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Common Core Ecosystem
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Any animal that feeds on refuse and other decaying organic matter
intertidal zone
omnivore
climate
scavenger
2. The falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
humidity
parasitism
precipitation
deciduous forest
3. The continuous movement of water between Earth's surface and the air - changing from liquid to gas to liquid
water cycle
niche
photosynthesis
population
4. Any nonliving component of an environment
abiotic
symbiotic
water cycle
precipitation
5. The living organisms in an ecosystem
mutualism
habitat
omnivore
biotic
6. Water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground
run-off
intertidal zone
deciduous forest
communicate
7. Tiny - free-floating organisms that occur in aquatic environments
fossil fuel
community
herbivore
plankton
8. The land area that supplies water to a river system
rain forest
watershed
water cycle
deciduous forest
9. Transmit information
communicate
carnivore
food chain
wetlands
10. Dense forest that receives high amounts of rain each year
water cycle
rain forest
herbivore
desert
11. Water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground
deciduous forest
run-off
ecology
ecosystem
12. The process by which water changes from liquid form to an atmospheric gas
precipitation
evaporation
rain forest
commensalism
13. An arid region with little or no vegetation
predator
wetlands
run-off
desert
14. Series of steps in an ecosystem in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten
food chain
carbon cycle
tundra
omnivore
15. A group of organisms of the same species populating a given area
water cycle
population
biotic
nitrogen cycle
16. Ecosystems of several types in which vegetation is surrounded by standing water during part or most of the year
mutualism
wetlands
tundra
niche
17. A close relationship of mutual dependence
water cycle
abiotic
herbivore
symbiotic
18. The status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)
habitat
population
niche
carnivore
19. Ecosystems of several types in which vegetation is surrounded by standing water during part or most of the year
predators
prey
wetlands
climate
20. The process by which water changes from liquid form to an atmospheric gas
evaporation
prey
benthos
infer
21. The continuous movement of water between Earth's surface and the air - changing from liquid to gas to liquid
climate
community
intertidal zone
water cycle
22. Animals that hunt and eat other animals
food chain
scavenger
predators
wetlands
23. Animals that hunt and eat other animals
predators
community
omnivore
evaporation
24. The living organisms in an ecosystem
photosynthesis
communicate
wetlands
biotic
25. The cycle in which nitrogen gas is changed into forms of nitrogen that plants can use
nitrogen cycle
precipitation
communicate
precipitation
26. A nonrenewable energy resource formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago; examples include oil - coal - and natural gas
mutualism
fossil fuel
symbiotic
biotic
27. Transmit information
prey
commensalism
communicate
condensation
28. The cycle in which nitrogen gas is changed into forms of nitrogen that plants can use
humidity
nitrogen cycle
mutualism
prey
29. The type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs
communicate
omnivore
parasitism
habitat
30. Any animal that feeds on flesh
carnivore
parasitism
symbiotic
parasitism
31. A vast - level - treeless plain in the arctic regions. The ground beneath the surface of the tundras is frozen even in summer
infer
tundra
fossil fuel
fossil fuel
32. Organisms that live attached to or near the ocean floor
ecology
predators
benthos
parasitism
33. A relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected
ecology
commensalism
photosynthesis
evaporation
34. The process by which water changes from liquid form to an atmospheric gas
plankton
predator
evaporation
humidity
35. An animal that feeds on both animal and vegetable substances
plankton
infer
omnivore
ecosystem
36. A nonrenewable energy resource formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago; examples include oil - coal - and natural gas
communicate
parasitism
fossil fuel
benthos
37. Animal hunted or caught for food
prey
population
commensalism
omnivore
38. Overall weather in an area over a long period of time
food web
climate
plankton
commensalism
39. Any animal that feeds on refuse and other decaying organic matter
scavenger
benthos
nekton
evaporation
40. An animal that feeds on both animal and vegetable substances
communicate
humidity
omnivore
parasitism
41. Living and nonliving things in an environment - together with their interactions
nekton
herbivore
ecosystem
condensation
42. Tiny - free-floating organisms that occur in aquatic environments
intertidal zone
wetlands
carnivore
plankton
43. Conclude by reasoning
infer
desert
carnivore
prey
44. (ecology) a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains
food web
precipitation
food chain
evaporation
45. (ecology) a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains
food web
symbiotic
ecosystem
evaporation
46. The falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
prey
precipitation
infer
abiotic
47. The branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment
desert
run-off
ecology
population
48. The type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs
benthos
food web
herbivore
habitat
49. The land area that supplies water to a river system
watershed
scavenger
carnivore
desert
50. Series of steps in an ecosystem in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten
food chain
water cycle
nitrogen cycle
benthos