Chapter 3

Question 0

When are the most pioneer species found?

Answer 0

First succession

Question 1

What type of succession is most likely to happen in a burned forest?

Answer 1

Secondary

Question 2

A student notices that her guppies reproduce most when her fish tank water is slightly alkaline. They stop reproducing if the water becomes acidic or too alkaline. This is an example of _.

Answer 2

Zones of tolerance

Question 3

Ling feeds her guppies one-half teaspoon of fish food every day. The average guppy population in her aquarium over a four-month period is 38 guppies. She increased the food to one teaspoon per day. After a four-month period, the average population is 53 guppies. Which of the following statements is supported by this data?

Answer 3

Food is a limiting factor

Question 4

Where are you more likely to find great diversity?

Answer 4

Where the highest population is

Question 5

How would you classify a biome having a forest with broad-leaf evergreen trees, mosses, and orchids, 20-25 degrees C temperatures, and where the >200cm of rainfall is seasonal?

Answer 5

a tropical seasonal rainforest

Question 6

If the global warming trend continues and permafrost under the tundra melts, what biome would you predict would replace it?

Answer 6

a boreal forest

Question 7

What single feature is primarily responsible for the variation of climate in different parts of the world?

Answer 7

angle of incoming sunlight

Question 8

A place at 2 degrees N latitude has an average annual temperature of -6 degrees C. What can you conclude about the environment?

Answer 8

it is at a very high altitude