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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is the order of succession shown in this figure?A, B, C, DB, A, D, CC, D, A, BD, A, B, C - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of succession is shown going from figure A to figure B?primary successionecological successionsecondary successionintermediate
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the goal of the pioneer species in Primary Succession?To kill the dead materials after a disasterTo rebuild soilTo feed JohnnyTo put fresh oxygen into the air
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe picture shows what type of succession?primarysecondarytertiaryquadanary
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe picture shows what type of succession?primarysecondarytertiaryquadanary
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name given to lichen or algae after a primary succession?pioneer speciesvolunteer speciesfounder speciesconqueror species
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat are examples of pioneer species in a primary succession?Bushes and ShrubsOak treesMossess and LichensA rose Bush
- 8. Multiple ChoiceAfter a volcanic eruption, lava covers the land. What is the order that plants grow to repopulate the area?Lichens → Shrubs → Grasses → TreesLichens → tree → shrubs→GrassesGrasses → Lichens → Shrubs → TreesLichens → Grasses → Shrubs → Trees
- 9. Multiple ChoiceReaches a climax community quicker because soil is already presentprimary successionsecondary successionboth types of succession
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the most important function of pioneer species?To create rocksTo create soil and add nutrients to the environmentTo look niceFood for animals
- 11. Multiple ChoiceSuccession that occurs in an area with NO SOILecological successionprimary successionsecondary successionpioneer speciles
- 12. Multiple Choice
What type of species/community is a redwood forest?
Climax Community
Pioneer Species
Intermediate Species
Tertiary Community
- 13. Multiple ChoiceNatural disasters such as flooding and tornadoes are linked to ________________.primarysecondaryold fieldecosystem
- 14. Multiple Choice
Carrying Capacity
variety of life in an area; usually measured as the number of species that live in an area.
a community made up of interacting populations in a certain area at a certain time.
portion of Earth that supports life; extends from high in the atmosphere to the bottom of the ocean.
number of organisms of one species that an environment can support indefinitely; populations below carrying capacity tend to increase those above carrying capacity ten to decrease.
- 15. Multiple Choice
Birthrate
number of living births per 1000 population in a given year.
population limiting factors such as disease, parasites, or food availability that affects growth of a population.
factors such as temperature, storms, floods, drought, or habitat disruption that affects all populations, regardless of their density.
number of deaths per 1000 population in a given year.
- 16. Multiple Choice
Death Rate
number of living births per 1000 population in a given year.
population limiting factors such as disease, parasites, or food availability that affects growth of a population.
factors such as temperature, storms, floods, drought, or habitat disruption that affects all populations, regardless of their density.
number of deaths per 1000 population in a given year.
- 17. Multiple Choice
Ecology
study of a population characteristics such as growth rate, age structure, and geographic distribution.
organism that feeds on both plant and animal remains and other dead matter.
time needed for a population to double in size.
scientific study of interactions between organisms and their environment.
- 18. Multiple Choice
Ecosystem
interactions among populations in a community the community’s physical surroundings, or abiotic factors.
growth pattern where a population grows faster as it increases in size; graph of a exponentially growing population resembles a J-shaped curve.
damage to a habitat by air, water, and land pollution.
separation of wilderness areas from each other; may cause problems for organisms that need large areas for food or mating.
- 19. Multiple Choice
Exponential Growth
interactions among populations in a community the community’s physical surroundings, or abiotic factors.
growth pattern where a population grows faster as it increases in size; graph of a exponentially growing population resembles a J-shaped curve.
damage to a habitat by air, water, and land pollution.
separation of wilderness areas from each other; may cause problems for organisms that need large areas for food or mating.
- 20. Multiple Choice
Pioneer Species
any of the materials derived from or part of the environment.
first species to populate an area during succession.
a group of organisms all of the same species, which interbreed and live in the same place at the same time.
colonization of barren land by pioneer organisms.
- 21. Multiple Choice
Population
any of the materials derived from or part of the environment.
first species to populate an area during succession.
a group of organisms all of the same species, which interbreed and live in the same place at the same time.
colonization of barren land by pioneer organisms.
