Short Answer
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A
living thing that is hunted for food is a _________________________.
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2.
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Organisms that break down dead matter are ___________________________.
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3.
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All
the living and nonliving things in an area that interact with each other is a(n)
______________________.
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4.
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The
study of interactions between living things and their environment is called
____________________.
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5.
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Evaporation is a process that occurs in the _________________
__________________.
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6.
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An
animal that eats both plants and animals is called a(n) _____________________.
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7.
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An
animal that eats only producers is a(n) ___________________________.
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8.
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Because it eats only other animals, a mountain lion is a(n)
_________________________.
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9.
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The
process in which a liquid changes directly to a gas is called ________________________.
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10.
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The
place where an organism lives is its ______________________.
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11.
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Snow,
rain, sleet, and hail are all examples of ________________________.
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12.
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The
process in which a gas changes into a liquid is called ___________________________.
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13.
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The
burning of fossil fuels releases ____________________ _____________________.
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14.
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Overlapping food chains are called ___________________ _______________.
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15.
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In an
ecosystem, soil is an example of a(n) ____________________ __________________.
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16.
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The
continuous transfer of carbon between the atmosphere and living things is called the
___________________ ________________.
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17.
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Since
it feeds only on the remains of dead animals, a hyena is considered a(n)
_________________________.
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18.
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A
mouse is prey to animals such as hawks and owls, which are _______________________.
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19.
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Denitrifying bacteria play an important role in the ___________________
______________.
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20.
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Energy is passed from producers to consumers to decomposers in a(n) ______________
______________________.
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21.
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In an
ecosystem, a plant is an example of a(n) __________________ _______________.
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Other
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22.
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Word
Bank: prey, ecosystem, ecology, omnivore, herbivore, evaporation, habitat, condensation, food
webs, carbon cycle, predators, abiotic factor, scavenger, nitrogen cycle, biotic factor, food chain,
water cycle, carnivore, precipitation, carbon dioxide, decomposers
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