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Common Core Ecosystem

Subjects : common-core, science
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment






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






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






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






5. Animal hunted or caught for food






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Animals that hunt and eat other animals






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






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






19. Any nonliving component of an environment






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






21. An arid region with little or no vegetation






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






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






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






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






26. Conclude by reasoning






27. The amount of moisture in the air






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






29. Animal hunted or caught for food






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






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






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






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






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






35. The amount of moisture in the air






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






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






38. A close relationship of mutual dependence






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






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






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






42. The living organisms in an ecosystem






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






44. Any animal that feeds on flesh






45. Any animal that feeds on flesh






46. Animals that hunt and eat other animals






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






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






49. Animal hunted or caught for food






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