MOCO Unit 1 Review

What does TSI stand for and what does the program do?

• Timber Stand Improvement - removes weak/undesirable trees so others can grow
• Tennessee System Initiative - brings Tennessee trees to Missouri to increase biodiversity
• Timber Sustained Initiative - keeping all trees alive in spite of available resources

What is an invasive species?

• A species found in a specific state
• A species that was found in an area and has now been brought back purposely
• A species that has entered a new ecosystem and isn't originally found there.
• A species found everywhere

What is a non-living part of an ecosystem called?

• Biotic Factor
• Artificial Factor
• Limiting Factor
• Abiotic Factor

What is an ecosystem with ground birds (pheasants and quail), small reptiles (skinks, snakes), tall grasses and small mammals (rabbits, mice and groundhogs)?

• Suburb
• Prairie
• Glade
• Forest

What is the capital of Missouri?

• Springfield
• Jefferson City
• Troy
• St. Louis

What is biodiversity?

• The number of different species in an ecosystem.
• The number of animals in an ecosystem.
• The number of deer in an ecosystem.
• The number of plants in an ecosystem.

What does MDC stand for?

• Missouri Dairy Cooperation
• Medical Disease Control
• Missouri Department of Conservation
• Missouri Department of Control

What is an ecosystem with Willow and Cyprus trees, tall aquatic grasses (cattails, swamp grass), amphibians (frogs), reptiles (snakes, turtles), mammals (beavers, muskrats) and ducks?

• River
• Pond/Lake
• Glade
• Wetland

What is an ecosystem with very little diversity, mostly ornamental or decorative trees and shrubs, some birds (pigeon), some small mammals (mice/rats)?

• City
• Suburb
• Farm Land
• Prairie

What is a native species?

• An organism that is found naturally in an environment.
• An organism that is introduced to a new environment.
• An organism that is brought back to it's native habitat.
• An unhealthy species