WorksheetsTEK 11D (Succession) Vocabulary
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 9mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is a biological community in which populations of plants and animals remain stable and exist in balance with each other; the final stage of ecological succession
a)
Pioneer species
b)
Climax community
c)
Niche
d)
Soil
2.
Ecological succession is defined as which of the following?
a)
Natural, gradual changes in the types of species that live in an area, often following some kind of environmental disturbance
b)
The rapid progression of destruction that occurs have a natural disturbance occurs within an ecosystem
c)
The process of growth and development amongst organisms
d)
The success of species that occurs when one organism begins to outcompete another organism within an ecosystem
3.
The first species to colonize a habitat or recolonize after a major disturbance; some species can survive without soil
a)
Biodiversity
b)
Climax Community
c)
Pioneer Species
d)
Secondary succession
4.
Which of the following best describes a state of EQUILIBRIUM?
a)
The dynamic movement of species in and out of an ecosystem
b)
A stead state environment; stable and predictable
c)
The constant flow of change that occurs while a community develops
d)
The sometimes predictable, sometimes unpredictable state of nature
5.
What is primary succession?
a)
Ecological succession that occurs on an uninhabited or barren habitat that is devoid (lacking) of vegetation and soil
b)
A type of succession that occurs only after a disturbance that leaves soils occurs
c)
A process that inhibits (prevents) a community from reestablishing itself after a disturbance
d)
Ecological succession that removes all forms of biotic things from an area to in order to recolonize a new ecosystem
6.
What is secondary succession?
a)
Ecological succession that occurs after an area previously inhabited by organisms is disturbed or destroyed, with top soil left over
b)
A type of succession that removes all forms of life, including any top soil that remained
c)
A process of rebuilding individual organisms after a disturbance has occurred
d)
The way in which invasive species take over an ecosystem after all soil has been removed
7.
The number of different types of biotic things in an area would be referring to which of the following?
a)
Niche
b)
Community
c)
Stability
d)
Biodiversity
8.
Anything that occurs within an ecosystem that changes or damages the dynamics within that ecosystem would be referred to as a(n)...
a)
Succession
b)
Disturbance
c)
Species
d)
Biodiversity
9.
What is lichen?
a)
A species that must have soil to survive; typically a pioneer species within secondary succession
b)
A species that can survive on barren rock; typically a pioneers species within primary succession
c)
An organism that has a parasitic relationship with grasses and flowers
d)
An organism that adds value to an ecosystem by breaking down dead matter
10.
How do we define a community?
a)
An individual living thing
b)
A group of the SAME type of biotic things
c)
A mix of the biotic and abiotic things in an area
d)
A mix of ALL biotic things within an ecosystem
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