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Common Core Ecosystem
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A group of organisms of the same species populating a given area
condensation
scavenger
population
intertidal zone
2. Tiny - free-floating organisms that occur in aquatic environments
food web
plankton
food chain
water cycle
3. Any nonliving component of an environment
fossil fuel
climate
abiotic
biotic
4. The process by which water changes from liquid form to an atmospheric gas
evaporation
precipitation
population
ecology
5. Tiny - free-floating organisms that occur in aquatic environments
predator
abiotic
plankton
food chain
6. The falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
herbivore
food chain
prey
precipitation
7. Overall weather in an area over a long period of time
photosynthesis
watershed
plankton
climate
8. A group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other
habitat
precipitation
deciduous forest
community
9. An animal that feeds on both animal and vegetable substances
food chain
infer
omnivore
predators
10. The status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)
watershed
niche
omnivore
predators
11. Any animal that feeds on flesh
water cycle
prey
nitrogen cycle
carnivore
12. Organisms that live attached to or near the ocean floor
water cycle
photosynthesis
benthos
mutualism
13. The amount of moisture in the air
infer
humidity
ecosystem
water cycle
14. Animal hunted or caught for food
habitat
photosynthesis
carbon cycle
prey
15. Water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground
run-off
prey
nitrogen cycle
wetlands
16. The status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)
intertidal zone
predator
evaporation
niche
17. A biome with four seasons - plants shed leaves in the fall and grow new ones in the spring.
carnivore
wetlands
nitrogen cycle
deciduous forest
18. A close relationship of mutual dependence
symbiotic
mutualism
benthos
food chain
19. The amount of moisture in the air
humidity
community
ecosystem
habitat
20. (ecology) a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains
evaporation
food web
population
ecosystem
21. Ecosystems of several types in which vegetation is surrounded by standing water during part or most of the year
communicate
wetlands
symbiotic
predator
22. Animal hunted or caught for food
water cycle
desert
omnivore
prey
23. The living organisms in an ecosystem
intertidal zone
rain forest
climate
biotic
24. A nonrenewable energy resource formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago; examples include oil - coal - and natural gas
prey
prey
population
fossil fuel
25. Conclude by reasoning
condensation
infer
benthos
evaporation
26. A relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected
predator
precipitation
commensalism
precipitation
27. A relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected
ecology
photosynthesis
tundra
commensalism
28. The process by which water changes from liquid form to an atmospheric gas
habitat
evaporation
predators
tundra
29. A biome with four seasons - plants shed leaves in the fall and grow new ones in the spring.
niche
communicate
deciduous forest
condensation
30. The land area that supplies water to a river system
infer
photosynthesis
wetlands
watershed
31. A nonrenewable energy resource formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago; examples include oil - coal - and natural gas
parasitism
fossil fuel
communicate
deciduous forest
32. One organism lives on or inside another organism and harms it
ecology
parasitism
water cycle
photosynthesis
33. The type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs
wetlands
habitat
water cycle
carbon cycle
34. An animal that feeds on both animal and vegetable substances
parasitism
omnivore
evaporation
condensation
35. Any animal that feeds on refuse and other decaying organic matter
commensalism
carnivore
scavenger
evaporation
36. The living organisms in an ecosystem
tundra
biotic
symbiotic
habitat
37. Any animal that lives by preying on other animals
rain forest
fossil fuel
herbivore
predator
38. A group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other
omnivore
biotic
herbivore
community
39. Area of shore between the high-tide and low-tide lines
herbivore
community
intertidal zone
communicate
40. Dense forest that receives high amounts of rain each year
watershed
abiotic
rain forest
food web
41. Animal hunted or caught for food
deciduous forest
prey
precipitation
community
42. A group of organisms of the same species populating a given area
herbivore
population
herbivore
run-off
43. (ecology) a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains
food web
evaporation
predators
water cycle
44. One organism lives on or inside another organism and harms it
parasitism
food chain
water cycle
fossil fuel
45. The continuous movement of water between Earth's surface and the air - changing from liquid to gas to liquid
food web
water cycle
condensation
infer
46. Animal hunted or caught for food
prey
community
nitrogen cycle
climate
47. Symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit from the relationship
ecology
mutualism
commensalism
plankton
48. Process by which plants use the sun's energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into sugars
omnivore
nekton
communicate
photosynthesis
49. Transmit information
food chain
communicate
symbiotic
parasitism
50. The movement of carbon from the nonliving environment into living things and back
carbon cycle
omnivore
ecology
humidity