Ecological Succession and Carrying Capactiy

The diagram below represents changes in the main types of plant species found in a specific area over hundreds of years. Which process is represented in the diagram?

• natural farming

• the carbon cycle

• environmental degradation

• ecological succession

Which roman numeral in the diagram below represents a climax community?

• I

• IV

• VI

• VIII

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Mosses and lichen are the first species to arrive into a new area. They are called

• pioneer species.

• tough species.

• first species.

• new species.

What type of succession occurs after a volcanic eruption when all of the plant and animal populations have been destroyed and the soil has been covered with solid rock?

• Primary succession

• Secondary succession

Which of the following is an example of a pioneer species?

• Apples trees

• Brown bears

• Moss and lichen

• Elk

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What type of succession occurs after a forest fire when all of the plant and animal populations have been destroyed but the soil still remains?

• Primary succession

• Secondary succession

What is the carrying capacity of a population?

• The amount an organism can carry on it's back.

• The largest population an area can support.

• The amount an organism can consume.

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What is the carrying capacity of this population?

• 0

• 500

• 2,000

• 10,000

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What are "limiting factors" of a population?

• a resource does NOT affect the size of a population

• an environmental condition that does NOT affect the size of a population

• an environmental condition or resource that DOES limit the size of a population of organisms

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Water, weather, and natural catastrophes are examples of which type of limiting factor?

• Biotic (living)

• Abiotic (nonliving)

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