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Common Core Ecosystem
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1. The process by which water changes from liquid form to an atmospheric gas
wetlands
water cycle
omnivore
evaporation
2. A group of organisms of the same species populating a given area
population
food web
predators
deciduous forest
3. Area of shore between the high-tide and low-tide lines
parasitism
intertidal zone
abiotic
omnivore
4. The living organisms in an ecosystem
evaporation
biotic
tundra
fossil fuel
5. A vast - level - treeless plain in the arctic regions. The ground beneath the surface of the tundras is frozen even in summer
nekton
prey
communicate
tundra
6. Organisms that live attached to or near the ocean floor
ecosystem
predators
benthos
food chain
7. One organism lives on or inside another organism and harms it
parasitism
precipitation
nekton
food chain
8. The process by which water changes from liquid form to an atmospheric gas
run-off
predator
watershed
evaporation
9. Transmit information
niche
food web
carnivore
communicate
10. The branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment
ecology
benthos
food web
condensation
11. Transmit information
prey
predators
communicate
mutualism
12. The type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs
abiotic
rain forest
habitat
climate
13. A relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected
commensalism
food chain
tundra
prey
14. The continuous movement of water between Earth's surface and the air - changing from liquid to gas to liquid
omnivore
communicate
ecosystem
water cycle
15. Any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants
herbivore
prey
evaporation
condensation
16. Animal hunted or caught for food
prey
fossil fuel
carnivore
run-off
17. Any animal that feeds on refuse and other decaying organic matter
abiotic
nekton
scavenger
parasitism
18. Any nonliving component of an environment
abiotic
watershed
nitrogen cycle
commensalism
19. Animals that hunt and eat other animals
condensation
predators
water cycle
population
20. Any animal that lives by preying on other animals
predator
deciduous forest
food web
predators
21. The living organisms in an ecosystem
biotic
food chain
fossil fuel
carbon cycle
22. Any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants
commensalism
population
herbivore
evaporation
23. Free-swimming animals that can move throughout the water column
photosynthesis
nekton
watershed
humidity
24. Conclude by reasoning
condensation
wetlands
carbon cycle
infer
25. The amount of moisture in the air
humidity
biotic
food web
mutualism
26. Overall weather in an area over a long period of time
water cycle
condensation
climate
herbivore
27. The type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs
habitat
symbiotic
omnivore
tundra
28. An arid region with little or no vegetation
watershed
fossil fuel
nekton
desert
29. Symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit from the relationship
benthos
ecosystem
mutualism
food chain
30. The status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)
population
habitat
water cycle
niche
31. The process of changing from a gaseous to a liquid or solid state
predators
condensation
ecosystem
photosynthesis
32. Tiny - free-floating organisms that occur in aquatic environments
plankton
predator
infer
photosynthesis
33. Symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit from the relationship
mutualism
precipitation
prey
watershed
34. An animal that feeds on both animal and vegetable substances
omnivore
watershed
habitat
watershed
35. Living and nonliving things in an environment - together with their interactions
carbon cycle
scavenger
ecosystem
climate
36. One organism lives on or inside another organism and harms it
parasitism
intertidal zone
population
predator
37. Area of shore between the high-tide and low-tide lines
food chain
intertidal zone
deciduous forest
climate
38. Process by which plants use the sun's energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into sugars
food chain
precipitation
photosynthesis
infer
39. Organisms that live attached to or near the ocean floor
desert
benthos
infer
abiotic
40. A nonrenewable energy resource formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago; examples include oil - coal - and natural gas
watershed
evaporation
fossil fuel
photosynthesis
41. A biome with four seasons - plants shed leaves in the fall and grow new ones in the spring.
condensation
symbiotic
ecology
deciduous forest
42. The cycle in which nitrogen gas is changed into forms of nitrogen that plants can use
commensalism
nitrogen cycle
prey
intertidal zone
43. A relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected
predators
omnivore
wetlands
commensalism
44. Any nonliving component of an environment
rain forest
parasitism
photosynthesis
abiotic
45. A close relationship of mutual dependence
intertidal zone
symbiotic
carnivore
carnivore
46. Water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground
ecosystem
food chain
run-off
carbon cycle
47. Series of steps in an ecosystem in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten
fossil fuel
deciduous forest
wetlands
food chain
48. Process by which plants use the sun's energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into sugars
community
climate
photosynthesis
food web
49. A biome with four seasons - plants shed leaves in the fall and grow new ones in the spring.
food chain
deciduous forest
habitat
mutualism
50. A group of organisms of the same species populating a given area
communicate
herbivore
population
fossil fuel
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