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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. A group of organisms of the same species populating a given area
scavenger
rain forest
population
herbivore
2. A group of organisms of the same species populating a given area
scavenger
population
carnivore
prey
3. The falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
precipitation
commensalism
niche
ecosystem
4. The process by which water changes from liquid form to an atmospheric gas
prey
evaporation
symbiotic
benthos
5. Process by which plants use the sun's energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into sugars
photosynthesis
run-off
symbiotic
food web
6. Animals that hunt and eat other animals
symbiotic
nitrogen cycle
wetlands
predators
7. The falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
predators
precipitation
omnivore
photosynthesis
8. A group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other
scavenger
nitrogen cycle
watershed
community
9. Any animal that lives by preying on other animals
photosynthesis
prey
predator
climate
10. Symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit from the relationship
mutualism
desert
benthos
nitrogen cycle
11. Free-swimming animals that can move throughout the water column
water cycle
predator
nekton
infer
12. Living and nonliving things in an environment - together with their interactions
biotic
community
ecosystem
parasitism
13. Transmit information
parasitism
plankton
communicate
intertidal zone
14. Symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit from the relationship
food chain
symbiotic
rain forest
mutualism
15. Process by which plants use the sun's energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into sugars
photosynthesis
scavenger
mutualism
prey
16. The process by which water changes from liquid form to an atmospheric gas
commensalism
evaporation
population
tundra
17. Any animal that feeds on flesh
fossil fuel
carnivore
evaporation
habitat
18. The process of changing from a gaseous to a liquid or solid state
climate
condensation
habitat
herbivore
19. A group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other
predator
community
benthos
climate
20. A nonrenewable energy resource formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago; examples include oil - coal - and natural gas
climate
fossil fuel
mutualism
food web
21. The process of changing from a gaseous to a liquid or solid state
ecosystem
humidity
desert
condensation
22. Series of steps in an ecosystem in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten
parasitism
benthos
rain forest
food chain
23. The amount of moisture in the air
scavenger
humidity
herbivore
commensalism
24. The land area that supplies water to a river system
water cycle
deciduous forest
watershed
ecosystem
25. The type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs
nitrogen cycle
ecosystem
communicate
habitat
26. A nonrenewable energy resource formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago; examples include oil - coal - and natural gas
watershed
fossil fuel
condensation
run-off
27. The process by which water changes from liquid form to an atmospheric gas
community
community
evaporation
omnivore
28. The branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment
food web
commensalism
ecology
climate
29. Any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants
water cycle
herbivore
precipitation
biotic
30. Any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants
evaporation
evaporation
herbivore
water cycle
31. The amount of moisture in the air
humidity
desert
parasitism
parasitism
32. The movement of carbon from the nonliving environment into living things and back
run-off
carbon cycle
abiotic
prey
33. The status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)
niche
plankton
humidity
omnivore
34. The movement of carbon from the nonliving environment into living things and back
water cycle
carbon cycle
carnivore
prey
35. Free-swimming animals that can move throughout the water column
community
prey
nekton
tundra
36. One organism lives on or inside another organism and harms it
precipitation
ecosystem
plankton
parasitism
37. Any animal that feeds on refuse and other decaying organic matter
scavenger
food chain
mutualism
commensalism
38. Any nonliving component of an environment
abiotic
evaporation
condensation
photosynthesis
39. Water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground
carbon cycle
run-off
prey
infer
40. Conclude by reasoning
mutualism
infer
evaporation
omnivore
41. A close relationship of mutual dependence
nitrogen cycle
habitat
wetlands
symbiotic
42. Animal hunted or caught for food
wetlands
benthos
prey
parasitism
43. The continuous movement of water between Earth's surface and the air - changing from liquid to gas to liquid
water cycle
herbivore
carnivore
climate
44. A vast - level - treeless plain in the arctic regions. The ground beneath the surface of the tundras is frozen even in summer
intertidal zone
rain forest
watershed
tundra
45. Tiny - free-floating organisms that occur in aquatic environments
ecosystem
plankton
biotic
water cycle
46. A close relationship of mutual dependence
rain forest
symbiotic
commensalism
deciduous forest
47. The cycle in which nitrogen gas is changed into forms of nitrogen that plants can use
evaporation
condensation
nitrogen cycle
run-off
48. Dense forest that receives high amounts of rain each year
niche
rain forest
scavenger
predator
49. Ecosystems of several types in which vegetation is surrounded by standing water during part or most of the year
habitat
wetlands
nekton
prey
50. Organisms that live attached to or near the ocean floor
evaporation
food web
benthos
wetlands