- 22. Multiple Choice
Primary Succession
any of the materials derived from or part of the environment.
first species to populate an area during succession.
a group of organisms all of the same species, which interbreed and live in the same place at the same time.
colonization of barren land by pioneer organisms.
- 23. Multiple Choice
Symbiosis
sequence of changes that take place after a community is disrupted by natural disasters or human actions.
permanent, close association between two or more organisms of different species.
a group of organisms all of the same species, which interbreed and live in the same place at the same time.
colonization of barren land by pioneer organisms.
- 24. Multiple Choice
Trophic Level
sequence of changes that take place after a community is disrupted by natural disasters or human actions.
permanent, close association between two or more organisms of different species.
organism that represents a feeding step in the movement of energy and materials through an ecosystem.
colonization of barren land by pioneer organisms.
- 25. Multiple Choice
Secondary Succession
sequence of changes that take place after a community is disrupted by natural disasters or human actions.
first species to populate an area during succession.
a group of organisms all of the same species, which interbreed and live in the same place at the same time.
colonization of barren land by pioneer organisms.
- 26. Multiple ChoiceThe direction of the flow of energy in a food web is represented by ___.Light bulbsDotted LinesArrowsBubbles
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these is an example of an autotroph?SunflowerKrillLeopardHummingbird
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhat does every food chain start with?producerssunconsumerdecomposers
- 29. Multiple ChoiceConsumer that eats plantsheterotrophherbivoreproducercommunity
- 30. Multiple ChoiceEnergy increases as you move up the food pyramid (from bottom to top).TrueFalse
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is NOT a consumergrassdogsharkfish
- 32. Multiple ChoiceA frog eats a fly. The frog and fly are demonstrating ________.mutualismcompetitionpredator/preyparasitism
- 33. Multiple ChoiceWhat percentage of energy is passed on to each tropic level?10%50%90%100%
- 34. Multiple ChoiceA connection of food chains with many food energy paths in an ecosystem is a ____________ecosystemfood webenvironment
- 35. Multiple ChoiceThe shrew provides energy for the _______?cricketgrasshopperfrogsnake
- 36. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a herbivore?cricketfroghawkshrew
- 37. Multiple ChoiceAn energy pyramid represents what?How much sunlight is available for the ecosystem to use.How much energy a particular organism needs.How much energy is needed to build a pyramid.The amount of energy available to the next 'feeder' in a food web.
- 38. Multiple ChoiceWhy might an organism have more than one arrow coming from them in a food web?More than one organism may eat them.They may eat more than one other organism.This organism gets its energy from multiple sources.They have no resources available to them.
- 39. Multiple Choice
A symbiotic relationship where one species obtains food or benefits from another species without benefitting or harming the other.
Commensalism
Mutualism
Competition
Parasitism
- 40. Multiple Choice
Organisms that “fight” for limited resources such as food, water or mates. It can be between organisms from different species or between organisms of the same species.
Predator-Prey
Mutualism
Competition
Parasitism
- 41. Multiple Choice
A symbiotic relationship that benefits both members of two different species.
Predator-Pray
Commensalism
Mutualism
Parasitism
- 42. Multiple ChoiceA bird makes a nest in a tree. The bird gets a house, but the tree is unharmed.CommensalismMutualismParasitism
- 43. Multiple ChoiceTwo organisms both benefit from the relationshipCommensalismMutualismParasitism
- 44. Multiple ChoiceBirds eat the flies off of a rhino's back in the savannahcommensalismMutualismparasitism
- 45. Multiple ChoiceA bear eats fish out of the rivermutualismparasitismpredator / prey
- 46. Multiple ChoiceThe black bear has a tick on it's backparasitismmutualismcommensalism
- 47. Multiple ChoiceA fish will eat the left over food scraps from the shark's mealmutualismcommensalismparasitismcompetition
- 48. Multiple ChoiceCoyotes and Foxes both live in Maryland and both eat rabbits and miceParasitismCommensalismMutualismCompetition
- 49. Multiple ChoiceThe diagram below shows the cycling of nutrients in an ecosystem.
The removal of which of the following groups would cause an immediate decrease in the amount of energy flowing through the system?ProducersConsumersDecomposersInorganic nutrients - 50. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the original source of almost all energy in most ecosystems?carbohydratessunlightwatercarbon
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