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