Wildlife Chapter 3 Review

Which of the following is the best definition for biomagnification?

• Looking closely at organisms

• Concentrations of poisons going up as you go up the food chain

• Concentrations of poisons going down as you go up the food chain

• Concentrations of poisons staying the same as you go up the food chain

An ecosystem was partly destroyed and then grows back. It still has remnants of the former community of organisms is an example of:

• Primary succession

• Secondary succession

• Biological succession

• Climax community

When two organisms live in the same area and fill the same ecological niche role, one species will eventually die and one will eventually win. This is called a/the:

• Range of tolerance

• Comfort zone

• Competitive exclusion principle

• Niche

A new ecosystem forms and grew from an area that began as bare rock. This is an example of:

• Primary succession

• Secondary Succession

• Biological Succession

• Climax Community

This type of community can only change again due to natural disaster.

• Primary Succession

• Secondary Succession

• Biological succession

• Climax Community

The pioneer species of primary succession is called ______.

• Prairie Grass

• Shrubs

• Lichens

• Softwood Pines

The pioneer species of secondary succession is called ______.

• Prairie Grass

• Shrubs

• Lichens

• Softwood Pines

The most common climax community of Wisconsin would be:

• Softwood Pines

• Hardwood Trees

• Lichens

• Shrubs

A pioneer species organism to first grow in an area of bare rock or bare soil is .

• shrubs

• wildflowers

• grass

• moss

Which of the following is the largest grouping of organisms?

• Population

• Ecosphere

• Community

• Ecosystem