Ecology Unit Review

The picture shows what type of succession?

• primary
• secondary
• tertiary
• quadanary

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What is the name given to lichen or algae after a primary succession?

• pioneer species
• volunteer species
• founder species
• conqueror species

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If the grasshopper were to be removed completely from the food web, what organism would be most effected?

• The squirrel
• The shrew
• The deer
• The rabbit

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In a parasitic relationship, one organism is ___________ and one organism is benefiting. 

• helped
• harmed
• not effected
• happy

Commensalism is where one organism is benefiting and the other organism is _____________________. 

• not effected
• helped
• harmed
• hurt

In a mutual relationship, both organisms are ________________. 

• hurt
• not effected
• harmed
• benefiting 

A nonliving element in an ecosystem is an 

• animal
• abiotic factor
• biotic factor
• organism

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Which of the following is not an abiotic factor?

• sun
• temperature
• soil
• grass

Which of the following is not a biotic factor?

• mushroom
• air
• elephant
• coyote

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After a volcanic eruption, lava covers the land. What is the order that plants grow to repopulate the area?

• Lichens → Shrubs → Grasses → Trees
• Lichens → tree → shrubs→Grasses
• Grasses → Lichens → Shrubs → Trees
• Lichens → Grasses → Shrubs → Trees

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