Primary Succession and Pioneer Species
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Which planet is the closest to the Sun and the smallest one in the Solar System?

  • Mercury (correct)
  • Mars
  • Jupiter
  • Venus

Which planet is the second planet from the Sun and known for its extreme heat?

  • Mercury
  • Venus (correct)
  • Jupiter
  • Mars

Which planet is a gas giant and composed mostly of hydrogen and helium?

  • Saturn
  • Neptune
  • Jupiter (correct)
  • Mars

According to the 10 percent law, how much energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next in a food chain?

<p>10% (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following substances is a decomposer?

<p>E. Coli (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What process is responsible for the water cycle?

<p>Evaporation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the by-product of cellular respiration in animals?

<p>Carbon dioxide (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a consumer?

<p>Wolf (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a producer?

<p>Algae (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the process by which plants convert sunlight into chemical energy?

<p>Photosynthesis (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of cellular respiration?

<p>To produce carbon dioxide and water (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes an ecosystem?

<p>All the interacting parts of a biological community and its environment. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of water for living things?

<p>To provide energy and materials for growth and repair. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of an abiotic component of an ecosystem?

<p>Water (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a need of living things?

<p>Nutrients (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between a remora and a shark?

<p>Commensalism (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of commensalism?

<p>Spiders and Trees (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between cattle and egrets?

<p>Commensalism (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is true about primary succession?

<p>It occurs in areas with an absence of soil (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a pioneer species in primary succession?

<p>To disperse seeds by wind (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a climax community?

<p>A community that is not easily replaced by other communities (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When does secondary succession occur?

<p>When a community has been disturbed by both natural occurrences and human activities (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of bioinvasion?

<p>The introduction of European starlings into North America (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a resource that living things compete for?

<p>Air (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the pattern of change in ecosystems over time?

<p>Succession (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the first species to colonize a previously barren area?

<p>Pioneer species (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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