Seven Point Five

What is the ultimate ORIGINAL source of energy for living things

• Sugar

• Sun

• Moon

• Carbon Dioxide

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The part of the plant that holds the plant in place and absorbs water and minerals from the soil.

• stem

• roots

• leaves

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Water is absorbed by the plant through the roots, and the water exits through the ________.

• Leaves

• Roots

• Stem

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What is the substance in plants that make them green?

• stigma

• carbon dioxide

• photosynthesis

• chlorophyll

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When plants have excess glucose, they store it as

• starch

• glucose

• sugar

• leaves

A volcano erupts and covers the entire island it is on with lava. Once it eventually hardens, primary succession begins to occur. Which of the following lists the correct order in which plant growth would occur?

• shrubs -> mosses -> coconut trees -> sea grasses

• volcanic rock -> lichen -> mosses -> grasses -> coconut trees

• volcanic rock -> shrubs -> coconut trees -> sea grasses

• volcanic rock -> sea grasses -> coconut trees -> shrubs

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What is the main difference between primary and secondary ecological succession?

• Primary begins WITHOUT soil; Secondary begins WITH soil

• Primary is the first state and secondary is the second stage

• Primary builds plant community; secondary builds animal community

• Primary begins WITH soil; Secondary begins WITHOUT soil

Which of the following best describes primary succession?

• Volcano wipes out ecosystem that gradually grows back from ash covered soil

• Volcano creates a new island of rock that must break down to form an ecosystem

• Forest fire burns down forest that must bounce back over time

• Tornado destroys a crop that must slowly grow back over time.

What type of succession is shown going from figure A to figure B?

• primary succession

• eutrophication

• secondary succession

• intermediate

When succession reaches its final stage, it is known as a ____________, and will exist until it is destroyed by a disturbance.

• pioneer species

• invasive species

• climax community

• native species