Topic 6 Lessons 2 and 3 Quiz

A common type of succession that occurs where an event such as a forest fire has occurred, or a farmer's field has been abandoned is called

• common succession

• primary succession

• secondary succession

• Quaternary succession

Which statement best describes an example of high biodiversity?

• A pond ecosystem is populated by a single species of frogs

• A state park that includes multiple forest and freshwater ecosystems with many different species of fish, birds and frogs in a variety of colors

• A desert ecosystem is populated by organ pipe cacti, camels, and armadillo lizards

Answer explanation

The correct choice describes high biodiversity with multiple ecosystems and a variety of species of fish, birds, and frogs in different colors.

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Which of the following is not a threat to biodiversity?

• Habitat loss

• Pollution

• Introducing non-native species

• Planting gardens in city centers

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Species that could become endangered in the near future called

• Unlucky

• Extinct

• Endangered

• Threatened

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Why is biodiversity so important?

• Because all species depend on each other to survive, so if one becomes extinct another species that relies on it could go extinct as well

• Because it’s better to have only one variation of each species.

• Because it’s better to only have a few species on Earth.

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High biodiversity makes it more likely that the ecosystem will be able to keep functioning after a disturbance, such as disease or natural disaster.

• True

• False

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Match the following

• secondary sucession

• 
• pioneer species

• 
• climax community

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• Primary succession

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What are examples of pioneer species in a primary succession?

• Bushes and Shrubs
• Oak trees
• Mossess and Lichens 
• A rose Bush

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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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A species that does not belong in a balanced ecosystem, comes in, and changes it (usually for the worse).

• flagnship

• umbrella

• invasive

• predator

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