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WorksheetsOrganisms & Environments Quiz
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 24mins
This biome is found around the equator, has a dense canopy, and is home to a large amount of biodiversity.
Deserts
Tropical Rain Forests
Savannas
Grasslands
Microhabitats are very small parts of the environment that supports a distinct flora (plant) and fauna (animal). Of the following, which one is a microhabitat?
Moss growing on top of a rotting log
Aquatic biomes
Deer, Rabbits, and Fox sharing a field
Fish and seahorses swimming around a reef.
The most sustainable ecosystem would
Have low biodiversity
Have high biodiversity
Not experience change
Have no predators
Which of these environments is most likely to experience the arrival of a pioneer species?
A mature forest
An undisturbed prairie
An established mountain lake
A newly formed volcanic island
The diagrams above show an ecosystem during different stages of ecological succession. Which stage would lichens be growing? Which stage shows a climax community?
Lichens: 3
Climax: 4
Lichens: 1
Climax: 2
Lichens: 3
Climax: 1
Lichens: 4
Climax: 3
Biodiversity refers to
How an organism interacts with it's environment
The variety of life on Earth
Nonrenewable resources
The rate of species decline
When an ecosystem is more diverse it has more sustainability.
False
True
What type of succession is shown in this picture?
Secondary Succession
Old-Field Succession
Primary Succession
Volcanic Succession
Pioneer species are the first
Trees that replace the original trees after a forest fire
Organisms to live in previously uninhabited areas
Organisms to live in a forest canopy
Trees to grow in an area that has been disturbed
What is one difference between primary and secondary succession?
Primary is rapid and secondary is slow
Secondary begins with lichens and primary begins on newly exposed surfaces
Secondary begins on soil and primary begins on newly exposed surfaces
Primary modifies the environment and secondary does not
Which of the following is true in a climax community?
The community will constantly evolve and quickly change
If one species dies, a new species will fulfill the same role
The community is stable for a long time, with the same species maintaining it's population
The community goes through a major change called "climax" every few hundred years
What type of succession is shown going from figure A to figure B?
Primary succession
Pioneer Species
Secondary succession
Climax community
What is Ecological Succession?
Competition between plants in a society
A natural disaster such as a flood or fire
The cycle of a tomato plant
The change an ecosystem experiences over time
The first organisms that appear in an ecological community are ____________________.
ecological succession
primary succession
secondary succession
pioneer speciles
Ends in a climax community
Primary succession
Secondary succession
Primary & Secondary Succession
Biomes
After a volcanic eruption, lava covers the land. What is the order that plants grow to repopulate the area?
Lichens → Shrubs → Grasses → Trees
Shrubs → Trees → Grasses → Lichens
Grasses → Lichens → Shrubs → Trees
Lichens → Grasses → Shrubs → Trees
The picture shows what type of succession?
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Quadanary
The picture shows what type of succession?
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Quadanary
What is the name given to lichen or algae during primary succession?
Pioneer species
Climax community
Founder species
Microhabitat
If the grasshopper were to be removed completely from the food web, what organism would be most effected?
The squirrel
The shrew
The deer
The rabbit
What is the correct order in this pond succession?
A, B, C, D
D, C, B, A
B, A, D, C
C, D, A, B
