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Common Core Ecosystem

Subjects : common-core, science
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A nonrenewable energy resource formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago; examples include oil - coal - and natural gas






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






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






4. Any animal that lives by preying on other animals






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






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






7. Animals that hunt and eat other animals






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






9. Any animal that feeds on flesh






10. The amount of moisture in the air






11. A close relationship of mutual dependence






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






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






14. Transmit information






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






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






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






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






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






20. Any nonliving component of an environment






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






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






23. Conclude by reasoning






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






25. Conclude by reasoning






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






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






28. Animals that hunt and eat other animals






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Any animal that lives by preying on other animals






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






41. Animal hunted or caught for food






42. The living organisms in an ecosystem






43. Any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants






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






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






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






47. The amount of moisture in the air






48. An arid region with little or no vegetation






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






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