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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the biological community?group of interacting populations that occupy the same area at the same timea group of interacting populations that occupy a different area at a different time
- 2. Multiple ChoiceAny abiotic or biotic factor that restricts the number, reproduction, or distribution of organisms is called?disruptionnonlimiting factorslimiting factors
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat is tolerance?not able to adaptthe ability of any organism to survive when subjected to abiotic and biotic factorsthe process of adapting
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe change in an ecosystem that happenw when one community replaces another as a result of changing abotic or biotic factors is?ecological successionhabitat adaptation
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat is primary succession?The establishment of a community in an area of exposed rock that does not have any topsoilthe establisment of a community in an area of exposed rock that does have topsoil
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe stable, mature, community that results when there is little change in the composition of species is?finished communityclimax communitymature community
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat is secondary succession?A nonorderly and non predictable change that comes with the removal of a community of organismsThe orderly and predictable change that takes place after a community of organisms has been removed but the soil has remained intact
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhats between the optimum zone and the tolerance limits?the zone of physiological stressthe zone of ecological stress
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat are two types of ecological succession?ecological and secondary successionecological and primary successiomprimary and secondary succession
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the first species to start secondary succession?pioneer speciesmigrated species
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhere do most trout live?the abyssal zonethe optimum zone
- 12. Multiple ChoiceCan forest fire can be good even necessary for the forest community?yesno
- 13. Multiple ChoiceDoes primary succession usually occur very slow or very fast at first?very fastvery slow
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the limits that define the conditions in which an organism can survive?lower limit and middle limitupper limit and lower limitdown limit and lower limit
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat does secondary succession usually occur faster then primary succession?some species are not presentsoil already exists and some species still will be present
- 16. Multiple ChoiceEcological succession is likely a very good complex process that does not involve many factorstruefalse
- 17. Multiple ChoiceThe formation of soil is the first step inprimary succession?truefalse
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