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Common Core Ecosystem

Subjects : common-core, science
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Animal hunted or caught for food






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Transmit information






9. Animals that hunt and eat other animals






10. A close relationship of mutual dependence






11. A close relationship of mutual dependence






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






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






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






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






16. Animal hunted or caught for food






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






18. Any animal that feeds on flesh






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






20. An arid region with little or no vegetation






21. The living organisms in an ecosystem






22. Conclude by reasoning






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Animals that hunt and eat other animals






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Transmit information






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






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






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






43. Any nonliving component of an environment






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Any animal that lives by preying on other animals