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