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Common Core Ecosystem

Subjects : common-core, science
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An animal that feeds on both animal and vegetable substances






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






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






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






5. Any nonliving component of an environment






6. Conclude by reasoning






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Any animal that lives by preying on other animals






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






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






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






25. An arid region with little or no vegetation






26. Transmit information






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






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






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






30. The amount of moisture in the air






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






32. A close relationship of mutual dependence






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






34. Animal hunted or caught for food






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






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






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






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






39. Animals that hunt and eat other animals






40. Animal hunted or caught for food






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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