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