Test your basic knowledge |

Common Core Ecosystem

Subjects : common-core, science
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Any animal that feeds on flesh






2. A close relationship of mutual dependence






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. An arid region with little or no vegetation






10. Conclude by reasoning






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






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






13. The amount of moisture in the air






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Conclude by reasoning






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






31. Transmit information






32. Animal hunted or caught for food






33. Transmit information






34. Any animal that feeds on flesh






35. The amount of moisture in the air






36. A close relationship of mutual dependence






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Any nonliving component of an environment






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






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






46. Animals that hunt and eat other animals






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






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






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






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