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WorksheetsEcological Succession and Carrying Capactiy
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
The diagram below represents changes in the main types of plant species found in a specific area over hundreds of years. Which process is represented in the diagram?
natural farming
the carbon cycle
environmental degradation
ecological succession
Which roman numeral in the diagram below represents a climax community?
I
IV
VI
VIII
Mosses and lichen are the first species to arrive into a new area. They are called
pioneer species.
tough species.
first species.
new species.
What type of succession occurs after a volcanic eruption when all of the plant and animal populations have been destroyed and the soil has been covered with solid rock?
Primary succession
Secondary succession
Which of the following is an example of a pioneer species?
Apples trees
Brown bears
Moss and lichen
Elk
What type of succession occurs after a forest fire when all of the plant and animal populations have been destroyed but the soil still remains?
Primary succession
Secondary succession
What is the carrying capacity of a population?
The amount an organism can carry on it's back.
The largest population an area can support.
The amount an organism can consume.
What is the carrying capacity of this population?
0
500
2,000
10,000
What are "limiting factors" of a population?
a resource does NOT affect the size of a population
an environmental condition that does NOT affect the size of a population
an environmental condition or resource that DOES limit the size of a population of organisms
Water, weather, and natural catastrophes are examples of which type of limiting factor?
Biotic (living)
Abiotic (nonliving)
Competition for food and mates are examples of which type of limiting factor?
Biotic (living)
Abiotic (nonliving)
What limiting factor does the wolf represent on a deer population?
Predation (predator/prey)
Competition for mates
Competition for food
Disease
