Ecological Succession

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Visible effect of the All American Pipeline Oil Spill on the environment?

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Oil contamination in the water

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What is ecological succession?

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A gradual change in living communities following a disturbance

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What occurs during primary succession?

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It happens when a new patch of land is created or exposed for the first time

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What is secondary succession?

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Succession that occurs where soil exists but has been disturbed

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What is the significance of ecological succession and human impact on the environment?

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It shows how human activities can accelerate or hinder ecological succession

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What is the primary purpose of measuring dissolved oxygen in water bodies?

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To assess the health of a water body

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Which of the following is NOT a factor affecting the solubility of dissolved oxygen in water? Options: Water temperature, Atmospheric pressure, Salinity, Water depth

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Water depth

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What happens to the solubility of oxygen in water as the temperature increases?

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It decreases

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According to the diagram, what dissolved oxygen level supports abundant fish populations?

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>9.0 PPM

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Minimum concentration of dissolved oxygen required by many fish species to survive and reproduce in water?

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5 ppm