Secondary succession - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Biology Praxis 5236 Questions and Answers Already Passed Which of the following terms indicates the ecological role that an organism plays in a community? Niche Which of the following characteristics distinguishes members of the domain Eukarya from members of the domains Archaea and Bacteria? The presence of a nuclear envelope Valine is typically classified as a hydrophobic amino acid because a valine molecule has which of the following types of side chains? Nonpolar A teacher ...

What is an ecosystem? -Answer- A community of living organisms and their environment. What is ecosystem ecology? -Answer- The study of how energy and nutrients flow through ecosystems. What is disturbance? -Answer- An event that disrupts an ecosystem. What is an ecosystem engineer? -Answer- A species that modifies its environment. What is an autotroph? -Answer- An organism that produces its own food. What is a heterotroph? -Answer- An organism that obtains food by consuming other organisms...

Bio 106 Ecology Questions and Answers Already Passed What is a "community"? A group of many species organized by interactions What interactions structure the community? Mutualism, Consumption, Competition Who gets harmed, who benefits in each type of interaction? Mutualism- both benefit Consumption- one species benefits, other is harmed Competition- both species harmed, one more than the other How do these interactions create an interdependence underlying community structure? ...

ENWC 201 Midterm Canvas Quizzes - Questions with Verified Answers Based on the definitions given in class: the term "wildlife" can include all living things, whether domesticated or non-domesticated a. true b. false Ecology is the scientific study of the distributions, abundance and relations of organisms and their interactions with the environment. Choose ALL of the correct root terms used by Ernst Haeckel in creating the word "ecology" a. zo meaning "animal" b. omni meaning "all" c. ...

BIO 105 - Exam 2 Questions and Answers 100% Pass What is the relationship between energy incoming to the Earth from the sun and the size of a food web? A. Less incoming energy, more diverse food web B. No relationship C. More incoming energy, less diverse food web D. Greater energy, greater food web - Correct Answer ️️ -D. Greater energy, greater food web What is the most important thing that allows ecosystems to function? A. Atmosphere B. Water C. Soil D. Energy - Correct Answe...

Ducks Unlimited® Ecology Conservation & Management Certification Review Questions and Answers Which of the following wetlands is dominated by emergent vegetation? A. Marshes B. Bogs C. Swamps D. None of the choices A. Marshes A large plot of land in a grassland ecosystem was converted for agriculture. After four decades of agricultural use the land was abandoned and began to revert to its original grassland state. This is an example of which of the following? A. Primary succe...

NRES 100 UIUC Exam 1 Questions Correctly Answered 2024. Sustainable - correct answer management of natural resources and the environment with goals of allowing the harvest of resources to remain at or above a specified level, ecosystem retains its functions and structure Unsustainable - correct answer a system that cannot grow or survive on its own, is not renewed overtime so it cannot continue any longer. Biogeochemical Cycling - correct answer The flow of chemical elements and compounds...

BIO 105 - Exam 2 Questions and Answers 100% Pass What is the relationship between energy incoming to the Earth from the sun and the size of a food web? A. Less incoming energy, more diverse food web B. No relationship C. More incoming energy, less diverse food web D. Greater energy, greater food web - Correct Answer ️️ -D. Greater energy, greater food web What is the most important thing that allows ecosystems to function? A. Atmosphere B. Water C. Soil D. Energy - Correct Answe...

Succession - progressive replacement of one community by another until a stable climax is established 2 types of succession - Primary: succession of vegetation from a barren desert or water to a climax community Secondary: Biotic communities develop in a place where the natural vegetation is gone but soil is present Climax Community - community of vegetation (plants, trees, fungi, etc) that have reached a steady state Selection and types - Individuals with advantageous traits tend to be ...

Which of the following wetlands is dominated by emergent vegetation? A. Marshes B. Bogs C. Swamps D. None of the choices A. Marshes A large plot of land in a grassland ecosystem was converted for agriculture. After four decades of agricultural use the land was abandoned and began to revert to its original grassland state. This is an example of which of the following? A. Primary succession B. Secondary succession C. Climax community D. Ecosystem management B. Secondary Succ...