Secondary succession Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

In what year was the Clean Water and Air Act created? - Answer-1948 What does NOT influence an organism's niche/survival? - Answer-Commensalism- one benefits and the other derives neither benefit nor harm According to the presentation, ecosystem management was broadened by the establishment of which of the following in 1978? - Answer-Conservation Biology Which of is known to cause primary succession? - Answer-Glacier Movement What are positive ecological interactions between organis...

Primary Succession - succession from nothing, no soil or vegetation, on bare rock, very slow Secondary Succession - succession from bare soil, there is already an ecosystem there Inhibition Succession - an early arriving species that makes a site less suitable for others Succession from pasture - soil compaction in addition to grazing has flattened land, secondary succession, composed of grasses Succession from tilled land or bare soil - land flattened by farming, no pits, secondary ...

Which of the following wetlands is dominated by emergent vegetation? A. Marshes B. Bogs C. Swamps D. None of the choices - Answer-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 - Answer...

(Mourning / White-winged) dove have a white edge on the leading edge of the wing and (mourning / white-winged) dove have a gray back with black spots on the wings. - White-winged and mourning (Mule / White-tailed) deer have a white underside of their tail used as a flag when startled while (mule / white-tailed) deer have a mostly dark tail with a black tip. - White-tailed and mule A large plot of land in a grassland ecosystem was converted for agriculture. After four decades of agricultural...

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? - Secondary succession Abiotic factors - Pollution Water Natural Disasters Access to ample amounts of easily accessible resources; multiple ponds or small wetlands are ideal - Breeding season According to the presentation, ecosystem management was broade...

ecology - study of the relationship between an organism and its environment deciduous - sheds its leaves annually coniferous - having leaves that don't fall off in the winter; "cone-bearing" biosphere - sum of surfaces, atmosphere, and hydrosphere tropical biome - biome: most diverse; no seasonal climate; wet and dry seasons temperate biome - biome: deciduous & coniferous forests; seasonal climate taiga biome - biome: northernmost forests; seasonal climate; long winters, sho...

_____________ factors effects occur through the interaction of animals, plants and other organisms. - Biotic A forest habitat which undergoes fragmentation can lose up to 45 percent of its biodiversity. - False 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? - Secondary succession A volcano has erupted ...

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 between living organisms and the 4 major physical reserv...

Study Review for Ducks Unlimited® Ecology Conservation & Management Certification Q&A Which of the following wetlands is dominated by emergent vegetation? A. Marshes B. Bogs C. Swamps D. None of the choices - CORRECT ANSWER-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. Pri...

Ducks Unlimited Final Exam Practice Questions And Answers In what year was the Clean Water and Air Act created? - ANS 1948 What does NOT influence an organism's niche/survival? - ANS Commensalism- one benefits and the other derives neither benefit nor harm According to the presentation, ecosystem management was broadened by the establishment of which of the following in 1978? - ANS Conservation Biology Which of these is known to cause primary succession? - ANS Glacier Mov...