Ecology Test 2 Practice

A volcano erupts and completely covers the vegetation and SOIL. Which type of succession will this be?

• Quick succession
• Primary succession
• Secondary succession
• Tertiary succession

After a flood, everything is gone except the soil and some vegetation. What type of succession is this?

• Secondary succession
• Tertiary succession
• Quick succession
• Primary succession

These are the first species to colonize an area after any type of succession:

• Pioneer species
• Initial species
• Secondary species
• Primary species

Grass and weeds come up during which type of succession?

• Tertiary succession
• Primary succession
• Secondary succession
• Final succession

Mosses and Lichen come up during this succession:

• Primary succession
• Final succession
• Tertiary succession
• Secondary succession

Are these density dependent or density independent: earthquake, freezing temperatures, tornado, a toxic waste spill.

• Density dependent
• Density independent
• Population control
• Natural selection

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Are the following density dependent or density independent: measles, parasites, scarcity of food.

• Density Independent

• Density dependent

• Weather conditions
• Predator-prey interactions

Which of the following would increase a rabbit population?

• Abundance of grass

• High birthrate

• Increase in Emigration

• Increase in predator population

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Emigration and Death contribute to:

• Stagnation in population size
• Decrease in population density

• Increase in population size
• Improvement in population health

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Immigration and Births contribute to:

• to a higher population density

• economic recession
• deforestation
• climate change

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4