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






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






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






4. Any animal that lives by preying on other animals






5. Conclude by reasoning






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






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






8. The amount of moisture in the air






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






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






11. Animal hunted or caught for food






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






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






14. A close relationship of mutual dependence






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






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






17. An arid region with little or no vegetation






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Animals that hunt and eat other animals






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






28. The living organisms in an ecosystem






29. Any nonliving component of an environment






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Transmit information






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






43. Conclude by reasoning






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






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






46. The living organisms in an ecosystem






47. Any animal that feeds on flesh






48. The amount of moisture in the air






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






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