Ecology Pre-Test

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What is Succession in ecology?

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Succession is the process in which ecosystems predictably change and recover over time.

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What is Primary Succession?

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Primary succession starts from scratch where there is no remnant of an older community.

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What is an Abiotic Factor?

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An Abiotic Factor is any nonliving part of the environment that an organism might interact with.

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Give an example of an Abiotic Factor.

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The water in a stream is an example of an Abiotic Factor.

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What is the Water Cycle?

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The Water Cycle is the continuous movement of water between the oceans, atmosphere, and land.

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What are the three steps of the Water Cycle?

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The three steps of the water cycle include: Evaporation/Transpiration, Condensation, and Precipitation.

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What is a source of energy for Earth's living things?

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Sunlight and Chemical Energy are sources of energy for Earth's living things.

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What is Population Density?

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Population density can be measured by counting the number of organisms in a certain area.

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What does Population Density depend on?

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Population density can depend on if species have a random, uniform, or clumped distribution.

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What is a misconception about Population Density?

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Population density occurs to the average body weight of organisms in a population.