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Study Questions Chaparral
Ornduff Chapter 6 178-187 and Chapter 7 page 203-205
6.25. What are sclerophyllous leaves?
6.26. Describe the vegetation of chaparral communities.
6.27. What is allelopathy and provide an example of a chaparral plant that exhibits
this adaptation.
6.28. Describe the adaptations of chaparral plants to their physical environment.
6.29. What is the origin of the word chaparral?
6.30. Name and describe 5 species characteristic of the chaparral flora.
6.31. Describe the climate where chaparral communities occur.
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6.32. Describe the soils where chaparral communities occur.
6.33. Describe the growth, flowering and resting periods of chaparral plants
throughout the year.
6.34. What is ‘crown sprouting’? and provide an example of a chaparral plant that has
this adaptation.
6.35. Describe a species that is an ‘obligate seeder”
6.36. Describe the biotic effects of fire in a chaparral community.
6.37. Describe the adaptations of the group of chaparral plants described as “fire
annuals”. How do they persist in chaparral communities during the intervals between
fires?
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6.39. Describe the process of ecological succession in a chaparral community in the
absence of fire.
7.9. Why is Montane Chaparral recognized as a separate vegetation type from
Chaparral found growing at lower elevations?