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Common Core Ecosystem

Subjects : common-core, science
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Dense forest that receives high amounts of rain each year






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






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






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






5. Any nonliving component of an environment






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






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






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






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






10. Conclude by reasoning






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. An arid region with little or no vegetation






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






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






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






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






24. Any nonliving component of an environment






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






26. Animal hunted or caught for food






27. Conclude by reasoning






28. Any animal that lives by preying on other animals






29. Transmit information






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






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






32. Animals that hunt and eat other animals






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Animal hunted or caught for food






41. The amount of moisture in the air






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






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






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






45. An arid region with little or no vegetation






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






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






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






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






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