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Common Core Ecosystem

Subjects : common-core, science
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Tiny - free-floating organisms that occur in aquatic environments






2. The living organisms in an ecosystem






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






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






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






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






7. Any animal that lives by preying on other animals






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






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






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






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






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






13. Transmit information






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






15. The living organisms in an ecosystem






16. An arid region with little or no vegetation






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. The amount of moisture in the air






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






26. Conclude by reasoning






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






28. Animal hunted or caught for food






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Animal hunted or caught for food






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






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






38. Any nonliving component of an environment






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






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






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






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






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






44. Any animal that feeds on flesh






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






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






47. The amount of moisture in the air






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






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






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