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A small town in the piney woods of East Texas has a soccer field composed of native grasses. The soccer field is mowed once a week.
What effect does continual mowing have on the ecology of the field?

Mowing increases the likelihood of nonnative species displacing native species

Mowing increases the number of species found in the field

Mowing causes different types of communities to form across the field

Mowing maintains a low species diversity by inhibiting further succession

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Floodplain

Mesquite grassland

Open oak woodland

Granite rock

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As ecosystems move through the stages of succession, the populations of organisms in them change. Which of the following describes the stages of succession likely to have the most species diversity?

A newly formed volcanic island

An agricultural field that has not been plowed for one year

A temperate forrest that has never been cleared by logging

A field that is regularly mowed

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The rocky material left behind by a retreating glacier forms what is called a moraine. When primary succession occurs on a moraine, which life-forms will help create the soil by breaking down bare rock?

Insects

Lichens

Grasses

Deciduous trees

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During ecological succession, how does the growth of young hardwoods affect the organisms living in an ecosystem?

Grasses and low shrubs are unable to obtain the amount of light they need to survive, so there are small numbers of them

The trees provide shelter and food for a variety of mammals, insects, and birds

In autumn, falling leaves provide a source of energy for decomposers such as fungi

All of the above

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Which statement best describes the differences in species diversity between an ecosystem beginning the process of primary succession and one beginning the process of secondary succession?

Species diversity is much greater in the ecosystem undergoing primary succession because that ecosystem is experiencing a longer period with a lack of competition for space

No differences in species diversity exist because both ecosystems initially lack living organisms

Species diversity is much greater in the ecosystem undergoing primary succession because the lack of soil provides a greater area for organisms to claim niches

Species diversity is greater in the ecosystem undergoing secondary succession because the soil already contains seeds and spores of various species

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As ecosystems move through the stages of succession, the populations of organisms in them change. Which of the following describes the stage of succession likely to have the least species diversity?

A newly formed volcanic island

An agricultural field that has not been plowed for one year

A temperate forest that has never been cleared by logging

A field that is regularly mowed

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The graph below shows the changes in the number of species in an ecosystem.
Which event was most likely the cause of the changes in the species diversity in this ecosystem?

A large volcanic eruption

A flash flood

A small tornado

A migration of locusts

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The graph shows the basic changes in a forest community after a disturbance occurred.
The information shown in the graph suggests that the changes in the forest community were caused by _____.

tree-leaf replacement after a storm

succession after a fire

repeated habitat destruction

decreased species diversity

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How do an increase in the organic matter in soil and an increase in the soil depth affect the population of plants in an area?

Larger plants become the dominant organisms

Mosses replace flowering plants

Nitrogen-fixing bacteria kill young trees

Grasses become diseased

04/28 Wednesday - Succession STAAR Exit Ticket

04/28 Wednesday - Succession STAAR Exit Ticket

A small town in the piney woods of East Texas has a soccer field composed of native grasses. The soccer field is mowed once a week.
What effect does continual mowing have on the ecology of the field?

As ecosystems move through the stages of succession, the populations of organisms in them change. Which of the following describes the stages of succession likely to have the most species diversity?

The rocky material left behind by a retreating glacier forms what is called a moraine. When primary succession occurs on a moraine, which life-forms will help create the soil by breaking down bare rock?

During ecological succession, how does the growth of young hardwoods affect the organisms living in an ecosystem?

Which statement best describes the differences in species diversity between an ecosystem beginning the process of primary succession and one beginning the process of secondary succession?

As ecosystems move through the stages of succession, the populations of organisms in them change. Which of the following describes the stage of succession likely to have the least species diversity?

The graph below shows the changes in the number of species in an ecosystem.
Which event was most likely the cause of the changes in the species diversity in this ecosystem?

The graph shows the basic changes in a forest community after a disturbance occurred.
The information shown in the graph suggests that the changes in the forest community were caused by _____.

How do an increase in the organic matter in soil and an increase in the soil depth affect the population of plants in an area?

A small town in the piney woods of East Texas has a soccer field composed of native grasses. The soccer field is mowed once a week.
What effect does continual mowing have on the ecology of the field?

