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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. The movement of carbon from the nonliving environment into living things and back
carbon cycle
benthos
tundra
evaporation
2. Symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit from the relationship
run-off
evaporation
mutualism
nitrogen cycle
3. The amount of moisture in the air
climate
carnivore
photosynthesis
humidity
4. Water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground
symbiotic
plankton
niche
run-off
5. A group of organisms of the same species populating a given area
food web
abiotic
predators
population
6. The process of changing from a gaseous to a liquid or solid state
condensation
benthos
precipitation
ecosystem
7. Process by which plants use the sun's energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into sugars
photosynthesis
predators
deciduous forest
abiotic
8. The movement of carbon from the nonliving environment into living things and back
mutualism
carbon cycle
predator
ecology
9. (ecology) a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains
carbon cycle
predators
carnivore
food web
10. Process by which plants use the sun's energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into sugars
plankton
carbon cycle
carnivore
photosynthesis
11. Tiny - free-floating organisms that occur in aquatic environments
plankton
communicate
habitat
photosynthesis
12. Animals that hunt and eat other animals
evaporation
predators
predator
nekton
13. Any animal that lives by preying on other animals
population
ecosystem
prey
predator
14. An animal that feeds on both animal and vegetable substances
ecology
ecosystem
abiotic
omnivore
15. The status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)
niche
photosynthesis
habitat
carbon cycle
16. The status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)
abiotic
biotic
niche
evaporation
17. The continuous movement of water between Earth's surface and the air - changing from liquid to gas to liquid
mutualism
symbiotic
water cycle
herbivore
18. A biome with four seasons - plants shed leaves in the fall and grow new ones in the spring.
climate
carnivore
abiotic
deciduous forest
19. Overall weather in an area over a long period of time
herbivore
habitat
climate
humidity
20. The process by which water changes from liquid form to an atmospheric gas
rain forest
watershed
evaporation
ecosystem
21. Any nonliving component of an environment
evaporation
population
nekton
abiotic
22. Any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants
intertidal zone
herbivore
rain forest
habitat
23. Transmit information
plankton
habitat
communicate
community
24. The falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
prey
benthos
biotic
precipitation
25. An arid region with little or no vegetation
wetlands
desert
population
tundra
26. The process by which water changes from liquid form to an atmospheric gas
plankton
desert
nekton
evaporation
27. The process of changing from a gaseous to a liquid or solid state
deciduous forest
condensation
herbivore
water cycle
28. A biome with four seasons - plants shed leaves in the fall and grow new ones in the spring.
omnivore
ecology
deciduous forest
habitat
29. The land area that supplies water to a river system
symbiotic
watershed
photosynthesis
commensalism
30. The process by which water changes from liquid form to an atmospheric gas
tundra
prey
climate
evaporation
31. An animal that feeds on both animal and vegetable substances
herbivore
evaporation
omnivore
plankton
32. Animal hunted or caught for food
niche
mutualism
fossil fuel
prey
33. A vast - level - treeless plain in the arctic regions. The ground beneath the surface of the tundras is frozen even in summer
mutualism
tundra
nekton
scavenger
34. One organism lives on or inside another organism and harms it
ecosystem
parasitism
herbivore
rain forest
35. Any animal that feeds on flesh
carnivore
community
climate
fossil fuel
36. The process by which water changes from liquid form to an atmospheric gas
parasitism
fossil fuel
evaporation
climate
37. Any animal that feeds on refuse and other decaying organic matter
scavenger
benthos
community
abiotic
38. The amount of moisture in the air
prey
humidity
carbon cycle
desert
39. The living organisms in an ecosystem
biotic
symbiotic
niche
condensation
40. Organisms that live attached to or near the ocean floor
infer
benthos
ecology
nekton
41. One organism lives on or inside another organism and harms it
parasitism
photosynthesis
prey
food chain
42. Free-swimming animals that can move throughout the water column
community
carbon cycle
climate
nekton
43. Organisms that live attached to or near the ocean floor
benthos
communicate
predator
nekton
44. Series of steps in an ecosystem in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten
parasitism
food chain
precipitation
carbon cycle
45. A group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other
ecosystem
biotic
water cycle
community
46. The falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
prey
symbiotic
precipitation
prey
47. Any nonliving component of an environment
population
abiotic
nitrogen cycle
ecosystem
48. The continuous movement of water between Earth's surface and the air - changing from liquid to gas to liquid
abiotic
biotic
ecosystem
water cycle
49. The land area that supplies water to a river system
evaporation
climate
fossil fuel
watershed
50. (ecology) a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains
omnivore
carnivore
ecosystem
food web