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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. Any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants






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






4. Water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground






5. Animal hunted or caught for food






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






7. An arid region with little or no vegetation






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






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






10. The movement of carbon from the nonliving environment into living things and back






11. A biome with four seasons - plants shed leaves in the fall and grow new ones in the spring.






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






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






14. Water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground






15. The status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)






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






17. Any animal that feeds on flesh






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






19. A group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. The status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)






31. The land area that supplies water to a river system






32. A group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other






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






34. Symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit from the relationship






35. A biome with four seasons - plants shed leaves in the fall and grow new ones in the spring.






36. Transmit information






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






38. Any animal that lives by preying on other animals






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






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






41. The living organisms in an ecosystem






42. Any animal that feeds on flesh






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






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






45. The movement of carbon from the nonliving environment into living things and back






46. An arid region with little or no vegetation






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






48. A close relationship of mutual dependence






49. The cycle in which nitrogen gas is changed into forms of nitrogen that plants can use






50. Transmit information