An ecosystem is said to possess ecological stability if:

it doesn't experience big changes over time

it is capable of returning to equilibrium

What is the most important function of pioneer species?

To create soil and add nutrients to the environment

How would the biodiversity of this ecosystem be affected if the grasshoppers disappeared?

The hawk population would die out

What might happen if you remove a primary consumer from the ecosystem?

The number of plants would increase.

There would be more food for secondary consumers.

The number of primary consumers would increase.

The number of secondary consumers would increase.

Which of the following would be the most likely effect, if there were a sudden increase in the cricket population?

There would be a decrease in the grass/flowers population.

There would be a decrease in the small bird population.

There would be a decrease in the mice population.

There would be an increase in the grass/flowers population.

a deer population has significantly increased, the best hypothesis is

the deer's main predator has been eliminated

decreased water levels of local ponds

organisms that rely on similar food sources migrated to the area

What would most likely happen if an ecosystem no longer received sunlight?

All living organisms would eventually die

The number of herbivores would increase

The number of plants would increase

Energy, Succession, Ecosystem Stability

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bare, no soil, long time, slow

primary succession

secondary succession

commensalism

climax community

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starts with soil, fast, short time

primary succession

secondary succession

commensalism

climax community

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first organism to inhabit an ecosystem

pioneer species

predation

primary succession

secondary succession

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the plant life in an environment at the end of succession

competition

predation

climax community

pioneer species

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

primary succession

secondary succession

commensalism

competition

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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secondary succession

primary succession

commensalism

predation

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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lichens/moss on rock

pioneer species

climax community

commensalism

parasitsim

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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Energy, Succession, Ecosystem Stability

bare, no soil, long time, slow

starts with soil, fast, short time

first organism to inhabit an ecosystem

the plant life in an environment at the end of succession

lichens/moss on rock

What is the order of succession shown in this figure?

An ecosystem is said to possess ecological stability if:

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