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