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Common Core Ecosystem

Subjects : common-core, science
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs






2. A close relationship of mutual dependence






3. Any animal that lives by preying on other animals






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






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






6. The living organisms in an ecosystem






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






8. A close relationship of mutual dependence






9. Animal hunted or caught for food






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






11. An arid region with little or no vegetation






12. Animal hunted or caught for food






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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 group of organisms of the same species populating a given area






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






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






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






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






34. The living organisms in an ecosystem






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Animal hunted or caught for food






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






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






44. Any nonliving component of an environment






45. Any animal that lives by preying on other animals






46. Any animal that feeds on flesh






47. Any animal that feeds on flesh






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






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






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