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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 relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected
predator
benthos
humidity
commensalism
2. Any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants
condensation
herbivore
humidity
symbiotic
3. (ecology) a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains
tundra
habitat
food web
benthos
4. The process by which water changes from liquid form to an atmospheric gas
ecosystem
niche
food web
evaporation
5. The cycle in which nitrogen gas is changed into forms of nitrogen that plants can use
mutualism
deciduous forest
precipitation
nitrogen cycle
6. Any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants
herbivore
photosynthesis
prey
deciduous forest
7. The process of changing from a gaseous to a liquid or solid state
scavenger
watershed
condensation
omnivore
8. Any animal that lives by preying on other animals
deciduous forest
evaporation
climate
predator
9. A close relationship of mutual dependence
symbiotic
herbivore
run-off
abiotic
10. Overall weather in an area over a long period of time
infer
ecology
climate
predator
11. Living and nonliving things in an environment - together with their interactions
benthos
ecosystem
intertidal zone
population
12. Any nonliving component of an environment
evaporation
habitat
abiotic
benthos
13. The living organisms in an ecosystem
biotic
carnivore
condensation
benthos
14. A biome with four seasons - plants shed leaves in the fall and grow new ones in the spring.
wetlands
deciduous forest
predators
niche
15. The cycle in which nitrogen gas is changed into forms of nitrogen that plants can use
precipitation
prey
nitrogen cycle
climate
16. A vast - level - treeless plain in the arctic regions. The ground beneath the surface of the tundras is frozen even in summer
infer
herbivore
tundra
commensalism
17. Area of shore between the high-tide and low-tide lines
precipitation
intertidal zone
benthos
carbon cycle
18. The type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs
habitat
community
niche
parasitism
19. Animal hunted or caught for food
predator
symbiotic
prey
abiotic
20. Overall weather in an area over a long period of time
water cycle
ecology
climate
abiotic
21. Water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground
run-off
climate
biotic
plankton
22. A nonrenewable energy resource formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago; examples include oil - coal - and natural gas
run-off
prey
fossil fuel
infer
23. Conclude by reasoning
community
infer
run-off
communicate
24. Process by which plants use the sun's energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into sugars
photosynthesis
parasitism
watershed
evaporation
25. A close relationship of mutual dependence
omnivore
symbiotic
niche
plankton
26. Symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit from the relationship
rain forest
precipitation
parasitism
mutualism
27. Symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit from the relationship
mutualism
omnivore
predators
nekton
28. A vast - level - treeless plain in the arctic regions. The ground beneath the surface of the tundras is frozen even in summer
scavenger
scavenger
tundra
communicate
29. An animal that feeds on both animal and vegetable substances
desert
desert
omnivore
carnivore
30. Any animal that feeds on refuse and other decaying organic matter
parasitism
wetlands
intertidal zone
scavenger
31. Any animal that feeds on flesh
community
rain forest
parasitism
carnivore
32. Process by which plants use the sun's energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into sugars
benthos
desert
evaporation
photosynthesis
33. Organisms that live attached to or near the ocean floor
benthos
humidity
biotic
predators
34. The continuous movement of water between Earth's surface and the air - changing from liquid to gas to liquid
humidity
niche
food web
water cycle
35. The living organisms in an ecosystem
ecology
biotic
community
climate
36. Animals that hunt and eat other animals
evaporation
water cycle
predators
infer
37. The process of changing from a gaseous to a liquid or solid state
communicate
condensation
predator
infer
38. A group of organisms of the same species populating a given area
population
condensation
communicate
ecology
39. Dense forest that receives high amounts of rain each year
rain forest
climate
tundra
population
40. Animal hunted or caught for food
abiotic
prey
communicate
scavenger
41. Animal hunted or caught for food
condensation
evaporation
prey
desert
42. The land area that supplies water to a river system
watershed
community
community
evaporation
43. A group of organisms of the same species populating a given area
photosynthesis
population
fossil fuel
deciduous forest
44. An animal that feeds on both animal and vegetable substances
parasitism
food chain
humidity
omnivore
45. One organism lives on or inside another organism and harms it
parasitism
carbon cycle
omnivore
desert
46. (ecology) a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains
humidity
plankton
food web
abiotic
47. Any animal that lives by preying on other animals
rain forest
mutualism
commensalism
predator
48. The branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment
ecology
biotic
parasitism
humidity
49. The status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)
nitrogen cycle
herbivore
niche
carbon cycle
50. Conclude by reasoning
deciduous forest
infer
symbiotic
omnivore