biodiversity and conservation

What is the order of succession shown in this figure?

• A, B, C, D
• B, A, D, C
• C, D, A, B
• D, A, B, C

What type of succession is shown going from figure A to figure B?

• primary succession
• eutrophication
• secondary succession
• intermediate

A garden was cleared out, but had to be left alone for a month. What would you expect to see?

• lichens and mosses
• grasses and weeds
• a fully blossomed garden
• bushes and small trees

Starts with BARE ROCK followed by lichen

• primary succession 
• secondary succession
• both types of succession

What is Ecological Succession?

• Competition between plants in a society
• A natural disaster such as a flood or fire
• The cycle of a tomato plant
• The change an ecosystem experiences over time

What is the difference between biotic and abiotic?

• Biotic are non-living things
• Abiotic are living organisms
• Biotic is life,
  Abiotic is non-living
• Biotic is non-living, Abiotic is living

A drought has hit this grassland biome. How will this effect the rabbit population?

• The rabbits will increase in number.
• The rabbit population will stay the same.
• The rabbit population will decrease.
• The rabbit population will become extinct immediately.

A place where plants and animals live and grow naturally is called a ______________.

• shelter
• tree
• habitat
• organism

What does biodiversity mean?

• Only one species in an area.
• The different amount of species in an area
• All abiotic life
• Nitrogen fixation

Food provides animals with the materials and energy they need for growth, warmth, and motion. Plants get material for growth mostly from air and water, and obtain energy from sunlight.

Producers provide food to consumers because ―

• many animals prefer eating plants to eating meat
• plants can easily make food from soil and water
• animals cannot produce their own food
• plants are more abundant in ecosystems