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