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Ch. 3 L. 1 Community Ecology

Ch. 3 L. 1 Community Ecology

Assessment

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Biology

9th - 12th Grade

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NGSS
MS-LS2-4, MS-LS1-5, MS-LS2-1

+7

Standards-aligned

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D Olguin

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28 Slides • 44 Questions

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A community is composed of

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living organisms and their nonliving environment.

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one species of organism living in a specific environment on Earth.

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the factors that constitute an organism's niche.

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potentially interacting populations of different kinds of organisms.

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Multiple Choice

What is an abiotic factor or biotic factor that restricts the numbers, reproduction, or distribution of organisms​?

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limiting factor

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range of tolerance

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resistance

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limiting reagents

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Multiple Choice

Water, Sunlight, Oxygen and Soil are all parts of an organisms ______________ environment.

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biotic

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abiotic

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living

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Multiple Choice

A biotic factor is something that is ________________.

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Helpful

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Living

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Non-living

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Temporary

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Multiple Choice

True or False: A community is made up of populations of different species that live in the same place and interact.

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True

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False

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Multiple Select

What is an example of a limiting factor?

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human disturbance

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food competition

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competition for living space

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climate

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Multiple Choice

all the organisms in an area, the community, and the abiotic factors that influence that community.

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organism

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cell

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ecosystem

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community

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Multiple Choice

True or False: A organism is a single individual of a species that are physically similar and can reproduce.

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True

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False

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a group of organisms of the same species that live in the same area at the same time

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organism

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population

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community

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atom

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Multiple Choice

A nonliving part of an ecosystem is a(n) ___________ factor.

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abiotic

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biotic

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What does this image represent?

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Multiple Choice

The ability of any organism to survive when subjected to abiotic or biotic factors is called ______________?

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tolerance

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limiting factor

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resistance

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rebellion

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Multiple Choice

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What range of tolerance factors could be shown for butterflies with this graph?
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temperature
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sunlight
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cloudiness
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water

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Multiple Choice

On a Range of Tolerance graph, what is the zone called where only a few organisms are?
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Zone of Intolerance
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Optimum Zone
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Zone of Physiological Stress
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Population Zone

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Multiple Choice

Which is a Abiotic Limiting factor
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Space
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Predation (animals hunting)
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Plants
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Animals

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Question image

Which letter represents the zone of intolerance for the factor in question?

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A

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B

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C

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D

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Multiple Choice

Which is a Abiotic Limiting factor
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Trees
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Grass
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Temperature
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Pack of wolves

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Multiple Choice

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Which zone is considered the zone of physiological stress?
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Zone A
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Zone B
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Zone C
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Zone A & B

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Multiple Choice

When there is a lack of resources such as food, water, sunlight, shelter, and space this is often called __________.
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limiting factors
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wet
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messy
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found in rocks

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Multiple Choice

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What does the letter C represent in the graph?

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Zone of intolerance

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zone of physiological stress

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optimum range

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upper limit

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Multiple Choice

The general name for change in an ecosystem that happens when one community replaces another as a result of changing abiotic and biotic factors​.

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ecological succession

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primary succession

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secondary succession

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tertiary succession

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Multiple Choice

__________________, such as lichens or mosses, help create soil by secreting acids that help to break down rock during primary succession.

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pioneer species

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daniel boone species

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davy crockett secies

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frontier species

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Multiple Choice

The establishment of a community in an area of exposed rock that does not have any topsoil **Usually happens very slowly ​

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ecological succession

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primary succession

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secondary succession

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tertiary succession

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Multiple Choice

Weeds and fungus begin to grow on the decaying organic pioneer species, as the new weeds and fungus dies another layer of soil is formed.​

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True

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False

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Multiple Choice

After multiple layers of soil have formed ____________ brought in by animals, water, and wind begin to grow grass, shrubs and trees.

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seeds

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box gardens

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magic

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fully grown plants

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Multiple Choice

Lichens are most likely to grow in the following type of area:
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an old growth deciduous forest
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after a volcano erupts
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a grassy area cleared by a wild fire
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an open farm field

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Multiple Choice

The following natural events will cause primary succession to occur:
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floods and hurricanes
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wildfires and controlled burns
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tsunamis and tornadoes
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glacier movement and volcanoes

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Multiple Choice

How do lichens contribute to primary succession?
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Lichens decompose organic matter from animals and plants
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Lichens begin to break down rock to form soil
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Lichens are nitrogen fixing bacteria
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Lichens convert carbohydrates into fossil fuels.

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Multiple Choice

__________ succession is more likely to take thousands of years before trees are seen.
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Old field
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Ecological
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Primary
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Secondary

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Multiple Choice

What is formed during primary succession that doesn't need to be formed during secondary succession?
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pioneer species
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soil
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climax community
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lichens

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Multiple Choice

So, how does an ecosystem start if there is no soil?

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Moss and lichen break down rock and lava and produce soil.

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Moss and lichen are air borne and they move by the wind to start in a secondary succession environment.

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Moss and lichen are simple living organism that can start growing almost anywhere.

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All answers

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Multiple Choice

The orderly and predictable change that takes place after a community of organisms has been removed (through fire, flood, human disturbance, etc.) but the soil has remained intact.​

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ecological succession

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primary succession

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secondary succession

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tertiary succession

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Multiple Choice

If farmers use a controlled burn to prevent forest fires, what would most likely be the first plants to return?

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trees

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shrubs

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mosses

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grasses

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Multiple Choice

succession that occurs in an area where soil is already present
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ecological succession 
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primary succession 
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secondary succession
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pioneer speciles

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Multiple Choice

reaches a climax community quicker because soil is already present
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primary succession 
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secondary succession
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both types of succession

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Multiple Choice

The first organisms that appear in an ecological community
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ecological succession 
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primary succession 
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secondary succession
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pioneer speciles

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Multiple Choice

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The picture shows what type of succession?
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primary
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secondary
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tertiary
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quadanary

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Multiple Choice

The stable, mature community that results when there is little change in the composition of species is called a_________________________.

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Hyatt Community

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Climax Community

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Elite Community

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Everest Community

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Multiple Choice

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The picture shows what type of succession?
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primary
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secondary
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tertiary
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quadanary

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Multiple Choice

ends in a climax community
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primary succession 
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secondary succession
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both types of succession

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Multiple Choice

Natural disasters such as flooding and tornadoes are linked to ________________.
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primary
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secondary
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old field
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ecosystem

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Multiple Choice

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What is the order of succession shown in this figure?
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A, B, C, D
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B, A, D, C
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C, D, A, B
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D, A, B, C

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Multiple Choice

Which catastrophic event will most likely have the effect of returning an ecosystem to primary succession?
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A tornado
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A volcanic eruption
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A flood
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A drought

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Multiple Choice

Which experiences the least change over time?

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Pioneer Species

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Primary Succession

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Aquatic Succession

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Climax Community

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