37. Any nonliving component of an environment






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






39. Animals that hunt and eat other animals






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






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






42. Any animal that lives by preying on other animals






43. Any animal that lives by preying on other animals






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






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






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






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






48. The living organisms in an ecosystem






49. Animals that hunt and eat other animals






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