Chapter 14 Interactions in Ecosystems

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

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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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A non-native plant that causes problems to the environment that it is introduced to is called __________.

• Invasive
• Weed
• Indigenous
• Purple

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

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Largest number of individuals of a population that the environment can support...  

• carrying capacity
• population crash
• lag phase
• mutualism

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Which type of growth is best illustrated by this rabbit population?

• exponential
• logistic
• S-shaped
• predator-prey

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What point on the graph represents the carrying capacity?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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When a population grows past the ecosystem's carrying capacity, what happens to the population?

• Continues to grow
• The population starts to die off to return to carrying capcity
• The population will go extinct due to lack of resources
• The population grows then finds a new carrying capacity

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Competition, disease, predation, and parasitism are considered ___________ ____________ limiting factors

• Density-dependent
• Density-independent

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