Download Biomes and Ecological Succession Test Review Students all need

Biomes and Ecological Succession
Test Review
Students all need to study their Ecological Succession Notes
1.
What do the arrows in a food web represent?
a.
The direction of energy flow through organisms
2. A plant with broad, flat leaves is BEST adapted for what kind of Biome?
a.
Absorbing light in a rainforest
3. What process in the natural world converts radiant energy into chemical energy?
a.
Photosynthesis
4. What is a pioneer species?
a.
The first species to arrive during Ecological Succession
5. What are some plant characteristics that are common to pioneer species?
a.
Plants with roots that act as wedges to slowly break apart rocks
6. Define abiotic.
a.
A factor of an ecosystem that was never living. Ex: rain, air, rocks
7. Define biotic.
a.
Organisms in an ecosystem that is living or was once living
8. Why do the pioneer species start to die out after years of Ecological Succession occurring?
a.
The area has more soil to support complex plants. The competition decreases the
pioneer species role.
9. What would be the sequence of plant growth for ecological succession on a recently
abandoned farm?
a.
Grass  flowering plants  shrubs  maple trees
10. How do pioneer species get there food?
a.
Photosynthesis
11. What is a climax community?
a. A stable group of plants and animals that is the end result of the succession process
12. Primary Succession starts with ROCK not SOIL
13. Secondary Succession starts with SOIL
14. What is Ecological Succession?
a.
Natural, gradual changes in the types of species that live in an area
i. The building or rebuilding of an ecosystem
15. Define Biodiversity.
a. The variety of organisms in an ecosystem
16. Define Sustainability.
a. The capacity to endure. In ecology, the world describes hoe biological systems
remain diverse and productive over time
17. How does biodiversity contribute to sustainability?
18. List 3 physical characteristics of a terrestrial biome.
19. List 3 physical characteristics of an aquatic biome.
20. What is the term applied to a species that can no longer be found living?
a. Extinct