Restoration Ecology

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Science
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9th Grade
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Hard
+5
Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What are the pioneer organisms in the locations listed below?
oak, hickory and palm trees
grasses and lichens
shrubs and palm trees
mosses and shrubs
Answer explanation
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS2-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which process is represented in the diagram below?
energy flow
biological evolution
cellular communication
ecological succession
Answer explanation
The diagram is showing the replacement of one type of community by another until the stable climax community, which remains until it is destroyed by a catastrophe such as a fire.
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS2-6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Changes in an ecosystem over a long period of time are shown in the diagram. These changes will most likely lead to a
stable ecosystem that can last for many years
loss of heterotrophs that cannot be recovered
long-term rise in environmental temperatures
forest consisting of only producers and decomposers
Answer explanation
This diagram is showing succession, the replacement of one type of community by another until the stable climax community, which remains until it is destroyed by some catastrophe.
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS2-2
NGSS.HS-LS2-6
NGSS.HS-LS4-5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The graph shows the masses of different types of plants found in an area of the Adirondack Mountains after a forest fire occurred. The mass of plants shown in the graph refers to the mass of a number of
populations
decomposers
ecosystems
communities
Answer explanation
There are different types of trees in the ecosystem. Plant populations make up the mass.
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS2-1
NGSS.MS-LS2-3
NGSS.MS-LS2-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following catastrophic events is likely to lead to secondary succession?
landslide & volcanic eruption
landslide & tsunami
Answer explanation
A landslide and a tsunami would destroy a lot of the ecosystem but would leave soil behind.
A volcanic eruption would completely erase any living things organisms in an ecosystem and the ecosystem would have to start all over without any soil.
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS2-2
NGSS.HS-LS2-6
NGSS.HS-LS4-5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the practice of helping a degraded or destroyed ecosystem recover from damage called?
Economic
Ecology
Ecological Restoration
Regulation
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS2-7
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the study of how organisms interact with each other and their environment?
Economic
Ecology
Natural Resource
Sustainability
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS2-6
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