

3/2: Eco Succession to Evolution Patterns
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Carl Green
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Lichens and moss (pioneer species) appear
Erosion breaks rocks apart into smaller pieces and decomposition of pioneer species adds nutrients to the ground (soil formation)
Small annuals (plants) start to appear
Grasses and ferns (perennials) appear
Shrubs and bushes appear
Softwoods such as conifers (trees with cones) appear
Hardwoods such as oak, maple, hickory, walnut, and cherry trees
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Process in which recolonization of plants occurs after some kind of natural disaster such as a forest fire.
Quicker than primary succession since the soil still remains.
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Multiple Choice
Which type of succession occurs on freshly formed on barren land?
Primary Succession
Secondary Succession
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following is something that can create new land?
Snow
Rain
Volcanic Eruption
Wind
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Multiple Choice
What do we call the first species that colonize a new area?
Foreign Species
Pioneer Species
Intraspecies
Interspecies
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Primary Succession
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Multiple Select
Which of the following are examples of pioneer species? (select all that apply)
Maple Tree
Grass
Lichens
Moss
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following appears last?
Grass
Bushes
Softwoods (conifers)
Hardwoods (Maple, Oak, etc)
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Eventually a community reaches a steady with relatively no change which is called a climax community.
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Multiple Choice
Which type of succession occurs after some kind of natural disaster wipes out most of the vegetation in a habitat?
Primary Succession
Secondary Succession
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Multiple Choice
Which type of succession is quicker?
Primary Sucession
Secondary Succession
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Natural disasters and major events not only change the environment but the species that live there too. As the ecosystems change, so do the populations
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Multiple Choice
Sharks and dolphins are not related but share some structures that have similar functions.
Divergent
Convergent
Coevolution
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Multiple Choice
Over time the African Elephant has evolved into several species specially adapted to their environment.
Divergent
Convergent
Coevolution
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Multiple Choice
A hummingbird seems to specially designed to feed from a certain plant
Divergent
Cnvergent
Coevolution
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Multiple Choice
Several species of turtles have a common ancestor but are now different from each other.
Divergent
Convergent
Coevolution
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Multiple Choice
Two land birds - the ostrich and the emu - have developed into fast runners with long legs due to similar environmental pressures. Oddly, they do not share a recent common ancestor even though they appear very similar.
Divergent
Convergent
Coevolution
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Multiple Choice
The beaver has slowly evolved into the modern organism through many years.
Gradualism
Punctuated Equilibrium
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Multiple Choice
Many species of turtles quickly evolved on the different Caribbean Islands from one ancestor.
Gradualism
Punctuated Equilibrium
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Multiple Choice
When two populations of canaries like to mate during two different seasons of the year. What type of barrier is this?
Temporal
Behavioral
Habitat
Geographic
Mechanical
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Multiple Choice
Two populations of Frogs are separated by a wall that is built around a new park. This barrier is
Temporal
Behavioral
Habitat
Geographic
Mechanical
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Multiple Choice
Two populations of monkeys prefer different areas of the grasslands which keeps them separate. This barrier is
Temporal
Behavioral
Habitat
Geographic
Mechanical
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Multiple Choice
Two populations have been reproductively isolated for 10,000 years. Which of the following is true
If two populations can mate they have not become a new species.
If two populations can mate, they have become a new species.
If the two populations can mate they may have become a new species still. More information is needed.

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