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Common Core Ecosystem

Subjects : common-core, science
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit from the relationship






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






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






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






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






6. Any animal that feeds on flesh






7. Any animal that feeds on flesh






8. Animal hunted or caught for food






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






10. Animal hunted or caught for food






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






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






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






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






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






16. An arid region with little or no vegetation






17. A relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected






18. Any nonliving component of an environment






19. The amount of moisture in the air






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






21. Animals that hunt and eat other animals






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






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






24. Any animal that lives by preying on other animals






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






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






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






28. Animal hunted or caught for food






29. A relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected






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






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






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






33. A close relationship of mutual dependence






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






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






36. The living organisms in an ecosystem






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Any nonliving component of an environment






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






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






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






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






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






50. Conclude by reasoning