IB ESS

What type of succession is shown going from figure A to figure B?

• primary succession

• eutrophication

• secondary succession

• intermediate

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

what is the P/R ratio?

• production/ transpiration

• precipitation/ respiration

• production/ respiration

• precipitation/ transpiration

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

In a climax community, which of the following is correct?

• NPP high, GPP low, Diversity high

• NPP low, GPP high, Diversity high

• NPP low, GPP low, Diversity high

• NPP low, GPP high, Diversity low

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NGSS.HS-LS2-2

NGSS.HS-LS2-4

what TWO factors are the most important in affecting biome distribution?

Which letter represents amplitude? (a)  

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

How do lichens contribute to primary succession?

• Lichens decompose organic matter from animals and plants

• Lichens begin to break down rock to form soil

• Lichens are nitrogen fixing bacteria

• Lichens convert carbohydrates into fossil fuels.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is formed during primary succession that doesn't need to be formed during secondary succession?

• pioneer species

• soil

• climax community

• lichens

After a forest fire, an ecosystem would start regrowth through -

• primary succession

• secondary succession

• climax community

• limiting factors

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which catastrophic event will most likely have the effect of returning an ecosystem to primary succession?

• A tornado

• A volcanic eruption

• A flood

• A drought

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which of the following best describes primary succession?

• Volcano wipes out ecosystem that gradually grows back from ash covered soil

• Volcano creates a new island of rock that must break down to form an ecosystem

• Forest fire burns down forest that must bounce back over time

• Tornado destroys a crop that must slowly grow back over time.