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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. The living organisms in an ecosystem






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






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






4. Animals that hunt and eat other animals






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






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






7. Any animal that lives by preying on other animals






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






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






10. The amount of moisture in the air






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. The living organisms in an ecosystem






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






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






20. Conclude by reasoning






21. Animals that hunt and eat other animals






22. The continuous movement of water between Earth's surface and the air - changing from liquid to gas to liquid






23. The amount of moisture in the air






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






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






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






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






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






29. The continuous movement of water between Earth's surface and the air - changing from liquid to gas to liquid






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






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






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






33. Transmit information






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






35. An arid region with little or no vegetation






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






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






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






39. Any animal that lives by preying on other animals






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






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






42. A close relationship of mutual dependence






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Any animal that feeds on flesh