Forest Ecology B1-2

the science that deals with the relation of plants and animals to their environment and to the site factors that operate in controlling their distribution

• complex ecosystems

• stratification

• forest ecosystems

• ecology

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

the study of forest ecosystems

• ecology

• forest ecology

• anthropology

• diversity

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

ecosystems that have only one species of plant

• complex ecosystems

• simple ecosystems

• ecology

• native forest

the more complex an ecosystem, the ____________ resistant it is to either change or damage by insects, diseases, ice storms, fire and other disasters

• less

• more

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

trees growing beneath the canopies of the tallest trees is

• understory

• overstory

• forest floor

• forbes and microorganisms

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

the process where by forest ecosystems are constantly changing through a very slow process

• competition

• succession

• material cycle

• energy flow

a trees ability to resist heat, cold, droughts, insect infestations, disease attacks, and other elements limiting survival and growth.

• stratification

• succession

• photoperiod

• hardiness

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

one main stem or trunk is known as a

• log

• mole

• bole

• cord

soil fungi that enable trees to more fully utilize water, minerals, and nitrogen in the soil

• succession

• stratification

• penicillin

• mycorrhizae

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4