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






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






3. Any animal that lives by preying on other animals






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Any animal that lives by preying on other animals






14. Transmit information






15. The living organisms in an ecosystem






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






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






18. Series of steps in an ecosystem in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten






19. Any animal that feeds on flesh






20. Animal hunted or caught for food






21. Animal hunted or caught for food






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






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






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






25. A group of organisms of the same species populating a given area






26. A group of organisms of the same species populating a given area






27. The amount of moisture in the air






28. A vast - level - treeless plain in the arctic regions. The ground beneath the surface of the tundras is frozen even in summer






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






30. Any nonliving component of an environment






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






32. Any animal that feeds on flesh






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






34. Animals that hunt and eat other animals






35. Animal hunted or caught for food






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






37. Animals that hunt and eat other animals






38. The branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment






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






40. Animal hunted or caught for food






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






42. The falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)






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






44. A close relationship of mutual dependence






45. (ecology) a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains






46. The branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment






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






48. Any nonliving component of an environment






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






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