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Common Core Ecosystem

Subjects : common-core, science
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Series of steps in an ecosystem in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten






2. Animal hunted or caught for food






3. Animal hunted or caught for food






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






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






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






7. Any nonliving component of an environment






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






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






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






11. Animals that hunt and eat other animals






12. The living organisms in an ecosystem






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. A close relationship of mutual dependence






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






26. Any animal that feeds on flesh






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






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






29. An arid region with little or no vegetation






30. Conclude by reasoning






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






32. The amount of moisture in the air






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. A vast - level - treeless plain in the arctic regions. The ground beneath the surface of the tundras is frozen even in summer






42. Any animal that feeds on flesh






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






44. Any animal that lives by preying on other animals






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






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






47. Animal hunted or caught for food






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






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






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