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Common Core Ecosystem

Subjects : common-core, science
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected






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






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






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






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






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






7. Any nonliving component of an environment






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






9. Any nonliving component of an environment






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






11. Any animal that lives by preying on other animals






12. An arid region with little or no vegetation






13. Animal hunted or caught for food






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






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






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






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






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






19. The amount of moisture in the air






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






21. A close relationship of mutual dependence






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






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






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






25. The living organisms in an ecosystem






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






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






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






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






30. Transmit information






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






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






33. Any animal that lives by preying on other animals






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






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






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






37. Animals that hunt and eat other animals






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






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






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






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






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






43. The living organisms in an ecosystem






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. An arid region with little or no vegetation







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