As ecosystems move through the stages of succession, the populations of organisms in them change. Which of the following describes the stages of succession likely to have the most species diversity?

The rocky material left behind by a retreating glacier forms what is called a moraine. When primary succession occurs on a moraine, which life-forms will help create the soil by breaking down bare rock?

During ecological succession, how does the growth of young hardwoods affect the organisms living in an ecosystem?

Which statement best describes the differences in species diversity between an ecosystem beginning the process of primary succession and one beginning the process of secondary succession?

As ecosystems move through the stages of succession, the populations of organisms in them change. Which of the following describes the stage of succession likely to have the least species diversity?

The graph below shows the changes in the number of species in an ecosystem.
Which event was most likely the cause of the changes in the species diversity in this ecosystem?

The graph shows the basic changes in a forest community after a disturbance occurred.
The information shown in the graph suggests that the changes in the forest community were caused by _____.

How do an increase in the organic matter in soil and an increase in the soil depth affect the population of plants in an area?

04/28 Wednesday - Succession STAAR Exit Ticket

04/28 Wednesday - Succession STAAR Exit Ticket

A small town in the piney woods of East Texas has a soccer field composed of native grasses. The soccer field is mowed once a week.What effect does continual mowing have on the ecology of the field?

As ecosystems move through the stages of succession, the populations of organisms in them change. Which of the following describes the stages of succession likely to have the most species diversity?

The rocky material left behind by a retreating glacier forms what is called a moraine. When primary succession occurs on a moraine, which life-forms will help create the soil by breaking down bare rock?

During ecological succession, how does the growth of young hardwoods affect the organisms living in an ecosystem?

Which statement best describes the differences in species diversity between an ecosystem beginning the process of primary succession and one beginning the process of secondary succession?

As ecosystems move through the stages of succession, the populations of organisms in them change. Which of the following describes the stage of succession likely to have the least species diversity?

The graph below shows the changes in the number of species in an ecosystem.Which event was most likely the cause of the changes in the species diversity in this ecosystem?

The graph shows the basic changes in a forest community after a disturbance occurred.The information shown in the graph suggests that the changes in the forest community were caused by _____.

How do an increase in the organic matter in soil and an increase in the soil depth affect the population of plants in an area?

A small town in the piney woods of East Texas has a soccer field composed of native grasses. The soccer field is mowed once a week.What effect does continual mowing have on the ecology of the field?

As ecosystems move through the stages of succession, the populations of organisms in them change. Which of the following describes the stages of succession likely to have the most species diversity?

The rocky material left behind by a retreating glacier forms what is called a moraine. When primary succession occurs on a moraine, which life-forms will help create the soil by breaking down bare rock?

During ecological succession, how does the growth of young hardwoods affect the organisms living in an ecosystem?

Which statement best describes the differences in species diversity between an ecosystem beginning the process of primary succession and one beginning the process of secondary succession?

As ecosystems move through the stages of succession, the populations of organisms in them change. Which of the following describes the stage of succession likely to have the least species diversity?

The graph below shows the changes in the number of species in an ecosystem.Which event was most likely the cause of the changes in the species diversity in this ecosystem?

The graph shows the basic changes in a forest community after a disturbance occurred.The information shown in the graph suggests that the changes in the forest community were caused by _____.

How do an increase in the organic matter in soil and an increase in the soil depth affect the population of plants in an area?

A small town in the piney woods of East Texas has a soccer field composed of native grasses. The soccer field is mowed once a week.
What effect does continual mowing have on the ecology of the field?

The graph below shows the changes in the number of species in an ecosystem.
Which event was most likely the cause of the changes in the species diversity in this ecosystem?

The graph shows the basic changes in a forest community after a disturbance occurred.
The information shown in the graph suggests that the changes in the forest community were caused by _____.

A small town in the piney woods of East Texas has a soccer field composed of native grasses. The soccer field is mowed once a week.
What effect does continual mowing have on the ecology of the field?

The graph below shows the changes in the number of species in an ecosystem.
Which event was most likely the cause of the changes in the species diversity in this ecosystem?

The graph shows the basic changes in a forest community after a disturbance occurred.
The information shown in the graph suggests that the changes in the forest community were caused by _____.