Question 1

Which is true about terrestrial succession?

Accepted Answer

A)  Initial conditions do not affect the trajectory of succession. 
B)  Primary and secondary succession result in different climax communities. 
C)  The sequence of seral stages is variable. 
D)  The sequence of seral stages is linear. 
A)  Initial conditions do not affect the trajectory of succession. 
B)  Primary and secondary succession result in different climax communities. 
C)  The sequence of seral stages is variable. 
D)  The sequence of seral stages is linear.

Question 2

Succession is change in _____ over time.

Accepted Answer

A)  species interactions 
B)  species competition 
C)  species composition 
D)  land use 
A)  species interactions 
B)  species competition 
C)  species composition 
D)  land use

Question 3

A pioneer species is ??_____ species to arrive at a site.

Accepted Answer

A)  the final 
B)  the penultimate 
C)  one of the first 
D)  the first 
A)  the final 
B)  the penultimate 
C)  one of the first 
D)  the first

Question 4

Each stage of community change during succession is called a _____ stage.

Accepted Answer

A)  succession 
B)  seral 
C)  serial 
D)  community 
A)  succession 
B)  seral 
C)  serial 
D)  community

Question 5

In the study of intertidal communities in the U.S. state of Oregon, little brown barnacles (Chthamalus dalii) are first to colonize disturbed areas. Over time, the community is dominated by the acorn barnacle (Balanus glandula). Which mechanism of succession explains the relationship between the two species of barnacles?

Accepted Answer

A)  tolerance 
B)  facilitation 
C)  inhibition 
D)  none of the above 
A)  tolerance 
B)  facilitation 
C)  inhibition 
D)  none of the above

Question 6

Chaparral vegetation found in southern California in the United States is an example of a climax community maintained by

Accepted Answer

A)  extensive grazing. 
B)  frequent logging. 
C)  occasional hurricanes. 
D)  periodic fires. 
A)  extensive grazing. 
B)  frequent logging. 
C)  occasional hurricanes. 
D)  periodic fires.

Question 7

Succession studied at Glacier Bay, Alaska, in the United States, and on the island of Krakatau, Indonesia, has been done using

Accepted Answer

A)  direct observations. 
B)  indirect observations. 
C)  chronosequences. 
D)  pollen. 
A)  direct observations. 
B)  indirect observations. 
C)  chronosequences. 
D)  pollen.

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT an example of a habitat that could undergo primary succession?

Accepted Answer

A)  lava flow 
B)  parking lot 
C)  tree-fall gap 
D)  sand dune 
A)  lava flow 
B)  parking lot 
C)  tree-fall gap 
D)  sand dune

Which is true about terrestrial succession?

Succession is change in _____ over time.

A pioneer species is ??_____ species to arrive at a site.

Each stage of community change during succession is called a _____ stage.

Chaparral vegetation found in southern California in the United States is an example of a climax community maintained by

Succession studied at Glacier Bay, Alaska, in the United States, and on the island of Krakatau, Indonesia, has been done using

Which of the following is NOT an example of a habitat that could undergo primary succession?

Introduction: Ecology, Evolution, and the Scientific Method

Adaptations to Aquatic Environments

Adaptations to Terrestrial Environments

Adaptations to Variable Environments

Climates and Soils

Terrestrial and Aquatic Biomes

Evolution and Adaptation

Life Histories

Reproductive Strategies

Social Behaviours

Population Distributions

Population Growth and Regulation

Population Dynamics Over Space and Time

Predation and Herbivory

Parasitism and Infectious Diseases

Competition

Community Structure

Movement of Energy in Ecosystems

Movement of Elements in Ecosystems

Landscape Ecology, Biogeography, and Global Biodiversity

Global Conservation of Biodiversity

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Exam 19: Community Succession

Which is true about terrestrial succession?

Succession is change in _____ over time.

A pioneer species is ??_____ species to arrive at a site.

Each stage of community change during succession is called a _____ stage.

Chaparral vegetation found in southern California in the United States is an example of a climax community maintained by

Succession studied at Glacier Bay, Alaska, in the United States, and on the island of Krakatau, Indonesia, has been done using

Which of the following is NOT an example of a habitat that could undergo primary succession?

Introduction: Ecology, Evolution, and the Scientific Method

Adaptations to Aquatic Environments

Adaptations to Terrestrial Environments

Adaptations to Variable Environments

Climates and Soils

Terrestrial and Aquatic Biomes

Evolution and Adaptation

Life Histories

Reproductive Strategies

Social Behaviours

Population Distributions

Population Growth and Regulation

Population Dynamics Over Space and Time

Predation and Herbivory

Parasitism and Infectious Diseases

Competition

Community Structure

Movement of Energy in Ecosystems

Movement of Elements in Ecosystems

Landscape Ecology, Biogeography, and Global Biodiversity

Global Conservation of Biodiversity

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