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