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Common Core Ecosystem

Subjects : common-core, science
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A vast - level - treeless plain in the arctic regions. The ground beneath the surface of the tundras is frozen even in summer






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Animal hunted or caught for food






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. An arid region with little or no vegetation






19. Transmit information






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. The living organisms in an ecosystem






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Animals that hunt and eat other animals






37. Any animal that lives by preying on other animals






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






39. The amount of moisture in the air






40. Conclude by reasoning






41. Any animal that feeds on flesh






42. Any nonliving component of an environment






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






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






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






46. Any animal that lives by preying on other animals






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






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






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






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