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