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Common Core Ecosystem

Subjects : common-core, science
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1. (ecology) a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains






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






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






4. Conclude by reasoning






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






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






7. Any nonliving component of an environment






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






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






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






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






12. Animal hunted or caught for food






13. Any animal that lives by preying on other animals






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






15. Animal hunted or caught for food






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






17. An arid region with little or no vegetation






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






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






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






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






22. A close relationship of mutual dependence






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






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






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






26. Any animal that feeds on flesh






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






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






29. The living organisms in an ecosystem






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






31. Any animal that lives by preying on other animals






32. Animals that hunt and eat other animals






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






34. A close relationship of mutual dependence






35. Conclude by reasoning






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






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






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






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






40. Any nonliving component of an environment






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






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






43. An arid region with little or no vegetation






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






45. Animals that hunt and eat other animals






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






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






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






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






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