Ecology Part F- Succession and Changing Ecosystems

Many animals in the temperate forest, like bears and ground hogs, respond to cold weather changes by...

• migrating

• hibernating

• caving

• mimicing

Many animals in the tundra and taiga, like birds, respond to colder weather by...

• migrating

• hibernating

• courting

• mimicing

A group of the same species (like a herd of deer), is an example of...

• a population

• a community

• an ecosystem

• a biome

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The living and nonliving parts of an area (like grass, trees, birds, water, and soil) make up...

• a population

• a community

• an ecosystem

• a biome

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Clearcutting forests to create buildings and to use wood resources is an example of...

• Single use plastics

• Ocean acidification

• sea level rising

• deforestation

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Which is NOT an example of the impact of deforestation?

• There will be less oxygen available in the ecosystem

• There will be more CO2 in the air in the ecosystem.

• There will be less habitat available in the ecosystem.

• There will be more food sources available in the ecosystem.

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The major problem related to eutrophication is...

• too many trees are cut down

• wildfires

• too much fertilizer enters the water source

• not enough living space

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Which is not an affect of too much fertilizer entering a water source?

• algae overgrowth

• sunlight is blocked from underwater plants

• plants and animals die due to lack of oxygen

• there is an increase in plant and animal diversity

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What is one way that you can prevent eutrophication?

• recycle plastics

• plant trees

• reuse bags

• reduce fertilizer use.

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Lichens begin growing on bare rock (no soil) and over time a forest develops. This describes...

• primary succession

• secondary succession

• tertiary succession

• deforestation