Cut-out cards Matching sheet

Print double-sided (flip on the long edge) and cut along the dashed lines. Fronts and backs line up.

Environmental Science 3 · Fronts · page 1

niches
parasitism
forest
predator
symbiosis
rainforest
prey
commensalism

Environmental Science 3 · Backs · page 1

The relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other
The status of an organism within its environment and community (plural)
Any animal that lives by preying on other animals
Large area covered with trees
A forest with heavy annual ___
The relation between two different species of organisms that are interdependent
The relation between two different kinds of organisms when one receives benefits from the other
Animal hunted or caught for food

Environmental Science 3 · Fronts · page 2

steppe
evolution
mutualism
prairie
convergent
lichen
savanna
biome

Environmental Science 3 · Backs · page 2

The sequence of events involved in the ___ development of a species or taxonomic group
Extensive plain without trees
A treeless grassy plain
The relation between two different species of organisms that are interdependent
Any of several eruptive skin diseases characterized by hard thick lesions grouped together
Tending to come together from different directions
A major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing
A flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions

Environmental Science 3 · Fronts · page 3

grasslands
exponential
desert
preservation
density
tundra
succession

Environmental Science 3 · Backs · page 3

A function in which an independent variable appears as an ___
Land where ___ or ___ vegetation grows and is the dominant form of plant life (plural)
A process that saves organic substances from decay
Dry land with very little rain
A vast treeless plain in the Arctic regions where the subsoil is permanently frozen
How tightly packed the matter in something is
A following of one thing after another in time