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Common Core Ecosystem

Subjects : common-core, science
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The process by which water changes from liquid form to an atmospheric gas






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






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






4. Any animal that feeds on flesh






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






6. Animal hunted or caught for food






7. An arid region with little or no vegetation






8. Any nonliving component of an environment






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






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






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






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






13. The living organisms in an ecosystem






14. The amount of moisture in the air






15. A close relationship of mutual dependence






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






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






18. Animal hunted or caught for food






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Transmit information






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






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






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






35. Conclude by reasoning






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






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






38. The amount of moisture in the air






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






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






41. Any animal that lives by preying on other animals






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






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






44. Conclude by reasoning






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






46. Animals that hunt and eat other animals






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






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






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






50. Any nonliving component of an environment