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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. Transmit information






2. A close relationship of mutual dependence






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Animals that hunt and eat other animals






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






13. The living organisms in an ecosystem






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Any animal that lives by preying on other animals






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






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






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






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






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






28. The living organisms in an ecosystem






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






30. Animals that hunt and eat other animals






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






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






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






34. Conclude by reasoning






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






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






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






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






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






40. Any nonliving component of an environment






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






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






43. Any animal that feeds on flesh






44. Animal hunted or caught for food






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






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






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






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






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






50. A close relationship of mutual dependence