Question 1

Fugitive species have high reproductive output.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The Lake Michigan dunes are a useful system in which to study succession because

Accepted Answer

A)  disturbance occurs regularly. 
B)  the system has been stable for thousands of years. 
C)  the distance from the shore is related to the length of time since disturbance. 
D)  glaciations is the primary disturbance in this system. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  disturbance occurs regularly. 
B)  the system has been stable for thousands of years. 
C)  the distance from the shore is related to the length of time since disturbance. 
D)  glaciations is the primary disturbance in this system. 
E)  none of the above

Question 3

A disclimax occurs where disturbance is frequent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Early successional plant species are characterized by

Accepted Answer

A)  few effective layers of leaves. 
B)  competitive ability. 
C)  low photosynthetic rates. 
D)  the ability to grow in nutrient poor soil. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  few effective layers of leaves. 
B)  competitive ability. 
C)  low photosynthetic rates. 
D)  the ability to grow in nutrient poor soil. 
E)  none of the above

Question 5

Explain the basis of the inhibition model of succession.

Accepted Answer

Species colonize a disturbance

Question 6

Pioneer species are rarely endangered.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Facilitation is a process in which __________.

Accepted Answer

one species presence

Question 8

Which of the following is not characteristic of the post-disturbance environment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Light is limiting. 
B)  Nutrients are limiting. 
C)  Plant populations are static. 
D)  Competition for light is reduced. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  Light is limiting. 
B)  Nutrients are limiting. 
C)  Plant populations are static. 
D)  Competition for light is reduced. 
E)  none of the above

Question 9

__________ is the degree to which a community withstands disturbance; __________ is the speed with which it recovers from disturbance.

Accepted Answer

Resistance

Question 10

In forest-grassland ecotones in Montana

Accepted Answer

A)  limber pine inhibits all other species. 
B)  succession occurs by the inhibition model. 
C)  Douglas fir facilitates limber pine. 
D)  limber pine facilitates Douglas fir. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  limber pine inhibits all other species. 
B)  succession occurs by the inhibition model. 
C)  Douglas fir facilitates limber pine. 
D)  limber pine facilitates Douglas fir. 
E)  none of the above

Question 11

Aplet's study of succession in spruce/fir forests demonstrates that these forests are in long-term equilibrium.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The prairie peninsula

Accepted Answer

A)  occurs at the western boundary of the prairie. 
B)  is an example of a disclimax. 
C)  is due to intense grazing by bison. 
D)  occurs where fire is rare. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  occurs at the western boundary of the prairie. 
B)  is an example of a disclimax. 
C)  is due to intense grazing by bison. 
D)  occurs where fire is rare. 
E)  none of the above

Question 13

Studies of the Lake Michigan dune chronosequence assume

Accepted Answer

A)  colonization is random. 
B)  colonization depends on dispersal ability. 
C)  the lake level continuously changes. 
D)  each community has gone through the same successional sequence. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  colonization is random. 
B)  colonization depends on dispersal ability. 
C)  the lake level continuously changes. 
D)  each community has gone through the same successional sequence. 
E)  none of the above

Question 14

According to the Clementsian paradigm,

Accepted Answer

A)  succession converges on a single climax. 
B)  climate plays no role in determining the climax community. 
C)  disturbance is common. 
D)  succession is rare in most communities. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  succession converges on a single climax. 
B)  climate plays no role in determining the climax community. 
C)  disturbance is common. 
D)  succession is rare in most communities. 
E)  none of the above

Fugitive species have high reproductive output.

The Lake Michigan dunes are a useful system in which to study succession because

A disclimax occurs where disturbance is frequent.

Early successional plant species are characterized by

Explain the basis of the inhibition model of succession.

Pioneer species are rarely endangered.

Facilitation is a process in which __________.

Which of the following is not characteristic of the post-disturbance environment?

is the degree to which a community withstands disturbance; is the speed with which it recovers from disturbance.

In forest-grassland ecotones in Montana

Aplet's study of succession in spruce/fir forests demonstrates that these forests are in long-term equilibrium.

The prairie peninsula

Studies of the Lake Michigan dune chronosequence assume

According to the Clementsian paradigm,

Introduction to Ecology

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Terrestrial Communities

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Behavioral Ecology

The Ecology of Intraspecific Variation

Demography

Population Regulation

Life History Strategies

Competition

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The Structure of Communities

Species Diversity

Energy Flow and Trophic Structure

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Exam 15: Ecological Succession

Fugitive species have high reproductive output.

The Lake Michigan dunes are a useful system in which to study succession because

A disclimax occurs where disturbance is frequent.

Early successional plant species are characterized by

Explain the basis of the inhibition model of succession.

Pioneer species are rarely endangered.

Facilitation is a process in which __________.

Which of the following is not characteristic of the post-disturbance environment?

__________ is the degree to which a community withstands disturbance; __________ is the speed with which it recovers from disturbance.

In forest-grassland ecotones in Montana

Aplet's study of succession in spruce/fir forests demonstrates that these forests are in long-term equilibrium.

The prairie peninsula

Studies of the Lake Michigan dune chronosequence assume

According to the Clementsian paradigm,

Introduction to Ecology

Adaptation and Evolution

Adaptations to the Physical Environment

Terrestrial Communities

Fresh-water and Marine Communities

Behavioral Ecology

The Ecology of Intraspecific Variation

Demography

Population Regulation

Life History Strategies

Competition

Coevolution I Exploitative Interactions

Mutualism

The Structure of Communities

Species Diversity

Energy Flow and Trophic Structure

Biogeochemical Cycles

Conservation Biology

Landscape Ecology

Human Global Ecology

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is the degree to which a community withstands disturbance; is the speed with which it recovers from disturbance.