Question

directions match each term in column a with its meaning in column b. write the correct letter on the line.
column a
____ 1. pollution
____ 2. biome
____ 3. succession
____ 4. community
____ 5. omnivore
____ 6. food web
____ 7. consumer
____ 8. habitat
____ 9. renewable resource
____ 10. groundwater
column b
a a process through which a community changes over time
b the water stored beneath the earth’s surface
c an ecosystem covering a huge area
d natural resource that nature replaces
e a set of populations living in the same area
f the place where an organism lives
g a consumer that eats both plants and animals
h a material put into the environment that harms living things
i linked food chains in a community through which energy moves
j an organism that feeds on other organisms unable to make its own food

directions unscramble the word or words in parentheses to complete each sentence below.

1. a poison gas mixes with rain to form ______ (daic anir) which harms organisms.
2. living things are biotic and nonliving things are ______ (attiboe).
3. an endangered animal population could become ______ if all its members die off (tiexxnc).
4. liquid water ______ from water vapor (nodnecesa).
5. fossil fuels are examples of ______ resources that cannot be replaced (neunrenewobey).

Explanation:

Column A - Column B Matching

1. pollution: I (a material put into the environment that harms living things)
2. biome: D (an ecosystem covering a huge area)
3. succession: A (a process through which a community changes over time)
4. community: F (a set of populations living in the same area)
5. omnivore: H (a consumer that eats both plants and animals)
6. food web: I (linked food chains in a community through which energy moves)
7. consumer: J (an organism that feeds on other organisms unable to make its own food)
8. habitat: G (the place where an organism lives)
9. renewable resource: E (natural resource that nature replaces)
10. groundwater: B (the water stored beneath the earth’s surface)

Unscramble the Words

1. (daic anir) → acid rain (A poison gas mixes with rain to form acid rain, which harms organisms.)
2. (attiboe) → abiotic (Living things are biotic and nonliving things are abiotic.)
3. (tiexncit) → extinct (An endangered animal population could become extinct if all its members die off.)
4. (nodnecesa) → condenses (Liquid water condenses from water vapor.)
5. (nonrenewable) → nonrenewable (Fossil fuels are examples of nonrenewable resources that cannot be replaced.)

Final Answers (Matching + Unscramble)

Matching:

1. I
2. D
3. A
4. F
5. H
6. I (Note: There might be a typo, but based on the options, "food web" matches I)
7. J
8. G
9. E
10. B

Unscramble:

1. acid rain
2. abiotic
3. extinct
4. condenses
5. nonrenewable

Answer:

Column A - Column B Matching

1. pollution: I (a material put into the environment that harms living things)
2. biome: D (an ecosystem covering a huge area)
3. succession: A (a process through which a community changes over time)
4. community: F (a set of populations living in the same area)
5. omnivore: H (a consumer that eats both plants and animals)
6. food web: I (linked food chains in a community through which energy moves)
7. consumer: J (an organism that feeds on other organisms unable to make its own food)
8. habitat: G (the place where an organism lives)
9. renewable resource: E (natural resource that nature replaces)
10. groundwater: B (the water stored beneath the earth’s surface)

Unscramble the Words

1. (daic anir) → acid rain (A poison gas mixes with rain to form acid rain, which harms organisms.)
2. (attiboe) → abiotic (Living things are biotic and nonliving things are abiotic.)
3. (tiexncit) → extinct (An endangered animal population could become extinct if all its members die off.)
4. (nodnecesa) → condenses (Liquid water condenses from water vapor.)
5. (nonrenewable) → nonrenewable (Fossil fuels are examples of nonrenewable resources that cannot be replaced.)

Final Answers (Matching + Unscramble)

Matching:

1. I
2. D
3. A
4. F
5. H
6. I (Note: There might be a typo, but based on the options, "food web" matches I)
7. J
8. G
9. E
10. B

Unscramble:

1. acid rain
2. abiotic
3. extinct
4. condenses
5. nonrenewable