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