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Plant Adaptation to Stress and Disturbance Quiz

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What are the general characteristics of stress-tolerant plants?

Slow growth rates and evergreen foliage (correct)

Ability to respond effectively to permanently favorable conditions

Fast rates of water and nutrient use and high palatability to herbivores

Fast growth rates and deciduous foliage

What is the strategy of ruderals plants?

Short lifespan and rapid growth rate (correct)

Long lifespan and slow growth rate

High resistance to disturbance

Heavy investment in fruit production

Where are stress-tolerant plants dominant?

In habitats with high disturbance and low stress (correct)

In habitats with low stress but high disturbance

In habitats with high stress and high disturbance

In habitats with low disturbance and low stress

What does Grime's model account for?

Intermediate strategies as well Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for organisms that reproduce only once in a lifetime?

Semelparous Signup and view all the answers

Which type of plants complete their life cycle in a year or less?

Annual plants Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for plants that can reproduce multiple times?

Iteroparous Signup and view all the answers

Which type of animals or plants may reproduce every year for centuries?

Perennial plants Signup and view all the answers

According to Grime's definition, what is stress in the context of plant life histories?

Any external abiotic factor that limits vegetative growth Signup and view all the answers

Which habitat type would be characterized by low stress and high disturbance?

Low high Signup and view all the answers

In Grime's triangular model, which plant life history corresponds to low stress and low disturbance?

Competitive Signup and view all the answers

According to Grime, what is the definition of competition in the context of plant life histories?

Excessive utilization of resources by neighboring plants Signup and view all the answers