Vocabulary Quiz - Quynh Chi

What is "logistical growth"?

• R - curve

• S - curve

• A - curve

• J - curve

What is "Exponential Growth"?

• J - curve

• R - curve

• V - curve

• S - curve

What is "population"?

• A group of various species that live in the same habitat and interact with each other

• The total number of people who are living in a different area but at the same time

• The total number of people who are living in a particular area in a particular period of time

• The total number of people who are living in a different area and different time

What is "dispersion"?

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• In ecology, the pattern of distribution of organisms in a population

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What is "growth rate"?

• Measure that keeps its same from one period to another (month, quarter, year)

• Measures its change from one period to another (month, quarter, year)

What is "carrying capacity"?

• a species' smallest population size in a particular habitat

• a species' average population size in a particular habitat

• the minium number, density, or biomass of a population that a specific area can support

• the maximum number, density, or biomass of a population that a specific area can support

What is "ecosystem"?

• A community of living organisms (plants, animals and microbes) in many different areas.

• A community of living organisms (plants, animals and microbes) in a particular area.

• A community of each animal in a particular areas.

• A community of each animal in many different areas.

What is "indicator species"?

• One that reflects the health of its ecosystem and can be studied to monitor environmental conditions and changes.

• One that serves as a measure of the environmental conditions that exist in a given locale.

What is "primary succession"?

• Type of ecological succession in which plants and animals first colonize a barren, lifeless habitat.

• Happens when a climax community or intermediate community is impacted by a disturbance.

• A biological community develops where no life had existed previously.

• Ecosystem repair or maintenance following disturbance in which the soil remains intact and possesses a biological legacy.

What is "secondary succession"?

• It occurs in multiple stages, transitioning from the pioneer and intermediate species to a stable community.

• It is distinguished from primary succession, in which a biological community develops where no life had existed previously.

• A pattern of vegetation change in which in a small number of species tend to replace each other over time in the absence of large-scale disturbance.

• It begins when no plant life is present on the landscape, such as after a lava flow or glacial retreat.