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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Animal hunted or caught for food






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Transmit information






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






20. Any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants






21. Organisms that live attached to or near the ocean floor






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Transmit information






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






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






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






33. Any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants






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






35. Conclude by reasoning






36. Animals that hunt and eat other animals






37. Organisms that live attached to or near the ocean floor






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






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






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






41. Any nonliving component of an environment






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






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






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






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






46. Conclude by reasoning






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






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






49. Animals that hunt and eat other animals






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