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Common Core Ecosystem
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The living organisms in an ecosystem
precipitation
intertidal zone
biotic
prey
2. Dense forest that receives high amounts of rain each year
condensation
carnivore
desert
rain forest
3. The process by which water changes from liquid form to an atmospheric gas
parasitism
ecosystem
desert
evaporation
4. Animals that hunt and eat other animals
ecology
parasitism
humidity
predators
5. A nonrenewable energy resource formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago; examples include oil - coal - and natural gas
fossil fuel
evaporation
watershed
nekton
6. A nonrenewable energy resource formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago; examples include oil - coal - and natural gas
commensalism
community
infer
fossil fuel
7. Any animal that lives by preying on other animals
predators
omnivore
predator
rain forest
8. (ecology) a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains
predator
food web
ecosystem
communicate
9. Series of steps in an ecosystem in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten
parasitism
evaporation
ecology
food chain
10. The amount of moisture in the air
humidity
precipitation
nekton
carnivore
11. Symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit from the relationship
mutualism
evaporation
rain forest
abiotic
12. The movement of carbon from the nonliving environment into living things and back
plankton
carbon cycle
herbivore
symbiotic
13. Living and nonliving things in an environment - together with their interactions
scavenger
omnivore
ecosystem
evaporation
14. The status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)
benthos
tundra
ecosystem
niche
15. One organism lives on or inside another organism and harms it
nekton
parasitism
communicate
communicate
16. The branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment
prey
evaporation
ecology
evaporation
17. The living organisms in an ecosystem
nekton
biotic
humidity
ecology
18. An animal that feeds on both animal and vegetable substances
rain forest
omnivore
symbiotic
fossil fuel
19. Free-swimming animals that can move throughout the water column
nekton
prey
niche
community
20. Conclude by reasoning
infer
watershed
mutualism
parasitism
21. Animals that hunt and eat other animals
watershed
carnivore
mutualism
predators
22. The continuous movement of water between Earth's surface and the air - changing from liquid to gas to liquid
infer
biotic
fossil fuel
water cycle
23. The amount of moisture in the air
predator
desert
photosynthesis
humidity
24. Series of steps in an ecosystem in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten
food web
food chain
watershed
scavenger
25. Dense forest that receives high amounts of rain each year
deciduous forest
prey
symbiotic
rain forest
26. Any animal that feeds on refuse and other decaying organic matter
prey
herbivore
scavenger
ecology
27. A relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected
fossil fuel
precipitation
water cycle
commensalism
28. Organisms that live attached to or near the ocean floor
omnivore
carbon cycle
benthos
niche
29. The continuous movement of water between Earth's surface and the air - changing from liquid to gas to liquid
nekton
humidity
commensalism
water cycle
30. Ecosystems of several types in which vegetation is surrounded by standing water during part or most of the year
biotic
wetlands
nekton
benthos
31. The land area that supplies water to a river system
watershed
infer
commensalism
plankton
32. A vast - level - treeless plain in the arctic regions. The ground beneath the surface of the tundras is frozen even in summer
deciduous forest
plankton
tundra
watershed
33. Transmit information
nekton
population
symbiotic
communicate
34. Organisms that live attached to or near the ocean floor
nekton
food chain
benthos
fossil fuel
35. An arid region with little or no vegetation
condensation
desert
ecology
water cycle
36. Symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit from the relationship
climate
tundra
mutualism
wetlands
37. A relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected
evaporation
community
commensalism
climate
38. A group of organisms of the same species populating a given area
prey
precipitation
population
nitrogen cycle
39. Any animal that lives by preying on other animals
evaporation
abiotic
prey
predator
40. A vast - level - treeless plain in the arctic regions. The ground beneath the surface of the tundras is frozen even in summer
infer
tundra
ecology
prey
41. Area of shore between the high-tide and low-tide lines
intertidal zone
ecosystem
herbivore
scavenger
42. A close relationship of mutual dependence
evaporation
symbiotic
wetlands
plankton
43. The branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment
carnivore
ecology
climate
herbivore
44. Free-swimming animals that can move throughout the water column
abiotic
photosynthesis
nekton
humidity
45. The type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs
evaporation
habitat
humidity
precipitation
46. Overall weather in an area over a long period of time
tundra
climate
intertidal zone
carbon cycle
47. A group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other
herbivore
ecosystem
community
niche
48. One organism lives on or inside another organism and harms it
food chain
biotic
parasitism
intertidal zone
49. The type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs
desert
prey
habitat
evaporation
50. Any animal that feeds on flesh
abiotic
ecology
herbivore
carnivore